Well, OK, "beloved leader" might be hyperbolic, but portraying Samsung's management style as "Emperor Management" is hardly new. Googling for "이건희 황제 경영" (Lee Kun-hee Emperor Management) gives >1M hits.

Think of it like Steve Jobs-style super-asshole management, and then imagine that Jobs does everything (legal or illegal) to cook the books so that his son (with questionable track record) can inherit the company without paying tax. And imagine reporters who raise the issue in "respectable" news organizations get fired. (One of the leading news organization is led by his brother-in-law.)

* From the latest development, it seems he's not quite brain-dead yet. Sorry about spreading misinformation.

I suppose it's just a reference to the absurd deference which leaves him as CEO with no replacement when he's in a coma. And the fact that his position will be inherited by his son, no questions asked.

Apparently there are some similarities between North Korean and South Korean culture (which is not very strange, since the border between them is an accident of recent history).

Coma? Brain Dead? Why don't you stick with the facts?

http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.asp...