Portrait of Professor Byung-Gak Son

Professor Byung-Gak Son

Professor of Supply Chain Management

Bayes Business School , Faculty of Management

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About

Overview

Byung-Gak Son is a Professor of Supply Chain Management at Bayes Business School, City, University of London. He also holds visiting faculty positions at several leading business schools, including Bologna Business School and Trinity Business School, Dublin.

His research interests include supply networks, buyer-supplier relationships, and innovation. Professor Son has published extensively in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Operations Management, the Journal of International Business Studies, and Production and Operations Management.

Professor Son teaches supply chain management modules at both MSc and MBA levels. He currently serves as Managing Editor of the International Journal of Operations and Production Management.

Qualifications

  • BA
  • MSc
  • PhD

Languages

Korean and Spanish; Castilian

Expertise

Primary topics

  • Operations Management
  • Supply Chain Management

Industries

  • retailing
  • transportation

Geographic Areas

  • Asia
  • Asia - East
  • Europe

Publications

Chapters (2)

  1. Jon, J., Hong, E. and Son, B. (2008). The Changing Face of Operations Management. In Rowley, C. and Paik, Y. (Eds.), The Changing Face of South Korean Management (pp. 77-99).
  2. Sodhi, M. and Son, B.-.G. (2007). Math Modelling: What Skills do Employers Want in Industry? Mathematical Modelling (pp. 212-220). Elsevier. ISBN 9781904275206.

Conference papers and proceedings (7)

  1. Kim, J., Lee, H., Son, B.-.G. and Choi, Y. (2024). A Social Network Analysis of Opportunistic Behaviors in Government R&D programs. EGOV-CeDEM-ePart conference 1-5 September, Ghent, Belgium.
  2. Kocabasoglu-Hillmer, C., Son, B. and Sodhi, M. (2012). From the Outside Looking In: An Exploration of the the Investment Community's Perception of Supply Chain Management a Study of Equity Analysts' Reports. 19th International Annual EurOMA Conference 1-5 July, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  3. Sodhi, M. and Son, B. (2006). To which supply-chain risks are consumer electronics companies more vulnerable? Production and Operations Management Society Conference Boston.
  4. Sodhi, M. and Son, B. (2005). Math modelling: what skills do employers want in industry? ICTMA 12 Teaching of Mathematical Modelling and Applications London.
  5. Hong, E. and Son, B. (2003). Measurement factors for logistics performance. Research Network Annual Conference London.
  6. Menachof, D. and Son, B. (2002). What do we mean by supply chain collaboration? Research Network Annual Conference Birmingham.
  7. Menachof, D. and Son, B. (2000). E-Commerce and the bulk shipping industry. American Society of Transportation and Logistics Educator's Conferenc Atlanta.

Journal articles (30)

  1. Son, B.-.G., M. De Menezes, L., Kim, S., Leiras, A. and Ruel, S. (2026). On sustainable operations and supply chain management: has the debate on diversity, equity and inclusion been settled. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 46(3), pp. 341-366. doi:10.1108/ijopm-09-2025-0883

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  2. Petropoulos, F., Akkermans, H., Aksin, O.Z., Ali, I., Babai, M.Z., Barbosa-Povoa, A.... Zheng, T. (2026). Operations & supply chain management: principles and practice. International Journal of Production Research, 64(1), pp. 330-513. doi:10.1080/00207543.2025.2555531

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  3. González-Zapatero, C., González-Benito, J., Son, B.-.G. and Kocabasoglu-Hillmer, C. (2026). A Risk Mitigation Deficit Measure to Control Risks in Supply Chains: An SME Perspective. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 73, pp. 1289-1300. doi:10.1109/tem.2025.3646968

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  4. Kim, S., Choudhury, N.A., Heikkinen, P. and Son, B.-.G. (2025). Supply base complexity in times of crisis: moderating the negative impact of the Russia–Ukraine war. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 45(13), pp. 204-232. doi:10.1108/ijopm-12-2024-1046

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  5. Lee, C.-.H., Roden, S. and Son, B.-.G. (2025). Exploring the effect of justice and buyer-supplier embeddedness on supply chain disruption response: Buyer-supplier dyadic perspectives. International Journal of Production Economics, 290, pp. 109770-109770. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109770

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  6. Chae, S., Filatotchev, I., Kim, S. and Son, B.-.G. (2025). Small worlds within global supply chains: implications for multinational enterprises’ environmental, social, and governance controversies. Journal of International Business Studies, 56(6), pp. 807-818. doi:10.1057/s41267-025-00796-w

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  7. Son, B.-.G., Roscoe, S. and Sodhi, M.S. (2025). Dynamic capabilities of global and local humanitarian organizations with emergency response and long-term development missions. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 45(1), pp. 1-32. doi:10.1108/ijopm-12-2022-0778

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  8. Son, B., Ries, J.M., Subramanian, N. and Kim, S. (2024). Bridging the innovation gap: Why organizational climate matters for leveraging innovation from supply networks. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 60(2), pp. 39-63. doi:10.1111/jscm.12316

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  9. Tran, T., Kim, S., Son, B.-.G. and Ramkumar, M. (2024). Paradoxical Association Between Lean Manufacturing, Sustainability Practices and Triple Bottom Line Performance. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71, pp. 6636-6648. doi:10.1109/tem.2023.3290724

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  10. Kocabasoglu-Hillmer, C., Vanpoucke, E., Son, B.-.G. and Roden, S. (2023). Seeing with fresh eyes – the potential of paradox theory to explore persistent, interdependent tensions in supply chains. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 43(11), pp. 1669-1689. doi:10.1108/ijopm-07-2023-0605

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  11. Lee, C.-.H., Son, B.-.G. and Roden, S. (2023). Supply chain disruption response and recovery: The role of power and governance. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. doi:10.1016/j.pursup.2023.100866

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  12. Kocabasoglu‐Hillmer, C., Roden, S., Vanpoucke, E., Son, B. and Lewis, M.W. (2023). Radical innovations as supply chain disruptions? A paradox between change and stability. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 59(3), pp. 3-19. doi:10.1111/jscm.12299

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  13. Chae, S., Son, B.-.G., Yan, T. and Yang, Y.S. (2022). Supply chains and the success of M&As: investigating the effect of structural equivalence of merging firms' supplier and customer bases. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 42(8), pp. 1272-1293. doi:10.1108/ijopm-12-2021-0745

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  14. Son, B.-.G., Kim, H., Hur, D. and Subramanian, N. (2021). The dark side of supply chain digitalisation: supplier-perceived digital capability asymmetry, buyer opportunism and governance. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 41(7), pp. 1220-1247. doi:10.1108/ijopm-10-2020-0711

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  15. Son, B.-.G., Chae, S. and Kocabasoglu-Hillmer, C. (2021). Catastrophic supply chain disruptions and supply network changes: a study of the 2011 Japanese earthquake. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 41(6), pp. 781-804. doi:10.1108/ijopm-09-2020-0614

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  16. Son, B., Ha, B. and Lee, T. (2019). Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises' Collaborative Buyer–Supplier Relationships: Boundary Spanning Individual Perspectives. Journal of Small Business Management, 57(3), pp. 966-988. doi:10.1111/jsbm.12423

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  17. Park, S., Yin, Y. and Son, B.-.G. (2019). Understanding of online hotel booking process: A multiple method approach. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 25(3), pp. 334-348. doi:10.1177/1356766718778879

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  18. Son, B.-.G., Lee, C.-.H., Ha, B.-.C. and Nam, H. (2019). Investigating the Fair Treatment of Suppliers and its Trust Fostering Role and Performance Benefits. International Journal of Production Economics. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.04.009

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  19. Son, B.-.G., Kocabasoglu-Hillmer, C. and Roden, S. (2016). A dyadic perspective on retailer–supplier relationships through the lens of social capital. International Journal of Production Economics, 178, pp. 120-131. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.05.005

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  20. Son, B.G., Sodhi, M.M., Kocabasoglu-Hillmer, C. and Lee, T.H. (2016). Supply chain information in analyst reports on publicly traded companies. International Journal of Production Economics, 171(3), pp. 350-360. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.10.011

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  21. Bourlakis, M., Sodhi, M.M.S. and Son, B.G. (2013). The relative emphasis on supply-chain/logistics topics by UK industry in hiring postgraduates and by UK universities in teaching and research. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 16(6), pp. 506-521. doi:10.1080/13675567.2013.841134

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  22. Kim, C.S., Son, B.G. and Bourlakis, M. (2012). Factors affecting successful adoption of ubiquitous computing technology in supply chain contexts: A comparative analysis of UK and Korea. International Journal of Logistics Management, 23(2), pp. 280-306. doi:10.1108/09574091211265396

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  23. Sodhi, M.S., Son, B.G. and Tang, C.S. (2012). Researchers' perspectives on supply chain risk management. Production and Operations Management, 21(1), pp. 1-13. doi:10.1111/j.1937-5956.2011.01251.x

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  24. Hong, E., Son, B.G. and Menachof, D. (2010). Exploring the link between IT systems and the outsourcing of logistics activities: A transaction cost perspective. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 13(1), pp. 41-57. doi:10.1080/13675560903233682

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  25. Sodhi, M.S. and Son, B.G. (2010). Content analysis of or job advertisements to infer required skills. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 61(9), pp. 1315-1327. doi:10.1057/jors.2009.80

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  26. Mangal, V., Roels, G., Son, B. and Tang, C. (2010). An Approach for Developing a MBA curriculum to meet the career objectives of MBA students with Engineering/Science background. International Journal of Engineering Management and Economics, 1, pp. 103-144
  27. Sodhi, M.M.S. and Son, B.G. (2009). Supply-chain partnership performance. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review, 45(6), pp. 937-945. doi:10.1016/j.tre.2009.05.004

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  28. Sodhi, M.M.S., Son, B.G. and Tang, C.S. (2008). ASP, the art and science of practice: What employers demand from applicants for MBA-level supply chain jobs and the coverage of supply chain topics in MBA courses. Interfaces, 38(6), pp. 469-484. doi:10.1287/inte.1080.0377

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  29. Bhalla, A., Sodhi, M.M.S. and Son, B.G. (2008). Is more IT offshoring better?. An exploratory study of western companies offshoring to South East Asia. Journal of Operations Management, 26(2), pp. 322-335. doi:10.1016/j.jom.2007.02.005

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  30. Sodhi, M.M.S. and Son, B.G. (2008). ASP, the art and science of practice: Skills employers want from operations research graduates. Interfaces, 38(2), pp. 140-146. doi:10.1287/inte.1080.0342

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Thesis/dissertation

Education

Course Directorship

- 2009 - present, MSc in Global Supply Chain Management, Director
- 2007 - present, Sogang and KAIST Dual Degree Programme, Director

Subject/Academic Leadership

- 2009 - present, Teaching and Learning Champion

Professional activities

Editorial activity

  1. Informs Online, Associate Editor, 2005 - present.