Professor You-il Lee is Professor in International Business and Dean of Programs (Management and Marketing) at UniSA Business, University of South Australia. As Dean of Programs, he is responsible for managing programs in Arts & Cultural Management, Communication & Marketing, Design & Marketing, Digital Business, Human Resource Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, International Business, Management, Marketing, Sports & Recreation Management, Supply Chain Management and Tourism & Event Management.
You-il holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours and a PhD in Politics from Murdoch University. You-il is a political economist whose research focuses on socio-economic and political changes caused by ... Read more
About me
Professor You-il Lee is Professor in International Business and Dean of Programs (Management and Marketing) at UniSA Business, University of South Australia. As Dean of Programs, he is responsible for managing programs in Arts & Cultural Management, Communication & Marketing, Design & Marketing, Digital Business, Human Resource Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, International Business, Management, Marketing, Sports & Recreation Management, Supply Chain Management and Tourism & Event Management.
You-il holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours and a PhD in Politics from Murdoch University. You-il is a political economist whose research focuses on socio-economic and political changes caused by globalisation and regionalism. His work has been published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis), Oxford University Press, Edward Elgar, and London Financial Times and has appeared in leading journals, i.e., International Business Review, International Marketing Review, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Management Decision, International Journal of Bank Marketing and Asia Pacific Business Review. His recent books (co-authored) include Cross-Cultural Challenges of Managing ‘One Belt One Road’ Projects (Routledge, 2022), The Korean Economy: From Growth to Maturity (Routledge, 2019) and The Political Economy of New Regionalism in Northeast Asia (Routledge, 2018). He is currently completing a monograph (co-authored) on the political economy of foreign direct investment in Korea.
You-il has had considerable experience in advising companies and the governments on a range of international business environments, policy issues, and political and economic engagement with contemporary Asia over the years. From 2011 to 2015 he was President of the Korean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) and currently sits on the Board of Directors, Australia-Korea Business Council (AKBC). He is also a member of the European Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE), the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), and the Australia-New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA).
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
The Korean Economy: From Growth to Maturity, Academy of Korean Studies, 01/05/2018 - 30/04/2019
Australia and South Korea free trade agreement: Understanding and opportunities in the South Korean wine market, GWRDC - Research and Development Call for Applications, 05/06/2014 - 30/06/2016
The impact of foreign multinational corporations in South Korea, Academy of Korean Studies, 26/05/2014 - 31/12/2015
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2019 |
Lee, Y-i & Lee, R 2019, The Korean economy: from growth to maturity, Routledge, UK.
3
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| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
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| 2018 |
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2014 |
4
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| 2010 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2015 |
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| 2014 |
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| 2012 |
3
6
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
8
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| 2021 |
Open access
7
4
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| 2015 |
Open access
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| 2015 |
10
7
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| 2014 |
5
4
1
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| 2014 |
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| 2014 |
21
15
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| 2012 |
21
15
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| 2010 |
12
9
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| 2010 |
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| 2008 |
2
1
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
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| 2017 |
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| 2015 |
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| 2013 |
Open access
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| 2012 |
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| 2011 |
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External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Georgia State University | UNITED STATES |
| International Islamic University | PAKISTAN |
| Korea Development Institute | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
| Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
| Korea University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash University Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
| Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
| Toyo University | JAPAN |
| University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Board MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council |
2023 |
Director of King Sejong Institute AdelaideKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2023 |
Board MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council |
2022 |
Board MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) |
2022 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2022 |
Director of King Sejong Institute AdelaideKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2022 |
Board MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council |
2021 |
Board MemberKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
2021 |
Board MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) |
2021 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Adelaide |
2021 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2021 |
Director of King Sejong Institute AdelaideKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2021 |
Executive DirectorAustralia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) |
2021 |
Board MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council |
2020 |
Board MemberKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
2020 |
Board MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) |
2020 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Adelaide |
2020 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2020 |
Director of King Sejong Institute AdelaideKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2020 |
Executive DirectorAustralia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) |
2020 |
Board MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council |
2019 |
Board MemberKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
2019 |
Board MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) |
2019 |
Citation for outstanding performance, King Sejong Institute Adelaide (2017-2019)Korean Government: King Sejong Institute Foundation |
2019 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Adelaide |
2019 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2019 |
Director of King Sejong Institute AdelaideKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2019 |
Executive Committee MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) |
2019 |
Executive DirectorAustralia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) |
2019 |
MemberKorean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) |
2019 |
MemberAustralia-New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) |
2019 |
MemberThe Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) |
2019 |
MemberEuropean Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) |
2019 |
Board MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council |
2018 |
Board MemberKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
2018 |
Board MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) |
2018 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Adelaide |
2018 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2018 |
DirectorAustralia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) |
2018 |
Director of King Sejong Institute AdelaideKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Review of Korean Studies, University of New South Wales |
2018 |
Executive Committee MemberAustralia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) |
2018 |
Executive DirectorAustralia-Korea Business Council (AKBC) |
2018 |
MemberEuropean Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) |
2018 |
MemberAustralia-New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) |
2018 |
MemberAcademy of International Business (AIB) |
2018 |
MemberThe Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) |
2018 |
MemberKorean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) |
2018 |
Board MemberKing Sejong Institute Adelaide |
2017 |
Board MemberKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
2017 |
Chair, Organising CommitteeAustralia-Korea Foundation |
2017 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Adelaide |
2017 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2017 |
Director of King Sejong Institute AdelaideKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Review of Korean Studies, University of New South Wales |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberReview of Korean Studies, Academy of Korean Studies |
2017 |
Invited SpeakerWorld Korean Educators Conference, Seoul |
2017 |
MemberEuropean Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) |
2017 |
MemberAustralia-New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) |
2017 |
MemberAcademy of International Business (AIB) |
2017 |
MemberThe Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) |
2017 |
MemberKorean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) |
2017 |
Special Works on Enhancing Australia-Korea Relationships and Promoting Korean Studies in AustraliaAustralia-Korea Foundation, Academy of Korean Studies, Korean Government |
2017 |
Board MemberKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
2016 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Adelaide |
2016 |
DirectorKing Sejong Institute Foundation, Korean Government |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Review of Korean Studies, University of New South Wales |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberReview of Korean Studies, Academy of Korean Studies |
2016 |
FellowshipKorea Institute for International Economics and Trade, Korean Government |
2016 |
Invited SpeakerAustralia-Korea Business Council, Sydney |
2016 |
MemberKorean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) |
2016 |
MemberAustralia-New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) |
2016 |
MemberThe Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) |
2016 |
MemberEuropean Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Review of Korean Studies, University of New South Wales |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberReview of Korean Studies, Academy of Korean Studies |
2015 |
MemberKorean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) |
2015 |
MemberAustralia-New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) |
2015 |
MemberThe Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) |
2015 |
MemberEuropean Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) |
2015 |
PresidentKorean Studies Association of Australasia |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Review of Korean Studies, University of New South Wales |
2014 |
Invited SpeakerPrimary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) |
2014 |
MemberKorean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) |
2014 |
MemberAustralia-New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) |
2014 |
MemberThe Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) |
2014 |
MemberEuropean Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) |
2014 |
PresidentKorean Studies Association of Australasia |
2014 |
MemberAustralia-New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) |
2013 |
MemberThe Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) |
2013 |
MemberEuropean Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) |
2013 |
MemberKorean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) |
2013 |
PresidentKorean Studies Association of Australasia |
2013 |
Visiting Fellows ProgramKorea Institute for International Economic Policy, Korean Government |
2013 |
MemberKorean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) |
2012 |
MemberAustralia-New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) |
2012 |
MemberThe Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) |
2012 |
MemberEuropean Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) |
2012 |
PresidentKorean Studies Association of Australasia |
2012 |
FellowshipKorea Foundation, Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
2011 |
MemberKorean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) |
2011 |
MemberAustralia-New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) |
2011 |
MemberThe Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) |
2011 |
MemberEuropean Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) |
2011 |
MemberAcademy of International Business (AIB) |
2011 |
PresidentKorean Studies Association of Australasia |
2011 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Towards Optimising Innovation-Entrepreneurship Outputs in Knowledge Intensive Precincts | Current |
| Addressing brand consistency: a study of how wine industry professionals linguistically accomplish branding in a multinational corporation | Completed |
| An exploration of the impact of foreign education on the values and negotiation behavior of Thai students | Completed |
| Country-specific factors in the entry strategy of small sized foreign manufacturing firms in emerging markets : Russian experience | Completed |
| Entry strategy for emerging markets in Asia: a conceptual framework | Completed |
| Social networks and cross-cultural employee adjustment: case studies of China Pakistan Economic Corridor projects | Completed |
| The impact of IS outsourcing decisions on competitive advantage: a resource-based view on competitive advantage | Completed |
| The influence of collectivism on customers' cross-buying intentions : focusing on the banking services of Korea and Taiwan | Completed |
