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Educational Background
- J.D., Harvard Law School, Harvard University, 2020
- B.A., Comparative Literature & Culture, Yonsei University, 2017
Positions Held
- Research & Teaching Assistant, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2020-2021
Recent Publications
Other Publications
Presentations
- Choi, B. (2026). Embedding meaning into products: Artistic value infusion in the video game market, 2001–2022. EGOS Colloquium.
- Choi, B. (2026). The Role of Artistic Value Salience in Product Evaluation: Evidence from the Global Market for Video Games, 2001–2022. Consortium on Competitiveness and Cooperation.
- Choi, B. (2026). Embedding Meaning into Products: Artistic Value Infusion in the Video Game Market, 2001–2022. East Coast Doctoral Conference, Columbia Business School and NYU Stern School of Business.
- Choi, B. (2026). Embedding Meaning into Products: Artistic Value Infusion in the Video Game Market, 2001–2022. Strategic Management Ph.D. Student Day, Daniels School of Business, Purdue University.
- Choi, B., & Li, Y. (2025). The Game Changer’s Dilemma: Consumer Anti-“Woke” Backlash to Inclusive Products. AOM Annual Meeting.
- Choi, B., Khessina, O., & Kraatz, M. (2025). Embedding Products with Meaning: Social and Artistic Value Infusion in Cultural Industries. Academy of Management Meeting.
- Choi, B., & Li, Y. (2025). The Game Changer’s Dilemma: Consumer Anti-“Woke” Backlash to Inclusive Products. Equitable Opportunity Conference.
- Choi, B., & Li, Y. (2025). The Game-Changer’s Dilemma: Anti-"Woke" Backlash to Inclusivity in Consumer Markets. Industry Studies Association Annual Conference.
- Choi, B., Khessina, O., & Kraatz, M. (2025). Embedding Products with Meaning: Social and Artistic Value Infusion in Cultural Industries. Industry Studies Association Annual Conference.
- Choi, B., Khessina, O., & Reis, S. (2025). Optimal Distinctiveness Decomposed: Balancing Functionality and Aesthetics in Products. Industry Studies Association Annual Conference.
- Choi, B., & Li, Y. (2025). The Game-Changer’s Dilemma: Anti-"Woke" Backlash to Inclusivity in Consumer Markets. Nonmarket Strategy Research Community Doctoral Conference.
- Choi, B., Khessina, O., & Kraatz, M. (2025). Embedding Products with Meaning: Social and Artistic Value Infusion in Cultural Industries. Berkeley Culture Conference.
- Choi, B., & Li, Y. (2024). When Inclusivity Conflicts with Identity: Consumer Response to Social Inclusivity in Product Design. Equitable Opportunity Conference.
- Choi, B., Khessina, O., & Reis, S. (2024). Decomposing Optimal Distinctiveness: The Aesthetic versus Functional Dimensions of Product Categories. Nagymaros Workshop, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
- Choi, B. (2024). Audience Dynamics in a New Market for Socially Inclusive Products. Emerging Markets Institute PhD Conference, Cornell Emerging Markets Institute.
- Choi, B. (2024). Audience Response to Corporate Social Activism at the Product Level. Collective Impact Doctoral Workshop, Mack Institute for Innovation Management, Wharton School.
- Choi, B., Khessina, O., & Reis, S. (2023). Decomposing Optimal Distinctiveness: The Aesthetic versus Functional Dimensions of Product Categories. Academy of Management Meeting.
Honors and Awards
- Jagdish N. Sheth Fellowship, Gies College of Business, 2026-2026
- Robert Ferber Dissertation Award, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2025-2025
- Alan J. & Joyce D. Baltz Fellowship, Gies College of Business, 2025-2025
- Joseph E. & Ouida Wald Zwisler Summer Doctoral Fellowship, Gies College of Business, 2024-2024
Grants
- Research grant, Center for Professional Responsibility in Business & Society, 2024-2024
- Gies BA Department Senior Faculty Grant, Gies BA Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2024
Service
- Reviewer, Strategic Organization, 2024 to present
- Reviewer, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2022 to present
Teaching Interests
Organization theory; strategic management; business ethics; organizational behavior
Research Interests
Organization theory; market categories and valuation; audience evaluation; values and meaning; cultural industries



