Sang Won Byun, PhD student in OLPD (Human Resource Development), received an award in August at the annual conference of the Academy of Management, held in Boston, for having the most promising dissertation proposal.

His project, “Ethical Leadership Development: An Examination of the Effects of Spiritual Practices and Intercultural Sensitivity,” investigates the effects of spiritual practices on ethical leadership and the moderating effects of intercultural sensitivity on the relationship between spiritual practice and ethical leadership.

Byun defended in August; his advisor is David Christesen.