Revision with unchanged content. Within the past decades, the South
Korean economic development has been characterised by rapid growth. It
is regarded as an exemplary model for taking the leap from an
underdeveloped and agrarian country to an industrialised nation. The
discussion about the success factors reaches far out into the fields of
socio-economics and cultural science among others, and it is indeed an
essential one due to markets growing closer, increasingly creating
cultural diversity within workforces and requiring an explanatory
approach towards the challenges arising naturally from these conditions.
The focus of this work is on the socio-economic factors embedded in the
management of Korean multinationals. They will be examined within the
con-text of workplace itself, how Korean managers interact with local
employees and managers and guide them in subsidiaries outside South
Korea. The over-riding questions elaborated in this book are: What are
the unique characteristics of Korean corporate cultures? What is the
current status of tra-di-tional values in Korean management culture?
What are possible future ten-dencies? Where are the differences between
Korean and Western European ma-nagement cultures? How big is the
conflict potential and how is conflict management designed? This book is
suitable for Students, HR Managers, Managers, Asia Business Ex-perts,
Employees of Korean Overseas Companies.
