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Catherine J. Paek, Ph.D.

Catherine Paek

Assistant Professor

catherinepaek@boisestate.edu
Mail stop: 1625
Office number: MBEB 3241
Office hours: by appointment

Catherine Paek is an assistant professor of management in the College of Business and Economics. Catherine received her Ph.D. from Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research centers on venture-backed entrepreneurs, studying issues in entrepreneurship, career mobility, and organization theory. She is currently exploring the implications of entrepreneurial experience in entrepreneurs’ post-entrepreneurship careers. In related work, she investigates the role of entrepreneurial identity in entrepreneurial exit and career mobility.

Catherine is an entrepreneur and runs a global digital marketing agency in South Korea. Her company provides digital services to companies wishing to expand internationally.

Education

  • Ph.D., Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • M.A., B.A., Mass Communications, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
  • B.B.A., Business Administration, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea

Teaching areas

  • Strategic Management
  • Entrepreneurship

Areas of expertise

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Founders, founding teams
  • Career mobility
  • Venture financing