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Hi, I'm Brandon Walcutt....

The following is a brief introduction to my education, work experience, publications, primary classes taught and a little about my personal life. If you have further questions, please contact me.

Education:

MBA (1995) - Univ. of North Florida - Business Administration

BA (1991) - Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks - International Business

In addition, I have studied at the following universities:
- Leningrad State University (1989)
- Yakutsk State University (1991)
- Univ. of North Carolina Charlotte (1995)

Work Experience:

Korea:

2007-Present: Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies (Seoul) - Professor
2004-2006: Kyunghee University (Seoul) - Professor
2003: TAB Global (MP3 / USB Manf.) (Seoul) - Mgr. of Intl. Sales
2001-2002: Misc. Teaching Positions

USA:
Consulting : For the 7 years before coming to Korea, I was primarily working consulting gigs for a number of major companies around the US. Examples of companies I worked for:
- First Union National Bank
- Boeing
- Onyx Software
- Etera
- City of Seattle

International Trade: Before doing consulting work, I helped develop projects and conducted business for a number of years in USSR/Russia and Mexico.

Publications:

Books:

- Co-wrote a chapter of Management in South Korea Revisited, Routledge (2015)

- Wrote case studies for International Business, Global Edition (2014), Pearson Publishing Co.

- Walcutt, Brandon and Yoo, S.O. (2007), Easy TOEIC Made Simple, Hanol Publishing, Seoul, Korea.

Academic Journals:

- Walcutt, Brandon. "Development Decisions for Kiribati." International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 7:1, February 2017. p111-117. http://hrmars.com/hrmars_papers/Development_Decisions_for_Kiribati.pdf

- Louise Patterson & Brandon Walcutt (2016): Review of Korean
workplace gender policy literature from 1989 to 2014, Asia Pacific Business Review, DOI: 10.1080/13602381.2016.1214365

- Walcutt, Brandon, Louise Patterson and Adam Cave. "Gender Discrimination at Inditex Korea." Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies. 21:5, January 2016, 321-328.

- Walcutt, Brandon. "A Convergent Study of Motivations, Success Factors and Issues of Foreign Entrepreneurs in South Korea." Journal of Digital Convergence. 13:7, July 2015. p125-136.

- Walcutt, Brandon. "Social Entrepreneurship in Korea Research Analysis: A Review of the English Literature." International Journal of Knowledge and Innovation in Business. 2:2, June 2015.

- Walcutt, Brandon. "English World's International Expansion." International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 4:2, February 2014. p587-591. http://hrmars.com/index.php/journals/archive_detail/IJARBSS/74

- Patterson, Louise and Brandon Walcutt. "Explanations for continued gender discrimination in South Korean Workplaces." Asia Pacific Business Review. January 2014. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13602381.2013.818805

- Walcutt, Brandon. "Destination Images of Korea: An Alaskan Perception." Journal of Business Administration and Education. 3:2, 2013, 80-104. ISSN 2201-2958. http://infinitypress.info/index.php/jbae/issue/view/23

- Walcutt, Brandon, Louise Patterson and SangYun Seo. "Linkages of Socio-Economic, Self-Perceptive and Cultural Factors to the Beauty Premium and Grade Point Average." World Review of Business Research. 3:1 (Jan. 2013).

- Patterson, Louise and Brandon Walcutt. "Korea Workplace Gender Discrimination Research Analysis: A Review of the Literature from 1990 to 2010."Asia Pacific Business Review</EM>. 19:, January 2013. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13602381.2012.697774

- Walcutt, Brandon, Louise Patterson and SangYun Seo. "Surname Discrimination: Implications for Korean University Professors." Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict. (Spring 2012), 25-38.

- Walcutt, Brandon and Carol Lazo. "The Economics of Discrimination in Korea's ESL Industry." TESOL Review. Vol. 3, December 2011.

- Walcutt, Brandon and Byeongchai Yang. "Employee Motivational Factors for the Korean Online Game Industry." Journal of Global Business Research, 23:2 (2011), 165-188.

- Walcutt, Brandon, Louise Patterson and SangYun Seo. "Beauty Premium and Grade Point Average: A Study of Business Students at a Korean University." Business Studies Journal, 3:1 (2011), 51-68.

- Delayco, Maria Luisa and Brandon Walcutt. "The Convergence of E-Tailing and Social Networking." Business Studies Journal , 2:2 (2010), 65-86.

- Walcutt, Brandon. "Korean Image Perceptions of Alaska: Implications for Tourism Marketing," Journal of Global Business Research, 21:1 (2009), 61-84.

- Walcutt, Brandon. "Korean Government Involvement in the Online Game Industry: An Analysis of Perception and Effectiveness," Korea Internet Electronic Commerce Association, 8:1 (2008), 109-136.

Magazines:

- Pink Ceiling to Korean Advancement, The Argus, Oct. 2014

- Eurozone Economic Crisis to Impact Korean Graduates, The Argus, Sept. 2012.

- Year of the Kimchi Piglet: Motorcycle Riding in Korea. Motorcycle.com. http://www.motorcycle.com/events/the-adventures-of-riding-in-korea-71434.html

Newspapers:

- Korean Online Games: No Longer Child's Play and Aiming to Stay That Way, The Korea Times 111/30/07. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/include/print.asp?newsIdx=14687

- The Castles of Korea, Korea Times, 10/31/2006.

- Cupids and Kimchi. The University Life, 3/2/2006.

On-line:

- The Short Guide to Traveling with Babies, BootsnAll.com, 9/16/2005. http://www.bootsnall.com/guides/05-09/the-short-guide-to-traveling-with-babies.html

- Buddha's Birthday in Seoul, EscapeArtist.com, 6/2005. http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/71/Celebration_In_Korea.html


Interviews / Presentations / Speeches

- Arirang TV - "Upfront" Show - 7/21/2017 - Discussed the U.S. Request to Amend KORUS FTA. To watch....(Episode 172)
http://www.arirang.com/player/Clips.asp?vSeq=127461&Page=1

- Arirang TV - "Upfront" Show - 6/29/2017 - Discussed the future of Economic Cooperation between Korea-U.S and outlook of Korea-U.S Summit. To watch....(Episode 169)
http://www.arirang.com/Tv2/TVCommon_NoStaff_Archive.asp?Prog_Code=TVCR0722&MENU_CODE=101870&view_seq=23496

- John, Eva. "Si Samsung toussait, la Corée s&#8217;enrhumerait." Liberation.fr. April 25, 2016. http://www.liberation.fr/futurs/2016/04/25/si-samsung-toussait-la-coree-s-enrhumerait_1448626

- Arirang TV - "Issue Upfront" Show - 11/26/2015 - Discussed the Trans Pacific Partnership. To watch....(Episode 86)
http://www.arirang.co.kr/Tv2/Tv_Video_On.asp?PROG_CODE=TVCR0722&code=Po5&sys_lang=Eng

- Arirang TV - "Issue Upfront" Show - 5/14/2015 - Discussed US/Japan Relationship. To watch....
http://www.arirang.co.kr/Tv2/TVCommon_NoStaff_Archive.asp?Prog_Code=TVCR0722&MENU_CODE=101870&view_seq=15377

- Arirang TV - "Issue Upfront" Show - 11/20/2014 - Discussed implications regarding Korea joining AIIB and TPP.

- TBS "Primetime" Show - 11/4/2014 - Discussed the Economic Effects of US Tapering their QE Program.

- AIESEC Alumni Asia Pacific Conference 2012 - 7/14/12 - Presented on Monetary Cooperation in Asia

- TBS "The Evening" Show - 10/4/2010 - Discussed the Effects of the G20 Meeting on Korea's Image

- TBS "This Morning" Show - 6/10/2010 - Discussed the Economic Effects of Korea-China-Japan FTA.

- Korea Needs Unique Promotion Strategies, Korea Times, 10/14/09.http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/10/117_53529.html

Conferences:

2016 The IRES International Conference in Istanbul (Jan. 24, 2016). Presented on "A Review of Korean Govt. Workplace Gender Policy Literature from 1989 to 2014".

2015 Maui International Business & Education Conference (Jan. 4-8, 2015). Presented on "Foreign Entrepreneurs in South Korea: An Exploration of Motivations, Success Factors and Perceptions".



5th Annual International Conference on Global Business - Detroit, USA (July 5-6, 2013). Presented on the "Explanations for continued gender discrimination in South Korean workplaces"



5th Global Business and Social Science Research Conference - Beijing (June 2012). Presented on the "Linkages of Socio-Economic, Self-Perceptive and Cultural Factors to the Beauty Premium and Grade Point Average"



Allied Academies Summer International Conference (July 2011). Presented on the "Beauty Premium and Grade Point Average: A Study of Business Students at a Korean University"



Allied Academies Spring International Conference - New Orleans (Spring 2010). Presented on

TOSOK Intl. Conference - Korea
July 2010
Presented on Destination Image Perception of Korea
 

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What a guy....!

Office location:              연구동 Bldg., #312
Office Phone Number:   02-949-9487

E-mail address:

Primary Classes Taught at HUFS:
- Principles of Economics - Micro / Macro
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- International Management
- International Trade
- Academic Writing
- Presentation and Debate
- Special Lectures on North American Economy
 
Personal:
From a personal standpoint, I am into...
- Travel
- Motorcycles
- Writing / Reading
- My family....see below for my pride and joy!

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Ariel and Anastasia

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AIESEC Conference in July, 2012. Presented on Monetary Cooperation in Asia!