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| − | [[Image:1314T2g1 South Korea - participant photo - Chan Keng Theng.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Keng Theng wants soju, not wine!]]
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| − | == About me ==
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| − | | '''Name:''' || [mailto:ktchan.2011@sis.smu.edu.sg CHAN Keng Theng]
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| − | | '''Academic year:''' || 3
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| − | | '''Degree:''' || Information Systems Management
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| − | |'''Second major:''' || Advanced Business Technology
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| − | | '''Participation:''' || [http://innovateit.smu.edu.sg/ SMU innovateIT Business Technology Case Challenge] 2013 Human Resource Executive
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| − | == Why TSM South Korea? ==
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| − | === Motivation to join TSM ===
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| − | * Learn from the '''experiences''' that technology companies encountered when starting up
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| − | * Understand the '''ups and downs''' entrepreneurs and companies go through to fulfil their dreams
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| − | * '''Positive feedback''' from friends who attended [https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/1213T2is427g1/Main_Page TSM South Korea 2013]
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| − | === Why South Korea? ===
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| − | * Experience the Korean '''working culture''' and emulate the drive, determination, resilience and the X-factors that Korean businesses have
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| − | * Understand '''how''' so many Korean chaebol-s and startups managed to emerge and reach out to the rest of the world so quickly and powerfully with their products
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| − | * Know what '''X-factors''' they used to overtake so many mega corporations which used to be far ahead of them.
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| − | == Internship opportunities ==
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| − | === Interests ===
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| − | I am interested in any type of internship opportunities as I believe that there is a different learning experience that comes along with every one
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| − | === Ideal Korean firms ===
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| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daum_Communications Daum] is a popular Korean web portal with search engine, online community portal and e-mail services. It is one of my ideal firms because of one of its products: Daum Digital View. It is a touchscreen panel located in Seoul Metro stations (I'm a train and bus enthusiast!) that allow users to search for travel information, directions on maps, eateries within the vicinity, etc. See how it looks like in this [http://uxtlab.tistory.com/entry/%EB%94%94%EC%A7%80%ED%84%B8%EB%B7%B0-%ED%95%84%EB%93%9C%EB%A6%AC%EC%84%9C%EC%B9%98 Daum UX Lab's usability study] and watch how it works in this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWRANBy39Dc video].
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| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naver Naver], a popular Korean search engine. Its Japanese arm is the creator of the popular messaging app, LINE.
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| − | == Starting a business ==
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| − | My plan is to start a business focusing on accountancy and IT services for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Because of their sizes, they usually do not have an organisation with a full range of departments. As such, they are in need of people or companies with specialised skillsets in areas such as accountancy and IT to keep their businesses growing.
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| − | == Past experiences ==
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| − | I worked in an IT startup and developed web application for their client. From there, I experienced how working in a startup is like and that has made me wonder what are the secrets behind its success. The working culture, job roles and expectations were very different as compared to my other past working experience in a multinational corporation. Despite its size, it's still able to meet clients' expectations and prosper. From there, I understood that ''it's the skills, not size, that matters''. :O
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| − | [http://www.amazon.com/Premier-e-Business-Benjamin-Vijay-Sethi/dp/9810676905/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221554814&sr=1-1 "Premier e-Business Cases from Asia"], by Jae Kyu LEE, Benjamin GAN Kok Siew, Vijay SETHI, Pearson Prentice Hall, Singapore, 2007, pages 446, ISBN 978-981-06-7690-2.
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| − | [http://discover.library.smu.edu.sg/iii/encore/search/C|SPremier%20e-Business%20Cases%20from%20Asia|Orightresult|U1?lang=eng&suite=def SMU Library course reserves].
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| − | This book have many cases on South Korean companies.
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