Lee Jae-Yong, vice-chairman of Samsung Group, arrives to face trial at the Seoul Central District Court on April 7, 2017. Photo: EPA

Morten Bennedsen and Brian Henry

Samsung’s Lee family succession crisis shows the importance of long-term planning

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Family-run businesses throughout Asia have a lot to learn from the tumultuous events surrounding the recent conviction of Lee Jae-yong

Morten Bennedsen and Brian Henry

Published: 10:01am, 6 Oct, 2017

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Lee Jae-Yong, vice-chairman of Samsung Group, arrives to face trial at the Seoul Central District Court on April 7, 2017. Photo: EPA

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Morten Bennedsen

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Morten Bennedsen is the André and Rosalie Hoffmann chaired professor of family enterprise and academic director of the INSEAD Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise

Brian Henry

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Brian Henry is a research fellow at INSEAD