| Edition |
First edition |
| Description |
viii, 336 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Almost, not quite -- Three midlife crises -- At work: alien planet -- At home: alternate universe -- Detroit: showtime -- The Korean codes -- Reading the air -- Constant competition -- Admiral Yi: Korea's greatest Japan fighter -- Sejong the Great: give-and-take with China -- The dangerous cousins Kim -- "This doesn't rattle" -- The chairman arrives -- Seoul surprises -- Almost, not quite English -- Car of the year -- Bye, bye, baby -- Not here, not now -- Sang moo waygookin -- The 2013 model -- Genesis and Sonata -- Jakarta is no Seoul -- Escape plan -- The judgment of Genesis -- Finding home -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"Heartbreaking and hilarious, Seoul Man is Frank Ahrens' story of the three years he spent in Korea as the highest ranking non-Korean executive at Hyundai, shedding light on a business culture very few Western journalists have been able to experience"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Hyŏndae Chonghap Sangsa (Korea)
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Automobile industry and trade -- Korea (South)
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Corporate culture -- Korea (South)
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International business enterprises -- Korea (South)
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Ahrens, Frank, 1963- author. Seoul man. New York : HarperBusiness, 2016 9780062405265 (DLC) 2016016111 |
| ISBN |
9780062405241 (hardback) |
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0062405241 (hardback) |
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