Week2/ January 22,2003
Topic: Business Environment in Asia(Economic, Non-economic)
“International Management: Culture, Strategy, and Behavior with World Map”(5th edition)- Chapter1: “Worldwide development”, Chapter2: “The non-economic environment”.
“Asian Post-Crisis Management: Corporate and Governmental Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage”- Case #7: “The realization of meanings: Understanding expatriates’ needs in the Asian post-crisis environment”
“Recreating Asia: Visions for a New Century”(4th edition)-the related articles

Week3/ January 29,2003
Topic: Global Competitiveness in Asia
“International Management: Culture, Strategy, and Behavior with World Map”(5th edition)- Chapter3: “Global competitiveness”, Chapter4: “Ethics and social responsibility”.
“Asian Post-Crisis Management: Corporate and Governmental Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage”- Case #5: “Global strategic management of German MNCs in China: Patterns and determinants of sustainable competitive advantage in the aftermath of Asian crisis”
“Recreating Asia: Visions for a New Century”(4th edition)-the related articles

Week4/ February 5,2003
Topic: Meaning & Dimension of Culture, Organizational Cultures and Diversity in Asia.
“International Management: Culture, Strategy, and Behavior with World Map”(5th edition)- Chapter5: “The meanings and dimensions of culture”, Chapter7: “Organizational cultures and diversity”.
“Asian Post-Crisis Management: Corporate and Governmental Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage”- Case #10: “China’s choices: Scenarios for China in the context of an emerging global civilization”
“Recreating Asia: Visions for a New Century”(4th edition)-the related articles

Week5/ February 12,2003
Topic: Inter-cultural Communication, Leadership across Cultures in Asia.
“International Management: Culture, Strategy, and Behavior with World Map”(5th edition)- Chapter6: “Managing across cultures”, Chapter8: “Intercultural communication”, Chapter13: “Motivation across cultures”, Chapter14: “Leadership across cultures”.
“Asian Post-Crisis Management: Corporate and Governmental Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage”- Case #8: “Vietnam: Is Doi Moi the way forward in post-crisis Asia?”
“Recreating Asia: Visions for a New Century”(4th edition)-the related articles

Week6/ February 19,2003
Topic : Managing Political Risk & Negotiation in Asia
“International Management: Culture, Strategy, and Behavior with World Map”(5th edition)- Chapter10: “Managing political risk and negotiations”.
“Asian Post-Crisis Management: Corporate and Governmental Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage”- Case #17: “Political risk after the Asian financial crisis: A proposal to consider the significance of uneven political and economic transformation”
“Recreating Asia: Visions for a New Century”(4th edition)-the related articles

Week7,8,9 (February 26, March 5, March 12,2003)
Mid-exam

Week10/ March 19,2003
Topic: Strategic Business Planning in Asia
“International Management: Culture, Strategy, and Behavior with World Map”(5th edition)- Chapter9: “Strategic planning”, Chapter11: “Organizing international operations”, Chapter12: “decision making and controlling”.
“Asian Post-Crisis Management: Corporate and Governmental Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage”- Case #19: “Sustainable development and sustainable management: Promoting economic, ecological and social sustainability in post-crisis Asia”.
“Recreating Asia: Visions for a New Century”(4th edition)-the related articles

Week11/ March 26,2003
Topic: Managing Corporate Governance Challenges in Asia
“Asian Post-Crisis Management: Corporate and Governmental Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage”- Part 4: Chapter11,12,13,14
Case #13: “Corporate governance and restructuring in Korea: Before and after the crisis”.
“Recreating Asia: Visions for a New Century”(4th edition)-the related articles

Week12/ April 2,2003
Topic: Exploring Regional Trade & Business Links in Asia
“Asian Post-Crisis Management: Corporate and Governmental Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage”- Case #9: “Trade policy management, industrial characteristics and WTO: A case study of China”
“Recreating Asia: Visions for a New Century”(4th edition)-Part 4: the related articles

Week13/ April 9,2003
Topic: Women and Ethnic Minorities in Business in Contemporary Asia
“Asian Post-Crisis Management: Corporate and Governmental Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage”- Case #18: “Women, the disabled and ethnic minorities in business in contemporary China”.

Week14/ April 16,2003
Topic: New Business Opportunities in Asia
(Small Business, Internet Business, Service Industry)
“Asian Post-Crisis Management: Corporate and Governmental Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage”- Case #4: “Internet based strategies in Asia’s post-crisis emerging economies”.
“Recreating Asia: Visions for a New Century”(4th edition)-the related articles

Week15,16,17 (April 23, April 30, May 7,2003)
Final-exam.