Leadership is possibly the least understood aspect of managing people, because it is at the same time personal, institutional, and cultural. Martin Hemmert’s new volume illustrates this point by highlighting both similarities and differences in leadership patterns across Korean companies all operating in the same cultural environment. Comparing Korean leadership processes to those found in other countries, like Japan as illustrated here, adds additional clarity and depth to this anslysis. The lesson for foreign firms here is not to try to emulate Korean-style management, but rather to study Korean ways so we can be more astute when working with Korean companies and managers. The issue here is understanding, not imitation.

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韩式领导：比较视角

领导力可能是管理人员中最不为人知的方面，因为它同时是个人的、制度的和文化的。Martin Hemmert 的新书强调了在相同文化环境中运营的韩国公司在领导模式上的异同，从而说明了这一点。将韩国的领导过程与其他国家（如日本）的领导过程进行比较，如此处所示，为这种分析增加了额外的清晰度和深度。在这里给外国公司的教训不是试图模仿韩国式的管理，而是学习韩国的方式，这样我们在与韩国公司和经理合作时才能更加敏锐。这里的问题是理解，而不是模仿。