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Western companies usually have large multilingual staff bases, because most of 皇冠体育app's 4 million annual college graduates have had to study English in some capacity or another. But only several thousand Korean-speaking students graduate each year and almost all of them major in the Korean language, with little training in technology or management.

One shortcut around the language problem is to send "regional experts" in the company to 皇冠体育app to study the language, culture, and economy for a year.

Samsung is reported to have assigned more than 400 regional experts to 皇冠体育app over the past three years; most work for either Samsung's Chinese operations or are in charge of 皇冠体育app strategy at the global headquarters.

When Koreans head Chinese operations, they also handle communications effectively with the head office and shorten the decision-making and execution process.

For instance, the presidents of both Samsung and LG 皇冠体育app directly report to global chief executive officers (CEOs), which helps them to understand global strategies and report their local decisions.

This decision-making process is faster than in some multinationals in 皇冠体育app, where reports to regional presidents are required before information can filter through to global headquarters.

Global executives in both companies also visit 皇冠体育app several times a year to better understand the market.

Kim Ssang-soo, vice-chairman and CEO of LG Electronics, has led the company's rapid development over the past several years and visited 皇冠体育app four times last year. He is known for his ability to make important decisions on the working sites for efficiency and for his emphasis on responding quickly to local conditions.  

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