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Korean manufacturers have been very successful in overseas markets for the last 30 years, supported by the Korean government’s export-driven policy. They have contributed tremendously to today’s Korean economic growth, and some of them are now even world-leading companies in some areas such as memory chips, household electrical appliances, and shipbuilding.
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Rho, BH., Yu, YM., Chang, DS., Chung, SH. (1998). Manufacturing Strategies, Practices and Performance in Korea. In: Lindberg, P., Voss, C.A., Blackmon, K.L. (eds) International Manufacturing Strategies. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2795-1_25
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