Summary
Kim Myeong-ho brings together records of Chung Ju-yung’s speech and writing from his years leading Hyundai. The Korean collection includes talks to new employees and overseas site managers, meetings with company presidents, interviews, economic lectures and speeches on business ethics. The publisher dates the included material from 1980 to 1990 and describes a long process of restoring, comparing and selecting documents supplied after Chung’s death. The resulting book presents the founder through records of what he said in working and public settings. It is an edited source collection, rather than a new autobiography, and the choices made by its compiler remain part of how the material reaches the reader.
Why read it Our view
For readers of Korean, compare Chung’s comments to new staff, site managers and company presidents. Use the different audiences to study how a founder explains duties and priorities inside a large group. Keep the editor’s selection and the historical setting in view.
Written about
- Chung Ju-yungEdited collection of the founder’s original talks and meeting recordsKim Myeong-ho is the credited author and compiler. The publisher identifies Chung’s own 1980–1990 talks, interviews and meeting records as the material. English gloss: Builder Chung Ju-yung Speaks. This is a Korean source collection, not an English translation or a second edition of Born of This Land. Published 15 June 2026; this is before the 28 October 2026 review date.Source