W. Chan Kim

South Korean economist
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W. Chan Kim

Summary

W. Chan Kim is a human[1]. His place of birth was Jinju[2]. He was born on 1951[3]. He worked as an economist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • W. Chan Kim was born in Jinju[2].
  • W. Chan Kim was born on 1951[3].
  • W. Chan Kim held citizenship in South Korea[7].
  • W. Chan Kim worked as an economist[4].
  • W. Chan Kim worked as a university teacher[5].
  • W. Chan Kim's field of work was economics[8].
  • W. Chan Kim was employed by University of Michigan[9].
  • W. Chan Kim was educated at University of Michigan[10].
  • W. Chan Kim was educated at Ross School of Business[11].
  • W. Chan Kim's education included a stint at Harvard University[12].
  • W. Chan Kim is recorded as male[13].
  • W. Chan Kim's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • W. Chan Kim's given name is recorded as W.[15].
  • W. Chan Kim's professorship is recorded as professor[16].
  • W. Chan Kim's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2004[17].
  • W. Chan Kim's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • W. Chan Kim's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '김위찬'}[19].
  • W. Chan Kim's affiliation string is recorded as INSEAD[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[21]

  • Began / founded: 1951[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: db5e87c5-4452-479b-984e-b4486780e6d3[23]

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Origins and Family

W. Chan Kim was born in Jinju[2]. He was born on 1951[3].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan[10], a public research university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1817[26], headquartered in Ann Arbor[27]; Ross School of Business[11], a business school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1924[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor[31]; and Harvard University[12], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[4] and university teacher[5]. W. Chan Kim's field of work was economics[8]. He was employed by University of Michigan[9].

Why It Matters

W. Chan Kim ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

Works attributed to him include Blue Ocean Strategy[37], a written work[38].

FAQs

Where was W. Chan Kim born?

W. Chan Kim's place of birth was Jinju[2].

What did W. Chan Kim do for work?

W. Chan Kim worked as economist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did W. Chan Kim go to school?

W. Chan Kim was educated at University of Michigan[10], Ross School of Business[11], and Harvard University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Davos 2004 List of Participants. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Davos 2004 List of Participants. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, Harvard University
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