Dr. Jinsu Byun
Dr. Jinsu Byun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management. He earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees from Seoul National University, South Korea. He completed his doctoral degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis of Sport Management and Policy at the University of Georgia.
Dr. Byun's primary research goal expands our knowledge of sport governance, organizations, and sustainable sport event management. To achieve this goal, he conducts research that offers meaningful insight into under-investigated topics in relation to three research areas: sport governance at multiple levels (local, national and international), inter-organizational relationships for sustainable event management, and organizational changes in sport.
Dr. Jinsu Byun was the winner of the NASSM (North American Society for Sport Management) 2020 Student Research Competition Award. Additionally, he received a research grant from the International Olympic Committee’s PhD Students and Early Career Academics Research Grant program. He has published manuscripts in Sport Management Review, European Sport Management Quarterly, Managing Sport and Leisure, Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, and Sustainability.
Dr. Byun's primary research goal expands our knowledge of sport governance, organizations, and sustainable sport event management. To achieve this goal, he conducts research that offers meaningful insight into under-investigated topics in relation to three research areas: sport governance at multiple levels (local, national and international), inter-organizational relationships for sustainable event management, and organizational changes in sport.
Dr. Jinsu Byun was the winner of the NASSM (North American Society for Sport Management) 2020 Student Research Competition Award. Additionally, he received a research grant from the International Olympic Committee’s PhD Students and Early Career Academics Research Grant program. He has published manuscripts in Sport Management Review, European Sport Management Quarterly, Managing Sport and Leisure, Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, and Sustainability.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Sport Management and Policy
Minor: UGA Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies Certificate
University of Georgia, GA, USA
Master of Science in Sport Sociology
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Bachelor of Science in Physical Education
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Minor: UGA Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies Certificate
University of Georgia, GA, USA
Master of Science in Sport Sociology
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Bachelor of Science in Physical Education
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
10. Byun, J., & Dowling, M., & Leopkey, B. (Forthcoming). Comparative Multiple Case Study on the Governance of Post-Games Legacy Organizations. Journal of Sport Management.
9. Choi, K., Ellis, D., Leopkey, B., Byun, J., & Zinn, K. (2022). On-site Sponsorship Leveraging Patterns of TOP and Domestic Programmes: The Case of 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSMM.2022.121256
8. Kim, S., Byun, J., & Chepyator-Thomson, J. R. (2021). Adapting to a New Normal: The Impact of the COVID-19 on the Mediatization of Professional Sport Organizations. Sport in Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2021.2017888
7. Byun, J., & Leopkey, B. (2021). Exploring Conflict among Stakeholders in the Governance of Olympic Legacy. Sport Management Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2021.1982473
6. Byun, J., & Leopkey, B. (2021). A Resource-Based View of Post-Games Legacy Strategy: The Case of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. Sport in Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2021.1991324
5. Hoff, K., Leopkey, B., & Byun, J. (2020). Organizing Committees for the Olympic Games and Satellite Host Local Organizing Committees: Examining Their Relationships and Impact on Legacy Creation. Managing Sport & Leisure.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2020.1856710
4. Byun, J., Ellis, D. & Leopkey, B. (2020). The Pursuit of Legitimacy through Strategic Alliances: The Examination of International Joint Sport Event Bidding. European Sport Management Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2020.1759668
3. Byun, J., Leopkey, B., & Ellis, D. (2020). Examining Post-Merger Sociocultural Integration in Sport. European Sport Management Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2020.1776747
2. Byun, J. & Leopkey, B. (2020). Exploring Issues within Post-Olympic Games Legacy Governance: The Case of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12093585
1. Byun, J., Leopkey, B., & Ellis, D. (2019). Understanding Joint Bids for International Large-Scale Sport Events as Strategic Alliances. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-09-2018-0074
9. Choi, K., Ellis, D., Leopkey, B., Byun, J., & Zinn, K. (2022). On-site Sponsorship Leveraging Patterns of TOP and Domestic Programmes: The Case of 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSMM.2022.121256
8. Kim, S., Byun, J., & Chepyator-Thomson, J. R. (2021). Adapting to a New Normal: The Impact of the COVID-19 on the Mediatization of Professional Sport Organizations. Sport in Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2021.2017888
7. Byun, J., & Leopkey, B. (2021). Exploring Conflict among Stakeholders in the Governance of Olympic Legacy. Sport Management Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2021.1982473
6. Byun, J., & Leopkey, B. (2021). A Resource-Based View of Post-Games Legacy Strategy: The Case of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. Sport in Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2021.1991324
5. Hoff, K., Leopkey, B., & Byun, J. (2020). Organizing Committees for the Olympic Games and Satellite Host Local Organizing Committees: Examining Their Relationships and Impact on Legacy Creation. Managing Sport & Leisure.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2020.1856710
4. Byun, J., Ellis, D. & Leopkey, B. (2020). The Pursuit of Legitimacy through Strategic Alliances: The Examination of International Joint Sport Event Bidding. European Sport Management Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2020.1759668
3. Byun, J., Leopkey, B., & Ellis, D. (2020). Examining Post-Merger Sociocultural Integration in Sport. European Sport Management Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2020.1776747
2. Byun, J. & Leopkey, B. (2020). Exploring Issues within Post-Olympic Games Legacy Governance: The Case of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12093585
1. Byun, J., Leopkey, B., & Ellis, D. (2019). Understanding Joint Bids for International Large-Scale Sport Events as Strategic Alliances. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-09-2018-0074
BOOK CHAPTERS & REVIEWS
2. Byun, J., & Leopkey, B. (2020). The Relationship between the IOC and International Sport Federations. In D. Chatziefstathiou, B. García, & B. Séguin (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Routledge.
1. Byun, J. (2018). Inside and Outside Perspectives: A Review of Invisible Asians: Korean American Adoptees, Asian American Experiences and Racial Exceptionalism. The Qualitative Report.
1. Byun, J. (2018). Inside and Outside Perspectives: A Review of Invisible Asians: Korean American Adoptees, Asian American Experiences and Racial Exceptionalism. The Qualitative Report.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2. Winner, NASSM Student Research Competition (2020). North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) 2020 annual conference.
1. Recipient, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2020). The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
1. Recipient, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2020). The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Grant Experience
2. Byun, J. (PI) A Comparative Case Study of the Governance of Post-Olympic Games Legacy Organizations. The 2021 Ph.D. Students and Early Career Academic Research Grant Programme, The International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Studies Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Total: $4,200 December 2020
1. Müller, M. (PI) Mega-Events as Urban Interventions: Growth and Impacts. The Sport Industry and Marketing Center, Swiss National Science Foundation, Bern, Switzerland.
Total: $2,000 May 16, 2018 – October 15, 2018
Co-investigator: Collected and documented data on the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles and the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea & Japan
Total: $4,200 December 2020
1. Müller, M. (PI) Mega-Events as Urban Interventions: Growth and Impacts. The Sport Industry and Marketing Center, Swiss National Science Foundation, Bern, Switzerland.
Total: $2,000 May 16, 2018 – October 15, 2018
Co-investigator: Collected and documented data on the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles and the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea & Japan
