Samsung's Lee: tainted titan who built a global tech giant

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How a 'reality check' visit to Best Buy prompted turnaround.

Samsung's Lee: tainted titan who built a global tech giant
In February 1993, five years after taking over from his father at South Korea's Samsung Group, 51-year-old Lee Kun-hee was frustrated that he wasn't making his mark. He summoned a group of Samsung Electronics executives to a Best Buy store in Los Angeles for a reality check on the ...

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