Young Hoon Kwak
Title: Associate Professor of Project Management
Department: Decision Sciences
Address: Funger Hall, Suite 411
Phone: (202) 994-7115
Email: kwak@gwu.edu
Personal Web Site: http://home.gwu.edu/~kwak/
Degrees:
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1997.
Management of Technology (MOT) Certificate, University of California, Berkeley, 1996.
M.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1992.
B.S., Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1991.
Areas of Expertise
Strategic Issues in Project Management; Project Risk Management; Project Control; Project Performance Improvement; Engineering, Construction, and Infrastructure Management.
Publications
Dr. Kwak’s publications appear at California Management Review, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Technovation: The International Journal of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Management, International Journal of Project Management, Project Management Journal, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Risk Management: An International Journal, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Journal of Management in Engineering, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Korean Management Review, ICAFAI Journal of Operations Management, Projects and Profits, PM Network, and others. For latest publications, please visit his web site.
Editorial Positions
Specialty Editor (Associate Editor) of Case Studies Section, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (ASCE); International Editorial Board, International Journal of Project Management (ELSEVIER); Editorial Review Board, Project Management Journal (WILEY).
Professional Activities
Visiting Scholar, IPA Institute; Construction Research Council, American Society of Civil Engineers; Panel Reviewer, National Science Foundation.
Current Research
Project Performance Measurement Practices (Earned Value Management) at NASA; Impact on Project Management of Allied Disciplines; Capital Project Effectiveness of Green Factors and Efforts; Strategic Review of Infrastructure Privatization (PPP/PFI) Projects; Lessons Learned from Managing and Controlling Mega Project; Project Implementation Success Factors of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System.
Grants
IBM Center for the Business of Government, Project Management Institute, IPA Institute, United States Navy.
Award
2008 International Project Management Association (IPMA) Outstanding Research Contributions.