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Approved Case 1:
· Field of Specialty: Accounting / Finance
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Ph.D.
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 17
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 94
· Number of Awards Received: 7
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: High number of citations of the publications/Patents / Awards / Appearances in media channels
Approved Case 2:
· Field of Specialty: Finance / Asset Management
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 34
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 2
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Success in increasing the number of assets of a major asset management company of a country
Approved Case 3:
· Field of Specialty: Accounting / Finance
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Ph.D.
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 17
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 94
· Number of Awards Received: 7
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: High number of citations of the publications / Patents / Awards / Appearances in media channels
Approved Case 4:
· Field of Specialty: Finance / Asset Management
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 34
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 2
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Increasing asset holdings for major asset management companies in Korea
Approved Case 5:
· Field of Specialty: Investment / Finance
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Bachelor’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 0
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Developed innovative business and investment methods for many global companies
Approved Case 6:
· Field of Specialty: Business Management
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Ph.D.
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 2
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Successfully completed 20 major national projects
Approved Case 7:
· Field of Specialty: Strategic Management
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Ph.D.
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 1
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 0
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Formulated an exceptional management strategy, which led a major company to improve its net profit
Approved Case 8:
· Field of Specialty: Business Administration
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Bachelor’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 0
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Established 100 branch offices for a major Korean company and achieved higher sales
Approved Case 9:
· Field of Specialty: Business Administration
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 2
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents:
· Number of Awards Received: 4
· Number of Patents: 4
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Developed technologies which were introduced to, and applied by, major global companies / Had the technology-introduced client companies achieve higher sales
Approved Case 10:
· Field of Specialty: Economics / Finance
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Bachelor’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 21
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 3
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Appearances in media channels / Formulated exceptional investment strategies which delivered higher investment profitability for a global asset management company
Approved Case 11:
· Field of Specialty: E-commerce
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 4
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 2
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Developed e-commerce technologies that led major companies to achieve higher sales
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