we talk about businesses that have humble beginning‚ then the history of Samsung can serve as the perfect example. It all started on March 1‚ 1938 when Byung-Chull Lee‚ the founding chairman of Samsung initiated a business in Korea with a capital of only 30‚000 won. The primary products of what was then Samsung were dried Korean fish‚ fruits‚ and vegetables traded from Beijing and Manchuria. For the etymology of Samsung‚ it has the root words "three stars." The business or Mr. Lee expanded and
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1. Company Background. Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Samsung Town‚ Seoul. It comprises numerous subsidiaries and affiliated businesses‚ most of them united under the Samsung brand‚ and is the largest South Korean Chaebol. Notable Samsung industrial subsidiaries include Samsung Electronics (the world’s largest information technology company measured by 2012 revenues)‚Samsung Heavy Industries (the world’s second-largest shipbuilder measured
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system’s impact on many industries‚ one of the industries is IT appliances industry. We choose Samsung Electronics Co. as our topic in this industry. Samsung has been dedicated to create a better world for over 70 years through various businesses. Today‚ Samsung extent advanced technology‚ semiconductors‚ skyscraper and plant construction‚ petrochemicals‚ fashion‚ medicine‚ finance‚ hotels and so on. Samsung now is the global market leader in high technology electronics manufacturing as well as digital
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Korean Multinational Conglomerate‚ Founded 1938‚ headquartered in Samsung Tower‚ Seoul. Comprises numerous subsidiaries and affiliated businesses‚ most of them united under the Samsung brand. * Samsung Electronics * Samsung Heavy industries * Samsung Engineering * Samsung Life Insurance * Samsung Everland Lee Kun - Hee - Chairman and CEO. Lee Soo - Bin - President‚ CEO of Samsung Life Insurance Revenue - $ 247.5 billion (2011) Employees - 3‚69
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Is Samsung Mobile Business Model sustainable in China facing the growing Chinese competitors ? “Change everything except your wives and kids” Lee Keun-Hee‚ CEO of Samsung group in 1993 after he visited an electronic store and saw Samsung products gathering dust behind Sony and Panasonic products. Introduction : Why did I choose this subject ? I have been following this company for 6 years so far. Recently‚ I have been really concerned by the fact Samsung has been losing market share and displaced
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1. How was Samsung able to go from copycat brand to product leader? Samsung was a copycat brand from the time it started to around the 90s. Some of the first items they made were calculators and black and white TVs. In 1993 Samsung unveiled a new strategy that they called “New Management”. They made the decision not to be a cheap copycat brand anymore. Samsung cut ties with low end retailers like Kmart and Wal-Mart. They started distributing at stores like Circuit City and Best Buy. They started
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Samsung for the past 3 years has been sharing their sustainable accomplishments through a sustainability report. This report demonstrates the impact Samsung had on people‚ society‚ and the environment. The structure for their sustainable report closely resembles that of an annual report. It is divided into three parts: Sustainability overview‚ Material issues‚ and Facts and figures. They monitor their accomplishments by setting benchmarks for each year. An example of these benchmarks: in 2011 they
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their recommendations. All directors are prohibited from engaging in business activities within the same industry without the approval of the board. This arrangement is to prevent conflict of interests‚ as specified in the Korean Commerce Act and the Samsung Electronics Articles of Incorporation. List of Directors Title Name Gender Position Tasks CEO‚ Vice Chairman Yoon-woo Lee M Head of DS Business Unit and chairman of the board of directors Overall corporate management and Device Solution(DS) management
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2007 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Environmental & Social Report Contents Message from the CEO 08 At a Glance 10 Company Profile Financial Performance Our Sustainability Our Environment 11 14 16 20 Philosophy & Policy Focus Areas Management System Activity & Performance 21 22 23 27 Our Business Partners 44 Philosophy & Policy Focus Areas Management System Activity & Performance 45 46 47 49 Our Community Philosophy & Policy
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of directors. Evaluate the current board of Samsung Electronics. What are the strengths and weaknesses in the current board composition? How many directors can be classified as non-executive? How many can be classified as independent? What are your criteria’s for assessing director independence? Do you think changes need to be made to the current board composition? If no - why not‚ if yes - what changes would you recommend? The board of Samsung Electronics has 23 directors of which 7 are executive
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