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- Ph.D. (Management), Yale University
- M.B.A., The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- B.A. (Economics), Seoul National University
Yuna Cho is an assistant professor of management and strategy at the HKU Business School. Her research focuses on understanding how interpersonal relationships at work, as well as one’s relationship with the work itself (e.g., motivation and orientation toward work), affect individuals’ work and career outcomes. She received her Ph.D. in Management from Yale University and M.B.A. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Prior to her graduate studies, she worked in strategy consulting and investment management.
- Work motivation
- Interpersonal relationships
- Job design
- Careers
- Human resource management
- Cho, Y. & Jiang, W. (in press). If you do what you love, will the money follow? How work orientation impacts objective career outcomes via managerial (mis) perceptions. Academy of Management Journal
Formerly a senior consultant at Oliver Wyman, Dr. Cho later realised that her true passion lies in knowledge creation. After finishing her PhD studies in Yale, our young Korean scholar officially joined us in June 2021 as an Assistant Professor in Management and Strategy.