Jungkyu Suh

Biography

Jungkyu Suh is an Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He studies how firms translate scientific knowledge into technological innovation, with a particular focus on the historical and organizational conditions that shape this process.

Suh's research examines the evolving division of innovative labor between firms, universities, and startups. He has documented the rise and decline of industrial research labs in the United States, investigated how science facilitates the growth of markets for technology, and analyzed why venture-backed startups are more likely than incumbent firms to introduce novel innovations—particularly in the optoelectronics industry. His work also explores how translational research can be accelerated in a fragmented innovation ecosystem, including the role of scientific instruments, university technology transfer, and the migration of corporate scientists into academia.

His research has been published in Management Science, Organization Science, and Industrial and Corporate Change, and has received recognition from the Academy of Management and the Industry Studies Association. His work has been featured in outlets such as Harvard Business Review, The Economist, Financial Times, and The Atlantic.

Suh holds BSc and MSc degrees from the London School of Economics and a PhD in Business Administration from Duke University.

Research Interests

• Commercialization of science
• Entrepreneurial strategy
• R&D management
• Markets for technology
• Business history

Courses Taught

• Patterns of Entrepreneurship

Academic Background

Ph.D., Business Administration
Duke University

M.Sc., International Political Economy
London School of Economics and Political Science

B.Sc., International Relations
London School of Economics and Political Science