Curriculum Vitae

August 2015
Kim Claes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management
SKK GSB
Sungkyunkwan University
25-2 Sungkyunkwan-ro
Jongro-gu, Seoul
Korea 110-745
M: +82 (0)10 9926 1708
T: +80 (0) 27 401 841
e-mail: [email protected]
Education
2010-2015: INSEAD
Ph.D. in Management - Organizational Behavior
Dissertation: “The socio-structural determinants of prices in markets”
Committee: Balagopal Vissa (Chair), Charlie Galunic, Henrich Greve, Phanish Puranam
2003-2005: Solvay Business School, Belgium
Post Graduate Degree in Management. Specialization in Marketing, Honors
2002-2005: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Master’s Degree in Actuarial Sciences. Specialization in Stochastic Calculus and Stochastic Finance,
Thesis: “Risk Correlation in Insurance”, Honors
1998-2002: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Bachelor’s Degree in Physics. Specialization in Mathematical Physics and General Relativity
Thesis: “Asymptotically anti-de Sitter space-times: Symmetries and conservation laws in dimensions
n >= 3”, High Honors
Refereed Publications
Frédéric C. Godart, Andrew V. Shipilov, Kim Claes. 2014. Making the most of the revolving door:
The impact of outward personnel mobility networks on organizational creativity.
Organization Science, Vol. 25(2), pp. 377-400
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nominated for Best Conference Paper Award Strategic Management Society 2012 Conference
Glenn Barnich, Friedemann Brandt, Kim Claes. 2004. Asymptotically anti-de Sitter space-times:
Symmetries and conservation laws revisited. Nuclear Physics B-Proceedings Supplements, Vol. 127, pp. 114117 (Alphabetical ordering of authors in Physics).
Book Chapters
Kim Claes, P. de Diesbach. 2013. Le lien entre le positionnement identitaire, le capital expérientiel, et la
performance en ligne des marques horlogères. In Le marketing expérientiel appliqué à l’horlogerie. K.
Zoric, F. Courvoisier (Eds). LEP éditions, Loisirs et pédagogie, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne
Kim Claes, Frédéric C. Godart. 2012. « Asian Dream » : Réseaux socio-sémantiques et perception de la haute
horlogerie suisse en Asie. In Asian Dream : Le rêve horloger. K. Zoric, F. Courvoisier (Eds). LEP
éditions, Loisirs et pédagogie, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne
Kim Claes, Frédéric C. Godart. 2011. L'horlogerie face à ses ambassadeurs : réseaux socio-sémantiques et
construction identitaire des marques horlogères. In L’horlogerie et ses ambassadeurs. K. Zoric, F.
Courvoisier (Eds). LEP éditions, Loisirs et pédagogie, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne
Research in Progress
Frédéric C. Godart, Stoyan V. Sgourev, Kim Claes. Watch your style! The impact of two types of
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intracategorical complexity on multiple-audience evaluation. (Status: rejected after second round at
AMJ, redrafted for impending submission to Organization Science)
Kim Claes. Media as semantic networks: Inferring similarity among producers and establishing preferences.
(Status: working draft, job market paper)
Kim Claes, Frédéric C. Godart. Pricing under uncertainty: identity specialists and generalists in the luxury
watchmaking industry. (Status: working draft)
Kim Claes, Balagopal Vissa. When do Venture Capitalists overpay? Evidence from India on drivers of early
stage venture valuation. (Status: drafting, draft by end of October)
Frédéric C. Godart, Stanislav D. Dobrev, Kim Claes. Sources of career transitions in creative industries: The
case of fashion designers. (Status: data analysis)
Ashley E. Mears, Frédéric C. Godart, Kim Claes. Superstars in the Global Culture Marketplace: Evidence
from Careers in the Fashion Modeling Industry. (Status: data analysis)
Kim Claes. Career longevity, networks, and performance: The case of artists. (Status: data cleaning)
Honors and Awards
2012: Nominated for Best Conference Paper Award Strategic Management Society 2012 Conference
2012: Omega Best paper award, 7è Journée de Recherche en Marketing Horloger, Neuchâtel
2010: Nominated for best paper award, 5è Journée de Recherche en Marketing Horloger, Neuchâtel
2010-2015: INSEAD PhD Fellowship
2008-2009: Several Best film awards (Sweden, Brazil, Belgium) for “Virtual Dating” (Uncut Films production)
1997: Semi-finalist of the Belgian Physics Olympiads
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant
2011-2012: Excel Tutorials, MBA elective, 2 semesters (grade: 4.2/5.0)
2011: Organizational Behavior I, Dr. William Maddux, MBA core course, 1/2 semester
2012: Organizational Behavior II, Dr. Mark Mortensen, MBA core course, 1/2 semester
Grader
2011: Organizational Behavior I, Dr. William Maddux, MBA core course, 1/2 semester
2011: Uncertainty Data & Judgment, Dr. Theos Evgeniou, MBA core course, 1/2 semester
2011: Uncertainty Data & Judgment, Dr. Enrico Diecidue, EMBA core course, 1/2 semester
2012: Uncertainty Data & Judgment, Dr. Miguel Lobo, MBA core course, 1/2 semester
Conference Presentations and Invited talks
Kim Claes, Balagopal Vissa. (2014, October). When do Venture Capitalists overpay? Evidence from India on
drivers of early stage venture valuation. Invited for presentation at ESSEC Business School, Cergy
Pontoise, France
Kim Claes, Frédéric C. Godart. (2014, October). Pricing under uncertainty: identity specialists and generalists
in the luxury watchmaking industry. Invited for presentation at the School of Sociology of the
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Kim Claes. (2014, September). Media as semantic networks: Inferring prototypicality and constructing
preferences from text. 3rd Wharton-INSEAD Doctoral Consortium Fontainebleau, France.
Kim Claes. (2014, July). Media as semantic networks: Inferring prototypicality and constructing preferences
from text. 30th European group for organizational studies (EGOS), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Kim Claes. (2014, May). Media as semantic networks: Inferring prototypicality and constructing preferences
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from text. 14th Transatlantic Doctoral Conference, London, UK.
Kim Claes, Frédéric C. Godart (2013, August). Jack of many trades or master of few? Identity breadth and
firm appeal in media-mediated markets. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Kim Claes, Frédéric C. Godart (2013, July). Jack of many trades or master of few? Identity breadth and firm
appeal in media-mediated markets. 29th European group for organizational studies, Montréal, CA.
Kim Claes, Pable de Diesbach (2012, November). Le lien entre le positionnement identitaire, le capital
expérientiel, et la performance en ligne des marques horlogères. 16e Journée Internationale du
Marketing Horloger and 7e Journée de Recherche en Marketing Horloger , Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Frédéric C. Godart, Stoyan V. Sgourev, Kim Claes. (2012, August). When beauty trumps mechanics: The
Impact of Two Types of Complexity on Product Evaluation. American Sociological Association
annual meeting, Denver, CO, USA
Frédéric C. Godart, Stoyan V. Sgourev, Kim Claes. (2012, March). How Much is Too Much? The Impact of
Complexity on Performance in the Luxury Watchmaking Industry. Invited for presentation at Essec
Business School, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Kim Claes, Frédéric C. Godart (2011, November). “Asian Dream” : Réseaux socio-sémantiques et perception
de la haute horlogerie suisse en Asie. 6e Journée de Recherche en Marketing Horloger , Neuchâtel,
Switzerland.
Frédéric C. Godart, Andrew V. Shipilov, Kim Claes. (2011, August). Performance Implications of Outward
Personnel Mobility in Creative Industries. American Sociological Association annual meeting, Las
Vegas, NV.
Frédéric C. Godart, Andrew V. Shipilov, Kim Claes. (2011, August). Performance Implications of Outward
Personnel Mobility in Creative Industries. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, San Antonio,
TX.
Frédéric C. Godart, Kim Claes, Stoyan V. Sgourev. (2011, August). How Much is Too Much? The Impact of
Complexity on Performance in the Luxury Watchmaking Industry. Academy of Management Annual
Meeting, San Antonio, TX
Frédéric C. Godart, Kim Claes, Stoyan V. Sgourev. (2011, July). How Much is Too Much? The Impact of
Complexity on Performance in the Luxury Watchmaking Industry. 27th European group for
organizational studies, Sweden.
Frédéric C. Godart, Andrew V. Shipilov, Kim Claes. (2011, May). Performance Implications of Outward
Personnel Mobility in Creative Industries. 11th Transatlantic Doctoral Conference, London, UK.
Frédéric C. Godart, Kim Claes, Stoyan V. Sgourev. (2011, January). How Much is Too Much? The Impact
of Complexity on Performance in the Luxury Watchmaking Industry. Invited for presentation at
Guanghua School of Management – Peking University, Beijing, China
Frédéric C. Godart, Kim Claes, Stoyan V. Sgourev. (2010, December). How Much is Too Much? The Impact
of Complexity on Performance in the Luxury Watchmaking Industry. Invited for presentation at
David Eccles School of Business – University of Utah, UT, USA
Kim Claes, Frédéric C. Godart (2010, December). L'horlogerie face à ses ambassadeurs : réseaux sociosémantiques et construction identitaire des marques horlogères. 14e Journée Internationale du
Marketing Horloger and 5e Journée de Recherche en Marketing Horloger , Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Frédéric C. Godart, Kim Claes, Stoyan V. Sgourev. (2010, June). Timing Innovation: “The Impact of
Professional Social Networks in the Watchmaking Industry”. Sunbelt XXX, Riva del Garda, Italy.
University Colloquia
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2014: Wharton-INSEAD Management PhD Conference, Fontainebleau, France
2012: INSEAD, Organizational Theory Seminar, Fontainebleau, France
Press coverage
My research has been covered in various media outlets printed worldwide and online including: Financial
Times, INSEAD Knowledge, Yemen Observer, Gulf Times, The National Newspaper (Unite Arab
Emirates), El Pais, Talent Management, The Edge, Harvard Business Review…
Service
Conference Reviewer
Academy of Management Annual Meetings 2013 & 2014
Conference Reviewer and Co-Organizer
INSEAD Network Evolution Conference 3.0 & 4.0 (2012 & 2014)
Co-Organizer for the Retail, Consumer & Luxury Goods Club, INSEAD
Insights on the Luxury Watchmaking Industry 2012 & 2013 (France), 2014 (Singapore)
Other Professional and Business Experience
2015-present: Sungkyunkwan Graduate School of Business (SKK GSB)
Assistant Professor of Management
2010: INSEAD (2 months)
Research Assistant to Professor Frédéric C. Godart
2007-2009: BNP Paribas-Fortis
Capital Markets: Structurer of Exotic Interest and Inflation Rate Options
2006-2007: ING
Insurance Risk Management: Asset-Liability Manager
2004-2011: Uncut Films
Co-founder, Producer, Executive Producer, and Treasurer
2001: Artistic Director of the album “Birth of the Beast” by the band Psycotics
Professional Memberships
2011-present: Academy of Management
2010-present: International Network for Social Network Analysis
2011-2012: American Sociological Association
Courses Taught
C-Suite and Governance
Competitive Strategy
Personal
Nationality: Belgian
Languages: French (native), English (fluent), Flemish (intermediate)
Age:34
References
Dr. Balagopal Vissa (Chair)
[email protected]
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Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise (INSEAD – Singapore)
Dr. Charles Galunic
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Organizational Behavior (INSEAD – Fontainebleau)
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[email protected]
Dr. Henrich Greve
[email protected]
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Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise (INSEAD – Singapore)
Dr. Phanish Puranam
[email protected]
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Strategy (INSEAD – Singapore)
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