Research

Please see more complete list of publications on Google Scholar.
The corresponding author is denoted by * .

Selected Published Papers

2025

  1. How does artificial intelligence improve human decision-making? Evidence from the AI-powered Go program
    Sukwoong ChoiHyo KangNamil Kim*, and Junsik Kim
    Strategic Management Journal (UTD24, FT50), 2025
    • Award: Winner for the Best Interdisciplinary Paper Award Strategic Human Capital in the SMS 2021
    • Media Cover: MIT IDE Blog, State of AI Report 2021, The Chosun Ilbo (Leading Korean Daily Newspaper)
    • Presented: 2021 NBER Economics of Artificial Intelligence Conference; 2021 MIT IDE Fall Seminar; 2021 Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Business Analytics; 2022 3rd AI and Strategy Consortium; 2022 IP and Innovation (IPI) Seminar; 2022 Wharton Technology and Innovation Conference; 2022 the 1st Wharton/Columbia Management, Analytics, and Data (MAD) Conference
  2. The dual edges of AI: Advancing knowledge while reducing diversity
    Sukwoong ChoiHyo KangNamil Kim*, and Junsik Kim
    PNAS Nexus, 2025
    • Award: Finalist for the Best Paper of the 2023 Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST)
    • Presented: 2022 Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Business Analytics
  3. How digital platforms affect local entrepreneurial activities: Evidence from the staggered entry of craigslist
    Daehyun Kim, Yongwook Paik, and Namil Kim*
    Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (FT50), 2025

    2024

    1. Connecting the dots between democracy and innovation: The mediating role of economic freedom and press freedom
      Hyungseok Yoon, Christopher Boudreaux, and Namil Kim*
      Research Policy (FT50), 2024
      • Climate impact, institutional context, and national climate change adaptation IP protection rates
        Hyungseok Yoon*, Peter Tashman, Mirko Benischke, Jonathan Doh, and Namil Kim
        Journal of Business Venturing (FT50), 2024

        2022

        1. Industrial Leadership Changes without Technological Discontinuity: Modularization, Institution-Led Market Discontinuity, and Market Development Strategy
          Kiho Kwak, and Namil Kim*
          Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2022
          • International alliance formations: The role of brokerage in technology competition networks
            Sukwoong ChoiWonjoon Kim, and Namil Kim*
            Journal of Business Research, 2022

            2020

            1. Concentrate or disperse? The relationship between major customer concentration and supplier profitability and the moderating role of insider ownership
              Kiho Kwak, and Namil Kim*
              Journal of Business Research, 2020

              2018

              1. Do your social media lead you to make social deal purchases? Consumer-generated social referrals for sales via social commerce
                Namil Kim, and Wonjoon Kim*
                International Journal of Information Management, 2018
                • A cross-national study of knowledge, government intervention, and innovative nascent entrepreneurship
                  Hyungseok David Yoon*Namil Kim, Bernard Buisson, and Fred Phillips
                  Journal of Business Research, 2018
                  • Media Cover: Harvard Business Review (French)
                • The effect of patent protection on firms’ market value: the case of the renewable energy sector
                  Daehyun KimNamil Kim, and Wonjoon Kim*
                  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018

                  2015

                  1. Dynamic patterns of industry convergence: Evidence from a large amount of unstructured data
                    Namil Kim, Hyeokseong Lee, Wonjoon Kim*, Hyunjong Lee, and Jong Hwan Suh
                    Research Policy (FT50), 2015

                    Working Papers

                    current

                    1. Anti-Labor Environments and Employee Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Right-To-Work Laws
                      Daehyun KimNamil Kim*, and Haemin Dennis Park
                      Second revision invited (FT50)

                      Work-in-progress

                      Correct authoring will be determined later

                      current

                      1. How Does AI Improve Human Collaboration and Performance? Evidence from AI-powered X-ray Triage in University Hospitals
                        Sukwoong ChoiNamil Kim, and Hyo Kang
                        Data Collection After Passing IRB Review
                        • Grant: Co-principal investigator, USC Marshall Institute for Outlier Research in Business Grant Program, “How Does AI Improve Human Decision-Making and Performance? Evidence from AI-powered X-ray Triage in University Hospitals” (with Hyo Kang and Sukwoong Choi) (2022-2023) ($19,400)