This book is a compilation of four studies funded by the Philippine APEC Study Center Network (PASCN) under its Thesis and Dissertation Assistance Program (TDAP). In this first book in the TDAP Paper Series, the studies focus on Filipino entrepreneurial styles in manufacturing firms, U.S.-China bilateral relations and Philippine-Brunei Darussalam economic relations. The wealth of information culled from these studies contribute to the Network's goal of achieving a better understanding of APEC issues and assist in the policymaking efforts of the government for the common good of its people.