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The Samsung Sandwich

The Korean giant pumped billions of dollars into China and came to dominate its smartphone market. Now, it’s closing factories. What happened? By Geoffrey CainThe

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Clash of the Titans: Business Books 2019-2020

If corporations are people, as the Supreme Court ruled in 2010’s Citizens Uniteddecision, it’s only natural that they should have biographies. Forthcoming narratives about businesses new and old offer a window onto each company’s history as well as the social and economic contexts out of which they arose and which they in turn have influenced.

By Daniel Lefferts
Publishers Weekly

Nov 29, 2019

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How I Became an Ajumma

The Korean version of this essay appeared in the Kyunghyang Shinmun on 12 February 2015. The English version here has been published with the permission of the newspaper and the author.

By Geoffrey Cain
Kyunghyang Shinmun

Mar 31, 2015

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In the Republic of Samsung, here’s the ticket to the good life

SEOUL, South Korea — In a trendy Gangnam high-rise, a whiz-kid professor named Lee Sihan urges his classroom of 28 students not to fret. The big exam you’ve been preparing for — the one that could land you a Samsung dream job — won’t be that bad if you put the hours in.

By Geoffrey Cain
USA TODAY

Jan 26, 2015

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