Country Notebook for South Korea James Jones Dallas Baptist University Table of Contents Executive Summary 5 Culture Analysis 7 Introduction 7 Brief discussion of the country’s relevant history 7 Geography setting 8 Area Comparative: 9 Land boundaries: 9 Coastline: 9 Climate: 9 Elevation Extremes: 9 Natural Resources: 9 Natural Hazards: 9 Social Institutions 9 Family: 9 Education 10 Literacy Rates 11 Political System 11 Legal System 12 Six Basic Codes
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North Korea also known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is one of the harshest places to live. From the lack of food‚ to the horrible living conditions. The people that live in North Korea are able to either barely make it day to day because they have connections with higher up or starve to death from lack of food. Their society is based off of status if you don’t live within the capital‚ Pyongyang or have connection than you’re out doing hard labor for most of your day to get paid very
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www.kewpid.com Globalisation Case Study: South Korea by Dan Nguyen 1 of 6 www.kewpid.com Globalisation‚ an important characteristic within the contemporary economic environment‚ has resulted in significant changes to individual nations in terms of economic development strategies undertaken by national governments. The term globalisation refers to the integration of local and international economies into a globally unified political‚ economic and cultural order. Globalisation is not a
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After World War II in 1945‚ Korea was free from Japanese command‚ and partitioned into the North and South. The North was occupied by Russia‚ and the South was controlled mainly by the United States. Soviet military leaders came to notice Kim Il-sung‚ who became well known for taking part in the Korean guerilla resistance against the Japanese. Soviet authorities sent him to the Soviet Union for training‚ along with other North Koreans. A communist government was established under the guidance of
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At the end of World War II‚ Korea was a poor former agricultural colony of Japan. But the rapid growth of Korea’s industrial economy has been remarkable. The economy of South Korea is now the third-largest in Asia and the 13th largest in the world by GDP as of 2007. To trace back the economic development of South Korea‚ the former president Park Chung-Hee played a pivotal role‚ and was credited for shifting its focus to export-oriented favoring a few large conglomerates. Unlike his predecessors
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Wal-Mart’s Failure in Korea This case will present Wal-Mart’s unexpected failure to conduct local market research and conform to Korean consumers’ needs and wants. Introduction: There are many frameworks that help characterize the differences between different cultures and the way people communicate across different cultures. In our paper we will focus on the differences between Korean and American cultures and what effect these differences might have on conducting business between both sides
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regional exports exceeding $1.3 trillion‚ the East Asia and Pacific region’s share of trade in GDP is the highest in the world. (Global Development. Finance Report. 2006). The economy of South Korea has grown in the last 35 years. Per capita GNP only $100 in 1963‚ exceeded $20‚000 USD in 2005. South Korea is now one of the world’s largest economies (as of 2006‚ it is 14th in the world according to GDP). (2). If we will compare Korean market to East Asian countries (Exhibit 1 p.12).From report I
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The Japanese Colonial Legacy In Korea North and South Korea are nations that while filled with contempt for Japan have used the foundations that Japan laid during the colonial period to further industrialization. Japan’s colonization of Korea is critical in understanding what enabled Korea to industrialize in the period since 1961. Japan’s program of colonial industrialization is unique in the world. Japan was the only colonizer to locate various heavy industry is in its colonies
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Korea under Japanese Rule The Korea’s colonial period spans a time frame of 35 years from 1910 to 1945 until Japan was defeated in World War II. It started with the Eulsa Treaty also known as Japan-Korea Protectorate treaty which is signed between Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire on 17 November 1905 by the influence of Russo-Japanese War. This treaty effectively made Korea a protectorate of Japan. Immediately after that‚ on 22 August 1910 the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty was signed‚ which
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is the open‚ democratic‚ and prosperous South Korea in the southern half. In the North there is the oppressive‚ communist and impoverished North Korea‚ know as the Hermit Kingdom. While the South has prospered in the free world‚ the North has fallen behind and is crushing its citizens under an iron fist. The people in the North have no access to the outside world. The Kim dynasty threatens its neighbors with invasion and nuclear weapons. North Korea should be a focus of American foreign policy because
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