Dr. Mi Kim

Associate Professor

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Biography

Mi Ran Kim is an Associate Professor in the School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University. She earned her PhD in Community, Agriculture, Recreation Resource Studies from MSU in 2010 and a Master of Science degree in Hospitality Business from the same institution in 2005. Her Bachelor's degree was obtained in Home Economics with a High School Teacher's license from Seoul National University. Mi Ran has extensive international work experience in luxury hotels, having worked at Movenpick Radisson Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland, Le Meridien Hotel in Phuket, Thailand, Novotel Hotel, and Marriott Hotel in Korea. Additionally, she has experience as a personal banker at HSBC Bank in Seoul. Her research interests primarily focus on service quality within the hospitality and tourism industry, specifically in areas like customer delight and loyalty, service relationship marketing, and hospitality service leadership development. She teaches courses such as Service Management, Women in Hospitality Business Leadership, and Meeting Event Planning Management, and has taught Hospitality Managerial Accounting and Advanced Hospitality Marketing.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Michigan State University • East Lansing, MI

Teaching and researching in the field of hospitality business.

Courses

Service Management Women in Hospitality Business Leadership Meeting Event Planning Management Hospitality Managerial Accounting Advanced Hospitality Marketing

Requirements for Michigan State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:17
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field At least 15 credits in psychology courses
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Specialization Notes

Department of Psychology