What explains the success and challenges faced by Asian enterprises and multinationals operating in Asia? This course provides an insight into the strategies and organizational structures of companies from the Asia-Pacific (including East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia), the internationalization and growing global competitiveness of multinationals from this region, and the forms that business groups takes in different countries in Asia. The course also covers the perspective of companies seeking to expand their operations in the Asian region, including the role of foreign direct investment, competitive strategies, and the comparative aspects of developing and managing multinational and domestic enterprises across the region.