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"The member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) have observed the Euro crisis that has hit the European Union (EU) since2009. It goes without saying that the EU’s integration path has inspired a similarregional movement in Southeast Asia. ASEAN member countries often refer toevents in the EU. The EU’s prolonged iinancial crisis has not only been instructiveto ASEAN countries, but also changed their perceptions of the EU. In addition, thecrisis has created momentum for ASEAN and EU to re»address their relationship.This article addresses the impact ofthe EU’s financial crisis on the inter-regionalcooperative hamework, expressed through the EU-ASEAN dialogue, ASEAN RegionalForum, and Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). In assessing the impact of the fallout onthe inter-regional relations, data for this study were collected from otiicial documents,a literature review, and interviews with government officials, members of the busi-ness community, and scholars from ASEAN member countries. This article arguesthat ASEAN countries continue to acknowledge the EU as an important partner, butthe characteristics of the inter-regional relations are likely to change. The prolongedfinancial crisis has diminished the Southeast Asians’ perceptions ofthe EU as acompetent economic power, powerful, ther, they recognize that global power hasshilted to Asia."

"Setelah berdiri selama 38 tahun, Asosiasi Negara-Negara Asia Tenggara (ASEAN) telah mendorong upaya integrasi ekonomi dan pencapaian visi bersama untuk mewujudkan masyarakat yang lebih baik bagi negara-negara anggotanya .Bidang-bidang kerjasama yang menjadi perhatian ASEAN antara lain; bidang sosial, budaya dan penanggulangan kejahatan transnasional.Dalam membina hubungan dengan Uni Eropa (EU), ASEAN telah menempatkan integrasi ekonomi sebagai hal yang paling utama. Meskipun EU dan ASEAN memiliki karakteristik yang berbeda, kerjasama antara dua organisasi regional ini mampu berkembang sehingga meliputi berbagai bidang lain di luar ekonomi."

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"The aim of this research is to provide a theoretical framework for strategic alliance behavior by firms that seek to sustain a competitive advantage The objective is to integrate the transaction cost economic explanations, strategic behavior of the firm, in investigating strategic alliance phenomena in relation to competitive positioning. The fundamental premise of this research is that inter-firm relationships are embedded within the alliance, The hyphoteses are tested by applying quantitative analysis to data collected on 108 alliances that are involved in the development of pharmaceutical companies in Asia. A full survey was mailed to executives or key individual involved in the implementation of the alliances. The results of this research confirm our framework and also indicates that when firms build relational: capital in conjunction with an integrative approach to managing conflict they are able to achieve both organizational learning and protecting core assets simultaneously, Relational capital based on mutual trust and interaction between alliance partners creates a basis for learning and know-how transfer across accross the exchange the lekage of critical know how between them. Furthermore research indicates that through learning and acquining new importang information as well as some critical capability or skill from the partner while at the same time,m being able to protect its core capabilities and its crown jewels the company will compete effectively in the market. The research makes an important contribution to the literature by determining whether strategic alliances sustain competitiveness for firms pursuing a cooperative strategy."