Pukyong National University | South Korea
Dr. Heesun Chae is a distinguished scholar and Associate Professor in the Division of Business Administration at Pukyong National University, South Korea. With a deep academic foundation in Human Resource Management (HRM) and Organizational Behavior (OB), she earned her Ph.D. and M.S. from the Graduate School of Business, Seoul National University, both with exceptional GPAs above 4.0/4.3, following her B.A. in Business Administration (2006) from Sookmyung Women’s University. Her professional journey reflects a blend of academic excellence, research leadership, and practical consultancy. Prior to her current role, she served as an Assistant Professor at Pukyong National University and a Counselor at the Korea Labor Institute, where she contributed to national projects on workplace innovation and employment enhancement for SMEs. She has also taught at several renowned universities, including Ajou University, Chungnam National University, Sejong University, and Hanbat National University, designing dynamic, interactive courses in HRM, Leadership, and Organizational Behavior, often in English-taught programs. Her research expertise lies in exploring leadership dynamics, knowledge sharing, job crafting, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), and employee voice behavior. As an active researcher at the Institute of Industrial Relations, Seoul National University, Dr. Chae has presented numerous papers at prestigious academic conferences across South Korea, Japan, and Malaysia, addressing emerging topics such as participative leadership, generational diversity, feedback-seeking mechanisms, and team performance. She holds influential editorial positions on multiple journals, including the Korean Management Review, Korean Leadership Quarterly, Korean Journal of Human Resource Development, and Korean Journal of Business Ethics. Her academic impact is further amplified through her role as an Ad Hoc Reviewer for international journals like Behavioral Sciences, BMC Psychology, and Current Psychology. Beyond academia, Dr. Chae actively contributes to the professional community as a Permanent Director or Board Member in leading organizations such as the Korea Productivity Association, Korean Academy of Business Administration, Korea Academy of Leadership, and Korean Association of Human Resource Development. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges theory and practice, emphasizing how leadership, motivation, and innovation drive organizational success in rapidly evolving work environments. Through her teaching, research, and service, Dr. Heesun Chae continues to shape the discourse in HRM and OB, inspiring future business leaders and contributing significantly to Korea’s academic and industrial landscape.
Featured Publications
Chae, H. (2025, October). Proactive but not always creative: A moderated mediation model of creative identity and psychological safety. Acta Psychologica.
Chae, H. (2025, May 15). What turns task crafters into high performers? Affective commitment and strategic alignment as critical levers. Behavioral Sciences, 15(5), 678.
Chae, H. (2024, September 16). Leader prohibitive voice behavior and its effects on followers through leader identification and political skill. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11, Article 3740.
Chae, H. (2024, March 19). Compete or cooperate? Goal orientations and coworker popularity in the knowledge-sharing dilemma. Behavioral Sciences, 14(3), 250.
Chae, H. (2024, January 31). The need for status, organizational citizenship behavior, and overall evaluation: Focusing on the moderating effects of political skill and task visibility. Behavioral Sciences, 14(2), 105.
Chae, H. (2024). The impact of participative leadership on leader trust: The moderating effects of leader ability and subordinate power distance orientation. Journal of Human Resource Management Research, 31(5), 173–192.
Chae, H. (2023, December 30). The effect of exploitative leadership on knowledge sharing behavior: The mediating role of felt obligation and moderating role of coworker support. Korean Journal of Business Ethics, 23(2), 25–40.
Chae, H. (2023, September 30). The effect of innovative organizational culture on employees’ organizational commitment in the financial industry: The moderating roles of HR-oriented policy as rhetoric and horizontal communication as reality. Journal of Technology Finance, 12(2), 55–70.