The 2nd workshop of ERIA's research project on "Globalization and Performance of Small and Large Firms" 2013-2014 was held on February 19, 2014 in Lombok, Indonesia.

Dr. Chin Hee Hahn, Project Team Leader and Associate Professor, Gachon University, Korea and Dr. Dionisius A. Narjoko, Researcher, ERIA with the ERIA team and researchers as well as members of the Working Group (WG) from ASEAN member states, China, Japan and Korea in attendance. The workshop discussed the draft reports of the WG members which looked into the project's aim to explore the numerous ways by which globalization can influence the performance of both small and large firms in the abovementioned countries. During the open discussion after the presentation of the reports, the WG members exchanged notes and comments as well as offered suggestions on how to further improve and revise the respective country reports. The WG members are expected to complete and finalize their reports for submission to ERIA by the end of March 2014.

Participating in the meeting were: Dr. Chin Hee Hahn, Project Team Leader and Associate Professor, Gachon University, Korea; Dr. Ari Kuncoro, Professor, University of Indonesia; Dr. Sadayuki Takii, Associate Professor, Seinan Gakuin University; Dr. Changwoo Nam, Research Fellow, Korea Development Institute; Dr. Cassey Lee, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong; Dr. Shande Thangavelu, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore; Dr. Rafaelita Aldaba, Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS); Dr. Yifan Zhang, Associate Professor, Lingnam University; Dr. Tomohiko Inui, Professor, Nihon University, Japan; Dr. Toshiyuki Matsura, Assistant Professor, Nihon University; Dr. Archanun Kohpaiboon, Assistant Professor, Thammasat University, Thailand; Dr. Keiko Ito, Professor, Senshu University; Dr. Kazunobu Hayakawa, Researcher, Bangkok Research Center (BRC-IDE-JETRO), Thailand; Dr. Shujiro Urata, Senior Research Advisor to the ERIA Executive Director; Dr. Dionisius Narjoko, Project Coordinator and Researcher, ERIA; and Chandra Tri Putra, Research Associate, ERIA.