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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...
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...
It has been striking how often President Obama has mentioned the acheivements of Korea in his public speeches recently. First there was his comment in April about how US kids need to study as many hours as Koreans in order to increase their test scors. Then last month, he explained...
In my masters degree studies at Hanyang University, I have recently selected my "guide professor" (or 지도교수), who will be my mentor in completing my thesis. Professor Seo studied for his doctorate in France, specializing in the area of corporate innovation. It's really quite an interesting subject and his class...
Me: Here’s what I watched for about three hours today: [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090529/ap_on_re_as/as_skorea_roh_funeral]. What was most remarkable was that they made room for five religious ceremonies (two Buddhist sects, Protestant, Catholic – during the funeral; and after that, a 30 minute Korean Shamanistic “performance”)! Friend: Hey, that’s the...
According to an article in the Korean edition of the Jungang Ilbo today [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?total_id=3534449], a recent survey of national brands put the value of Korea’s “brand” at 33rd, coming in behind India, China and 30 other countries. The Korean government believes this translates into a 30% discount...
The first thing you need to be aware of is that there are two New Year’s Days in Korea – one for the solar calendar and one for the lunar calendar. New Year’s Day according to the lunar calendar in Korea is the same as in China but it is...
