Kunsoo Han

Dr. Kunsoo Han is an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Academic Director of the Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management. His research focuses on the business value of IT innovation and social media, IT-enabled business models, technology and innovation, and labor issues in IT. He has published in leading journals such as Information Systems Research, Management Science, and MIS Quarterly. Prior to academia, he worked in IT consulting in Korea. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on information systems and project management.

Kunsoo Han's research focuses on Information Technology (IT), the Business Value of IT, and IT Outsourcing. His work explores how IT contributes to organizational performance, including the financial returns from IT investments, the impact of IT outsourcing on non-IT costs, and the role of IT in fostering innovation and competitive advantage. Han also investigates the interplay between IT and business processes, such as the effects of IT on productivity, information exploitation, and the strategic use of software patents. His studies often integrate empirical analyses of IT's influence on firm performance, market dynamics, and interorganizational systems.