Sowon Kim Crettex

Dr. Sowon Kim is an Associate Professor at EHL and a founding member of the Women in Leadership (WIL) Initiative launched in 2018. She teaches in bachelor's, master's and executive education programs fields of leadership and intercultural management. Dr. Kim’s research focuses on personality, networking, work-family, and leadership diversity. She has published in diverse outlets such as Journal of Vocational Behavior, Personality and Individual Differences, Journal of Environmental Psychology, and Harvard Deusto Business Review.

Dr. Kim holds a PhD from the University of Geneva, was a Visiting Scholar at IESE Business School and INSEAD Fontainebleau (both funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation) and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Geneva. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Kim gained substantial business experience in the consumer goods, high-tech, broadcasting, and jewelry industries.

Qualification(s)

• PhD in Management, University of Geneva

Courses and Modules Taught

• CERTIFICATE IN LEADING IN MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT (E-LEARNING)
  Leading in a Multicultural Environment
• MASTER IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
  Leadership
• MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINITRATION
  Leading in a Multicultural Environment

Teaching Subject(s)

• Leading in a Multicultural Environment
• Organizational Capital & Leadership
• Leadership

Area(s) of Expertise

• Careers
• Internationalization of Swiss SMEs in emerging markets
• Networking
• Personality traits
• Work-family interface
• Women in leadership

Awards

• Highly Commended Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence (2013)
• Best Applied Paper of the Career Division at the Academy of Management Conference (2012)