Seo Hyun Jung, a doctoral candidate in the Management Major, Department of Business Administration, Graduate School of our university (advisor: Professor Kim Na Jeong), was recently selected for the National Research Foundation of Korea's ‘2025 Humanities and Social Sciences Academic Research Support Program: Doctoral Student Research Incentive Grant Support Project’.

Student Seo Hyun Jung applied for this program with her research project titled ‘Development and Validation of a Safety Leadership Scale: Focusing on the Dynamic Capability Model’ and achieved the remarkable feat of being selected despite high competition. This research aims to analyze the root causes of safety accidents occurring in industrial settings, develop a scale to systematically measure ‘safety leadership’ for their prevention, and validate its validity. It was recognized for its innovation, particularly for applying the ‘Dynamic Capability Model’ to safety leadership. This model goes beyond traditional static leadership concepts, enabling flexible leadership application in rapidly changing environments. The research is expected to significantly contribute to reducing industrial accidents and establishing a safety culture by providing practical leadership guidelines applicable to real companies and organizations, going beyond mere theoretical exploration. 

The selection of this research project is a recognition of student Seo Hyun Jung's outstanding research capabilities and potential, and it will serve as an important opportunity to showcase our university's academic research capabilities externally.