Areas of expertise:
international trade, statistics, and marketing.
Education:
Ph.D., Pusan National University; MBA, BS in Marketing, Ball State University
Recent courses taught:
BUSA 101 Introduction to Business
BUSA 260 Quantitative Business
BUSA 250 Global Strategic Management
BUSA 348 Statistical Analysis in Operations with Six Sigma Certification
BUSA 350D Global Supply Chain Management with JIT Management Certification
Distinctions (awards, fellowships, grants):
Best Dissertation Award, Korean Association of International Business Management
Just-in-Time Management Certification
Selected publications:
Books:
Seong-am Moon, Dong-jin Kim and Aaron Rae Stephens (2014) “The Three Little Pigs and Pooling”, Kindle Direct Publishing.
Seong-am Moon, Dong-jin Kim and Aaron Rae Stephens (2014) “Pinocchio Becoming Human with the Theory of Constraints” Kindle Direct Publishing.
Seong-am Moon, Dong-jin Kim and Aaron Rae Stephens (2014) “The Emporer’s S-Curve”, Kindle Direct Publishing.
Seong-am Moon, Dong-jin Kim and Aaron Rae Stephens (2014) “Making the Match Girl Rich”, Kindle Direct Publishing.
Stephens, Aaron Rae, (2014) “Guide to a Healthy Living Wall”, Kindle Direct Publishing.
Stephens, Aaron Rae, (2016) “Strategic orientations and dynamic capabilities: Evidence from Korea”, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Academic Papers:
Stephens, Aaron Rae and Kim, Seong-soo, (2015), “A study on the effects of strategic orientations on dynamic capabilities and international performance: Evidence from Korean firms”, Korean Academy of International Business Management, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 243-275.
Stephens, Aaron Rae, (2017) “The need for emergency economic policy options to mitigate the economic impacts of epidemics: Ebola in West Africa and MERS in South Korea” Regional Economies and Policies, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 1-11.
Stephens, Aaron Rae, (2018) “Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, stress and turnover: Evidence from service employees in China”, Journal of China Studies, Vol. 21 No. 2 pp. 79-99.
Stephens, Aaron Rae and Yoo, Seong gyun, (2018) “An exploratory study on the expansion of the African market by global firms focusing on Liberia utilizing the Balassa Index”, The e-Business Studies, Vol. 19 No. 6, pp. 177-198.
Hahn T.N., Stephens, A.R. and Lee, Y.C. (2019) Korean Brand Globalization: How it works for the Vietnamese market, The Journal of Asian Studies 22(4): 1-50.
Rhee, M.S. and Stephens, A.R. (2020) In-Press: Innovation-orientated technology assimilation strategy and Korean SMEs’ enhanced innovation capability, competitive advantage and firm performance, International Journal of Innovation Management.
Stephens, A.R. and Kasamanli, R. (2020) In-Press: An analysis of North Korean trade amid warming global relations utilizing RCA, RSCA, and TBI, European Journal of Applied Economics.
