Case 1 Global Strategy of the Korean Online Gaming Industry : NCsoft¡¯s Globalization
1. The Birth of the Online Gaming Industry in Korea and the Rise of NCsoft¡¦13
1) The history of the online gaming industry¡¦13
2) The history of NCsoft¡¦15
2. The Global Online Game Market and Overseas Expansion Strategy of Online Game Producers¡¦18
1) The Global Online Game Market Overview¡¦18
2) Globalization Strategy of Online Game Producers¡¦20
3. NCsoft¡¯s Globalization¡¦22
1) NCsoft¡¯s Globalization Strategy¡¦22
2) NCsoft¡¯s Globalization¡¦23
3) NCsoft¡¯s performance in the global market¡¦27
4. Strategic Issues¡¦29
1) Intensified Competition In the Industry - Search of a Network-based Strategy¡¦29
2) Search of a New Globalization Strategy¡¦29
3) Cooperation and Competition between PC and console game makers¡¦30
Exhibit¡¦32
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Case 2 The Online Map Warfare
1. Introduction¡¦73
2. The on-line map service industry¡¦75
3. The evolving on-line map¡¦78
4. The new paradigm of the on-...line map service industry : Where 2.0¡¦79
5. The frontrunner of the on-line map service¡¦81
1) The Korean version of Google Earth, Blue Bird¡¦83
2) The first Internet map portal, Congnamul 2.0¡¦83
6. Anything you do not know about? Ask Naver!¡¦84
1) The interest in the on-line map¡¦85
2) Preemptive efforts to take the opportunity¡¦86
7. Epilogue¡¦86
Exhibit¡¦88
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Case 3 KT&G
1. Introduction¡¦115
2. Company Overview¡¦116
1) Overview¡¦116
2) Business Areas¡¦117
3) Corporate Governance and Capital Structure¡¦119
4) Privatization¡¦119
3. The Threat of Carl Icahn¡¦120
1) What Happened¡¦120
2) What Icahn wants¡¦122
4. Why KT&G is targeted?¡¦123
1) Distinctive financial structure¡¦123
2) Business Performance¡¦124
3) Successful privatization and stock price¡¦124
4) Significance of corporate governance¡¦125
5. Conclusion¡¦125
Exhibit¡¦126
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