Dr Sue (Sukyung) Park has an academic background in the fields of international business, international affairs, and sustainable development.
Her research focuses on businesses, (frugal) innovation, circular economy, and sustainable development from sociological and economic perspectives, in particular, the role of local grassroots enterprises in the developing world and private/public actors in the development process as change agents to bring sustainable development.
She takes an interdisciplinary approach as one of the new paradigms challenging traditional development pathways to understand more complex and collaborative efforts needed to achieve sustainable development goals.
Her research has been published in various journals such as Technovation, Business Strategy & Development, and Technological Forecasting & Social Change. She previously worked as a policy researcher, consultant, and practitioner in the area of international economic policy, trade, and international development.
Key publications
- M. Hossain, M. S. Shahid and S. Park, 'The Business Models of Frugal Enterprises for Sustainable Development in a Constrained Environment', IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 71, pp. 3448-3463, 2024, doi: 10.1109/TEM.2023.3342440.
- Hossain, M., & Park, S., Shahid, S. (2023) 'Frugal innovation for sustainable rural development', Technological Forecasting & Social Change. 193, 122662.
- Levänen, J., Rosca, E., & Park, S., (2023), 'Frugal Innovators as Change Agents in Circular Economy Transitions', Handbook on Frugal Innovation, edited by Van Beers, C., Bhaduri, S., Knorringa, P., & Leliveld, A. Edward Elgar Publishers.
- Levänen, J., Park, S., & Rosca, E. (2022) 'Circular solutions in developing countries: Coping with sustainability tensions by means of technical functionality and business model relevance', Business Strategy and Development, 6(1), 75-94.
- Park, S., Rosca, E., & Agarwal, N. (2021) 'Driving social impact at the Bottom of the Pyramid through the internet-of-things enabled frugal innovations', Technovation, 102381.
- Park, S., & Kwak, J. (2017) 'Understanding Results-based Conditionality: A Comparative Case Study', Journal of International and Area Studies, 24 (1), 125-146.