Korea in the 1980s and early 1990s became heavily dependent on technology transfers until Japanese firms...
Korea in the 1980s and early 1990s became heavily dependent on technology transfers until Japanese firms began withholding technology from Korea. Why did the Japanese do this? How did this affect Korea’s markets? Because of its tremendous and early success in building of export industries, many economists have pointed to South Korea as an example of successful export-led growth. However, economist Alice Amsden and others argue that Korea was anything but a model of free markets and free trade. Discuss...
How did Samsung overtake Panasonic and Philips? What core competencies (resources and capabilities) did the firm possess that helped it to be successful? (Discuss the international strategy that Samsung executed.) Samsung Leadership Era: 2000–Present Samsung group was founded in 1938 by Byung-Chull Lee as a simple trading company in Taegu, Korea that exported basic goods such as dried fish, vegetables, and fruit before expanding into several business lines, including insurance, securities, and retail.43 In 1969, Lee decided to enter the...