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Is Forbes (implicitly) saying Korean management is worse? (Culture, style, and functional "ceilings")
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Just after reading the excellent interview (and debate) concerning management here…Continue
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Philipp Grunwald liked Darren QX Bean!'s discussion Is Forbes (implicitly) saying Korean management is worse? (Culture, style, and functional "ceilings")
Mike Park replied to Darren QX Bean!'s discussion Is Forbes (implicitly) saying Korean management is worse? (Culture, style, and functional "ceilings")"Darren,
First on Korea's Education: Korea's definition of education, and its education system, is vastly different from the United States. It has placed overemphasis on testing tests, passing exams, and then getting certified for…"
Steven S. Bammel replied to Darren QX Bean!'s discussion Is Forbes (implicitly) saying Korean management is worse? (Culture, style, and functional "ceilings")"Regarding the overemphasis on education in Korea,Professor Ha-Joon Chang made that very same point in our interview on KBC last year. This part of the interview was pretty much ignored while members were debating other points. :)"
Darren QX Bean! replied to Darren QX Bean!'s discussion Is Forbes (implicitly) saying Korean management is worse? (Culture, style, and functional "ceilings")"I think there are entire subsets of philosophy dedicated to debating simple/complex life ... in any case there is a psychological tendency generally to romanticize the past (be it 10 or 100 years ago). My personal observation is excess breeds…"
Darren QX Bean! replied to Darren QX Bean!'s discussion Is Forbes (implicitly) saying Korean management is worse? (Culture, style, and functional "ceilings")"Mike that was mostly what I was looking for, a Korean perspective on what is often seen as "flawed style" and how it has/can work if used in a different cultural setting. The part about blacking out impossible based on Napoleon is…"
Darren QX Bean! replied to Darren QX Bean!'s discussion Is Forbes (implicitly) saying Korean management is worse? (Culture, style, and functional "ceilings")"Yes the Wonder Girls promotion didn't do so well but it was a very early, possibly first (I don't know) foray into the market, which probably helped build momentum (and teach managment/promotional lessons) for GG's entrance."
Darren QX Bean! replied to Eun-Shil Park's discussion Quarter of Korean households suffer 'absolute poverty' in 5 years"It seems to change definition mid-article. First saying about 27% "failing to make minimum living cost" (set at "942,197 won(US$840) per month and a four-person household at 1,495,550 won" -- definitely quite low) but then…"
Mike Park replied to Darren QX Bean!'s discussion Is Forbes (implicitly) saying Korean management is worse? (Culture, style, and functional "ceilings")"Darren - I am not sure if I had addressed your points of curiosity or interest. Please let me know if I had missed the boat. In Korean we have a phrase - 동문서답. This means that a question came from the east, but the answer was provided from the west.…"
Steven S. Bammel replied to Darren QX Bean!'s discussion Is Forbes (implicitly) saying Korean management is worse? (Culture, style, and functional "ceilings")"Very interesting to know. Thanks!"
Mike Park replied to Darren QX Bean!'s discussion Is Forbes (implicitly) saying Korean management is worse? (Culture, style, and functional "ceilings")"K-POP stars - "Girl's Generation" [소녀시대] will appear on the David Letterman show (on CBS) next week Tuesday; and Live with Kelly (on ABC) the next day. Tell your relatives/friends about their chance to witness K-Pop first…"
Mike Park replied to Darren QX Bean!'s discussion Is Forbes (implicitly) saying Korean management is worse? (Culture, style, and functional "ceilings")"7--Relying on what worked in the past (Static Business Model). Let's take a quick review of what worked in the past for South Korea; look at today. Then maybe we can figure something out.
<Past> Government borrowed money (capital) from…"
Mike Park replied to Darren QX Bean!'s discussion Is Forbes (implicitly) saying Korean management is worse? (Culture, style, and functional "ceilings")"6--Underestimating obstacles: If you had attended school (middle/high school) in South Korea, you would have owned an English-Korean dictionary. Among a few famous quotes, the majority of Korean learnt that Napoleon had once said that…"
Darren QX Bean! replied to Conor O'Reilly's discussion Buying a New Laptop in Korea"Wow that is worse than I could imagine. I bought my camera at Hi-Mart in one city and returned it for warranty service in another without a hitch. I think it was serviced by a third party but they took care of everything for me,…"
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- Jeonju University
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- Lecturer
- How long have you been involved with Korea and/or Korean business? / 한국 또는 외국에 관련된 비즈니스에 몇 년 동안 종사하였습니까?
- 1-3 years / 1~3년 경력
- What is the nature of your involvement with Korea and/or Korean business? / 주로 어떤 직종의 비즈니스에 종사하였습니까?
- I have lived here three years (basically relaxing, learning a bit of Korean) and am seeking to move into a legal consulting position.
- What is at least one benefit you hope to get from joining the Korea Business Central community? / 어떠한 목적을 갖고 Korea Business Central에 회원가입을 하였습니까? 또한, Korea Business Central 에 바라는 점
- World domination. (I rather dislike questionnaires like this.)
- How did you find out about Korea Business Central? / 어떠한 경로로 Korea Business Central를 가입하게 되었습니까?
- Google search
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