Dr Jaeyoung Cho joined the Faculty of Business at UOWD as an associate professor of international business and strategy. Before joining, he worked for the School of Management at Xiamen University as an assistant professor and Hong Kong University of Science Technology (HKUST) Business School as a post-doctoral fellow.

He is currently serving as the discipline leader for the management discipline at UOWD. In this leadership role, he oversees the strategic and academic direction of management programs across undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is responsible for ensuring academic excellence, fostering faculty development, and aligning the curriculum with global trends and industry demands.

As a dedicated educator and researcher, he especially plays a pivotal role in leading program innovations in areas such as international business strategy, strategic management, and entrepreneurship. He actively collaborates with industry partners to integrate real-world insights into the classroom and promotes interdisciplinary research that advances the management discipline.

His teaching and research interests include corporate governance, competitive dynamics, international strategy, family business, and emerging market firms. His research has been published widely in top-tier journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Family Business Strategy, Corporate Governance, Electronic Commerce Research, Asia Pacific Business Review, and Asian Business & Management.

He holds a Ph.D. in strategic management and organizational theory from Kyungpook National University, a top national business school in South Korea. He is also a recipient of 5th Korean Education Minister’s Award, Brain Korea 21 Plus Scholarship Award, 12th Linsu Scholar Award, KASBA Best Doctoral Thesis Award, Hyangchon Best Paper Award, and Best Paper Award in 2017 Korean Association of Small Business Studies Spring Conference, 2016 Korean Society of Annual Conference, and etc.