Dr. Cho Hyun Park is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation at the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University. Dr. Park has devoted her career to the field of Human Resource Development and Organization Development for over 20 years. She worked as a Human Resource Development practitioner at Samsung Electronics and as a Human Resource Development and Organization Development consultant at Samsung SDS. Throughout her career, she has led and participated in diverse projects aimed at innovating learning and learning culture and improving performance in diverse industries across the world.
Based on Dr. Park’s professional experience and knowledge that she gained in practice as well as in academia, her research focuses on connecting theory and practice. She is especially interested in conducting research on issues that she experienced while working in practice and providing implications and insights to the field. Her research focuses mainly on organization development, workplace learning and performance, leadership and followership development, and innovation in work and learning. She has published in human resource development, organization development, management, and adult learning journals.
Prior to joining Purdue, Dr. Park was an Assistant Professor of Organizational Learning and Performance at Idaho State University. She holds a Master in Human Resource Development from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and a Ph.D. in Workforce Education and Development (with an emphasis on Human Resource Development and Organization Development) from the Pennsylvania State University – University Park.