<p>HBR: Asia’s New Competitive Game</p><p>1. Why does the author say it is better to be always first than always right? What advantages to Asian first movers have? 2. Why is it an important strategy to control bottlenecks in the chain? 3. What is a “walled city” and why are they significant? 4. How are Asian business approaching vertical integration and horizontal diversification differently from Western companies? 5. How are Asian companies leveraging host government’s goals? 6. What are the six types of emerging Asian competitors? 7. Why are Western companies finding it more and more difficult to profit from Asia’s ongoing boom? What is the issue for Western managers? (see page 67)</p><p>HBR: Going Global</p><p>1. What is meant by the term “value curve”? 2. What are the psychological factors that hold many companies back? 3. How do companies create push from home? How do they create pull from abroad? 4. What are the two ways multinationals can exploit late mover advantages? 5. What is the significance of learning how to learn? 6. What are the two characteristics of leaders late movers studied in this article?</p>