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Chaebol

A chaebol (Korean: 재벌; ⓘ) is a type of large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group. Several dozen large South Korean family-controlled corporate groups fall under this definition. The term first appeared in English…

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Hangul
재벌
Hanja
財閥
IPA
[tɕɛbʌɭ]
MR
chaebŏl
RR
jaebeol

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Chaebol

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Edges109
Triples323
Avg. degree1.98
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Chaebol

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related to Government ties, corruption, and abuse of power · 39
Chaebol → Abu Dhabi, Accusations, Asian, But, CEOs, Choi Tae-Won, Chung Mong-Koo, CJ Group, Collusion, Each, Examples, For, Hanbo, Hanbo Group, Hanwha, Hyundai, In, It, Kim Seung-Youn, Korean
related to Government-led reforms and the 2008 crisis · 36
Chaebol → As, By, Chaebols, Corporate Governance, During, Each, Fair Trade Act, First, Five Principles, Furthermore, Gift Tax Acts, Having, His, However, If, In, Inheritance Tax, It, Kim Dae-Jung, Korean
related to Monopolistic behavior · 29
Chaebol → All, Although, Apple's, Asian, Collusion, Consequently, Conversely, During, Especially, For, GDP, However, Korean, Korean Stock Exchange, Koreatown Manhattan, LG Electronics, Most, New York City, Price-fixing, Reductions
related to Depictions in popular culture · 27
Chaebol → Big Mouth, Business Proposal, Coffee Prince, Ham Yon-Ji's YouTube, In, Innocent Defendant, Instagram, K-dramas, King, Korean, Land, Like, Marry My Husband, Other, Queenmaker, Reborn Rich, Remember, Secretary Kim, Some, South Korea
related to Relationship with foreign investors · 27
Chaebol → According, Additionally, As, Asian, Because, Defense Language Institute Foreign, Foreign, However, Hyundai, Hyundai Motors, International Economies, Investors, January, Japanese, Journal, Korean, Language Center, Nearly, Nonetheless, Out
related to General and cited references · 24
Chaebol → About Restructuring, America, April, Are Korea's Chaebol Serious, Asiaweek, Beck, December, Groups, Guide, Korea, Korea Economic Institute, Korea's Samsung, Laxmi, May, Nakarmi, October, Peter, Presentation, South Korean, Stuart
related to IMF agreement · 24
Chaebol → Adapted, As, Asian, Distressed, External Audit Act, Finally, Financial Supervisory Service, First, Furthermore, Hence, IFRS, IMF, In, International Financial Reporting Standards, K-IFRS, Lenient, Most, Second, The, The IMF
related to Workplace culture · 20
Chaebol → Again, As, Asiana, Chaebols, Company, Employers, For, If, Korean, Korean Confucian, Much, Neo-Confucian, Newly, Other, Promotion, Rather, The, This, Western, Workers
related to Law for the limit of assurance · 18
Chaebol → Article, Debt, Debt Guarantee Limit System, Domestic, Fair Trade Act, For, Formally, Guarantee Limit Act, However, Indeed, Korea Fair Trade Commission, Korean, Monopoly Regulation, Previously, The, Therefore, This, To
related to Formation and boom · 12
Chaebol → Economic Plan, Four Asian Tigers, However, Japanese, President Park Chung Hee, Some, South Korea, South Korea's, Syngman Rhee, The, The First Five Year, These

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chaebols korean financial south companies government system conglomerates korea crisis affiliates family many foreign power businesses investors market investment also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ChaebolHangul재벌1.00infobox
ChaebolHanja財閥1.00infobox
ChaebolIPA[tɕɛbʌɭ]1.00infobox
ChaebolMRchaebŏl1.00infobox
ChaebolRRjaebeol1.00infobox
training campsinstance ofNewly acquired employees undergo an intense initiation that includes activities0.80text
singing company-unique songs that reiterate the production goals of the firm.Emergenceinstance ofNewly acquired employees undergo an intense initiation that includes activities0.80text
inflationThe origins of the modern chaebol system in South Korea came as a consequence of the Korean Warinstance ofNewly acquired employees undergo an intense initiation that includes activities0.80text
singing company-unique songs that reiterate the production goals of the firminstance ofNewly acquired employees undergo an intense initiation that includes activities0.80text
Chaebolrelated to "Too big to fail"During0.60section
Chaebolrelated to "Too big to fail"Asian0.60section
Chaebolrelated to "Too big to fail"Many0.60section

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