이화여자대학교

Wonhyuk Cho Associate Professor

Department of Public Administration / HOKMA College of General Education

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Dr Wonhyuk Cho is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration at Ewha Womans University. His research interests include human resource management (HRM), digital government, performance management, law enforcement organisations, and Asian public policy. His research has been published in leading international journals such as Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART), Public Administration Review, Government Information Quarterly, Policy & Internet, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Urban Affairs Review, and Local Government Studies. He has also led and contributed to research projects funded by public and non-profit institutions in the United States, New Zealand, Thailand and South Korea.
Wonhyuk currently serves on the editorial boards of Public Administration, the Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, and the Korean Journal of Public Administration, and as a review editor for the International Review of Public Administration. His work has been recognised with the Best Article Award from Public Personnel Management (2023) and the Best Paper Award from the Korea Institute of Public Administration (2020).
Wonhyuk earned his BA in Political Science (International Relations) and his MA and PhD in Public Administration from Seoul National University. Prior to joining Ewha in 2025, Wonhyuk served as a Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (2016–2025), and as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Kansas, United States (2014–2016).
Research Record
  • [학술지논문] Workplace Disruption in the Public Sector and HRM Practices to Enhance Employee Resilience REVIEW OF PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, 2024, v.44 no.1 , 86-115
    SSCI
  • [학술지논문] Local Government's Resource Commitment to Environmental Sustainability: Capacity, Conservatism, and Contractual Dynamics URBAN AFFAIRS REVIEW, 2023, v.59 no.2 , 447-475
    SSCI
  • [학술지논문] Does citizen coproduction lead to better urban services in smart cities projects? An empirical study on e-participation in a mobile big data platform GOVERNMENT INFORMATION QUARTERLY, 2020, v.37 no.1 , 101412-101412
    SSCI
  • [학술지논문] Government Communication Effectiveness and Satisfaction with Police Performance: A Large-Scale Survey Study PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, 2017, v.77 no.2 , 228-239
    SSCI
  • [학술지논문] Internet, Trust in Government, and Citizen Compliance JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY, 2014, v.24 no.3 , 741-763
    SSCI
  • [학술지논문] Serving the Greater Good With Less: Survey Experiment on How Public Service Motivation Shapes Perception of Staff Shortages PUBLIC PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, 2025, v.54 no.3 , 361-394
    SSCI
  • [학술지논문] Employee Voice Opportunities Enhance Organizational Performance When Faced With Competing Demands REVIEW OF PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, 2024, v.44 no.4 , 713-739
    SSCI
  • [학술지논문] Sustainability of social economy organizations (SEOs): An analysis of the conditions for surviving and thriving SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL, 2024, v.61 no.1 , 93-109
    SSCI
  • [학술지논문] Public Employee Use of Social Media at Work: Competency, Collaboration, and Communication of Workplace Policy PUBLIC PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, 2022, v.51 no.3 , 330-354
    SSCI
  • [학술지논문] Cross-platform comparison of framed topics in Twitter and Weibo: machine learning approaches to social media text mining Social Network Analysis and Mining, 2021, v.11 no.1 , 1-15
    Scopus
  • [학술지논문] Who is leading China's family planning policy discourse in Weibo? A social media text mining analysis POLICY AND INTERNET, 2021, v.13 no.4 , 485-501
    SSCI
  • [학술지논문] Addressing police corruption in Southeast Asia: Politics, participation, and public management reform Public Administration Issues, 2020, v.14 no.5 , 9-34
    Scopus
  • [학술지논문] The “Smart Work” Myth: How Bureaucratic Inertia and Workplace Culture Stymied Digital Transformation in the Relocation of South Korea’s Capital ASIAN STUDIES REVIEW, 2019, v.43 no.4 , 691-709
    AHCI
  • [학술지논문] Does neighborhood crime matter? A multi-year survey study on perceptions of race, victimization, and public safety INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW CRIME AND JUSTICE, 2018, v.55 no.1 , 13-26
    SSCI
  • [학술지논문] E-government 4.0 in Thailand: The role of central agencies Information Polity, 2018, v.23 no.3 , 343-353
    Scopus
  • [학술지논문] Assessing the South Korean Model of Emergency Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic ASIAN STUDIES REVIEW, 2017, v.44 no.4 , 567-578
    AHCI
  • [학술지논문] Agencification and Performance: The Impact of Autonomy and Result Control on the Performance of Executive Agencies in Korea PUBLIC PERFORMANCE & MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 2015, v.38 no.2 , 214-233
    SSCI
  • [학술지논문] Citizen Preference and Resource Allocation: The Case for Participatory Budgeting in Seoul LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES, 2014, v.40 no.1 , 102-120
    SSCI
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Courses

  • 2026-1st

    • Exploring the Social Sciences

      • Subject No 11304Class No 01
      • 1Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Fri 3~4 (POSCO363)
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    • Administrative Information & Big Data

      • Subject No 35082Class No 01
      • 3Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 6~6 (POSCO151) , Wed 5~5 (POSCO151)
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  • 2025-2nd

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Academic Background

Seoul Nat'l Univ. 행정학박사(행정학과)

Seoul Nat'l Univ. 행정학석사(행정학과)

Seoul Nat'l Univ. 정치학사(외교학과)

Work Experience

Victoria Univ. of Wellington 2016-12-01 ~ 2025-08-31

Univ. of Kansas 2014-08-20 ~ 2016-11-30