Suzan Sim

BIOGRAPHY

Suzan Sim (she/her) studies the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation, national conflict, and diversity, with a focus on how geopolitical forces shape firm behavior and individual decision-making. Her research has appeared in Organization Science and has been recognized with the SMS Best PhD Paper Prize and a Carolyn B. Dexter Award nomination at the Academy of Management. Prior to academia, she worked across government, consulting, and the aerospace and defense industry, including roles in a US Senator’s office and his consulting firm focused on Southeast Asian investment, and at Boeing Defense, Space & Security, where she served as a liaison between US teams and Korean government officials on large-scale defense collaborations.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles (peer-reviewed)

• Suzan Sim and A-Sung Hong, “National Conflict and High-Skilled Immigrants’ Workplace Efforts: Evidence from the US-China Conflict,” 2025, Organization Science, 36(6), 2245-2263.

—Winner, 2024 SMS Annual Conference Best PhD Paper Prize

ONGOING RESEARCH

• Suzan Sim, “National Conflict and Immigrant-Founded Startups: Evidence from the US-China Conflict”

— Nominee, Carolyn B. Dexter Award for Best International Paper, AOM 2026 Annual Meeting   (Sole Nominee from the Entrepreneurship Division)

— Best Paper Proceedings, AOM 2026 Annual Meeting

• Suzan Sim, “Geopolitical Conflict and High-Skilled Immigrants’ Brain Drain”