McKinsey Korea

Beyond Korean style: Shaping a new growth formula

South Korea is a global powerhouse, but slowing income growth and soaring costs for housing and private education are putting stress on the nation’s middle class. The country can relieve these cost pressures through new home-financing schemes and education reforms—and can create new high-paying jobs by building up the service and small-business sectors. more

Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy

May 2013—Twelve emerging technologies—including the mobile Internet, autonomous vehicles, and advanced genomics—have the potential to truly reshape the world in which we live and work. Leaders in both government and business must not only know what’s on the horizon but also start preparing for its impact.more

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Myanmar’s moment: Unique opportunities, major challenges

June 2013—If current productivity and demographic trends hold, Myanmar’s economy may grow by less than 4 percent a year. But that could increase to 8 percent if the country diversified its economy and more than doubled its labor-productivity growth—a difficult but not unprecedented feat.more

From mass to mainstream: Keeping pace with China's rapidly changing consumers

A fast-growing segment of the population is becoming more self-indulgent in purchasing activity, more individualistic in wants and needs, and more loyal to favorite brands.

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Urban world: Cities and the rise of the consuming class

Understanding cities and their shifting demographics is critical to reaching urban consumers and to preparing for the challenges that will arise from increasing demand for natural resources.

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The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies

The most powerful applications of social technologies in the global economy are largely untapped. By fully implementing social technologies, companies have an opportunity to raise the productivity of interaction workers—high-skill knowledge workers, including managers and professionals—by 20 to 25 percent.

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Korea's luxury market: Demanding consumers, but room to grow

McKinsey addresses three key questions: can South Korea keep it up? What’s changing? And what do these trends mean for the players in the luxury industry?

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Women Matter: An Asian perspective

Business conditions in Asia are now dictating that CEOs turn their attention to gender diversity.

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