The growth of entrepreneurship in South Korea has turned the country into an economic powerhouse. In this collection of essays, scholars highlight the favourable political and cultural values conductive to its development, including the characteristics of entrepreneurial family firms and the impact of new media and globalization.

Autorentext
T.YOUN-JA SHIM Vice President for business affairs at Loyola Productions, is the former Director of Global Entertainment Business Initiative in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, USA. She is chief author of Changing Korea, Understanding Culture and Communication.

JOHN P. DALY Director of the Center for Asian Business, Loyola Marymount University, USA.

Inhalt
Foreword Korean Politics and the Spirit of Entrepreneurship; W.Le Cheminant Korea Inc.: Building Pre-Entrepreneurship in Korea; T.Youn-ja Shim The Infusion of the American Entrepreneurship in Early Republic of Korea; T.Youn-ja Shim Value Systems, Entrepreneurship, and the Changing Society The Importance of In-Groups; D.Choi The Effects of Family Value on Entrepreneurship in East Asian Countries; I.H.Lee & Y.Paik Social Entrepreneurship in Korean Education: American Jesuits open Sogang College in 1960; J.P.Daly & S.J. Teaching EnglishOne of the Major Entrepreneurship; J.P.Daly & S.J. Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Cyberspace: Korea and the United States; J.Martin & T.Youn-ja Shim Entrepreneurial Leadership of Korean Cpmpanies in the Global Market; Y.Paik