
Awards
- The Best Researcher Award, Seoul Association for Public Administration (2024)
- Outstanding Performance Award (by Ministry of Education):“The Two Sides of Korean Administrative Culture: Competitiveness or Collectivism?” (2020)
- Association International de Recherecheen Management Public International Public Administration and Management Research Award(Paris, Sorbonne) (2019)
- The Best Researcher Award, Seoul National University (2017)
- The American Review of Public Administration Best Article Award: “Challenges in Building Effective and Competitive Government in Developing Countries: An Institutional Logics Perspective” (2015)
- 2014th Minister of Education Award of Excellence in Academic Research Support Projects (2015)
- The Cheongsan Book Award: Action Theory for Local Organizations, awarded by Korean Association for Public Administration (2007)
- The Best Research Paper of the year, awarded by the Korean Association for Policy Sciences (1997)
Renowned Academic Books
- Excellent book: “Koreans Society Asks, Tobin Answers” Sejong Book Award
- The National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea Excellent Books Nomination of Basic Sciences: “Public Administration – A Time Perspective”
- The National Academy of Science, Republic of Korea Excellent Books of Basic Sciences: “Exploring Talents in Public Offices.”
- The Sejong Book Award (Former Excellent Books of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism): “Theories of Public Policy Method”
- The National Academy of Science, Republic of Korea, Excellent Books of Basic Sciences: “Government Organization and Time Management”
- The National Academy of Science, Republic of Korea, Excellent Books of Basic Sciences: “Korean Public Administration, 1948-2008”
- The National Academy of Science, Republic of Korea, Excellent Books of Basic Science: “Global Public Ethics”
- Sejong Book Award (Former Excellent Books of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism): “Korean Administrative Research: Challenges and Problem”
Academic Affiliation
- Editor in Chief, Journal of Policy Studies(2023~present)
- Editorial Board, Public Performance Management Review(2019~present)
- Editorial Board, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (2019~2020)
- Editor in Chief, Korean Journal of Public Administration(2019~2022)
- Board Member, International Public Management Network (2018 ~present)
- Member of Scientific committee, Revue Gestion et Management Public(French Studies) (2017~present)
- Editional Board, Journal of Public Administration(China Journal’) (2007~present)
- Editorial in Chief, Journal of Local Government Studies(2013~2015)
- Editorial Board, Journal of Government Studies
- President, The Korean Association for Public Administration (2015)
- Editorial Board, Public Administration Review (2014~2016, 2019~2021)
- European Group for Public Administration
- Vice-president, Korean Association of Organizational Studies(2011) and Research(2012)
- Executive Director of Korean Association for Local Government(2010~11), Non-executive Director(2012), and Vice-president of Research(2013)
- Chairman of the National Management Division, Korean Political Science Association(2011),Director(2011)
- Editorial Director, Korean Public Administration Review(2009), Editorial Board(1997&2002),
- and General manager(2001)
- Member, Academy of Management
- President, Korean Association for Time Studies(2009-2015)
- ResearchVice-President, Korean Association for Governance(2008)
- Editorial Board, Journal of Administration & Governance(2006~present)
- Director of Korean Association for Local Government(2001~03&2011), Executive Director(2003&2008), Editorial Board(2001~03&2011), and Editorial Chairman(2008)
- Director, Seoul Association for Pubic Administration(1998~2000), Regional Director(1997), Editorial Board(1998&2001~03), and Research Director(1999)
Center For Government Competitiveness
Korean Society for Time Studies
Major Academic Grants
- BK21FOUR, 3 year Graduate Education Program Grant(750,000$/year) 9/2020-present
- 10-10 Program, 3 year grant for globalizing Program(300,000$/year) 3/2020-present
- (Third Stage) Government Competitiveness, 4-year research grant by Korea Research Foundation(450,000$/year) 9/2017-2/2022
- (Second Stage) Government Competitiveness, 3-year research grant by Korea Research Foundation(250,000$/year) 9/2014-8/2017
- (First Stage) Government Competitiveness, 3-year research grant by Korea Research Foundation(100,000$/year) 9/2011-8/2014
- Comparative Study of Performance Management: USA. China and Korea, Global Network Program Supported by Korea Research Foundation (USD 200,000) 1/2009-12/2010
- Full Scholarship including tuition fees and living expenses for Ph.D. program in France, granted by Pohang Iron & Steel Company (POSCO) Scholarship Society 3/1988-3/1993
