Tan Kim


Tan Kim

College Of Business

Department of Management and Marketing


Assistant Professor of Management

BLH 341L

tkim@tamusa.edu
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Biography

His research spans Strategic Leadership, Organization Theory, and Entrepreneurship, examining social evaluations (celebrity, reputation, and status) within complex organizational environments, focusing on how these evaluations influence stakeholders cognitive processes and decision-making. He is particularly interested in exploring how emotional resonance develops between organizational actors and audiences during celebrity formation, especially when rational performance metrics or track records are limited.

Additionally, Tan analyzes how socially constructed categories (such as gender, race, occupation, and political orientation) shape evaluation processes. These research streams examine interactions between organizations and executives and both external stakeholders (investors, customers, and suppliers) and internal stakeholders (employees).

He also examines the temporal aspects of social evaluations, emphasizing how emotional connections influence their evolution over time. To conduct this research, Tan employs content analysis and machine learning techniques.

Awards

Year Name of the award
2025 Best Paper, 2025 Southern Management Association (SMA) Annual Conference (Track 7)
2024 Best Doctoral Student Paper, 2024 Southern Management Association (SMA) Annual Conference (Track 3)
2023 Emerging Scholar, 2023 Oxford Reputation Symposium

Education 

Ph.D. in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA 

M.S. in Business Administration (Human Resources & Organizations), Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

M.A. in Political Science (International Political Economy), Yonsei Unviersity, Seoul, South Korea

B.A. in Political Science and International Relations, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea 

 

Publications

Yan, J., Wang, X., Munyon, T. P., Crook, T. R., & Kim, T. (2024). Firm actions and media tenor after a data breach: A quasi-replication and extension of Zavyalova et al.s (2012) product harm study. Journal of Management Scientific Reports, 2(1), 27-61.

 

Course Teachings

SubjectNumberSectionDescriptionTermSyllabi
MGMT 3311 911 Principles of Management Fall 2025 Syllabus
MGMT 3311 901 Principles of Management Fall 2025 Syllabus