A PEST Analysis
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This 16 page paper demonstrates an in-depth PEST analysis to consider the political, economic, social and technological influences on industry; The case used is the mobile communications industry in Thailand, but the paper serves as a good framework for any PEST analysis that needs to be undertaken as it includes general descriptions and discussions of the issues included. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEpestth.wps

A Way to Peace in Kashmir
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This 5 page paper argues that the way for peace to be maintained in the long term between Kashmir and its neighbours; Pakistan and India, is not by the use of international law, but through opening dialogue. The paper looks to the history of Kashmir and its neighbours to illustrate how this hypothesis has been formed and presents evidence to support it. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEkastlk.wps

ANALYSIS OF “ASIAN AMERICANS NOTE ISSUES CENTRAL TO THEM”
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This 3-page paper is an analysis of the New York Times article "Asian-Americans Note Issues Central to Them for Elections," published February 13, 2004.
Filename: MTassiiss.rtf

Appropriate Management Style in Singapore
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A 15 page paper assessing Singapore’s readiness for participative management. This paper reviews views of business in terms of Asian culture and Singapore’s unique position to determine whether participative management is appropriate in Singapore. It concludes that not only is it appropriate, it also is very much in practice. The paper discusses management theory, management history, Singapore’s great progress over the past 40 years and gives examples of two leading Singapore companies already using business models most conducive to participatory management. One (SembCorp) has even adopted the philosophies of GE’s Jack Welch. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtSingapore.rtf

Are Women's Lives In East And Southeast Asia Better Now Than They Were In The Past?
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9 pages in length. Women have long suffered indignities at the hands of their male counterparts. That the female gender continues to succumb to patriarchal oppression in many parts of the world is indicative of fear and intimidation inherent to gender dominated societies. Examining the progress made in East Asia and Southeast Asia finds that when comparing Taiwan and Malaysia, only one of the two countries has shown any indication of gender respect and equity. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCAsiaW.rtf

Asia' / Why Diversity of Cultures Makes This An Inadequate Geographical Term
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A 13 page examination of Asia and the diversity of cultures which exists there. Explores culture in general and details how it is culture that makes a people. Concludes that the term 'Asia' although inadequate from a geographic standpoint is one which will undoubtedly be in used well into the future. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: Asiageog.wps

Asian American Families: The Effects of Larger Social Processes on this “Private” Sphere
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An 8 page overview of the many problems confronting Asian Americans in mainstream America. Provides statistics on the growing Asian American component of the population and an overview of discrimination, pressure to conform, and stereotyping which are all too often an integral component of the Asian American experience. Emphasizes the experience of Korean American families. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPasianF.wps

Asian American Studies at the University Level
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This 5 page report discusses the historical, political, and social development of Asian American studies at the university and college level. As with virtually any academic pursuit, the world of Asian American studies has developed, changed, redefined itself and continued to move forward as its own unique, educational discipline. The movement supporting ethnic and women's studies bean in the late 1960s as university people -- students, faculty, and staff, began to recognize that university curricula generally did not consider or appropriately respond to the diversity of American society, especially racial minorities, women, and the working class. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWstudaswps