Samsung's 'cannot fail' attitude behind Galaxy Note 7 disaster

By Patrick Hatch
Updated September 29 2016 - 10:08am, first published 9:18am
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-Hee.
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-Hee.

Samsung's disastrous launch of its latest smartphone, which ended in a global recall, is a symptom of the family-controlled company's hierarchical structure that has left it prone to group think and has hindered innovation, according to a leading figure in South Korea's burgeoning tech start-up scene.

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