Contributors

Contributors David Choi is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and the Associate Director of the Hilton Center for Entrepreneurship, Loyola Marymount University. He has published articles on entrepreneurship, technology management, and social responsibility in various professional and academic journals, including Strategy & Business, Journal of Private Equity, Business Horizons, Technovation, Academy of Management Executive, and Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice. He received his PhD in management from the Anderson School at UCLA and a MS and BS in industrial engineering from UC Berkeley. John P. Daly, S. J., established the Center for Asia Business in the College of Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University (LMU), Los Angeles, in 1995. As Director, he provides study-abroad programs in Asia. He established endowments for the Daly Summer Scholarships for students and research grants for faculty to provide opportunities for a better understanding of Korea and Koreans. His office initiated and conducted various executive training programs for Korean government-affiliated agencies and conglomerate companies. Prior to working at LMU, Father Daly served as President for 12 years at Sogang University, Seoul, and also taught as a professor of English. He received the Mor-Ran medal from President Park Chung-Hee, recognizing his contributions for the establishment of an infrastructure of American educational practices for Korean higher education through his work at Sogang University. Later he served as Academic Vice President at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. He has an MA from St. Louis University, and a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Wayne Le Cheminant is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. He is also affiliated with the Asian and Pacific Studies Program. He focuses his research and teaching on political culture and how ideas and ideology impact political institutions. He is currently working on editing a book called Mormons and Politics: The Lessons of History, Belief, and Practice with Russell Arben Fox and Nathan B. Oman. He has an article forthcoming in the book Leadership and Politics titled “Leadership, Cognition, and Political Manipulation.” He is also currently working on a book titled Human Nature and the Political Imagination: The Crafting of the Polity. Dr. Le Cheminant also teaches courses on Asian politics. He has spent a considerable amount of time living in South Korea and is fluent in Korean. 204 CONTRIBUTORS In Hyeock (Ian) Lee is an Assistant Professor of international business and strategy in the Gordon Ford College of Business, Western Kentucky University. He received his PhD in business from the Indiana University at Bloomington. Prior to joining academia, he served as Deputy Director at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy (MOCIE) in Korea. His primary research interests focus on the location choices of multinational enterprises and entrepreneurial firms contributing to cluster formation. Other research interests involve how regional strategies of multinational enterprises and international new ventures are linked to performance. He has published multiple articles in such journals as Asian Business & Management and European Management Journal and presented numerous papers at nationally recognized academic conferences such as the Academy of International Business (AIB) and the Academy of Management (AOM). He was a recipient of the 2009 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business-Midwest (AIB-Midwest). Judith Martin is Professor of Intercultural Communication, Arizona State University. Professor Martin has published numerous articles in the areas of ethnic- ity and communication, international sojourning, and cross-cultural training and has coauthored several intercultural communication textbooks. She coauthored the book with T. Youn-ja Shim, Changing Korea: Understanding Culture and Communication (Peter Lang Press). She served as the Jeanne T. Herberger Professor Communication from 2001–2004 at Arizona State University. She received her MA and PhD in Speech Communication at the Pennsylvania State University. Yongsun Paik is a Professor of International Business and Management at the College of Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University. He holds a PhD in international business from the University of Washington. His primary research interests focus on international human resource management, global strategic alliances, and Asian Pacific business studies. He has recently published the book Managing a Global Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities in International Human Resource Management. He has also published numerous articles in such journals as Journal of World Business, Academy of Management Executive, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Management International Review, Journal of International Management, Thunderbird International Business Review, Journal of Business Ethics, and International Journal of Human Resource Management, among others. T. Youn-ja Shim (Theresa Y. Shim) works as the Vice President, Business Affairs, at Loyola Productions, Inc. She also serves the Center for Asian Business at Loyola Marymount University as a consultant and currently teaches the course “Exploring Asian Culture” at the College of Business Administration. Previously, she served as Associate Director of the Center for Asian Business, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, where she developed and was the Director for the International MBA in the media and taught intercultural communication theory. She was the former Director of Global Entertainment Business Initiatives in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. Earlier, Shim worked as a vice president and branch manager in the banking industry. She is coauthor of the recently published book Changing Korea. Index Addon Co. 81 Cairo Declaration 9 Agency for International Development capital (AID) 128, 138 access to 74, 98, 184, 187, 190 agriculture 20–21, 23, 30–33 human 45 AhnLab 158 intellectual 196 Ahonen, Tomi 156 venture 78, 155, 173, 184–85 Allen, Horace N. 115 capital markets 75–76, 96–98, 106 altruism 53, 97, 102 capitalism 2, 17, 19, 39–40, 43, 46, Apple 155, 161 52, 78, 137, 147, 155 Arrupe, Fr. Pedro 118 cell phones and cell phone usage 150, Asian Tigers 18 153, 169, 171–72 asset specificity 96–97 chaebols (conglomerates) 104–6, 158, authoritarianism. See hierarchy, 192, 194, 196 respect for creativity and 3, 180 Avison, O. R. 115 family firms and 87, 104–6 financial crisis and 28, 191 Bachhuber, Fr. 129 first-generation entrepreneurs Bal-li Bal-li 38 and 73 Barclays bank 39 overseas expansion of 179 barley fast (spring famine) 21 Park and 19–20, 22, 26, 28, 40 Beedeo.com 158 power and 3, 6, 11–13 Bernbrock, Fr. John 125 SMEs and 186–87 Bhagat, R. 195 telecommunications 101 Bitter, Fr. Bruno 118 urbanization and 26 Blanchflower, D. G. 98 value systems and 68–76 blogs 150–51, 156, 159, 166–73 See also Daewoo Group; Hyundai Boo-heung 27 Group; LG Group; pre-chaebols; Boucher, Fr. Henri 117 Samsung Group boyd, d. m. 165 Chang, J. 11 Breen, M. 4, 7 Chang Myun 128 Brin, Sergey 157 Chang Young-Hee 49 Bu-pyung industrial complex 26 Chang Young-Shin 81 Burns, Fr. Leo 119 Charles, T. 95 Business Goals Network 95 Chen, W. 170 206 INDEX cheong (Korean cultural ethos) 102, culture and values 21, 52, 59, 69–80, 195 95–96, 102–3, 151–55, 180, 92–96. China 8, 10–11, 18, 92–104, 106–7, See also Confucian values; family 161–64, 166, 172 values Chinese language 135 Culture Technology (CT) 156 Ching, P. N. W. 160 Cumings, B. 3, 10 Cho, Ki-Yong- 83 Cyworld 28, 155, 158–66, 172–73 Choe Yeong-Seon 81 Choh Soon-Takh 128 Daeryung Precision 76 Choi, Man-Lip 50 Daesung Metal 76, 81–82 Choi Chung Ok 86–87 Daewoo Group 74, 190 Choson Christian (Yonhi) College 115. Dahlmann, Fr. Joseph 117 See also Yonsei University Dailey, Ed 129 Chun Doo-whan 12 Dai-rim construction 27, 37 Chung, Y. I. 8 Dan-yang Cement 35 Chung In Yung 74 Darby, M. R. 100 Chung Ju-young 18, 22, 24, 33–40, Dethlefs, Art 119 53, 74 Deusen, V. 95 Chung Moon-Sool 76 discipline 69, 85 Cold War 6–7, 9–10, 13 Dorsey, Jack 171 collectivism vs. individualism 19, Doz, Y. L. 192 69–70, 78, 86–87, 103, 152, 154, 193–95 economic liberalization 3 communication styles 143, 152 education community-development programs American 44, 47–52, 54, 64, 120 30–31 computers and 53, 153 computer telephony integration (CTI) Confucian value of 18, 34, 47 systems 77 economic development and 44–45 computer-mediated communication English language 124–25, 130, (CMC) 150–52, 154 133–47, 157 Confucian values of founders and CEOs 183–85 collectivism 19, 69–70, 78, 86–87, handicapped students and 49, 103, 152, 154, 193–95 124 group harmony 70–71, 91, 101, history of Korean higher 115–24 103, 107 investment in and funding for 46, hard work 3, 23, 31, 36, 46–47, 134 55–57, 64, 69, 71–72, 74, Jesuits and 113–31, 130, 141–42 138, 140 respect for hierarchy 18–20, 68, Korean language and culture 157 70–72, 88, 101, 121 Korean system of 44–54 self-reliance 18, 24, 27–33, 47, 55, of Park 78–79 60, 70, 72, 85, 88 second generation of entrepreneurs Covin, J. 188, 192, 194 and 75 creativity 1–4, 19, 33–34, 64, 134, social entrepreneurship and 157–60, 179–80, 192–97 113–31 Cukier, K. N. 17 of technocrats 18, 26, 44–45, 64 INDEX 207 technology competences 133–34 Five-Year Economic Development See also Korea University; Pohang Plans 21, 56, 61 University of Science and first (1962–1966) 21–23, 25, Technology (POSTECH); Seoul 37–38, 127, 143 National University (SNU); second (1967–1971) 25, 39, 127–28 Sogang University; Sophia third (1972–1976) 25, 39, 127–28 University Flanagan, S.

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