Samsung investors have shown concerns about Samsung’s future outlook as they drove the company shares down by about 10% in 2013 despite Samsung’s record-breaking earnings results. In his annual speech at the start of the new year, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee addressed this problem and stressed that the company needs to get rid of old habits.
Samsung’s Chairman urges to company to abandon old habits
In his annual speech at the start of the new year, Samsung Electronics Co.005930.SE -0.99% Chairman Lee Kun-hee highlighted how tough the competition has been in 2013 and emphasized the pressing need to move away from old habits and come up with new technologies. “Research & development center(s) should work around the clock, non-stop,” Mr. Lee said according to a statement provided by Samsung. He also said Samsung must “get rid of business models and strategies from five, ten years ago and hardware-focused ways.”
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