Hyunkang Hur: Indiana University Kokomo

Hyunkang Hur, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Public Management

Phone:: 765-455-9539
Email:: hyunhur@iu.edu

Campus:: IU Kokomo

Main Building, KO 178E

Biography

Hyunkang (H.K.) Hur, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of public management in the Department of Public Administration and Health Management (PAHM), School of Business at Indiana University Kokomo. He joined the PAHM, School of Business at the Indiana University Kokomo in 2016. He earned a Ph.D. in Public Management and Policy Analysis from Indiana University Bloomington and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Maryland, College Park. He completed his B.A. in Public Administration with a Business Administration minor from SungKyungKwan University, Seoul, South Korea. Professor Hur’s research interests are public management, human resource management in the public sector, organizational behavior, public program evaluation, public sector employee work attitudes and behavior, work motivation, comparative public administration, quantitative research methods, and meta-analysis. Professor Hur has published peer-reviewed articles in Public Personnel Management (PPM), Review of Public Personnel Administration (ROPPA), and Public Management Review (PMR).

Education

Indiana University, Bloomington, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Ph.D., Public Management and Policy Analysis, 2015

University of Maryland, College Park, School of Public Policy, M.P.P., Public Policy, 2009

SungKyunKwan University, Seoul, Korea, B.A., Public Administration and Business, 2005

Area of Expertise:

Public Management, Public Policy Analysis, Public Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Program Evaluation, Quantitative Analysis

Research Interests:

Hyunkang Hur is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Administration and Health Management, School of Business at Indiana University, Kokomo. His research focuses on public job security, civil service reform, human resource management, organizational behavior, and public employee work attitudes and behavior. His recent research work focuses on how market-oriented government reforms (such as pay-for-performance system, at-will employment policy, downsizing of public sector organization) affect public employee work motivation and citizen’s trust.

Top 10 Selected Publications:

Hyunkang Hur & James L. Perry. (2020). Job Security Rule Changes and Employee Organizational Commitment. Online First in Review of Public Personnel Administration, 40 (4):641-668. doi.org: 10.1177/0734371X19842622
Hyunkang Hur. (2020). The role of inclusive work environment practices in promoting LGBT employee job satisfaction and affective commitment in the US federal workforce. Public Money & Management, 40(6):426-436. doi: 10.1080/09540962.2019.1681640
Kohei Suzuki & Hyunkang Hur. (2020). Bureaucratic Structures and Organizational Commitment: Findings from a Comparative Study of 20 European Countries. Public Management Review, 22(6):877-907. doi.org/ 10.1080/14719037.2019.1619813
Daewoo Lee, Chae Young, Chang, & Hyunkang Hur. (2020). Economic performance, income inequality and political trust: New evidence from a cross-national study of 14 Asian countries. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 42(2): 66-88. doi.org/10.1080/23276665.2020.1755873
Hyunkang Hur. (2019). Job Security Matters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between Job Security and Work Attitudes. Online first in Journal of Management & Organization, 1-31. doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2019.3
Hyunkang Hur. (2019). Impact of “U.S. Veterans’ Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014” on Employee morale and work behavior: Does “Creating an at-will workplace” lead to better outcomes? Journal of Public Affairs, 19(2): 1-31. doi.org/10.1002/pa.1916
Hyunkang Hur & Hyesong Ha. (2019). The Link between Perceptions of Fairness, Job Training Opportunity and At-Will Employees’ Work Attitudes: Lessons from U.S. Georgia State Government. European Journal of Training and Development, 43(3/4): 375-397. doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-09-2018-0090
Hyunkang Hur. (2018). The Unintended Consequences of Pay-for-Performance Rule Change: U.S. Department of Defense’s National Security Personnel System. International Journal of Public Sector Management. 31(6):654-671. doi:10.1108/IJPSM-09-2016-0147
Kohei Suzuki & Hyunkang Hur (2018). Bureaucratic Structures and Organizational Commitment of Senior Public Officials: Evidence from a Cross National Study of 20 European Countries. The Quality of Government Institute, University of Gothenburg, QOG Working Paper Series 9:1-41.
Hyunkang Hur and James L. Perry. (2016). Evidence-Based Change in Public Job Security Policy: A Research Synthesis and Its Practical Implications. Public Personnel Management. 45(3):264-283. doi:10.1177/0091026016663234

Academic/Professional Activities:

American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
American Political Science Association (APSA)
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)
Public Management Research Association (PMRA)
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
Academy of Management (AOM)

Awards/Honors:

2020 Indiana University Kokomo Junior Faculty Scholarship Award
2020 Indiana University Overseas Conference Grant

Suzuki, Kohei & Hyunkang Hur (2020) “Bureaucratic Structure and Turnover Intention: Evidence from Cross-National Analysis” Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), Honolulu, HA, June 2020.
Daewoo Lee, Chae Young, Chang, & Hyunkang Hur (2020) “Economic performance, income inequality and political trust: New evidence from a cross-national study of 14 Asian countries” Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April 2020
Daewoo Lee, Chae Young, Chang, & Hyunkang Hur (2020) “Economic performance, income inequality and political trust: New evidence from a cross-national study of 14 Asian countries” American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference**, Anaheim, CA, April 2020
Hyunkang Hur* and Gordon Abner* (2019) “What Makes Public Employees Want to Leave Their Job: A Meta-Analysis of Turnover Intention Predictors Among Public Sector Employees” Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM), Denver, CO, November 2019.
Kohei Suzuki* and Hyunkang Hur (equal contributions) (2019) “Revisiting the Old Debate: Citizen’s Perception of Procedural Justice in Public and Private Organizations” American Political Science Association (APSA), Washington D.C., August 2019.
Hyunkang Hur* and Kohei Suzuki (equal contributions) (2019) “Revisiting the Old Debate: Organizational Procedural Justice in Public and Private Organizations” Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), Chicago, IL, April 2019.
Hyunkang Hur* (2019) "Job Insecurity and Its Effect on Organizational Performance: Does Senior Executive Services Accountability Make a Difference?" American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Washington D.C., March 2019.
Kohei Suzuki* and Hyunkang Hur (equal contributions) (2018) “Bureaucratic Structure and Organizational Commitment of Senior Public Officials: Evidence from Cross-National Study of 20 European Countries” XXII IRSPM Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland. April 2018.
Hyunkang Hur* and Kohei Suzuki* (equal contributions) (2018) “Bureaucratic Structure and Organizational Commitment of Senior Public Officials: Evidence from Cross-National Study of 20 European Countries” Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), Chicago, IL, April 2018.
Hyunkang Hur and Kohei Suzuki* (2017) “Bureaucratic Structure, New Public Management, and Work Orientation of Public Sector Employees: Evidence from Cross-National Analysis” European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference, Oslo, Norway. September 2017.
Hyunkang Hur* and Kohei Suzuki* (2017) “Bureaucratic Structure, New Public Management, and Work Orientation of Public Sector Employees: Evidence from Cross-National Analysis” American Political Science Association (APSA), San Francisco, California. September 2017.
Hyunkang Hur* (2017) “A meta-analysis of turnover intention predictors among public sector employee: why do they leave? Why do they stay?” American Political Science Association (APSA), San Francisco, California. September 2017.
Hyunkang Hur* (2017) “Impact of “The 2014 Department of Veteran Affairs Management Accountability Act” on employee morale and work behavior: Does “Creating an at-will workplace” lead to better outcomes?” Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), Chicago, IL, April 2017.
Hyunkang Hur* (2017) “Impact of “Veterans’ Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014” on employee morale and work behavior: Does “Creating an at-will workplace” lead to better outcomes?” 3^rd Annual Faculty Research Symposium, Indiana University Kokomo, March 2017.
Daewoo Lee*, Louis Fucilla, and Hyunkang Hur (2017) “Government Trust in East Asia: Does Globalization Matter?,” Southern Political Science Association (SPSA), New Orleans, Louisiana. January2017.
Louis Fucilla, Hyunkang Hur*, and Daewoo Lee (2016) “Antecedents of Trust in Government in Asia: Does the Civil Service Matter,” American Political Science Association (APSA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 2016.
Louis Fucilla*, Hyunkang Hur, and Daewoo Lee (2016) “Antecedents of Trust in Government in Asia: Does the Civil Service Matter,” Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), Chicago, IL, April 2016.
Hyunkang Hur* and James L. Perry (2015) “Job Security and its Outcomes: Moderating Effects of Public-Private Differentials,” American Political Science Association (APSA), San Francisco, September 2015.
Hyunkang Hur* and James L. Perry (2014) “The Relationship between Job Security and Work Attitudes: A Meta-Analysis Examining Competing Theoretical Models,” American Political Science Association (APSA), Washington, D.C., August 2014.
Hyunkang Hur* and James L. Perry (2014) “The Impact of Job Security Rule Change on U.S. Federal Employee Organizational Commitment,” Academy of Management (AoM), Philadelphia, PA, August 2014.
Hyunkang Hur and James L. Perry* (2014) “Revisiting the Public Job Security: Thirty Years of Research and an Agenda for the Future,” Academy of Management (AoM), Philadelphia, PA, August 2014.
Hyunkang Hur* (2014) “Explaining Employee Work Attitudes and Behavior in Federal Government: Examining Roles of Fairness, Empowerment, and Potential Growth Opportunity in At-Will Employment Practices,” Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), Chicago, IL, April 2014.
Hyunkang Hur* (2013) “Three Essays on Public Job Security,” Academy of Management (AoM), Doctoral Student Professional Development Consortium Public & Nonprofit (PNP) Division, Lake Buena Vista, FL, August 2013.
Hyunkang Hur* and James L. Perry (2013) “The Impact of At-Will Employment Practices on Federal Employee Job Satisfaction,” Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), Madison, WI, June 2013.
Hyunkang Hur* and James L. Perry (2103) “Searching for the Inverted U-Shaped Relationship between Job Security and Employee Work Attitudes: A Meta-Analysis,” Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), Madison, WI, June 2013.
Hyunkang Hur and James L. Perry* (2012) “An Agenda for Research on Pubic Job Security,” The 5^th International Conference on Public Management in the 21^st Century, Macau, China, October 2012.

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