蜜桃传媒

Distinguished Professor

Office:听Stranahan Hall 4041

419.530.2054

Paul.hong@utoledo.edu

Bio

Dr. Paul Hong听is a Distinguished Professor at the John B. and Lillian E. Neff 蜜桃传媒 of Business, at The University of Toledo, USA. He is a graduate of Yonsei University, Korea with a BA in Economics. He also has an MBA and a MA from Bowling Green State University, and a Ph.D. in Manufacturing Management and Engineering from The University of Toledo, USA. He is a certified management accountant (CMA). His primary teaching areas are: operations management, global sourcing and statistics (Undergraduate), supply chain management (MBA), new product development (EMBA), advanced statistics and supply chain management (Ph.D) and global supply chain management (post-doctoral Bridge program).

He has supervised 25+ Ph.D. dissertations and post-doc research collaboration projects and secured major research and instructional grant proposals. He has received numerous research and teaching awards including Distinguished University Professor (2018), 16^th听Korea SCM Industry Award For Individual Excellence (2017), Fulbright-Nehru Teaching and Research Excellence Award (2016), University Innovative Teaching Excellence Award (2016), University of Toledo Research and Scholarship Award (2015), Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence (2011), Journal of Operations Management Finalist Paper Award (2006) and multiple Best Paper awards in international conferences.

He also received research and teaching grants from the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Transportation and Society of Automotive Engineers. 听Since 2008 he has been a special issue editor for twelve journals including the听International Journal of Production Economics,听Journal of Business Logistic and听Benchmarking: An International Journal听and听Journal of Operations Management.听听His primary research area is in the areas of network capabilities, global supply chain management, international comparative studies and building growth engine industries for national competitiveness. He has been frequently invited as a keynote speaker for major international global supply chain and technology conferences and global executive training workshops.

He has published articles in premier journals including听Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Production Research, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics, Journal of Service Management, Journal of Engineering Technology Management, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management,听听International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Information Management, Benchmarking: An International Journal, Business Horizons,听Journal of Cleaner Production and European Management Journal and Thunderbird International Business Review. 听

His global supply chain views have been featured in听Wall Street Journal, Fortune,听Forbes, The Hill, US News & World Report, ABC News, Reader鈥檚 Digest, Business Insider, Asia Times Financial, Verify, Columbus Dispatch, Toledo Blade, Real Simple听and others.

He is the author of several scholarly books on global business strategy, innovation, and political economy, published by Springer and Taylor & Francis. His works include听听(Springer, 2024),听听(Springer, 2024),听听(Springer, 2020),听听(Springer, 2019),听Building Network Capabilities in Turbulent Competitive Environments:听听(Taylor & Francis, 2014), and听Building Network Capabilities in Turbulent Competitive Environments:听听(Taylor & Francis, 2012).

Education

The University of Toledo, USA, 2000
Doctor of Philosophy,听Manufacturing Management, and Engineering听
Thesis:听 Knowledge Integration in Integrated Product Development

Bowling Green State University, Ohio, 1985
Master听of Business Administration,听Accounting & Master of Arts, Economics
Thesis: 鈥淭he role of population in the industrialization of Japan: 1750-1945鈥�.

Yonsei University, Korea
Bachelors of Arts, Economics

Certified Management Accountant (CMA) (Certification Number # 9432, 1994)

Research Area

Global supply chain management focusing on (1) network capabilities for building firms with domestic advantage and global competitiveness; (2) entrepreneurial innovation for linking Top of Pyramid (ToP) and Base of Pyramid (BOP) markets.

Media Features

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New Populism Conference

• September 22,2021.听

• September 7, 2021.听 Columbus Dispatch:听.听Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor of global supply chain management and Asian studies, explains听how the microchip shortage that鈥檚 ailed the automotive industry is trickling down into other consumer products.听

• • August 5, 2021.听 Columbus Dispatch:听
    Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor of global supply chain management and Asian studies, discusses why paper is in short supply.
• 13 ABC:听June 16, 2021.听听Consumers Paying More for a Lot of Items Due in Part to Supply Chain Shortages听
  Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor of global supply chain management and Asian studies, discusses why it could take up to six months before the economy settles into its new normal.
• Columbus Dispatch, May 13, 2021.听听

听Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor of global supply chain management and Asian studies, discusses how the supply chain has yet to fully recover from pandemic-related factory closures.

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• Toledo Blade May 2, 2021听听

听Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor of global supply chain management and Asian studies, discusses the global shortage of semiconductor chips and other raw materials creating a bottleneck in production for manufacturers.

• 蜜桃传媒News April 1, 2021

Business Insider:听
Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor of global supply chain management and Asian studies, discusses how small businesses can be more nimble when navigating big supply chain changes.

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• 蜜桃传媒News March 31, 2021.

10TV Columbus:听

KHOU 11 Houston:听Stuck Cargo Ship Freed, Suez Canal Reopens
Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor of global supply chain management and Asian studies,听discusses the cost of the Suez Canal closure.

听听听听 KING 5 Seattle:听
Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor of global supply chain management and Asian studies, discusses how much trade goes through the Suez Canal daily.

听听听听 13 WTHR Indianapolis:听
Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor of global supply chain management and Asian studies,听discusses why we won鈥檛 see shortages of toilet paper and coffee in stores.

• 蜜桃传媒 News - March 29, 2021

Forbes:听
Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor of global supply chain management and Asian studies, discusses the Suez Canal crisis and its ripple effects.听
13 ABC:听Suez Canal blockage impacting global supply chain
Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor of global supply chain management and Asian studies, discusses the Suez Canal crisis and its ripple effects.

Honors and Awards

• 2018 Distinguished University Professor,听The听University of Toledo. Appointment to the rank of a Distinguished University Professor is the highest permanent honor the University of Toledo can bestow on a faculty member. Those named Distinguished University Professor have earned national and/or international recognition and distinction for educational, artistic and/or scholarly contributions that have been transformative in their field.听The duration of the appointment as a Distinguished University Professor is unlimited and the title may be retained even after a faculty member has retired from the University.
• University of Toledo Outstanding Faculty Research Award.听 Most prestigious university level award for research achievements.听 The award letter states, 鈥淭he selection committee, which was comprised of past recipients of the Outstanding Faculty Research Award, noted the wide-ranging importance of your work and its impact on the international business community. Also, you have developed a strong record of scholarship with numerous publications and positive reviews of recent work. Finally, as was noted for the other recipients of this year鈥檚 awards, your excellent research is but a part of a well-balanced approach to your work as a faculty member. You also have an outstanding record of service and mentorship for students and other faculty.鈥�
• 2016 Innovative Teaching Excellence Award听(University of Toledo, Center of Teaching Excellence, 2016)
• 2013听 Service Excellence Award,听蜜桃传媒 of Business and Innovation, The University of Toledo
• Distant Learning Faculty Fellowship (May 2001) University 蜜桃传媒 of Toledo Ohio.听 $8,000
• 2007 Outstanding Research Award. 蜜桃传媒 of Business Administration, University of Toledo.听 This award is based on his outstanding research from 2000-2006.
• Outstanding Teaching and Research Excellence Certificate听(PSG Institute of Management, India, 2016).听 Based on teaching of MBA courses in PSG Institute of Management and faculty research collaboration from 2009 till present.
• Special Topic Teaching Grants听(2002, 2004), 蜜桃传媒 of Business Administration, University of Toledo. 听$5,000
• Summer Research Grant听(April 2002, 2006), 蜜桃传媒 of Business Administration, University of Toledo.听听 $20,000.
• University Research and Fellowship Program (URAFP)听(2000) 鈥淐ase Studies of Knowledge Integration in Integrated Product Development鈥�.听听 $10,000.
• International Research and Teaching Grant听(2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015),听 The Foy D. and Phyllis Penn Kohler Fund.听
• University of Toledo Provost Scholarship Travel Grant(2015)听

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External Service Awards/Teaching Grants

• Fulbright award to India (Start day January 2017 for six months). Awarded by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) and Fulbright-Nehru grant.听 Primary work will be at Christ University (Bangalore, India) along with other Indian Universities including PSG Institute of Management on entrepreneurial innovation for global supply chain management. Projects include faculty research workshops and entrepreneurial leadership academy for honor students.
• 16^th听Korea SCM Industry Award for Individual Excellence (11-16-2017).听听听This is based on 10+ years of lifetime service award of excellence for the advancement of knowledge and expertise in global supply chain management from the Korean Supply Chain Management Association.
• U.S. Department of Education听(Business and International Education Program) 鈥淓nhanced Competitiveness of U.S. Small and Medium Size Firms through the Development and Utilization of Secure and Efficient Supply Chains.鈥澨� Co-Investigator on a team of faculty from 蜜桃传媒 of Business Administration (PI: Tom Sharkey听 and colleagues) to enhance competitiveness of small and medium size businesses.听 Funded for $172,210 from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009.听
• U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Center (UTC), 鈥淭ransportation for Economic Security and Development." Co-Investigator on a team of faculty from 蜜桃传媒 of Business Administration supply chain management.听 University of Toledo received the entire funding for this UTC grant as lead partner in collation with several other universities.听 Funded for $2,000,000 from October 2005 to September 2009.(PI Mark Vonderembe from U of Toledo and others including those from Ohio-Michigan areas of schools)
• Michigan-Ohio Instructional Grant (December 2007):听Global Supply Chain Management/Transportation Efficiency Systems Graduate Degree Program. Funded by听 University of Toledo-UTC.听 Co-Investigator $50,811
• University Transportation Center Grant听on 鈥淕lobal Supply Chain Management/Transportation Building a Global Network of Scholars and Educators" (May 2009),听 Principal investigator $50,000
• University Transportation Center Grant听ON 鈥淕lobal Supply Chain Management/Transportation Building a Global Network of Scholars and Educators" (May 2010),听 Principal investigator $10,000
• International Business Institute Research Grant听(March 2002), 蜜桃传媒 of Business Administration, University of Toledo. $8,000
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)听Ph.D. Dissertation Pilot Study Grant听(1997), To support a pilot project of Shared Knowledge in Integrated Product Development.听 $7,000
• Society of Automotive Engineers Ph.D. Dissertation Large Scale Survey Grant听(January 1999), This grant is to support the large survey research on 鈥淪hared Knowledge in Integrated Product Development鈥�.听 $10,000听

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Research Paper Awards (Journals and Conferences)

• Paul Hong., Vonderembse, M., Doll, William.,听 Nahm, Abraham. 2005 鈥淩ole Changes of Design Engineers in Integrated Product Development鈥�,听Journal of Operations ManagementVol.听 24. No. 1. 2005. pp. 63-79.().听August 14, 2006, Annual Academy of Management Conference). Journal of Operations Management is consistently regarded as #1 journal in the areas of operations and supply chain management.听
• Paul Hong, Dobrzykowski, D.D and Vonderembse, M. 鈥淚ntegration of supply chain IT and lean practices for mass customization:听 benchmarking of product and service focused manufacturers鈥�,听 听Benchmarking: An International Journal.听Vol 17, No. 4, pp. 561-592,听听2010. (Received Emerald Literati Network 2011 Awards for Excellence).
• Paul Hong, Roh, James., and Hwang, W.听 鈥淕lobal Supply Chain Strategy: From a China Market Perspective鈥� Best Paper Award (Honorable mention)听 at the Annual Symposium on Supply Chain Management, September 29-October 1, 2006. Toronto, Canada.
• Youn, Sunhee., Yang, Maga(Mark).听听Paul Hong, Best Research Paper Award Midwest Decision Sciences Institute. 鈥淪trategic Supply Chain Partnership, Environmental Supply Chain Management Practices, and Performance Outcomes鈥�. April 24-26, 2010.听 This paper is based on the research on Korean global firms with Korean post-doc scholar, Dr. Sunhee Youn whom he invited to University of Toledo as a post-doc researcher.
• Tomono, T., Park, Youngwon.,听Paul Hong听鈥淏uild to Order System of Japanese Manufacturers: Case Studies鈥� Best Research Paper Award. at the 4th International Symposium and Workshop in Global Supply Chains. (Madrid, Spain, September 24-26, 2011). This paper is based on his collaborative research with Japanese scholars on the global manufacturing practices of Nissan Motor Company.
• Park, K., Dwyer, D.,听Paul Hong, Min, H., Modi, Sachin . 鈥淔lexible and Redundant Supply Chain Practices to Build Strategic Supply Chain Resilience: Empirical Study鈥�.听 Best Paper Award AT 22nd Annual North American Research Symposium and Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. March 16, 2012.
• Kim, Seungchul. and听Paul Hong听鈥淪trategic Integration of Global Supply Chain for Green Reputation: Case of Korean Global Firms鈥� Best Paper Award. 听at 10th PMAC Conference, 2012 (Toronto, Canada).听 September 30-October 2, 2012.
• Best Paper Award.听 Cao, Yingxia,听Paul Hong* and Le, Thuong. 鈥淯sing Social Media for Competitive Advantage:听 An Empirical Study鈥� 23^rd听Annual North American Research Symposium and Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. 听March 14, 2013.听 Tempe, Arizona.
• Finalist Best Paper Award (runner up), Harold E. Fearon Best Paper Award Journal of Supply Chain Management on the paper:
• Dobrzykowki, David., Leuschner, Rudolf.,听Hong, Paul., and Roh, James. 鈥溾��,听Journal of Supply Chain Management听(SSCI) Vol. 51 No. 4, pp. 3-28.

Ph.D. Dissertations

• Greg Rawski (Co-Chair with William J. Doll). 鈥淓ffects of Work Integration and Knowledge Integration in Integrated Product Development鈥�(Dissertation Defense Summer, 2005)(University of Evansville, IN)听听听
• Ying Liao (Co-Chair with Subba Rao). 鈥淪upply Chain Flexibility: the Antecedents, Driving Forces, and Impacts on Performance鈥�(Dissertation Defense, December, 2006)(Meredith 蜜桃传媒)
• Robert Hutchinson (Chair). 鈥淭he Impact of Managerial Accounting Systems on the Long Term Success of Time-Based Manufacturing Practices鈥� (Dissertation Defense July 20, 2007)(Michigan Technology University, MI)听听
• Heebung Kwon** (UT Post-Doc Bridge Program Chair) 鈥淚mplementation of Strategic Green Orientation: Conceptual Framework for Empirical Study鈥� (2008) (Colorado State University, CO)
• James Roh (Chair). 鈥淔rom Responsive Strategy to Market Responsiveness: In Pursuit of Responsive Supply听听听听 Chains鈥� (Dissertation Defense, February 2, 2009) (Rowan University, NJ)听听
• Youngsoo Park (Co-Chair).听 鈥淯ncertainty, Equivocality and Integrative Process Mechanisms in Product Development". (Dissertation Proposal Defense, June 15, 2009),听 Dissertation Defense (Dissertation Defense, Feb. 18, 2010)(Midwest University, MO).听
• Sut Sakchutchawan (UT Post Doc Bridge Program Chair),听 鈥淐ontemporary Logistics Innovation for Competitive Advantage: Concepts and Illustrations of Cases鈥�(2010)听(, PA)
• Yingxia Cao (Co-Chair UT Post-Doc Bridge Program),听 鈥淎ntecedents of Social Media Network and Performance Outcomes鈥�(2010) (Lavern University, CA)听
• Angela Park (Co-Chair with Mark Vonderembse).听 鈥淭he Impact of AMT (Advanced Medical Technology) and IT (Information Technology) on Health Care Performance鈥� (2012).听
• Ryan Skiver (Chair). 鈥淎 Framework to Evaluate the Relationship between Product Complexity and Organizational System Outcomes: The Effect of Coordination Mechanisms on Firm Performance鈥� (Dissertation Defense, May 20, 2013) (University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh, WI)听
• Sunhee Youn (Research Supervisor).听 Two-year appointment (2013-2015) for conducting research in the areas of supply chain management.听 Resulted in six journal publications (3 SSCI + 3 SCOPUS)(CEO of Dream Sherpa).听
• Saad Alflayyeh (Chair).听 鈥淢anaging Supply Chain Complexity Challenges through Effective Integrative Supply Chain Network and Comprehensive Competence Practices鈥� (Dissertation Defense, October 27, 2013) (Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia)听
• Nehemiah Scott (Co-Chair). 鈥淔lourishing in the Complex Business Environment: Realizing Adaptable and Endurable Performance by Applying the Ambidexterity Paradox to Firm and Supply Chain Practices鈥� (Dissertation Defense, May 18, 2015)(University of Illinois鈥擴rbana Champaign, IN)听
• Mohammed Hajazi (Chair).听 鈥淢anaging Service Complexity: Theory Development and Empirical Investigation.鈥� (Dissertation Defense: August 20. 2015)(University of Business and Technology Dhaban 鈥� North Jeddah, Saudi Arabia).听
• Shuting Li (Chair).听 鈥淟inking Contextual Drivers, Network Responses, Risk Management Capabilities, and Sustainable Outcomes: Theoretical Framework and Empirical听Examination鈥� (6-21-2016 Dissertation Defense) (Fudan University, China)听
• Armond Sinclair (Chair).听 鈥淎chieving Integrity with Productive Outcomes: Lessons from Concurrent Engineering for the US Department of Defense Major Defense Acquisition Programs鈥� (May 9, 2017 Dissertation Defense) (Northrup Grumman Aerospace Systems)听
• Sandeep Jagani (Co-Chair) 鈥淏y-product, sustainability performance of manufacturing firms. December, 2016, Proposal Defense April 27, 2018)(Illinois State University, USA)听
• Nitya Singh (Chair) 鈥淭hree Essays on Developing Risk Management Capabilities for Achieving Supply Chain Outcomes: Theoretical and Empirical Examinations of Manufacturing and Logistics Industries鈥� (Dec 12, 2016, March 28, 2018: Dissertation Defense) (Salisbury University, USA)听
• Blaine Stout (Chair).听 鈥淗ow the capture and integration of Big and Small Data in Manufacturing Organization Creates Value ad Impact Performance) (Dissertation Defense: December 15, 2018) (Managing Director of IBDS Inc)
• Shubham Singh (Chair).听 鈥淏ig Data Analytics Capability and Organizational Performance Outcomes) (May 16, 2019 Dissertation Defense)听(Indiana University, Fort Wayne, IN, USA)
• Ambon Zuhier (Chair).听 鈥淪trategic and Operational Practices for Domestic Advantage and Global Competitiveness: Case of Saudi Arabia鈥� (May 23, 2019 Dissertation Proposal Defense)
• Ghadeer Alsanie (Chair).听 鈥淒ynamic Drivers, Strategic-Operational Practices, and Competence Assessment Outcomes: Perspectives for the Future World of Work鈥�(Proposal Defense (Proposal Defense 4-17-2020)
• William McCreary (Co-Chair).听 Skill Enhancement and Sales Leadership Development: Case for Evolutionary Software Driven Serious Simulation Games (063020-57) (Dissertation Defense July 24, 2020) (CIO of University of Toledo, OH, USA)
• Xiyue (Elsie) Deng (Chair) Dynamic Drivers, Risk Management Practices, and Competitive Outcomes: Applying Multiple Research Methods " (Proposal Defense 11-18-20).
• Zhezhu Wen (Chair) Three Essays on Operations & Supply Chain Agility, Emerging Technologies, and Environmental Dynamism鈥� (Proposal Defense听 11-29-2020)(Winona State University, MN).

Membership

• Beta Gamma Sigma
• Academy of Management (AOM)
• Decision Science Institute (DSI)
• American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
• Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)