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Tables of Contents for Strategies for Asia Pacific
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgements
x
1
Introduction
xi
4
List of Abbreviations
xv
1 The Strategic Importance of Asia Pacific
1
27
Asia Pacific as a region
1
9
From the Far East to Asia Pacific
1
3
Intra-regional cooperation
4
2
Defining sub-regions
6
1
Links with the outside world
7
3
The role of Asia Pacific in the World economy
10
9
Economic size compared
10
3
Purchasing power parities
13
3
Growth as a driver
16
3
The Asian crisis
19
9
The unravelling of the miracle
19
2
The immediate impact and consequences
21
2
Asia Pacific beyond the crisis
23
5
2 Formulating Strategies for Asia Pacific
28
24
A strategic framework for Asia Pacific
28
1
Ambition for Asia Pacific
29
6
The importance of Asia Pacific as a market
29
3
The importance of Asia Pacific as a resource base
32
2
The importance of Asia Pacific as a source of learning
34
1
Positioning in Asia Pacific
35
6
Resources-based versus market-based strategies
35
1
Choice of countries
36
1
Choice of entry mode and pathway to strategic development
37
2
Choice of business segments and competitive approach
39
1
Orientation: regional strategy versus country-by-country strategy
40
1
Creating capabilities through investments in resources, assets and competences
41
6
Development of resources
43
1
Building assets
44
1
Creating competences
45
2
Organisational capabilities
47
2
How does the financial crisis affect Asia Pacific strategies?
49
3
3 Asia as a Market
52
31
Japan
53
9
Open market, closed society
53
1
Commitment and competition
54
3
Buyer-supplier relationships
57
1
Consumer behavior
58
2
Market trends
60
2
ASEANIEs
62
12
Demographic changes
62
2
Consumer segmentation
64
4
The distribution revolution
68
2
Industrial markets
70
4
China
74
9
The shift from state planning to market forces
74
1
Stratification of the consumer
75
4
Industrial markets
79
1
Marketing instruments
80
3
4 The Players
83
34
Japanese Kaisha
84
13
Devoted employees and patient capital
84
2
Economies of scale, scope and speed
86
3
Keiretsu
89
5
Mini-Japans and sogo shosha abroad
94
1
Kaizen instead of restructuring
95
2
Korean chaebol
97
4
Characteristics
97
3
Managerial culture
100
1
The Korean chaebol in Asia
101
1
The Overseas Chinese conglomerates
101
10
Historical origins
102
3
Characteristics of the Chinese family business
105
2
Strategic development
107
2
The Taiwanese firm: a breed apart?
109
1
Regional activities of Overseas Chinese firms
110
1
The other players
111
6
The former colonial trading houses
111
1
State-owned enterprises
112
1
Chinese state-owned enterprises
113
1
The Asian crisis and the future of the Asian firm
114
3
5 Asian Business Logic
117
24
The role of government
117
8
Development context
118
1
Consensus towards growth
118
1
Business-government relationships
119
1
Pro-business attitudes of the bureaucracy
120
1
Governments in Asia: pragmatism and flexibility
121
1
Development orientations
121
3
Direct government participation
124
1
The role of relationships
125
5
Family and blood ties
126
1
Social, school and club ties
127
2
Corruption
129
1
Cultures and business in the Asia Pacific region
130
2
The Asian concept of social organisation
130
2
The pervasiveness of Confucian ethics
132
1
Competitive and business logic
132
5
Goal setting
133
1
Competitive behaviour
134
2
Decision-making
136
1
The Asian business context: an overview
137
1
The financial crisis of 1997 and Asian business logic
138
3
6 Competing
141
39
Strategic and market intelligence
141
5
Reliability and accessibility of information
141
2
Sources of information
143
1
Market research in Asia
144
2
Entry strategies
146
14
Selecting and changing entry modes
146
2
Distribution agreements
148
5
Choice of location
153
3
Local content requirements
156
1
Critical mass and optimism traps
157
3
Acquisitions
160
11
The decision-making process
162
4
The integration process
166
4
The challenges of symbiotic acquisitions in Asia
170
1
Competitive moves
171
9
First mover advantage
171
2
Late entry strategies
173
1
Marketing across the region
174
2
Countering Japanese competitors
176
4
7 Cooperating in Country-Based Partnerships
180
36
Partnerships in Asia
180
2
Country-based partnerships
182
17
Rationale for partnering
182
4
Partner selection
186
13
Negotiating partnership agreements
199
2
Managing partnerships
201
5
Organisational design
202
1
Staffing
203
1
Control
204
1
Communication
205
1
Joint venture decay and failure
206
4
A special case: joint venturing in China
210
6
The political and legal context
210
1
Entering a joint venture
211
1
Creating and managing the fit
212
1
Early entrants' advantage
213
3
8 Cooperating in Global Partnerships
216
22
The reach of global partnerships
216
4
Global partnerships and strategic alliances
216
2
Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese partners
218
1
Competitive collaboration and networks
219
1
Success and failure of global partnerships
220
2
Western perceptions
220
1
Assessment and measurement of success and failure
221
1
Structural differences between partners
222
8
Trading of contributions
222
3
Asymmetric strategies
225
3
Managerial behaviour and learning
228
2
Organisational requirements
230
8
Setting up a global partnership
230
3
Organisational learning
233
2
Provisions for exit
235
3
9 Organising
238
31
Organisational vicious circles
238
2
Organisational facilitators in Asia Pacific
240
6
Regional legitimisation
241
1
Regional drive
242
1
Adaptation versus transformation
243
1
Commitment through people
243
2
Informal networking
245
1
The effect of globalisation on Asian operations
246
4
Strategy formulation and budgeting
248
1
Evaluation processes
249
1
Learning processes
249
1
Regional headquarters
250
19
The role of regional headquarters
251
1
The organisation of regional headquarters
251
12
Boundaries and location
263
4
Regional headquarters as change agents
267
2
10 Managing Human Resources
269
21
Recruiting local staff
269
5
Scarcity
269
4
Reluctance to work for foreign firms
273
1
Retaining local staff
274
4
Fairness
275
1
Rewards
275
1
Sense of belonging
276
1
Long-term view
276
2
Expatriate management
278
4
Common expatriate problems: motivation and performance
278
2
Expatriate skills
280
2
Cultural assimilation
282
1
Cultural differentiation and integration
282
8
11 The Future of the Asia Pacific Region
290
14
Growth versus development
290
2
Growth, development and internal stability
292
2
External stability and sources of conflict
294
4
The move towards Asianisation
298
4
Learning about and learning from Asia Pacific
302
2
References
304
10
Index
314