Korean Entrepreneurship The Foundation of the Korean Economy [Hardcover]

The growth of entrepreneurship in South Korea has turned the country into an economic powerhouse. In this collection of essays, scholars?highlight the favourable political and cultural values conductive to its development, including the characteristics of entrepreneurial family firms and the impact of new media and globalization.Foreword Korean Politics and the Spirit of Entrepreneurship; W.Le Cheminant Korea Inc.: Building Pre-Entrepreneurship in Korea; T.Youn-ja Shim The Infusion of the American Entrepreneurship in Early Republic of Korea; T.Youn-ja Shim Value Systems, Entrepreneurship, and the Changing Society The Importance of In-Groups; D.Choi The Effects of Family Value on Entrepreneurship in East Asian Countries; I.H.Lee? & Y.Paik Social Entrepreneurship in Korean Education: American Jesuits open Sogang College in 1960; J.P.Daly & S.J. Teaching EnglishOne of the Major Entrepreneurship; J.P.Daly & S.J. Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Cyberspace: Korea and the United States; J.Martin ?& T.Youn-ja Shim Entrepreneurial Leadership of Korean Cpmpanies in the Global Market; Y.Paik

Korean Entrepreneurship: The Foundation of the Korean Economy describes in depth how the discursive and socio-political practices of Korean leaders and entrepreneurs lead to the development of entrepreneurship in that country. The authors, Theresa Shin and John Daly have captured the essence of this journey in the nine chapters of the book through authors who have addressed such topics as Korean politics and value systems, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial opportunities concluding with the entrepreneurial leadership in today s global Korean companies. Through stories and research papers, the reader gets an understanding of how entrepreneurship was founded in the country and grew over the past years. The book is definitely worth reading. - Robert Hisrich, Garvin Professor of Global Entrepreneurship, Director, Walker Center for Global Entrepreneurship

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