Don Southerton

Led by the Hyundai Way series, now in its fourth edition, drawing on more than 30 years inside Korean chaebols and advising Fortune 500 companies.

Hyundai Way: Hyundai Speed

2014 · Second Edition 2023 · Third Edition 2024

An inside look at the culture, leadership, and strategy that built a global automaker, covering the work-funneling model and the chaebol timeline.

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Hyundai Way: Transformation

2026 · Fourth Edition

The Hyundai Way series extended, covering the five transformation vectors reshaping Hyundai's next decade.

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Korean Business: Challenges and Solutions

2025 · 25 Workplace Hints for 2025

Practical guidance for navigating Korean workplace culture and cross-border business challenges.

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Korea 101 The Book

2023 · 20 Years of Insights and Anecdotes

Two decades of insights and anecdotes on doing business in and with Korea.

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Korea 2020

2020

A snapshot of Korean business and economic trends at the start of the decade.

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Korea Perspective

2015

Perspectives on Korean business culture drawn from decades of advisory work.

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Korea Facing

2012 · Secrets for Success in Korean Global Business

A guide to succeeding in Korean global business, covering culture, negotiation, and organizational structure.

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Hyundai and Kia Motors

2012 · The Early Years and Product Development · Revised 2026

A history of the early years and product development at Hyundai and Kia Motors.

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Tracing the roots of American-Korean commercial ties back to the late nineteenth century.

Intrepid Americans

2005 · Bold Koreans, Early Korean Trade, Concessions, and Entrepreneurship

The story of early American traders and entrepreneurs in Korea, and the Korean partners who worked alongside them.

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Chemulpo to Songdo IBD

2009 · Korea's International Gateway

A history of Korea's international gateway, from the port of Chemulpo to the modern Songdo International Business District.

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Colorado's Henry Collbran and the Roots of Early Korean Entrepreneurialism

Volume 1

The story of Colorado businessman Henry Collbran and his role in early Korean entrepreneurialism.

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A three-book historical novel set in Korea between 1890 and 1907, alongside a family history spanning three and a half centuries.

A Yankee in the Land of the Morning Calm

2006 · Book One, 1890–1895

The first novel in the trilogy, opening the story in Korea in the final years of the nineteenth century.

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A Yankee in the Land of the Morning Calm: Gold and Rail

2007 · Book Two, 1895–1900

The second novel in the trilogy, continuing the story through Korea's era of gold and rail.

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A Yankee in the Land of the Morning Calm: The Northern Frontier

2013 · Book Three, 1900–1907

The trilogy's conclusion, set on Korea's northern frontier at the turn of the century.

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The Filleys

2005 · 350 Years of American Entrepreneurial Spirit

A family history tracing 350 years of American entrepreneurial spirit.

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The Sioux in South Dakota

2008 · Contributing Author

A contributing author credit on this South Dakota history title.

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