For Non-Koreans: Understanding Korean Organizations & Work Culture
Designed for international employees and students, 'Understanding Korean Organizations & Work Culture' teaches the distinctive organizational culture and work practices of Korean companies. In 6–7 hours of intensive training led by Jihye Kim, participants learn the cross-cultural skills they need on the job: Korean communication styles, hierarchy, meeting culture, and more. The program helps expatriates, global talent, and international students work through the cultural differences and conflicts they meet in Korean workplaces, with practical guidelines for settling in. It examines the organizational dynamics and work processes unique to Korean companies in depth, so international team members work more efficiently and adapt faster. The curriculum draws on Nanum Consulting’s experience training 50+ major corporations and institutions.
Who is this course for?
Intended for all non-Koreans who join Korean companies or do business with Korea. It is especially suited to international employees, expatriates, and partner-company staff who need to understand Korean organizational culture and ways of working.
What will you learn?
- Understanding cross-cultural differences in Korean organizations and work, and the traits of Korean workplaces and organizations
- A course for non-Koreans (international students and expatriates)
Curriculum
- Global Cultural Understanding
- Communication misunderstandings and understanding Korean communication styles
- The background of Korean collective thinking and its impact on work style
- Korea’s hierarchical organizational culture, work practices, and communication styles
- Why Korea is a relationship-centered culture, and how it shows up at work
- Korea’s “ppalli-ppalli” (hurry-hurry) culture and its sense of time
- Korean values and basic etiquette
- Understanding generational differences among Koreans
- Simulations, case study discussions, and hands-on practice
Expected results / After the course
- Learn how to communicate by understanding Korean work and organizational culture
- Resolving conflicts and finding solutions to bias and misunderstanding
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For Non-Koreans: Understanding Korean Organizations & Work Culture
The 'Understanding Korean Organizations & Work Culture' course for international employees and students systematically teaches the distinctive organizational culture and work practices of Korean companies.
- Understanding cross-cultural differences in Korean organizations and work, and the traits of Korean workplaces and organizations
- A course for non-Koreans (international students and expatriates)
- Learn how to communicate by understanding Korean work and organizational culture
- Resolving conflicts and finding solutions to bias and misunderstanding
- Global Cultural Understanding
- Communication misunderstandings and understanding Korean communication styles
- The background of Korean collective thinking and its impact on work style
- Korea’s hierarchical organizational culture, work practices, and communication styles
- Why Korea is a relationship-centered culture, and how it shows up at work
- Korea’s “ppalli-ppalli” (hurry-hurry) culture and its sense of time
- Korean values and basic etiquette
- Understanding generational differences among Koreans
- Simulations, case study discussions, and hands-on practice
