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This Handbook, authored by a stellar line-up of international contributors, explores the diverse phenomena and issues surrounding the Korean business and management world.
List of contents
1. Setting the Scene and Overview 2. Labor market and Korean workers
3. Capital Market and Capital Formation in Korea
Part 2: Macro Issues in Big Business Groups 4. The Corporate Governance and Practices of Korean Companies 5. Korean CEOs from a Governance Perspective: Historical Paradigm Shifts in Group Governance-CEO Models in Chaebols 6. Business Groups in Korea: Past, Present, and Future 7. Government-business Relations in South Korea, 2000 to 2022: An Institutional Perspective 8. The Strategy behind the Global Success of Korean Firms: Applying the ABCD Model in Practice 9. Catch-up Strategies of Korea Big IT Corporations 10. The Rise of Two South Korean Multinationals: How Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor Built a Competitive Advantage by Closing the Capabilities Gap
Part 3: Micro Issues in Big Business Groups 11. Putting Korean HRM in the East Asian Context 12. People Management In Korea: An Organizing Logic Perspective 13. Employment Relations: Labor Issues and Labor Union 14. Executive Compensation in Big Corporations: Unique Features in Korean Firms 15. Knowledge As a Unifying Factor For An Individual Firm And Macroeconomics In Korea
Part 4: Emerging Issues in Korea Businesses and Management 16. Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship In Korea 17. The shifting startup ecosystem in Korea: Government's efforts to revolutionize education and finance 18. Managing Gender & Diversity in Korean Businesses 19. Fourth Industrial Revolution and Employment Issues In Korea
Part 5: Challenges and Future Directions 21. Conclusion: Lessons, Challenges and Implications
About the author
Chris Rowley is Visiting Fellow, Kellogg College, University of Oxford and Professor Emeritus, Bayes Business School, City University of London, United Kingdom.
Johngseok Bae is Professor of Management at Korea University Business School, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hicheon Kim is President of Lotte Academy, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Heechun Kim is Associate Professor of Strategy and Global Management at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Summary
This Handbook, authored by a stellar line-up of international contributors, explores the diverse phenomena and issues surrounding the Korean business and management world.
