Seungmin Kang

Assistant Professor

Faculty

Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences

Kang headshot - HNES 2025

Areas of Study & Research

Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), Shared Leadership in SDP, Nonprofit Partnerships, Leadership and Human Resource Development (LHRD)

Awards & Honors

  • Best Conference Research Paper Finalist, European Association for Sport Management (EASM) 2023
  • Kang Joon-Ho Research Grant, Korean American Association for Sport Management (KAASM) 2023
  • Graduate Writing Award, American Kinesiology Association (AKA) 2020
  • Outstanding Abstract Award, Asian Association for Sport Management (AASM) 2019
  • Lee Jeoung Hak Award, Korean American Association for Sport Management (KAASM) 2019
  • Best Conference Research Paper, European Association for Sport Management (EASM) 2018
  • Best Research Proposal Award, Southern Sport Management Doctoral Symposium 2017

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Education

  • Ph.D. Louisiana State University

Publications

  • Kang, S.,Oh, J., & Ahn, N. (2025). Shared leadership and employee outcomes in sport for development and peace (SDP): The mediating role of meaningful work. Sport Management Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2025.2591968. [ABDC Ranking: A; IF: 3.8]
  • Kang, S.,Ahn, N., & Oh, J. (2025). Transformational leadership and turnover intention in sport for development and peace (SDP): The serial mediation effect of decent work and meaningful work. Managing Sport and Leisure. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2025.2582024. [ABDC Ranking: B; IF: 1.8]
  • Kang, S.,& Svensson, P.G. (2023). The antecedents of shared leadership in sport for development and peace. Journal of Sport Management, 37, 417-428. [ABDC Ranking: A; IF: 3.5]
  • Kang, S.,& Svensson, P.G. (2023). A framing analysis of organizational communication in sport for development. Managing Sport and Leisure, 28, 698-713. [ABDC Ranking: B; IF: 1.8]
  • Linker, J., Strand, B., Deutsch, J., Kang, S., Slater, K., Driscoll, A., & McGrath, R. (2022). Single and Especially Multisport Participation May Increase Physical Fitness in Younger Americans. Sports, 10,https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10120202. [ESCI, IF 2.9]
  • Kang, S., & Svensson, P.G. (2022). The benefits and challenges of shared leadership in sport for development and peace collaboratives.Sport Management Review, 26, 383-404. [ABDC Ranking: A; IF: 3.8]
  • Svensson, P.G., Jones, G. J., &Kang, S. (2021). The influence of servant leadership on shared leadership in sport for development. Journal of Sport for Development, 10, 17-24. [ABDC Ranking: B]
  • Svensson, P.G., Kang, S.,& Ha, J.P. (2019). Examining the influence of shared leadership and organizational capacity on performance and innovative work behavior in sport for development and peace. Journal of Sport Management, 33,546-559. [ABDC Ranking: A; IF: 3.5]
  • Hambrick, M. E., Svensson, P. G., & Kang, S.(2019). Using social network analysis to investigate interorganizational relationships and capacity building within a sport for development coalition. Sport Management Review, 22, 708-723. [ABDC Ranking: A; IF: 3.8]
  • Kang, S.,& Svensson, P. G. (2019) Shared leadership in sport for development and peace: A conceptual framework of antecedents and outcomes. Sport Management Review, 22,464-476. [ABDC Ranking: A; IF: 3.8]
  • Kang, S.,& Kang, J.H., (2015). Acculturation strategy of expatriates in Korea and their spectator sport involvement. Korean Journal of Sport Science, 26, 805-818. [KCI; IF:1.49]