Kaye Kye-Sung Chon (Korean: 전계성) is a South Korean and American academic specializing in hospitality management and tourism. He currently serves as Dean and Chair Professor at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), where he also holds the Walter and Wendy Kwok Family Foundation Professorship in International Hospitality Management. Chon is noted for his contributions to hospitality education, including his role in the establishment of Hotel ICON.
Kaye Kye-Sung Chon | |
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 Kaye Kye-Sung Chon in 2024 | |
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| Occupations | Academic, professor, researcher |
| Known for | Dean of PolyU SHTM, founding Hotel ICON |
| Awards | UNWTO Ulysses Prize (2011), Howard B. Meek Award (2007), John Wiley and Sons Lifetime Research Achievement Award (1994), President's Medal (South Korea), McCool Breakthrough Award (2012, 2017) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Georgia State University (BS) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MS) Virginia Tech (PhD) |
| Michael D. Olsen, Joseph Sirgy | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Hospitality and tourism management |
Sub-discipline | Tourism marketing, sustainable tourism, hospitality education |
| Institutions | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Early life and education
editChon was born in Jeonju, South Korea. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia State University, graduating summa cum laude in 1984.[1] He earned a master's degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 1985 and completed his PhD at Virginia Tech in 1990, specializing in marketing and consumer behavior in tourism.[2]
Academic career
editAfter his PhD, Chon joined the faculty at Virginia Tech. He later held positions at the UNLV and the University of Houston, where he was Professor and Director of Research and the Tourism Industry Institute at the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management.[3]
In 2000 Chon became Dean of SHTM at PolyU.[4] At the university, he also holds the Walter and Wendy Kwok Family Foundation Professorship in International Hospitality Management.[5]
Under his leadership, SHTM became an independent school. Chon was involved in the development of Hotel ICON, a teaching and research hotel.[1][3]
Awards and honors
editSelected works
edit- Welcome to Hospitality: An Introduction (Delmar Cengage Learning, 2009)[8]
- Leading the Way: The Story of SHTM and Hotel ICON (School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2014)[3]
- Hospitality in Asia: A New Paradigm (Routledge, 2019)[9]
- "Assessing the Predictive Validity of Two Methods of Measuring Self-Image Congruence" (with M. Joseph Sirgy, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 1997)[10]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Denizci-Guillet, Basak (2018). "Kaye Kye-Sung Chon: A source of inspiration for many generations to come". Anatolia. 29 (1): 160–166. Bibcode:2018Anato..29..160D. doi:10.1080/13032917.2018.1434929. hdl:10397/104845.
- ↑ Sirgy, M.J.; Chon, K.S. (1997). "Assessing the predictive validity of two methods of measuring self-image congruence". Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. 25 (3): 229–241. doi:10.1177/0092070397253004.
- 1 2 3 4 Chon, Kaye Kye-Sung (2014). Leading the Way: The Story of SHTM and Hotel ICON. School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
- ↑ "Top-ranked school that owns a hotel: PolyU's real-life classroom in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ↑ "Tourism continues to be a sunrise industry with continuing employment growth: Kaye Chon, Dean & Chair Professor, SHTM". Hospitality ON. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ↑ "UN Tourism Ulysses Prize". Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ↑ "Prof. Kaye Chon Honoured with Howard H. Meek Award". Asia Travel Tips. 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ↑ Chon, Kaye Kye-Sung (2009). Welcome to Hospitality: An Introduction. Delmar Cengage Learning. ISBN 9781428321489.
- ↑ Kaye Chon. Hospitality in Asia: A New Paradigm. Routledge, 2019. Hospitality in Asia (Routledge, 2019)
- ↑ Sirgy, M. Joseph; Chon, Kaye Kye-Sung (1997). "Assessing the Predictive Validity of Two Methods of Measuring Self-Image Congruence". Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. 25 (3): 229–241. doi:10.1177/0092070397253004.