have made the business environment for Apple more complex in recent years? 4 2. Which aspects of the South Korean market have significant implications for the success or failure of the iPhone in the market and why? 6 3. Besides market entry strategy and marketing mix‚ what other aspects of the planning process should Apple consider before entering the South Korean market? 8 4. Discuss the relative pros and cons of each of the marketing mix elements
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BUSINESS CULTURE IN SOUTH KOREA Korean culture is heavily influenced by Confucian values and this shows in every aspect of life in South Korea. Authorities‚ seniors‚ and elders are always respected‚ and families and friendships are an extremely valuable part of life. South Korea is more conservative both in everyday life and business environment than the Western world but it should be considered as getting different opportunities to do business. Greetings and introduction If possible‚ the
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is a question that human beings have been seeking throughout the centuries. It is different among nations and changes based on the historical context‚ cultural back ground‚ economic circumstances‚ international relations‚ and any other elements. South Korea today is considered that the country is on a right track to the “good society” due to the democratization‚ economic development‚ and advancement of other sectors. However‚ how can it be the “good society” with the highest suicide rate in the world
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Introduction The purpose is to analyse a specific given country (South Korea)‚ economic‚ socio-cultural and legal and political environment. Economic environment Past four decade South Korea showed an impressive growth as well as global integration to become a high tech industrialized economy. In past in 1960s‚ the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita was compared to the poor countries (Africa and some parts of Asia)‚ by 2004‚ it joined the trillion dollar club of world’s economies
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Power distance At a score of 60‚ South Korea is a hierarchical society. This means that people accept a hierarchical order in which everybody has a place and which needs no further justification. Hierarchy in an organization is seen as reflecting inherent inequalities‚ centralization is popular‚ subordinates expect to be told what to do and the ideal boss is a benevolent autocrat Individualism South Korea‚ with a score of 18 is considered a collectivistic society. This is manifest
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Work: The Ministry of Labor in Korea has implemented a system in which all workers who do not miss a day of work in one week receive one paid holiday. Employees who do not miss a day of work in a full year are entitled to a 15-day paid vacation. Those who do miss days of work should expect a reduction in paid leave time. After the first year of work with a company‚ every two subsequent years translates into another paid holiday. Koreans use both the Solar and Lunar calendar which results in a
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North vs. South The North and South had many differences and very little similarities. They each focused on industry‚ agriculture‚ slavery and tariffs. Even though they both strived to manufacture and evolve their land in the revolution‚ they both had many different views. The North often debated with the South about slavery‚ which created a lot of their rivalries. This event helped them start on their own to soon develop their land into a greater industry. In the North‚ their industry
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VIew South Korea was the one of the poorest country in the world in 1953 and GNP per person was $67. However‚ South Korea started to develop rapidly since 1960 and reached 10 million dollars of national income in twenty years. Now Korea is one of the G20 members with GDP of $ 1.116 trillion ( 2010 ) . Country studies Korea’s economy was based on agriculture in early days. However‚ contribution of agriculture decreased as Korea industrialize . Agriculture and domestication of Korea is made
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particular challenge faced by Korea that I would like to address is the Chaebols and the corruption status of South Korea. The Chaebols and the Government The term Chaebol refers to big business group in South Korea. Chaebols are usually characterized by family control of ownership and management‚ diversified business areas‚ and their close relationship with government (1). The development of the Chaebols can be traced back to the period around 1950 to 1960 when South Korea gone through a very rapid
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Soju is one of the most famous alcoholic beverage in Korea. Though other competitors are present in abundance but soju as has its advantage because of the alcohol content which is 25% and the most important is its pricing‚ lowest in the market. Moreover soju was very popular among the youngsters in Korea and was from a very long time back. The reason of its low pricing was basically cultural‚ relationship between them above everything else‚ soju is a medium of culture and that is why Soju has been
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