Professor of Decision Sciences and ITM at Saint Louis University
Director, Center for Supply Chain Management Studies at Saint Louis University
Health Statistician, SSM Health Care
Member of Missouri Disparities Elimination Task Force
Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research
Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management
Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Procurement Management
Member of the Review Board, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal
Member of the Review Board, Managerial Issues
Members of Review Board, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
Member of Advisory Board at Business Innovative Research Center (BIRC) at University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
Member of Editorial Board Member, The Open Sociology Journal
Fields of Specialization:
Supply Chain Design, Strategy and Implementation
Lean Six Sigma in Supply Chain and Logistics
Total Quality Management and ISO-9000
Statistical Process Control
Sampling Theory (Design, Analysis, Measurement Scale)
Quantitative Methods in Health Care
Health Care Economics
Economics and Business Statistics
Multivariate Statistical Analysis
Honors and Previous Employment:
The 2011 Graduate Business Professor of the Year, Saint Louis University (2011)
Invited Guest Lecturer at Bordeaux School of Management, France (2009, 2011)
Distinguished Speaker at the 2009 Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellow Closing Event (August 5, 2009)
Recipient of the 2009 Fulbright Specialist Grant to Korea
A Keynote Speaker at the European Contract Management Association Inaugural Conference on November 4, 2008
Listed as A Prominent Scholar in Supply Chain Management at the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University on Business Week Website, March 10, 2008 (www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/st.louis university)
Recipient of the 2008 Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellowship Award
Recipient of the 2007 National Defense Transportation Association Distinguished Educator Award
Recipient of the 2006 Thomas M. Knapp, S.J., Distinguished Faculty Member Award form Saint Louis University
Publications:
Health status of Asian Pacific Americans in Missouri. Missouri medicine Kwon Bae 1995
Computerized medication administration records decrease medication occurrences. Pharmacy practice management quarterly Wilson Hill Nipper Kwon 1997
Determinants of hospital bad debt: Multivariate statistical analysis Health Services Management Research Kwon Stoeberl Martin Bae 1999
Supply chain integration in developing countries for foreign retailers in Korea: Wal-Mart experience Computers and Industrial Engineering Han Dongchul Sung Heeseung Kwon Ik-Whan G. Bae Mueun 2002
The effectiveness of gun control laws: Multivariate statistical analysis American Journal of Economics and Sociology Bae Muen Kwon Ik-Whan G. Scott Bradley Safranski Scott R. 1997
Rejoinder to Tomislav V. Kovandzic's comment on our article "the effectiveness of gun control laws: Multivariate statistical analysis" American Journal of Economics and Sociology Kwon Ik-Whan G. Kovandzic Tomislav V. Scott Bradley Safranski Scott R. Bae Muen 1998
Clinical research: National survey of U.S. pharmacy-based investigational drug services - 1997 American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy Bockheim-McGee Christine Jones Edward Kwon Ik-Whan G. Rockwell Jr. Kenneth 1999
Globalization and reluctant buyers International Marketing Review Suh Taewon Kwon Ik-Whan G. 2002
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Ethical Attitudes of Business Managers: India, Korea and the United States Journal of Business Ethics Christie P. Maria Joseph Kwon Ik-Whan G. Stoeberl Philipp A. Baumhart Raymond 2003
Trust, commitment and relationships in supply chain management: A path analysis Supply Chain Management Kwon Ik-Whan G. Suh Taewon 2005
The effectiveness of legislation controlling gun usage a holistic measure of gun control legislation American Journal of Economics and Sociology Kwon Ik-Whan G. Baack Daniel W. 2005
Matter over mind: When specific asset investment affects calculative trust in supply chain partnership Industrial Marketing Management Suh Taewon Kwon Ik-Whan G. 2006
Internet use by physicians and its impact on medical practice - An exploratory study Health Marketing Quarterly Kwon Ik-Whan G. Xie Henry Yu 2003
The roles of electronic marketplace for buyer-supplier relationship: Collaborative system architecture International Journal of Services and Operations Management Yoon Han-Seong Kwon Ik-Whan G. 2006
Benchmarking efficiencies and strategies for resale operations of a charity organization Benchmarking Joo Seong-Jong Stoeberl Philipp A. Kwon Ik-Whan G. 2007
Relationship between supply chain performance and degree of linkage among supplier, internal integration, and customer Supply Chain Management Lee Chang Won Kwon Ik-Whan G. Severance Dennis 2007
Future state of outsourcing supply chain information systems: An analysis of survey results International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems Joo Seong-Jong Kwon Ik-Whan G. Won Lee Chang 2010
Examining the roles of suppliers in large scale system integration using coordination theory: An exploratory study International Journal of Procurement Management Kwon Ik-Whan G. Joo Seong-Jong Hong Seock-Jin 2010
Do the magnitude and asymmetry of specific asset investments matter in the supplier-buyer relationship? Journal of Marketing Management Xie Yu Henry Suh Taewon Kwon Ik-Whan G. 2010
Comparative efficiencies of specialty coffee retailers from the perspectives of socially responsible global sourcing International Journal of Logistics Management Joo Seong-Jong Min Hokey Kwon Ik-Whan G. Kwon Heboong 2010
Trust and transaction cost in supply chain cost optimization: An exploratory study Inter-Organizational Information Systems and Business Management: Theories for Researchers Kwon Ik-Whan G. Hamilton John H. Hong Seock-Jin 2011
The impact of mission fulfillment on the internal audience: Psychological job outcomes in a services setting Journal of Service Research Suh Taewon Houston Mark B. Barney Steven M. Kwon Ik-Whan G. 2011