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Noble Spirit of Filial Piety Disappearing in Korea
Aging Society23 January 2014 - 3:29pmThe Washington Post reported that the heroes of the Miracle of the Han River are living in poverty, as younger Koreans are spending more and more on private...
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What the World Can Learn from Korean Retailers
Leading RetailEmart’s Flying Store floats around malls offering free wifi and easy access to Emart’s retail site.7 February 2014 - 6:06pmSimon HathawayThe way that convenience retailers operate in...
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Seven Reasons Why Korea Has the Worst Productivity in the OECD
Insider PerspectiveKorean businessmen play in a water fountain on a Seoul street in 2009. (Photo by Ingmar Zahorsky via Flickr)17 March 2014 - 6:45pmMichael KockenKorea was recently named the worst...
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New Private Sector-based System Needed
New DirectionThe three-headed elephant statue of Erawan at the Erawan Museum in Thailand.18 March 2014 - 3:22pmThe previous industrial era was led by the three-headed system of “bureaucracy, politics,...
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Korea’s Social Conflicts Driven by Inefficient Resource Distribution, Huge...
Social ConflictsThousands of protesters hold candles to show solidarity against the importation of U.S. beef in May 2008.11 April 2014 - 5:42pmEach weekend in the plaza in front of the Seoul City Hall...
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To Minimize Cyber Vulnerabilities, Look First at the Data You Keep
Cyber Protection29 July 2014 - 1:14pmRodney J. JohnsonRecent revelations about the scope of Chinese hacking attacks on Korean small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as mentioned in a recent article in...
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No Educational Institution Left Behind
Disrupting EducationThe largest of the Massively Open Online Course brands are only part of a vast network of online learning resources becoming available.19 August 2014 - 3:30pmRodney J. JohnsonSteve...
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Building Early Relationships and Influencing across Cultures
Match, Pace, Lead“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” (Albert Camus, 1913-1960)30 September 2014 - 1:59pmMartin...
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Foreign Companies - Beware of Violating Korean Criminal Laws That You Didn’t...
Legal Warning5 November 2014 - 6:19pmKurt B. GerstnerWhat do the following scenarios have in common?A Korean subsidiary of a foreign telecommunications company receives faulty equipment from a customer...
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Could the Past be the Focus for Korea-China Exchanges in the Future?
Look to the PastThe Dosan Seowon, or Cofucian academy, was established in 1574 in Andong, South Korea, in memory of Confucian scholar Yi Hwang, by some of his disciples and other Confucian authorities....
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Private Equity’s Second Act: Challenges and Opportunities
Private EquityThe heart of the Gangnam district of Seoul. (Photo by Leeyan Kym N. Fontano via Wikimedia Commons)17 November 2014 - 6:21pmPatrick MonaghanThe author F. Scott Fitzgerald once famously...
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In Otherwise Egalitarian Korean Work Culture, Nepotism's Negatives are Magnified
Nepotism in South KoreaHeather Cho, former vice president of Korean Air, during her apology in December 2014.14 January 2015 - 1:40pmMichael KockenThe Korean Air scandal in which Heather Cho, a vice...
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To the (Few) Victors Go the Spoils
Venture CapitalSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA8 May 2015 - 6:30pmPatrick Monaghan2015 has more in common with the late 1990s than just a Star Wars franchise re-launch and a Clinton on the campaign trail. In the...
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Unveiled, Inclusive Korean Culture Needed in Korean Multinationals
Syndicated KoreaSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA18 June 2015 - 6:15pmEmanuel PastreichKorean multinational corporations have reached a level of global prominence that positions them well as pacesetters for the...
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To VC or Not to VC?
The Question for EntrepreneursSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA31 July 2015 - 6:15pmPatrick MonaghanFor many entrepreneurs seeking to develop and grow the next disruptive technology, accessing venture capital (VC) is...
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Seven Reasons Why Korea Has the Worst Productivity in the OECD
Insider PerspectiveKorean businessmen play in a water fountain on a Seoul street in 2009. (Photo by Ingmar Zahorsky via Flickr)17 March 2014 - 6:45pmMichael KockenKorea was recently named the worst...
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New Private Sector-based System Needed
New DirectionThe three-headed elephant statue of Erawan at the Erawan Museum in Thailand.18 March 2014 - 3:22pmThe previous industrial era was led by the three-headed system of “bureaucracy, politics,...
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Korea’s Social Conflicts Driven by Inefficient Resource Distribution, Huge...
Social ConflictsThousands of protesters hold candles to show solidarity against the importation of U.S. beef in May 2008.11 April 2014 - 5:42pmEach weekend in the plaza in front of the Seoul City Hall...
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Employee Inventions: Who Owns, and Who Owes?
Legal Examination24 July 2014 - 5:45pmImagine that you are a computer programmer or software engineer at a leading technology company who dreams of breaking free from your cubicle of solitude and...
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To Minimize Cyber Vulnerabilities, Look First at the Data You Keep
Cyber Protection29 July 2014 - 1:14pmRodney J. JohnsonRecent revelations about the scope of Chinese hacking attacks on Korean small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as mentioned in a recent article in...
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