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Kwangjun An

Title: 
Assistant Professor, Strategy & Organization
Kwangjun An
Contact Information
Phone: 
514-398-2054
Email address: 
kwangjun.an [at] mcgill.ca
Alternate email address: 
nicoleta.anton [at] mcgill.ca
Address: 

Bronfman Building, []
1001 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
H3A 1G5

Degree(s): 

PhD, Strategic Management, University of Toronto

MS, Strategy/International Business, Seoul National University聽

BS, Engineering, Yonsei University

Area(s): 
Strategy & Organization
Teaching areas: 

BUSA 465. Technological Entrepreneurship.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Concentrating on entrepreneurship and enterprise development, particular attention is given to the start-up, purchasing and management of small to medium-sized industrial firms. The focal point is in understanding the dilemmas faced by entrepreneurs, resolving them, developing a business plan and the maximum utilization of the financial, marketing and human resources that make for a successful operation.
  • BUSA 462 and BUSA 465 cannot both be taken for credit
  • Prerequisite(s): FACC 300 or MGCR 341 or INTG 201

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BUSA 691. Advanced Topics in Management 2.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Current topics in management.

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: MBA Technological Entrepreneurship

MGCR 423. Strategic Management.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025
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Description

An integrative and interdisciplinary introduction to strategy formation and execution. Concepts, tools, and practical application to understand how firms leverage resources and capabilities to gain competitive advantage in dynamic, contemporary industries. Strategic positioning, organizational design, and managerial action for the long-term success of businesses and positive social and ecological outcomes.
  • Continuing Education: requirement for CMA, CGA, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Canadian Institute of Management (in addition to these, the course "Introduction to Business," CGMG 282 is also required for C.I.M.)
  • Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only
  • Continuing Studies: requirement for CMA, CGA, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Canadian Institute of Management - in addition to these, the course "Introduction to Business," CGMG 282 is also required for C.I.M.
  • Continuing Studies: requirement for CMA, CGA, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Canadian Institute of Management - in addition to these, the course "Introduction to Business," CGMG 282 is also required for C.I.M.
  • Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only

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MGPO 362. Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Study of the key aspects involved in starting and managing a new venture: identifying opportunities and analyzing new venture ideas, identifying common causes of failure and strategies for success, understanding intellectual property systems, comparison of multiple modes of funding. Applies to for-profit and not-for-profit start-ups.
  • Prerequisite(s): INTG 201 or INTG 202 or MGCR 211 or MGCR 352.
  • Restriction(s): Only open to U2, U3 students.
  • Limited enrolment; priority registration to Management students and non-Management students in Minors in Entrepreneurship.

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Office: 
488
Biography: 

Kwangjun An is an assistant professor of Strategy and Organization. His research focuses on the processes of organizational development and change. Specifically, he examines (1) the factors that enable or hinder changes in organizational design and identity narratives and (2) how management strategically uses language to navigate these transitions. He employs multi method approaches in his research, including social network analysis, large-scale text analysis, and analyses of archival data.聽 聽

Professor An received his PhD in Strategic Management from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He has an M.S. in Strategy & International Business from Seoul National University and his B.S. in Engineering from Yonsei University.聽

Group: 
Faculty
CAS Professoriate
Research areas: 
Corporate Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Firms' Disclosure Activities
Organizational Change
Organizational Theory
Technology & Innovation
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant (2018)

Centre for Strategy Studies in Organizations Seed Grant, Desautels Faculty of Management, 涩里番 (2018, 2019, 2020)

Current research: 

Kwangjun An. Manager Mobility, Entrepreneurship and Effects on Firm Reorganization: Evidence from the U.S. Mutual Fund Industry.

Kwangjun An, Tim Rowley, and Will Mitchell. When Do Entrepreneurs Form Intermediated Relationships? A Study of Start-ups that Use Venture Capital Law Firms in Fundraising.

Kwangjun An, Laurie Palin, and Alexandre Dub茅-C么t茅. Unraveling M&A Discourse: How Topical Orientations Influences Investor Perceptions of Acquisitions.

Kwangjun An and Gabriel Rincon. The Identity Enrichment of Market Intermediaries.

Yonghwan Lee and Kwangjun An. The "Bridge" over Troubled Water: A Study of Cross-Boundary Collaborations that Emerge in the Technical Core of Acquired Firms.

Yonghwan Lee and Kwangjun An. Weaving the Web: The Role of Niche Crowding in Joint Inventions Post-M&A.聽

Jung-Hyun Suh and Kwangjun An. The Effects of Multi-Dimensionality and Context-Dependency of Patent Signals on R&D Alliance Formation.

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