Research areas

Where technology meets people and organisations

Domains are chosen by the question, not by discipline. The common thread is measurable human response to a technological or institutional change.

Generative AI and human–AI interaction

Adoption, continued use and abandonment; fear of replacement; metacognition and trust; effects on knowledge work and academic integrity.

Technology management and innovation

Smart factories, digital transformation, open innovation and idea contests, venture capabilities and growth trajectories.

Information systems

Enterprise systems (ERP), IS success and continuance, switching behaviour, service quality and intelligent assistants.

Organisational behaviour and the public sector

Leadership, recognition and fairness, collaborative culture, turnover intention, work–life conflict and burnout.

Digital media, metaverse and consumers

Presence and engagement in virtual environments, live commerce and omnichannel behaviour, media literacy across the life course.

Education, health and wellbeing

E-learning continuance, digital literacy in later life, occupational safety and health behaviour, adolescent and family technology use.

Representative papers

One flagship paper for each domain

A single representative publication from each of the twelve domains above. Impact Factor values follow Clarivate JCR 2025; percentile ranks are shown only where the journal sits in the top 10% of its category.

Collaboration

Twenty-eight partner organisations

Organisations whose researchers have co-authored published work with the institute. Figures are the number of jointly published articles, 2011–2026.

Universities in Korea

Kookmin University15 Yonsei University10 The Catholic University of Korea10 KAIST3 Tech University of Korea3 Korea University of Technology and Education3 Sungkonghoe University3 Konkuk University2 Hanyang University2 Seoul National University1 Sogang University1 Kyung Hee University1 Sejong University1 Seoul Women's University1 Seokyeong University1 Hanseo University1 Seoyeong University1

Public institutes and national universities of education

Daegu National University of Education2 National Institute for Lifelong Education2 Gongju National University of Education1 Korea National Defense University1

Industry research units

RealSecu4 Secufind3 Recobell1 Jini Factory1

Universities abroad

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (USA)2 Yancheng Teachers University (China)1 Duy Tan University (Vietnam)1

Compiled from OpenAlex bibliographic records for ORCID 0000-0001-7442-4736. Affiliations are those stated by co-authors on the published articles and do not imply endorsement by the organisations named.

Selected publications

Recent work in JCR top-ranked journals

Impact Factor values follow Clarivate JCR 2025 and are updated annually. A complete list is available through the academic profiles below.

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education · Springer Nature · SSCI

From concerns to benefits: a comprehensive study of ChatGPT usage in education

2024 · sole author

38.7Impact FactorJCR Top 1%

International Journal of Information Management · Elsevier · SSCI

Interplay among collaborative culture, empowerment leadership, and IT work environment in the public sector: A mixed methods study

2025 · sole author

31.0Impact FactorJCR Top 1%

Technological Forecasting and Social Change · Elsevier · SSCI

The fear of being replaced by generative AI: An examination of influential factors among office workers

2025

13.5Impact FactorJCR Top 1%

Computers in Human Behavior · Elsevier · SSCI

A comprehensive analysis of presence, seamlessness, and player responses in metaverse gaming

2024

12.2Impact FactorJCR Top 3%

Telematics and Informatics · Elsevier · SSCI

Understanding AI tool engagement: A study of ChatGPT usage and word-of-mouth among university students and office workers

2023 · sole author

9.9Impact FactorJCR Top 4%

Information Technology & Tourism · Springer Nature · SSCI

Tourism in the digital frontier: a study on user continuance intention in the metaverse

2023 · sole author

8.6Impact FactorJCR Top 8%

Interactive Learning Environments · Taylor & Francis · SSCI

Enhancing digital literacy in later life: the role of perseverance and consistency of interest

2025

6.7Impact FactorJCR Top 3%

Further work appears in the International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, the International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Management Decision, the Journal of Organizational Change Management, Scientific Reports, PLOS ONE, BMC Public Health and Child Abuse Review, among others.