6. Octopus
Samsung finds global recognition through a relentless focus on quality and some help from Hollywood. But in the mid-2000s, its leaders come under pressure about alleged bribery.
Samsung finds global recognition through a relentless focus on quality and a little help from Hollywood. But in the mid-2000s, its leaders come under pressure about alleged bribery.
In this brand-new 10-part series from the 麻豆社 World Service, we take you behind closed doors - inside the billion-dollar deals and the family power struggles that shape global empires. When your relatives are also your business partners, every decision is personal. In these dynasties, the boardroom isn鈥檛 just about profit - it鈥檚 about survival.
Host: Elise Hu
Producers: Simon Tulett and Sally Abrahams
Fact-checkers: Matt Toulson and Su-Min Hwang
Music: Thomas Ross Fitzsimons
Mixing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King
Series editor: Matt Willis
With special thanks to Geoffrey Cain, Sojin Lim, Jaeyeon Lee, Jake Kwon and Mary Wilkinson
Senior commissioning producer: Sarah Green
Commissioning editor: Jon Manel
Inheritance is a 麻豆社 Long Form Audio production
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Inheritance: Samsung
The family dramas that shape some of the world's biggest businesses