Author Geoffrey Cain discusses the trial of Samsung’s Jay Y Lee and what it means for South Korea’s Chaebols. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”

Bloomberg Markets: Asia

Aug 25, 2017

You just need to walk down the streets of Seoul to see how entrenched Samsung is as part of Korean life. Samsung won’t do badly in the short-term, despite the jailing of its heir says Geoffrey Cain, author of an upcoming book on the Samsung empire.

By Karishma Vaswani
BBC

Aug 25, 2017

The Samsung conglomerate, known globally for its electronics and smartphones, is South Korea’s biggest and touches almost every aspect of South Korean life. Samsung encompasses more than 50 affiliates involved in life insurance, shipping, cars, construction, hospitals, hotels — even seeing-eye dogs.

By Elise Hu
NPR

Aug 25, 2017

Prosecutors have cast Lee Jae-yong, the heir to the Samsung empire, as a mastermind bent on breaking the law to protect his family’s wealth and power. They have accused him of paying $38 million in bribes to maintain control of Samsung without paying taxes.

By Amie Tsang
The New York Times

Aug 24, 2017

Company hopes to win back fans of high-end handsets after fire prone Note 7 “[The] most important thing is that while Samsung admitted to problems with its battery hardware and processes in the Note 7 . . . employees frequently tell me that Samsung hasn’t addressed a deeper issue, cultural reform,” said Geoffrey Cain, author of an upcoming book on the Korean conglomerate.

By Aliya Ram and Bryan Harris
Financial Times

Aug 24, 2017

Geoffrey Cain talks with Quartz about the future of Samsung as its leader faces trial for corruption.

By Josh Horwitz
Quartz

August 24, 2017

Regardless of the trial’s outcome, Lee Jae-yong ‘s reputation as a corporate leader has been damaged, say some Samsung watchers.“In the trial you come away with the impression that he is incompetent or at least he didn’t know his own company,” said Geoffrey Cain, the author of a coming book about Samsung.

By Jeyup S. Kwaak and Paul Mozur
The New York Times

Aug 23, 2017

Author Geoffrey Cain discusses Samsung’s quarterly earnings, its reputation in business and his outlook for the company. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”

Bloomberg Markets: Asia

Jul 7, 2017

“Chaebols are just giant conglomerates that control so much of the economy on a scale just not seen in a lot of the world,” says Geoffrey Cain, who trained as an anthropologist and is writing a book about Samsung.

By Lauren Frayer
NPR

May 28, 2017

“Some South Koreans are calling Lee Jae-yong ‘s trial “the trial of the century.” “I don’t think there will be a coup d’etat,” said Geoffrey Cain, author of a forthcoming book on Samsung.

By Sherisse Pham
CNN

Mar 9, 2017