Sean Jung Ph.D. has recently joined the faculty in the fall of 2020 at Boston University School of Hospitality Administration. He received his Ph.D. in hospitality management from Purdue University, and holds a master’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
Sean has a diverse working experience in marketing research, consulting, and restaurant entrepreneurship. Starting as an intern at Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), Sean has also worked at Deloitte consulting as an Intern/Business analyst in the Strategy and Operational (S&O) department analyzing costs and benefits for new business opportunities. Having interest in the restaurant industry, Sean later worked in an ethnic chain restaurant as both a manager for one of the restaurant locations while working as a business analyst for new location opportunities. In 2014, Sean also co-founded a food cart that sold Asian fusion food in Wall Street.
Following his working experience, Dr. Jung’s research is based on strategy management in hospitality and tourism. More specifically, Dr. Jung is interested in hospitality location strategies, strategy optimization, and machine learning applications in hospitality.
Financial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry for the Hospitality Industry
SHA HF711
Finance Management
Recent Publications
2024 research publications
Pittman, M., Jung, S., & Gordon, S. E. (2024). Which came first, work-personal conflict or work environment? Extending the generational debate on cohort differences in turnover intention. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
2023 research publications
Mody, M. A., Jung, S., Dogru, T., & Suess, C. (2023). How do consumers select between hotels and Airbnb? A hierarchy of importance in accommodation choice. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 35(4), 1191-1218.
2020 research publications
Jung, S. S., & Jang, S. S. (2020). Have restaurant firms been using right recession turnaround strategies?: Evaluating with propensity score measure. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 91, 102651.
2019 research publication Jung, S. S., & Jang, S. S. (2018) [In press]. To cluster or not to cluster?: Understanding geographic clustering by restaurant segment. International Journal of Hospitality Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.08.008
On-going research
Behnke, C., Jung, S. S., Bai, Y. Writing restaurant menu descriptions: The influence of word choice on consumer behavior.
Jung, S. S., & Jang, S. S. Ethnic restaurant agglomeration and the effects on Consumer acceptance.
Jung, S. S., & Jang, S. S. Does Crime Matter to AirBnb and Hotel Prices? A Spatial Econometric Approach. Tourism Managment.
Jung, S. S., & Jang, S. S. The Effects of Price Segments and Ethnic Communities to Ethnic Restaurant Agglomeration.
Jung, S.S., Sharma, A., Madanoglu, M., A Look Back at Crisis Management in Hospitality Research
Jung, S. S., & Jang, S. S. Tourists’ Preferences: Local Restaurants versus National Chain Restaurants.
Jung, S. S., & Jang, S. S. Machine Learning Approach to Restaurant Numbers: A Study to Improve Prediction Accuracy
