Sven Horak
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Sven works in the broad field of
global management and organization, specializing on leadership, ethics, informality and organizational agility. His research focuses on
finding viable solutions to practical problems
and dilemmas international managers face. They help making global organizations
and their leaders more effective, efficient and sophisticated in what they do.
His recent work has addressed, among others, organizational agility of MNC
subsidiaries abroad, sustainability, responsible leadership, managing
informal structures and expatriate performance and adjustment.
Sven worked for several years in the automotive industry, managing
operations for a leading global automotive supplier out of its headquarters and
subsidiaries located in Tokyo, Seoul, and Stuttgart. He held numerous visiting
positions at institutions such as The University of Tokyo, Seoul National
University, Yonsei University, Korea University, Pennsylvania State University
and others. He has been leading and participating in consulting and research
projects for the European Commission and other public and private institutions.
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Publications
Horak, S.; Afiouni, F.; Bian, Y.;
Ledeneva, A.; Muratbekova-Touron, M., Fey, C., 2020.
Informal Networks: Dark Sides, Bright Sides, and Unexplored Dimensions.
Management and Organization Review, 16(3), 511-542.
» DOI: 10.1017/mor.2020.28
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/mor.2020.28
» Preprint
Yang, I.; Horak, S. & Kakabadse, N.K., 2020.
An Integrative Ethical Approach to Leader Favoritism.
Business Ethics: A European Review, forthcoming.
» DOI: 10.1111/beer.12309
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/beer.12309
» Preprint
Yang, I.; Horak, S. & Chi, S.-C., 2020.
Leader humor effectiveness – The divergent dynamics of leader humor over time in
East Asia and North America.
Thunderbird International Business Review, forthcoming.
» DOI: 10.1002/tie.22180
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tie.22180
» Preprint
Horak, S., 2020.
Are Informal Networks Predominantly an Emerging Market Phenomenon? (pp.
125-137).
In C. Storz & M. Taube (eds.), Firms, Institutions, and the State in East Asia:
A Festschrift in Honour of Werner Pascha. Marburg: Metropolis.
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Preprint
Farndale, E.; Horak, S.; Phillips,
J. & Beamond, M., 2019.
Facing complexity, crisis and risk: Opportunities and challenges in
International Human Resource Management. Thunderbird International Business
Review, 61(3), 465-470.
» DOI: 10.1002/tie.22037
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tie.22037
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Preprint
Horak, S., 2018.
From Cross-Cultural Economic Experiments to Experimental Indigenous Management
Research.
Management and Organization Review, 14(4), 651-691.
» DOI: 10.1017/mor.2018.39
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/mor.2018.39
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Preprint
Ahlf, H.; Horak, S.; Klein, A. & Yoon, S.W., 2019.
Demographic Homophily, Communication, and Trust in Intra-Organizational Business
Relationships.
Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 34(2), 474-487.
» DOI: 10.1108/JBIM-03-2018-0093
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-03-2018-0093
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Horak, S. & Long, C., 2018.
Dissolving the Paradox: Toward a Yin–Yang Perspective on the Power and Trust
Antagonism in Collaborative Business Relationships.
Supply Chain Management, 23(6), 573-590.
» DOI: 10.1108/SCM-01-2018-0013
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SCM-01-2018-0013
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Preprint
Klein, A.; Horak, S.; Bacouël-Jentjens, S. & Li, X., 2020.
Does culture frame technological innovativeness? A study of millennials in triad
countries.
European Journal of International Management, forthcoming.
» DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2019.10016816
» Link:
https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIM.2019.10016816
» Preprint
Horak, S. 2019.
Yongo
Global Informality Project (INF), 2019.
Online, based on The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality (Ed. A. Ledeneva)
» Further information
Horak, S. 2019.
Jinmyaku
Global Informality Project (INF), 2019.
Online, based on The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality (Ed. A. Ledeneva)
» Further information
Horak, S., Taube, M.; Yang, I. & Restel, K., 2019.
Two not of a kind: Social network theory and informal social networks in East
Asia.
Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 36(2), 349-372.
» DOI: 10.1007/s10490-018-9602-z
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10490-018-9602-z
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Preprint
Horak, S.; Klein, A.; Svirina, A., 2020.
Trust, Reciprocity and Reputation in Informal Networks in Post-Soviet Russia.
European Journal of International Management, forthcoming.
» DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2019.10016844
» Link:
https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIM.2019.10016844
» Preprint
Yang, I. & Horak, S., 2018.
Emotions, indigenous affective ties, and social network theory - The case of
South Korea.
Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 36(2), 395-414.
» DOI: 10.1007/s10490-017-9555-7
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10490-017-9555-7
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Horak, S., Farndale, E., Brannen, M.Y. & Collings, D., 2019.
International Human Resource Management in an Era of Political Nationalism.
Thunderbird International Business Review, 61(3), 471-480.
» DOI: 10.1002/tie.21959
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tie.21959
» Preprint
Horak, S., Arya, B. & Ismail, K., 2018.
Organizational Sustainability Determinants in Different Cultural Settings: A
Conceptual Framework.
Business Strategy and the Environment, 27(4), 528-546.
» DOI: 10.1002/bse.2018
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.2018
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Horak, S. & Yang, I., 2019.
Whither seniority? Career progression and performance orientation in South
Korea.
International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(9), 1419-1447.
» DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2017.1362659
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2017.1362659
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Yang, I. & Horak, S., 2019.
Formal and informal practices in contemporary Korean management.
International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(22), 3113-3137.
» DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2017.1342683
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2017.1342683
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Horak, S. & Yang, I., 2018.
A complementary perspective on business ethics in South Korea – Civil religion,
common misconceptions, and overlooked social structures.
Business Ethics: A European Review, 27(1), 1-14.
» DOI: 10.1111/beer.12153
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/beer.12153
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Preprint
Horak, S., 2016.
Decision-making behavior, gender differences, and cultural context variables.
International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 16(3), 281-299.
» DOI: 10.1177/1470595816665131
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1470595816665131
» Preprint
Rowley, C.; Bae, J.; Horak, S. & Bacouël-Jentjens, S., 2017.
Distinctiveness of Human Resource Management in the Asia Pacific Region:
Typologies and Levels.
International Journal of Human Resource Management, 28(10), 1393-1408.
» DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2016.1189151
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2016.1189151
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Horak, S. & Cui, J.J., 2017.
Firm Size, Financial Performance and Risk Behavior of Gender-Diversified Boards
in the Chinese Automotive Industry – Initial Insights.
Personnel Review, 46(4),
847-866.
» DOI: 10.1108/PR-10-2015-0274
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PR-10-2015-0274
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Preprint
Horak, S. & Nihalani, K. 2016.
Social Networks, Vertical Core Competencies and Sales Management in Korea.
Management Decision, 54(8), 1929-1946.
» DOI: 10.1108/MD-06-2015-0230
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/MD-06-2015-0230
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Horak, S., 2018.
Join in or opt out? A normative-ethical analysis of affective ties and networks
in South Korea.
Journal of Business Ethics, 149(1), 207-220.
» DOI: 10.1007/s10551-016-3125-7
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3125-7
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Horak, S. & Yang, I., 2016.
Affective networks, informal ties, and the limits of expatriate effectiveness.
International Business Review, 25(5), 1030-1042.
» DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.01.006
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.01.006
» Preprint
Horak, S. & Restel, K., 2016.
A dynamic typology of informal institutions: Learning from the case of Guanxi.
Management and Organization Review, 12(3), 525-546.
» DOI: 10.1017/mor.2015.51
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/mor.2015.51
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Horak, S. & Taube, M., 2016.
Same but different? Similarities and fundamental differences of informal social
networks in China (guanxi) and Korea (yongo).
Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 33(3), 595-616.
» DOI: 10.1007/s10490-015-9452-x
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10490-015-9452-x
» Preprint
Horak, S., 2017.
The informal dimension of Human Resource Management in Korea - Yongo, recruiting
practices and career progression.
International Journal of Human Resource Management, 28(10), 1409-1432.
» DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2015.1089062
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2015.1089062
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Horak, S., 2015.
Extreme males - balanced females: sharing behavior in Korea.
Gender in Management: An International Journal, 30(8), 652 - 662.
» DOI: 10.1108/GM-12-2014-0121
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/GM-12-2014-0121
» Preprint
Horak, S. & Klein, A., 2016.
Persistence of informal social networks in East Asia: Evidence from South Korea.
Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 33(3), 673-694.
» DOI: 10.1007/s10490-015-9416-1
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10490-015-9416-1
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Horak, S., 2015.
Culture or anonymity? Differences in proposer behaviour in Korea and Germany.
International Journal of Psychology, 50(5), 397–401.
» DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12142
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12142
» Preprint
Horak, S., 2015.
The multi-dimensional influence of informal social networks in Korea –
Propositions for future management research.
Journal of General Management, 40(2), 47-65.
» DOI: 10.1177/030630701404000204
» Link:
https://doi.org/10.1177/030630701404000204
» Preprint
Horak, S., 2015.
Approaching Korean business and management ideals through the lens of Yongo. A
scholar-practitioner perspective.
Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, 16(3), 210-222.
» DOI: 10.1080/10599231.2015.1062315
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2015.1062315
» Preprint
Saeki, Y. & Horak, S., 2014.
Trust and the cultivation of relation-specific skills. Evidence from a
multinational automotive supplier in Japan and Germany.
Management Decision, 52(8), 1433- 1450.
» DOI: 10.1108/MD-09-2013-0460
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/MD-09-2013-0460
» Preprint
Horak, S., 2014.
Antecedents and characteristics of informal relation-based networks in Korea:
Yongo, Yonjul and Inmaek.
Asia Pacific Business Review, 20(1), 78-108.
» DOI: 10.1080/13602381.2013.791567
» Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2013.791567
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