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Yeonhee Kim • TED@BCG Singapore

Business not as usual: The key to success for Korean global leaders

Over the last decade, several Korean companies have exploded onto the global market. But many other Korean companies have tried to replicate that global success – and failed. Yeonhee explains why, for many Korean companies, the usual rules from business school don't apply.

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This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with BCG.

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Over the last decade, several Korean companies have exploded onto the global market. But many other Korean companies have tried to replicate that global success – and failed. Yeonhee explains why, for many Korean companies, the usual rules from business school don't apply.

This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with BCG.

Read more about the TED Institute.

About the speaker

Yeonhee Kim

Retail advisor

Yeonhee Kim has over 25 years of executive management consulting experience working with leading retail firms from within Korea and globally. She leads the Consumer Practice in Korea and previously served as the Asia Pacific Consumer Retail Sector Leader. Her areas of expertise include retail transformation, new retail business development, growth and turnaround strategy, M&A/PMI and operations improvement.

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