Ji, Yong-Yeon

Ph.D. Student

106 Summerfield Hall
University of Kansas, School of Business
1300 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045-7585

P: (785) 864-7504
yji@ku.edu

Education Missouri State University, Springfield, MO Master of Business Administration, 1998-2002 Kyungpook National University, Daegu, S. Korea Bachelor of Law, 1987-1993 Research Interests Strategic Human Resource Management High Performance Work Practices Employment Security/Stability Human Resource Management in Organizational Turnarounds Top Management Team Turnover and Compensation Teaching Experience MGMT 410: Human Resources Management MGMT 310: Organizational Behavior
Academic Areas Human Resources
Current Activities Publications Messersmith J.G. Guthrie, J.P. and Ji, Y.Y. 2007. "Pay dispersion and Top Management Turnover: Additional Evidence", Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management. Papers Under Review "Turnover at the Top: The Relationship between Executive Team Departure and Firm Performance", with Jake Messersmith and James Guthrie (second-round revise and resubmit at the Academy of Management Journal) "Pay dispersion and Top Management Turnover: Additional Evidence", with Jake Messersmith and James Guthrie (under review at the Journal of Applied Psychology) Conference Presentations Ji, Y.Y. & Messersmith, J.G. "Employment instability: Does it Help or Hinder Firm Performance?" Messersmith J.G., Guthrie, J.P. and Ji, Y.Y, Being there: The Value of Firm-Specific Human Capital in the Executive Suite, Academy of Management Annual Conference – 2008 Anaheim, CA Messersmith J.G. Guthrie, J.P. and Ji, Y.Y. "Pay dispersion and Top Management Turnover: Additional Evidence", Academy of Management Annual Conference – 2007 Philadelphia, PA Ji, Y.Y. Guthrie, J.P. and Messersmith J.G, Does the Tortoise Beat the Hare: The Impact of Employment Instability on Firm Performance, Academy of Management Annual Conference – 2007 Philadelphia, PA Guthrie, J.P. Ji, Y.Y. and Messersmith J.G. "Employment Volatility and Firm Performance: Evidence from Two Studies using Panel Data", Academy of Management Annual Conference – 2006 Atlanta, GA Guthrie, J.P. and Ji, Y.Y. "Workforce Reductions and Firm Performance: Do Industry Conditions Moderate the Relationship?" Academy of Management Annual Conference – 2005 Honolulu, HI Ji, Y.Y. "High Performance Work Practices and Employee Reactions: Based on Naturalistic Inquiry and Quantitative Research Methods", Internationalizing Doctoral Education in Business (IDEB) Conference – 2003 Bloomington, IN