Drinking culture in KoreaKoreans, like their neighbours across the water in Japan, like a drink and a good time. The Japanese consume 70 litres of beer per person compared with 40 litres per capita in South Korea. Drinking has always enabled Koreans to cut loose from the rather stiff constraints of their hierarchical Confucianculture and a few drinks and a singalong are a big part of modern Ko
turnover
Expectations:
More of DT’s qualified women should be promoted
The turnover rate for women should fall
In most Korean companies, Korean women still face an effective glass ceiling with regard to recruiting and in the workplace as well:
“Korean companies have more of a male culture. This gender gap is due in part to South Korea’s traditional idea, Confucianism”
IV. Business Culture 장행복, ⌜중국 비즈니스 문화⌟, 신성출판사, 2007
http://www.myjapanphone.com/business_culture.html (2011.5.12)
http://www.worldbusinessculture.com (2011.5.12)
1. Korean Business Culture
Korean are famous for having hasty characteristics. They have strong collectivism.
Confucian ethics emphasise the value of collective group harmony, re
ex-public officials of MOSF or FSC as a chairman or director and provide them with high salary. In this context, the President Park criticized that Gwanfia results from the cozy relations (between politics, government and the business), exclusive culture of public organizations, and easy-going attitude. The concept of Beopfia and Gunfia in judiciary and military organizations also appears.
Korean Bath culture
the only culture of scrub off dirt
a Italy towel(dirt towel) : invented at 1960's
a scrubbing professional
scrubbing mutual back with friends or family
Public Bath
warm bath, cold bath, medicine bath
having sauna(dry, wet)
many people in the one bath
but they don’t hesitate them