ABOUT ME
I am Minah, a Ph.D. candidate in Management and Human Resources (major: Entrepreneurship) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I hold a master’s degree in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and finished my doctoral study in Operations Management at Yonsei University.
My research is driven by the aspiration to understand two key areas: 1) the early experiences that shape individuals' entrepreneurial proclivity and 2) the gender gap in entrepreneurship. My overarching goal is to conduct high-quality, high-impact studies that enhance our understanding of the supply side of entrepreneurship, with a strong emphasis on women in particular. Building on this interest, my dissertation focuses on studying drivers of leaky pipelines in entrepreneurship, where a leaky pipeline is defined as the loss of female talent at different stages of the entrepreneurial process. I focus on the women who have entrepreneurial potential or intention to pursue entrepreneurship and their experiences in the entrepreneurship pipeline.
Below is the list of working papers:
Minah Park, Jirs Meuris, Jon Eckhardt, and Brent Goldfarb. “Who Benefits from Feedback in Entrepreneurial Pipeline Programs? Gender Differences in Response to Negative Feedback”
Minah Park and Chia-Jung Tsay. “The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Idea Generation and Selection"
Jonathan Eckhardt, Brent Goldfarb, and Minah Park, Subra Tangirala, Molly Carnes, Jennifer Sheridan, and Markus Brauer. “The Effect of Role Models on Increasing Female Participation in STEM Entrepreneurship”
Minah Park, Jon Eckhardt, and Brent Goldfarb. “Knowledge Acquisition and Entrepreneurship: Integrating Ideas and Intention”
Keywords
Entrepreneurship; Gender Gap; STEM; Quantitative Methods; Experiment
PUBLICATION
Mooweon Rhee, Daegyu Yang, Sung Joo Bae, and Minah Park. 2021. Buffering Against the Damaging Effect of Product Recall. Yonsei Business Review, 58(2): 35-66.
Sung Joo Bae and Minah Park. 2019. Manifestation of Language Transfer Problem During the New Product Development Process. Yonsei Business Review, 56(1): 21-56.
Sung Joo Bae, Minah Park, and Mooweon Rhee. 2018. How Do Online Product-Related Electronic Network of Interest Grow?: The role of content, communication activity, and structure. Yonsei Business Review, 55(3): 65–101.
Ji-Seon Oh, Minah Park, Jung-Suk Kim, and Jaea-Hyung Jang. 2014. Enhanced Cellular Transfection by Ternary Non‐Viral Gene Vectors Coupled with Adeno‐Associated Virus‐Derived Peptides. Macromolecular Bioscience, 14(1): 121-130.
Minah Park, Mikyung Shin, Eunmi Kim, Slgirim Lee, Kook In Park, Haeshin Lee, and Jae Hyung Jang. 2014. The Promotion of Human Neural Stem Cells Adhesion Using Bioinspired Poly(Norepinephrine) Nanoscale Coating. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2014: 2.
TEACHING
I have not yet had the opportunity to teach my own courses due to my recent pregnancy and the birth of my child in September 2023, which overlapped with the fourth year of my PhD journey. I am scheduled to begin teaching Venture Creation in Spring 2025.
OTHER INTERESTS
I love taking occasional walks and swimming, which help me stay active and refreshed. Even more, I cherish the time spent with my wonderful partner, Yon Kwon, who is also a Ph.D. candidate in Entrepreneurship at UW-Madison. Together, we enjoy every moment with our delightful 8-month-old daughter, Dani, whose smiles and giggles brighten our days.
