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This volume provides important benchmarks for the integration of entrepreneurship and international business. It extends scholarship beyond the firm as single unit of analysis, instead including the role of the founder/entrepreneur. Exploration of this domain discusses possibilities for theory revision or development as well as providing information about an under-researched segment of companies.

International Business in the New Asia-Pacific -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Asia-Pacific Region: The New Center of Gravity for International Business -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Major Developments in the Twenty-First Century -- 1.2.1 Economic Integration -- 1.2.2 Global Financial Crisis -- 1.2.3 International Environment -- 1.2.4 Technological Competition -- 1.2.5 Aging Population -- 1.2.6 Global Pandemic -- 1.3 A Transformed Asia-Pacific Region -- 1.3.1 Asia as the World's Manufacturing Center -- 1.3.2 Asia as a Thriving Consumer Market -- 1.3.2.1 Growing Consumer Market -- 1.3.2.2 Increasing Consumer Market Digitalization -- 1.3.3 Asia as a Leading Hub for Innovation -- 1.4 Organization of the Book -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Changing Business Environment in the New Asia -- Chapter 2: The Changing Business Landscape in an Era of Growing US-China Strategic Rivalry -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Evolution of US-CHINA Relations in the Past Four Decades -- 2.3 Recent Actions and Policy Measures from Both Sides -- 2.4 The Impact of US-China Relations on Business Landscape: A Retrospective -- 2.5 The Changing Business Competitive Landscape in an Era of US-China Strategic Rivalry -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP): Implications for the Asia-Pacific Region -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 An Overview of the CPTPP -- 3.3 The Economic Impact of the CPTPP -- 3.4 The Geopolitical Implications of the CPTPP -- 3.5 Implications for the Asia-Pacific Region -- 3.5.1 Economic Benefits -- 3.5.2 Standardization -- 3.5.3 Supply Chain Relocations -- 3.5.4 Anti-corruption and Transparency -- 3.5.5 Geo-economic Considerations -- 3.6 The Future of CPTPP -- 3.6.1 Scenario 1: Retention of Current Membership.

This volume concentrates on the substantive gaps in the IB/IM field and addresses whether these gaps are resolvable with our current theoretical and methodological toolkit. The volume focuses on seven themes: (1) Emerging Markets, (2) People, Systems and Organizations, (3) Culture, (5) Foreignness/Distance, (5) Civil Society, (6) Knowledge/Innovation and (7) Internationalization