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Sparkling KOREA - An introduction video about the country, culture, language and people of Korea

LT-1A would like to manage the ABS Case Discussion session as a game show. PICTIONARY is our chosen game where - A random LT-team number will be picked via lottery and a person from that team will have to come to the stage. - Our game show host will then present the participant with a word - The participant will have to draw a picture on board and the team will have to guess the word - After the word is guessed correctly, the discussion will be thrown open to the class (because the word chosen is actually a topic for discussion) Each member of our LT will be managing the class discussion for a specific topic and where relevant, we shall be using some audio-visual collateral as well. Please find below the list of topics and the sequence in which the topics will be administered to create a coherent flow in the discussion.

CHAEBOL [explores the uniqueness of Chaebol type of businesses]

How does Chaebol define the Korean way of doing business?

ORIGIN [compare cultures of different Chaebols to see if the background or industry of a company influence its culture and strategy]

How does the background of a company influence its culture and strategy?
POWER GAME [understanding the unique power game surrounding the KIA MOTORS acquisition] WHAT What was the Power Game around KIAs acquisition? WHO Which company was best positioned in this power game? WHY What were the reasons for this power game?
DECISION MAKING [researching the nuances of decision making cultures across KIA and Hyundai]

Is the decision making culture different at KIA when compared with that at Hyundai? Would you consider KIAs decision making process typically Korean?
INTEGRATION [ Will differences in organization cultures cause any issues postmerger? IDENTITY [does a Korea Business System have a unique identity of its own?]

Is there really a unique Korean way of doing business?

HYUNDAI SCANDAL [Recent scandal at Hyundai concerning the top leader and the politics surrounding it] TRIVIA [Some interesting facts about Korea, its people and culture]

A KIA MOTORS (Sportage) advertisement from 1992 [before the time of the case i.e. KIA MOTORS acquisition by Hyundai]

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A KIA MOTORS (Credos) advertisement from 1997 [around the time of the case i.e. KIA MOTORS acquisition by Hyundai]

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A KIA MOTORS (Sportage) advertisement from 1998 [after the time of the case i.e. KIA MOTORS acquisition by Hyundai]

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