Managing Korean Business: Organization, Culture, Human Resources And Change (studies In Asia Pacific Business)

During the 1990s the Korean economy was regarded as a possible role model to be followed by other newly industrializing economies, but the Asian Crisis of 1997 destroyed this image. Past practices, challenges and responses are explored in this collection by an international group of authors. Introduction : capabilities to liabilities in Korean management / Chris Rowley, Johngseok Bae and Tae-Won Sohn The entrepreneurial basis of Korean enterprise : past accomplishments and future challenges / Won-Shul Shim and Richard M. Steers Shooting at a moving target : four theoretical problems in explaining the dynamics of the Chaebol / Ingyu Oh and Hun-Joon Park The origin and function of dynamic collectivism : an analysis of Korean corporate culture / Yung-Ho Cho and Jeongkoo Yoon The corporate culture change campaigns in Korea : lessons from their failures / Won-Woo Park Organizational change and inertia : Korea Telecom / Seog K. Kwun and Namshin Cho Transforming human resource management in a Korean Chaebol : a case study of Samsung / Vladimir Pucik and Jun-Cheol Lim Korean companies in China : strategies in the localization of management / Robert Taylor, Yong-Doo Cho and Jae Hoon Hyun Conclusion : knowledge, learning and change in Korean management / Johngseok Bae, Chris Rowley and Tae-Won Sohn.

during The 1990s The Korean Economy Became Widely Regarded As A Possible Role Model To Be Followed By Other Newly Industrializing Economies, But The Asian Crisis Of 1997 Destroyed This Image. Past Practices, Challenges And Responses Are Explored In This Collection By An International Group Of Authors, Many Of Them Korean. The Contributors Discuss Concepts Across A Range Of International Discourse, Including Entrepreneurial Behaviour, Corporate Culture, Change, People Management And Inward Investment. The Volume Contains A Wide Variety Of Material, With A Broad Spread Of Studies And Research. This Book Aims To Provide A More Detailed And Sophisticated Picture Of Korean Management And Business, Its Organization, Practices And Changes, Than Is Too Often Presented.