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Park Presidency Gives Fighting Chance to Korea’s Chaebols
Korea’s basically a one-trick economic act at this point. It’s basically chaebol chaebol chaebol.” Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Economy, Management, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Trade, chaebol
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What the S Korean election will not mean
Taking on the largest chaebol within Korea is not dissimilar to a kamikaze attack Continue reading
Making the same political mistakes
Ideology-based politics is in keeping with the 20th Century; today, nations need ideology-free, practical programs Continue reading
Posted in Coyner's Op-Ed Essays, Doing Business in Korea, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Society, USA, chaebol
Tagged Ahn Cheol-soo, chaebol, corruption, DUP, government, ideology, Korea, Moon Jae-in, Obama, Park Geun-hye, politics, Saenuri, South Korea, US
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Getting to the crux of corruption
Until Koreans essentially ease up on themselves and learn to be happier with who they are and what they possess, systemic corruption will continue. Continue reading
Posted in Coyner's Op-Ed Essays, Doing Business in Korea, Economy, Management, S Korea Economy, Society, chaebol
Tagged chaebol, corruption, government, Korea, politics, South Korea
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Regionalism takes toll on F&B sales
Coyner’s Comment: From betrothals to presidential elections, Korea’s regionalism has been a major factor in Koreans’ decision making. But this is one of the first articles I have come across how regionalism affects consumer product selection. While the below comes … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Marketing, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Selling, Society
Tagged beverage, consumer, food, Korea, marketing, regionalism, Sales, South Korea
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ROK Government Unveils 5.9 Trillion Won Stimulus Measures
Stimulus package could prevent the government from achieving a balanced budget next year due to increased expenditures and decreased tax revenue Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Economy, S Korea Economy, Trade
Tagged Bank of Korea, government, Korea, ROK, South Korea, stimulous
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EUCCK votes to pack bags
Foreign chambers of commerce having a rough year in S Korea Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Marketing, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Trade
Tagged chamber of commerce, corruption, EUCCK, expatriate, foreign, Korea, mismanagement, South Korea, tax
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After Verdict, Assessing the Samsung Strategy in South Korea
Coyner’s Comment: Observers on both side of the Pacific are trying to digest the back-to-back Apple vs. Samsung court decisions. Almost immediately, everyone seems to have forgotten the Seoul judicial decision that ruled both companies had infringed on each other’s … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Selling, Technology, Trade, USA
Tagged Apple, chaebol, Galaxy, iPhone, Korea, profit, Samsung, Samsung Electronics, smartphone, South Korea
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Cash is king for worried companies
S Korean firms start selling buildings, their own stock to survive uncertain times Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Economy, Management, S Korea Economy, chaebol
Tagged cash, economy, Korea, market, real estate, recession, South Korea
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How overblown is the K-Wave?
All of this is all about adolescent sexual drives being skillfully exploited by Korean businesses. Continue reading
Posted in Coyner's Op-Ed Essays, Doing Business in Korea, Economy, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Society, Trade
Tagged culture, hallyu, Kanryu, Korea, Korea Wave, pop, South Korea, trade
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