Rate My Professor Byung-Seong Min

Dr. Byung-Seong Min serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Business Strategy and Innovation within the Griffith Business School at Griffith University. He earned his PhD in Economics from the Australian National University in 1995, supported by a scholarship from the Australian Government (DFAT). He graduated with Distinction (First Class Honours) from Hanyang University's Business Faculty, where he ranked first in the entrance examination. Prior to his appointment at Griffith University, he was a Lecturer in Economics at Monash University from 1997, teaching courses including Economic Development in East Asia and Multinational Trade and Investment. Earlier, he worked as a research fellow at the Korean Environment Institute, focusing on regional cooperation for environmental issues in Northeast Asia, and as a senior research associate at the Korea Development Institute, examining various financial issues.

Byung-Seong Min's academic interests encompass corporate governance, business strategy, sustainability, foreign direct investment, multinational enterprises, exchange rates, and trade, with a focus on East Asia, particularly Korea, Australia, Taiwan, and Japan. His research has been published in prominent journals such as Journal of World Business, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Cleaner Production, Pacific Basin Finance Journal, International Review of Finance, Applied Economics, and Economic Modelling. Key publications include "Outsider Board Activity, Ownership Structure and Firm Value: Evidence from Korea" (2013), "Corporate Governance Reform: The Case of Korea" (2016), "Firms' Responses to Corporate Governance Reform in an Emerging Economy: The Case of Korea" (2022), "Corporate Payout Policy: Does Product Market Competition Matter?" (2020), and "The K-pop Industry: Competitiveness and Sustainability" (2024). As a member of the Griffith Asia Institute and Griffith Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, he supervises higher degree research students and has held positions such as Program Director for the Bachelor of International Business and Bachelor of Asian Business (Honours), and Higher Degree Research Convener. He also serves on the International Advisory Committee for Busan Metropolitan City and teaches economics and econometrics, drawing on consumer behaviour and industry environments to inform business strategy frameworks.