Their is a book I read on Asian cultures that answers your question

For South Korea it spent a long time in ruins thanks to the Japanese and them the Korean War

It survived true international aid provided by the United States and South Korea was very much a dictatorship until the 1990s or 80s I cannot remember which it was

Confucius culture is very hierarchical and patriarchal and there's an unwillingness to openly a pose the leader

It's why those nations find it hard to innovate and in South Korea status is often linked to education and age

If you win South Korea you spoken to a differently depending on your age it's why entrepreneurs and startups in South Korea

Try to make sure they're staff only speak English due to cultural reasons in South Korea