Jihwan Yeon

Jihwan Yeon - PhD, Finance, Hospitality Management in the School of Hospitality Management at the Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania. Mr. Yeon earned his M.S. in Hospitality Business from Michigan State University. Mr. Yeon is an active researcher and his research interest includes sharing economy, crisis management, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability issues in the hospitality and tourism industry. His work has been published in prestigious hospitality and tourism journals, such as Tourism Management, Annals of Tourism Research, Current Issues in Tourism, International Journal of Hospitality Management, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, and Cornell Hospitality Quarterly.

Academic and research departments

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Finance, Hospitality Management Penn State School of Hospitality Management (2018 - 2022)
• Master of Science (MS) Michigan State University - The Eli Broad College of Business (2016 — 2018)
• Bachelor’s Degree University of Houston, Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management (2014 — 2016)
• Bachelor’s Degree Kyung Hee University (2009 — 2016)

Companies

• Lecturer/Assistant Professor University of Surrey (2022)
• Adjunct Instructor Penn State School of Hospitality Management (2022 — 2022)
• Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant Penn State School of Hospitality Management (2018 — 2021)
• Graduate Research Assistant Michigan State University - The Eli Broad College of Business (2017 — 2018)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant Michigan State University - The Eli Broad College of Business (2016 — 2017)
• Front Desk Agent Hilton Hotels & Resorts (2015 — 2016)
• Housekeeping Supervisor Hilton Hotels & Resorts (2015 — 2015)
• Sergeant Republic of Korea Army (2012 — 2013)