M.K. Chin (진문균)

Associate Professor of Management
Jerome Bess Faculty Fellow

Department: Management and Entrepreneurship

Campus: Bloomington

Biography

Professor Chin's research interests focus on the psychological and sociopolitical factors shaping strategic decision-making

Areas of Expertise

Behavioral Strategy, Strategic Leadership, Corporate Governance, Stakeholder Theory, Values and Political Ideologies of Top Executives

Academic Degrees

Ph.D. in Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 2014
M.S. in Strategy and International Business, Seoul National University, 2009
B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University, 2006

Professional Experience

Guest Co-Editor, Business Horizons, Special Issue “Turing environmental, social, and governance (EGS) theory into action: Implications for global business leaders”, 2025
Representative-at-Large (elected), Strategic Leadership and Governance Interest Group, Strategic Management Society, 2024-2025
Editorial Review Board, Journal of Management, 2023-
Editorial Review Board, Organization Science, 2021-
Editorial Review Board, Academy of Management Journal, 2021-
Editorial Review Board, Administrative Science Quarterly, 2020-2025
Editorial Review Board, Strategic Management Journal, 2019-

Awards, Honors & Certificates

Best Paper Award (finalist), Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management, 2024
Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal, 2022
Conference Best Paper Prize (nominee), Strategic Management Society, 2022
Conference Research Methods Paper Prize (nominee), Strategic Management Society, 2022
Top Ten Most Cited Paper, Academy of Management Journal, 2022
Sauvain Teaching Award (finalist), Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2021
Best Symposium Award, Academy of Management, 2020
Sauvain Teaching Award (finalist), Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2019
Showcase Symposium, Academy of Management, 2019
Showcase Symposium, Academy of Management, 2018

Selected Publications

Chin, M. K., Acharya, A., & Devers, C. (2025). Different Strokes for Different Folks: The Moderating Effect of Top Managers’ Political Ideologies on the Efficacy of TMT Vertical Pay Disparities. Strategic Organization, 23(3), 371-401. View Full Text
Busenbark, J., Bundy, J., & Chin, M. K. (2023). Director Departure Following Political Ideology (In)Congruence with an Incoming CEO. Strategic Management Journal, 44(7), 1698– 1732. View Full Text
Semadeni, M., Chin, M. K., & Krause, R. (2022). Pumping the Brakes: Examining the Impact of CEO Political Ideology Divergence on Firm Responses. Academy of Management Journal, 65(2), 516–544. View Full Text
Chin, M. K., Zhang, S. X., Jahanshahi, A. A., & Nadkarni, S. (2021). Unpacking Political Ideology: CEO Social and Economic Ideologies, Strategic Decision-making Processes, and Corporate Entrepreneurship. Academy of Management Journal, 64(4), 1213–1235. View Full Text
Chin, M. K. (2018). Political Ideology in Organizations. In Oxford Bibliographies in Management, Ed. Ricky Griffin, New York: Oxford University Press.
Chin, M. K., Zhang, S. X., Jahanshahi, A. A., & Nadkarni, S. (2018). The Effect of Two Dimensions of CEO Political Ideology on TMT Decision-making Process and Corporate Entrepreneurship. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.
Chin, M.K., & Semadeni, M. (2017). CEO Political Ideologies and Pay Egalitarianism within Top Management Teams. Strategic Management Journal, 38(8), 1608-1625.
Chin, M.K., & Semadeni, M. (2015). CEO Political Ideologies and Pay Egalitarianism within Top Management Teams. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.
Briscoe, F., Chin, M.K., & Hambrick, D.C. (2014). CEO Ideology as an Element of the Corporate Opportunity Structure for Social Activists. Academy of Management Journal, 57(6), 1786-1809.
Chin, M.K., Hambrick, D.C., & Trevino, L.K., (2013). Political Ideologies of CEOs: The Influence of Executives’ Values on Corporate Social Responsibility. Administrative Science Quarterly, 58(2), 197-232.

Edited on January 12, 2026