About the Author

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Dr. Balbir B. Bhasin is the Ross Pendergraft Endowed Professor of International Business at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. He holds a Master of International Management (MIM) degree (with distinctions) from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona, and a PhD in International Business from the University of South Australia in Adelaide. Dr. Bhasin has spoken at both Harvard and Oxford. He is multicultured and multilingual and has lived and done business in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and Africa. He is also the author of Doing Business in the ASEAN Countries and Assessing and Mitigating Business Risks in India. He advises companies eager to benefit from the opportunities in emerging Asia.