Duke University/CFO
Global Business Outlook Survey
Third Quarter 2008

No individual firms are identified and only aggregate data are made public. Please respond by September 4. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact us.

6a. In the next 12 months, does your company plan to:

Acquire another company or companies?   Acquire part of another company or companies?   Both   Neither

6b. In the next 12 months, does your company plan to:

Sell your company?   Sell part of your company?   Neither

7a. Has your company been affected by the cost or availability of credit?

No   Yes, somewhat      Yes, very much   7b. If yes, in what ways has your company been affected by the credit market turmoil?    [check all that apply]     Decreased availability of credit            Check here if you experienced difficulty initiating or renewing a bank credit line   Increased cost of credit     How many basis points increase since summer 2007?   bps   Other:

8a. In recent years, has your company had a line of credit with or secured debt financing from financial institutions in the West?

No   Yes  8b. If yes, is the higher cost and decreased availability of credit in the West causing you to secure credit from local Asian banks?    No    Yes, we are considering it    Yes, we have already done so

9. Do you anticipate that rising inflation will cause your company to take any of the following actions over the next six months?

Yes No Delay, reduce or cancel new investment plans Delay, reduce or cancel hiring plans Establish a substantial cost cutting program Change your sourcing practices (e.g., consolidating suppliers) Hedge (e.g., forward contracts for suppliers) Expand into higher-margin lines of business Other:

10. What is your company's strategic focus for 2009? To answer this question, distribute 100 points among the various choices. For example, if half of your strategic focus is revenue growth, enter 50 in the top box and distribute the remaining 50 points to reflect the relative importance of the other categories. (should add to 100)

Revenue Growth                (Pursue new customers, increase business with existing customers, etc.)     Direct Cost Reduction        (Improve cost efficiency of sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, service delivery, etc.)     Overhead Cost Reduction   (Improve efficiency of shared services, SG&A, etc.)     Asset Efficiency                (Improve management of inventory, PP&E, receivables/payables, etc.)     Capability Development      (Strengthen managerial and operational competencies)     Other      Total

11. Please check one from each category that best describes your company:      a. Industry

Retail/Wholesale        Mining/Construction        Manufacturing        Transportation/Energy        Communications/Media       Tech [Software/Biotech]       Banking/Finance/Insurance       Service/Consulting       Healthcare/Pharmaceutical       Other:

b. Sales Revenue	c. Number of Employees
Less than $25 million        $25-$99 million        $100-$499 million        $500-$999 million        $1-$4.9 billion        $5-$9.9 billion        More than $10 billion	Fewer than 100       100-499       500-999       1,000-2,499       2,500-4,999       5,000-9,999       More than 10,000

d. Headquarters	e. Ownership
-- Select -- Cambodia People's Republic of China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Korea Laos Malaysia Myanmar Pakistan Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Vietnam U.S. Europe Other (please specify)   (Other specified)	Public       Private       Government       Nonprofit

f. Foreign Sales	g. Your job title (e.g., CFO, Asst. Treasurer, etc)
0%        1-24%        25-50%        More than 50%

h. What is your company's credit rating?

Not Applicable AAA AA+ AA AA- A+ A A- BBB+ BBB BBB- BB+ BB BB- B+ B B- CCC CC D Not Rated   If you do not have a rating, please estimate what your rating would be.