"An excellent book that captures the relevant cultural differences and clearly spells out effective ways to handle them. Dr. Elashmawi is without peer at understanding and explaining these differences in practical terms."
Mr. John East, President, Actel Corporation, U.S.A.
"An insightful, compelling, and fascinating programmatic approach. Every manager must read Competing Globally."
Professor I. Bhavnani, Chairman, the Wintons Groups, India
"Captivating writing style—lucid, informative, exquisite, and truly entertaining. I felt as if I had traveled with the author and shared his experience."
Professor Mohamed El-Assal, San Diego State University
"It is refreshing to find a book that focuses on the importance of human contact. Competing Globally is an easy-to-read book offering hints and tips from personal experience."
Richard Coleman, President, Rosswyn Associates, U.K.
"The book is not only well-researched but is also based on Dr. Elashmawi's years of experience in consulting and training. Firms doing international business will find its lessons and tips useful in enabling them to compete globally."
Mr. Yew Fook Phang, Director, Industrial Development Authority, Malaysia
"I have never found a book as comprehensive and unique as Competing Globally. It is great!"
Ai Mulyadi, Senior Advisor to the President, Pt Telkom, Indonesia
"Competing Globally brings you to the real scene. It gives the right guidance for business...planting a seed for the future."
Professor Rahardi Ramelan, former Minister of Trade and Industry, Indonesia
"Very informative, practical, and invaluable. This book will be of great value to those who want to understand and deal with other cultures."
Dr. Ismail Osman, Chairman of the Board, Arab Contractors, Egypt
"Competing Globally contains lots of useful examples which will help American business people to succeed with Asians and many other peoples."
Shinichi Yamashita, Program Manager, Agilent Technologies, U.S.A.
"Very easy to read and lively. Competing Globally is pictorial, knowledge-based, and well-written."
Dr. Sununta Siengthat, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
"Competing Globally makes navigation of global business less hazardous."
Dr. Helena Hannonen, President, Global Management, U.S.A.
"I especially enjoyed the little quizzes in each chapter. They enabled me to perform informative self-assessments."
David Sheen, President DataMagic, USA
