Dr Ki-Soon Hwang
Faculties, deparments and locations
- Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- Department of Management
- Kingston Business School
- Kingston Hill
Senior Lecturer
- Email:
- k.hwang@kingston.ac.uk
About
I obtained my PhD in International Logistics from Plymouth University in 2004. In the same year, I took up my current post at Kingston University London. I teach International Business Operations for undergraduate students and Logistics Management for postgraduate students. My research is focused on international business, international marketing and international logistics. My work has been published in academic journals including Industrial Marketing Management, Culture and Organization, Journal of Organization Change Management, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Marketing Intelligence & Planning, and International Journal of Production Economics.
Qualifications
- PhD
- MSc
- MA
- BA
- CMBE
- CMILT
Domains
I have maintained the relationships with a number of academic and research institutions in South Korea, Thailand, and Canada. This has led to some publications in academic journals and visiting scholar exchange.
I have been directing the MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Programme since 2015.
Publications
Supply chain digitalization and agility : how does firm innovation matter in companies?
Wang, Michael, Hill, Alex, Liu, Kurt, Hwang, Ki-Soon and Lim, Ming, 2025, Journal of Business Logistics
The influence of learning orientation on corporate sustainability : serial mediation of supply chain practices
Wang, Michael, Chan, Ricky Y.K., Hwang, Ki-Soon and Lim, Ming K., 2024, European Management Journal
Towards forest supply chain risks
Wang, Michael, Radics, Robert, Islam, Samsul and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2023, Operations and Supply Chain Management : An International Journal (16), 1, pp 97-108
Russian invasion of Ukraine and supply chains
Wang, Michael and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2022, Focus
Polystructurational social space : the final frontier
Lowe, Sid, Rod, Michel Roger Mark and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2020, Tamara Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry
Towards a spectacularly dynamic and pluralist 'normal science' : pragmatism, communication, IMP and BtoB marketing research
Lowe, Sid, Rod, Michel and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2020, (35), 11, pp 1739-1749
Exploring culture as a paradox : complementary QUEUE analysis of cultural values and practices
Lowe, Sid, Kainzbauer, Astrid and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2020, Journal of Organizational Change Management (33), 1, pp 127-142
Exploring the perceived value of social practice theories for business-to-business marketing managers
Lowe, Sid, Rod, Michel, Kainzbauer, Astrid and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2016, Journal of Organizational Change Management (29), 5, pp 751-768
Understanding structures and practices of meaning-making in industrial networks
Lowe, Sid, Rod, Michel and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2016, (31), 4, pp 531-542
Ambicultural blending between Eastern and Western paradigms : fresh perspectives for international management research
Lowe, Sid, Kainzbauer, Astrid, Tapachai, Nirundon and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2015, Culture and Organization (21), 4, pp 304-320
Context into text into context : marketing practice into theory ; marketing theory into practice
Smith, Terry, Williams, Tom, Lowe, Sid, Rod, Michael and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2015, (33), 7, pp 1027-1046
A NICE agenda for IMP research
Lowe, Sid and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2012, Industrial Marketing Management (41), 4, pp 706-714
All we are saying, is give theoretical pluralism a chance
Lowe, Sid, Magala, Slawek and Hwang, Ki‐Soon, 2012, Journal of Organizational Change Management (25), 5, pp 752-774
Mapping alternatives: a commentary on Cova, B. et al. (2010). 'Navigating between dyads and networks'
Lowe, Sid, Ellis, Nick, Purchase, Sharon, Rod, Michel and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2012, Industrial Marketing Management (41), 2, pp 357-364
Sensemaking and sojourner adjustment among Korean entrepreneurs in London (UK)
Lowe, Sid, Hwang, Ki-Soon and Moore, Fiona, 2011, Culture and Organization (17), 1, pp 31-46
Supply chain modularisation: cases from the French automobile industry
Doran, Desmond, Hill, Alex, Hwang, Ki-Soon and Jacob, Gregoire, 2007, International Journal of Production Economics (106), 1, pp 2-11
The logistics functions of shipping lines: perceptions of international shippers in South Korea and the UK
Hwang, Ki-Soon, Gray, Richard and Cullinane, Kevin (2010). In: Cullinane, Kevin, (ed.), International handbook of maritime business. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, pp 103-122
Job satisfaction, supply chain agility and firm sustainability post COVID-19
Wang, Michael, Hill, Alex and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2023). In: Logistics Research Network (LRN) Conference 2023, 06-08 Sep 2023 :Edinburgh, U.K.
How can logistics digitalisation influence international trade logistics performance? Evidence from the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI)
Wang, Michael, Hwang, Ki-Soon and Hill, Alex(2023). In: Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium, 21-22 Sep 2023 :Cambridge, U.K.
Interdependence relationships among supply chain uncertainty in transport operations : conceptual framework
Wang, Michael, Hwang, Ki-Soon, Tsolakis, Naoum and Kumar, Mukesh(2023). In: 30th European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference 2023, 03-05 Jul 2023 :Leuven, Belgium
Digitalisation for African smallholder farmers : literature review
Akpan-Etuk, Enobong, Wang, Michael and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2023). In: FBSS Research Conference, 30 Jun 2023 :Kingston University, London, U.K.
Measuring firm's digitalisation in the supply chains
Wang, Michael, Hill, Alex and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2022). In: AMLRN Annual Symposium 2022 : Contemporary Developments in Sustainable Maritime Logistics, 02 Dec 2022 :Perth, Australia (Held Online)
The impacts of firm digitalisation on the supply chain agility : the mediating role of innovation capability
Wang, Michael and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2022). In: Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium, 23-23 Sep 2022 :Cambridge, U.K.
Knowing and doing action-orientated research in business networks: the use of subjective personal introspection
Rod, Michel, Ellis, Nick, Lowe, Sid, Purchase, Sharon and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2011). In: Academy of Marketing Conference 2011: Marketing fields forever, 05-07 Jul 2011 :Liverpool, U.K.
Comparative sensemaking of Asian environments
Lowe, Sid, Kainsberger, A., Tapachai, N. and Hwang, K.-S.(2010). In: 7th Asia Academy of Management Conference - Asian Management: Challenges and Opportunities in Turbulent Times, 12 - 14 Dec 2010 :Macau, China
Time, process and discourse in business network research
Lowe, S. and Hwang, K.-S.(2010). In: 26th IMP Conference - Business Networks: Globality, Regionality, Locality, 02 - 04 Sep 2010 :Budapest, Hungary
Time, process and discourse in business network research
Lowe, Sid and Hwang, S.K.(2010). In: Emerging Issues in Business and Law, 22 Jun 2010 :Kingston upon Thames, U.K.
The translator as knowledge broker in the Korean business community in London (UK)
Moore, Fiona, Lowe, Sid and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2008). In: 50th Annual meeting of the Academy of International Business, 30 June - 3 July 2008 :Milan, Italy
Supply chain modularisation: cases from the French automobile industry
Doran, D, Hill, A, Hwang, KS and Jacob, G(2004). In: 9th International Symposium in Logistics, 11 - 14 Jul 2004 :Bangalore, India