Doing Business in Korea is a timely book of information for succeeding in the challenging environment of Korea, the world's 13th largest economy. the book divulges in engaging prose all the ins and outs of contemporary Korean business culture. From business etiquette and protocol to tips for marketing to Korean consumers, international business consultant Thomas L. Coyner details everything you'll need to know not just to survive, but thrive in the Land of the Morning Calm. Through this book, one will gain pivotal insight into an environment that is traditional yet uncompromisingly modern, challenging yet surprisingly rewarding for the determined business professional. With information ranging from Korean cultural and historical background to business etiquette, women's status in the workplace, negotiations, hiring and firing, labor-management relations, motivating personnel, understanding Korean consumers, marketing, advertising and public relations, dealing with bureaucrats, selecting distribution systems, working within the Korean legal system, and plenty more, this book may not be a substitute for direct experience but is definitely an indispensable companion to it.

Korean has been called "the most logical language there is," and with this friendly and thorough introduction you can quickly begin speaking conversational Korean! With a lighthearted and effective approach, Korean for Beginners starts by showing you just how reasoned and logical the Korean alphabet--hangul--actually is, and helps you master it quickly. Using realistic situations and conversations needed in modern Korea, commonly used vocabulary and detailed lessons, soon you'll be able to say with pride, "I know Korean!" This book is for people who want a grasp of how to speak, write and understand Korean--and who want to enjoy things while they're at it! Filled with fun manga illustrations and practical situations Online companion audio recordings provide native-speaker pronunciation of words and phrases 40 short videos by teacher Bryan Park teach you how to pronounce the Hangul alphabet, vowels, and consonants After completing Korean for Beginners you will be able to: Speak Korean as its spoken today, and read Korean hangul with ease! Converse with confidence using practical phrases and dialogues Successfully communicate in modern Korean situations, such as navigating cities, ordering food in restaurants or making plans All companion content is accessible on tuttlepublishing.com/downloadable-content

The book consolidates the practical tips and concepts that shaped the authors work with organizations and individuals around the world. It is written to allow people to benefit from what hitherto was only available to some of the wealthiest organizations. The ideas presented in this book will help the reader better conduct dialogue with themselves and others leading to optimal outcomes for all. Written for the mass market, this book is a must-read for CEO's and senior staff. It reinvigorates the trainer's approach to interactions with people on all spectrums within the negotiation.

눈높이 연마하기: 아시아 마케팅의 접근을 위한 예술과 과학 세계에서 가장 높은 성장률을 자랑하는 아시아에서 마케팅은 과연 어떻게 접근해야 하는 것인가? 본 저서, [눈높이 연마하기]는 바로 그 과제에 대한 해법을 제공한다. [눈높이]는 한국말로 단순히 사람이 바라보는 수준으로 이해가 되지만 본 저서에서는 이 보다 더 넓은 의미로 마케팅의 본질을 뜻한다. 즉 본 저서는 기업이 소비자들의 관점을 이해하면 시장을 더 쉽게 헤아릴 수 있다는 철학을 담고 있다. 저자는 [눈높이 연마하기]를 통하여 근 30년간 마케팅 강의, 연구, 기업 자문 활동으로 터득한 경험과 인사이트를 독자들과 공유 한다. 저자는 한국 외에 필란드, 호주, 홍콩, 싱가포르 등에서 강의를 하였을 뿐만 아니라 어렸을 때 외교관 자녀로써 여러 국가에서 성장하였다. 이 같은 종합적 경험으로 저자는 다양한 환경에서 [눈높이]를 맞출 수 있는 글로벌한 안목을 키웠다. 본 저서는 딱딱한 이론에만 치우쳐져 있지 않고 저자의 풍부한 경험담과 마케팅 일화를 담고 있다. [눈높이 연마하기]는 마케팅 실무는 물론 개인 브랜딩을 하려는 독자에게도 유익한 지침서가 될 수 있다. 또한 보너스로 저자가 지난 5년간 수시로 기고한 Harvard Business Review Online 경영논평과 아시아 마케팅 관련 주요 논문과 사례가 포함되어 있다. 본서를 토대로 저자는 세계 제일 큰 공개인터넷강의(MOOC) 사이트인 코세라(coursera.org)에 “International Marketing in Asia”라는 강의를 개설하였고 170여 개의 국가에서 본 강의가 수강되고 있다. PART I WHAT IS MARKETING PART II MARKETING STRATEGY PART III CUSTOMER CATEGORIES in Asian Marketing PART IV MARKET SELECTION PART V MARKET SELECTION PART VI / APPENDIX HBR BLOGS & READINGS Mastering Noon Nopi: The Art & Science of Marketing in Asia How does one approach Marketing in Asia, the fastest growing economic region in the world? That is the key question that is answered in “Mastering Noon Nopi: The Art & Science of Marketing in Asia.” Noon Nopi, a word from Korean, means “Eye Level” but the author uses it more broadly to signify the essence of Marketing. The Noon Nopi concept is used throughout the book to convey how companies need to understand their markets through the lenses of consumers. The author brings nearly 30 years of teaching, research and consulting experience and insight about Marketing into the book. He has taught Marketing in Korea, Finland, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. He was also raised as a child of diplomats and lived in many countries. The combined experience therefore allows the author to have a unique global perspective of how the “Eye Level” matching can be achieved. The author offers rich personal accounts and anecdotes to illustrate how one’s ability to fine tune his or her “Noon Nopi” can be an asset not just in business but also in life such as in individual branding. Even though the book is focused on Asia, many of the analytical tools offered in “Noon Nopi” can be applied to marketing problems anywhere. As an added bonus, the book includes the author’s many Harvard Business Review Online opinion pieces as well as a key article and case on Asian Marketing. The author has now launched a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) called “International Marketing in Asia” based on this book on the world’s largest platform Coursera and has learners from over 170 countries.

Every business faces the existential threat of competitors producing cheaper copies. Even patent filings, market dominance and financial resources can't shield them from copycats. So what can we do -- and, what can we learn from companies that have endured and even prospered for centuries despite copycat competition? In a book of narrative history and practical strategy, IMD professor of management and innovation Howard Yu shows that succeeding in today's marketplace is no longer just a matter of mastering copycat tactics, companies also need to leap across knowledge disciplines, and to reimagine how a product is made or a service is delivered. This proven tactic can protect a company from being overtaken by new (and often foreign) copycat competitors. Using riveting case studies of successful leaps and tragic falls, Yu illustrates five principles to success that span a wide range of industries, countries, and eras. Learn about how P&G in the 19th century made the leap from handcrafted soaps and candles to mass production of its signature brand Ivory, leaped into the new fields of consumer psychology and advertising, then leaped again, at the risk of cannibalizing its core product, into synthetic detergents and won with Tide in 1946. Learn about how Novartis and other pharma pioneers stayed ahead by making leaps from chemistry to microbiology to genomics in drug discovery; and how forward-thinking companies, including China's largest social media app -- WeChat, Tokyo-based Internet service provider Recruit Holdings, and Illinois-headquartered John Deere are leaping ahead by leveraging the emergence of ubiquitous connectivity, the inexorable rise of intelligent machines, and the rising importance of managerial creativity. Outlasting competition is difficult; doing so over decades or a century is nearly impossible -- unless one leaps. Ultimately, Leap is a manifesto for how pioneering companies can endure and prosper in a world of constant change and inevitable copycats.

Mastering Business Administration in Education and African Politics (the Sierra Leone Chapter) This is a revised and improved edition of your book, and as I have already been told, it is quite up-to-date with far more relevant information that address education, educational business, and political issues in Africa in particular, and how these are disturbing educational developments, especially in sub-Sahara and also with suggestions for improvements. According to Mohan Kaul, the co-chairman of Commonwealth Business Council, giving the challenges ahead, governments have realized that it is beyond their capacity and means to achieve the task of improving education for all. However, Patrick Dlamini, Chief Executive of Development Bank of South Africa, sited what has gone wrong with sudden growth of private schooling outside state control. The government is having problems of retaining seasoned teachers. Private schooling is poaching the best of brains from the public schooling system, and the government is left with poor-quality teaching and inexperienced teachers because now the private sector has taken the crme de la crme. How do you balance that? But business is business, and business is about getting the customers what they want and satisfying them most. If African governments are unable to provide what people prefer most, people have the right to choose from existing alternatives so that they can spend their hard earnings on what they want and what can satisfy them most as long as they have the ability and willingness to pay for them. That is the dictation of free-market philosophy. Mohamed Sannoh, Methodist Boys High School, Kissy Mess Mess, Freetown.