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Back in the early 1990s when IBM was reinventing itself, Korean semiconductor companies were key players in stimulating a new IP strategy for IBM. As explained in the book Open Business Models: "A second area of initiative within IBM to generate funds has proved to be even more innovative. IBM's need...
(contined from previous post) …it wasn’t until 1991 that Qualcomm secured its first customer, Korean Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute! And the rest, as they say, is history. This is a great example showing that Korea has been an early adopter of technology for a long time; just recently an...
One of my professors at Hanyang University here in Korea is an expert on innovation and the means through which innovation can be fostered within companies and countries. He advocates an "open innovation" approach where intellectual property is more widely available and accessed, and as part of my studies with...
An associate at Korea Business Central wanted to present a business proposal to universities in Korea. I took him to meet a professor of mine at Hanyang University and my professor promptly gave my associate another introduction to an executive in the university administration, where he was able to present his...
Korea Business Central – An Online Community Focused on Doing Business in Korea [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://koreanbusiness.ning.com/] Korea Business Central – An Online Community Focused on Doing Business in Korea
This book was a struggle for me, partly because I had so much trouble determining what it was that I was reacting to in Nisbett’s arguments. A summary follows of the book’s position from page 100: “To the Asian, the world is a complex place, composed of continuous substances, understandable in...
I month or so ago I attended a meeting of AMCHAM (the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea) in Seoul where they were having a panel discussion about how advertising works in Korea, having brought in three Koreans and one American working at advertising agencies in Seoul. Since one of...
I recently prepared a short video for my translation agency clients. These clients make up a large segment of my business and I maintain a personal relationship with many project managers at dozens of agencies around the world. Considering this, it was a good chance to try out a new,...
The following snippet is now part of the ebook Korean Business Etiquette Guide: Take an Essential Step Toward Your Business Goals in Korea! Purchase and download on Amazon. [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.amazon.com/Steven-Bammel/e/B00T6BEEY2/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=korcontraseri-20&linkId=CVTDBYDSJBICQN2B] From the extra reading in Chapter 1 of Korean Business Etiquette Guide: Take an Essential Step Toward Your Business Goals...
During my years in Korea, the most embarrassing language situations have occurred when I’ve misused the honorific forms. Of course, I’ve spoken 존대말 (respectful form of Korean) to children more times than I can count and from time-to-time, I’ll say a little 반말 (low form of Korean) to adults. Usually I can...
