Biography

Kuang S. Yeh is Professor of Organization Management. Currently, he is taking leave and serves as a deputy minister of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission of the Executive Yuan.

Professor Yeh is the author of six well-recognized general management text books (in Chinese) and more than 50 academic articles. His research has been published in journals including Harvard Business Review, American Journal of Sociology, Journal of World Business, and International Business Review. His current research interests are in family business and entrepreneurship, governance structures in Taiwan’s high tech industry, and organization growth and change in Mainland China’s private enterprises.

Professor Yeh has been a member of the board directors for a number of major Taiwanese companies. He is a co-founder and was Executive Director of Eztravel.com.tw and Startravel.com.tw, both leaders in on-line travel sites in Taiwan. Between 2000 and 2001, Professor Yeh served as Chief Operations Officer for Pacific Broadband Corporation, the third largest multiple cable systems operator in Taiwan.

Professor Yeh served as Director of the Graduate Institute of communication Management at National Sun Yat-Sen University during 1999. Prior to joining National Sun Yat-Sen University in 1991, he was held an appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor at State University of New York at Stony Brook. During the academic year of 2005, he was a Visiting Professor at Shanghai’s Fudan University and Beijing’s Tsinghua University. In addition to his academic writing Professor Yeh is a columnist for leading business journals in Taiwan such as, Commonwealth Magazine, Economic Daily News, and Commercial Times.

Born in Hualian, Taiwan, Professor Yeh has a BA in Political Science from National Taiwan University, an MPA from University of Delaware, and a Ph.D. in Organization Theory and Policy Analysis from Carnegie Mellon University.

AREA of EXPERTISE

1. Organization Theory
2. Business Ethics
3. Corporate Governance
4. Economic Sociology

WORK HISTORY

• 06/16/09─                      Present, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
• 08/97─                            Present, Professor in Human Resources and Organization Management Department of Business Management, National Sun Yat-Sen University
• 05/20/08─06/15/09      Deputy Minister, Research Development and Evaluation Commission, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
• 08/06─05/19/08            Chair, Department of Business Management, National Sun Yat-Sen University.
• 01/07─05/19/08            Director, EMBA Program, National Sun Yat-Sen University
• 11/93─05/19/08            Columnist, Economic Daily News
• 02/06-06/06                   Visiting Professor, Tsinghua Unviersity (Beijing)
• 09/05-01/06                   Visiting Professor, Fudan University (Shanghai)
• 06/03-12/06                   Independent Director, TsannKuen Enterprises Corp.
• 06/03-12/06                   Indepdent Director, Microlife Corp.
• 02/00-01/01                   Sr. Vice President of System Operations, Pacific Broadband Co. Ltd. Taiwan
• 01/98–12/00                  Editor, Sun Yat-sen Management Review
• 01/05-12/07                   Area Editor, Sun Yat-Sen Management Review
• 08/99–07/00                  Director, Graduate Institute of Communications Management, National Sun Yat-sen University
• 08/91–07/97                  Associate Professor in Human Resources and Organization Management, National Sun Yat-sen University
• 08/90–07/91                  Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook
• 09/04-05/06                  Columnist, Commercial Times
• 06/05-12/07                  Columnist, CommonWealth Magzine

EDUCATION

• 1990, Ph.D. in Organization Theory and Policy Analysis, Carnegie Mellon University
  
• 1984, MPA. in Public Finance, University of Delaware
• 1979, B.A. in Political Science, National Taiwan University

PROJECTS

• 2007-2010       “The Professionalization of Private Firms in Mainland China.” NSC 96-2416-H-110-003-MY3.
• 2006-2007       “The Growth of Private Firms in Mainland China.” NSC 95-2416-H-110-014.
• 2004-2005       “Ownership and Governance Structures.” NSC 93-2416-H-110-024.
• 2000-2001       “The founding and Growth of Internet Companies.”. NSC 89-2416-H-110-074.
• 1999-2000       “The Function of Public Companies’ Board of Directors in Taiwan.” NSC 89-2416-H-110-010.
• 1998-1999       “Role and Network Structural Change of the Board of Directors in Taiwan’s Public Companies.” NSC 88-2416-H-110-016.
• 1997-1998       “Network Relations between Silicon Valley Chinese and Taiwan’s Business in the Computer and Information Industry.” NSC 87-2416-H-110-018.
• 1996-1997       “Directorate Structure and Corporate Image Change Before and After Initial Public Offerings.” NSC 86-2416-H-110-022.
• 1995-1996       “Organizational Change in the Corporations’ Initial Public Offerings Process.” NSC 84-2416-H-110-026.
• 1994-1995       “An Empirical Analysis of Business Ethics in Taiwan.” NSC 83-0301-H-110-031.
• 1993-1994       “Determinants of Inter-firm Relations in Taiwan.” NSC 82-0301-H-110-040.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2004-2009

• Doctoral             Organization Theory.Economic Sociology.
• MBA                    Organization Theory and Management. Business Ethics, Decision Making Processes. Organizational Change. Organizational Diagnosis and Design.
• Part-time MBA   Organization Theory and Management. Human Resources Management.
• BBA                     Organizational Behavior. Human Resources Management. Economics. Management.

SERVICES

• 06/16/09─     Present, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
• 08/97─           Chairman, Professor in Human Resources and Organization Management Department of Business Management, National Sun Yat-Sen University