声明
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
摘要
ABSTRACT
CONTENTS
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2 Need for the Study
1.3 Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Intercultural Conflict
2.1.1 The concept of intercultural conflict
2.1.2 Intercultural conflict in workplace
2.1.3 Conflict management styles
2.2 Cultural Variables
2.2.1 Individualism-Collectivism
2.2.2 Power Distance
2.3 Expatriate and Expatriate Management
2.3.1 The concept of expatriate
2.3.2 Study on expatriate management
2.3.3 Expatriate adjustment
2.3.4 Expatriates in China
Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
3.1 A Cultural-Based Situational Conflict Model
3.2 Intercultural Conflict in Diverse Work Groups
Chapter Four RESEARCH DESIGN
4.1 Research Questions and Hypotheses
4.2 Methodology
4.3 Methodological Instruments
4.4 Participants Selection
4.5 Data Collection
Chapter Five RESULTS ANALYSIS
5.1 Result Analysis
5.1.1 Cultural contrast
5.1.2 Diverse work groups
5.1.3 Conflict and conflict management styles
5.2 Case Analysis as Follow up Study
5.2.1 Study of Case 1
5.2.2 Study of Case 2
5.3 Discussion
Chapter Six CONCLUSION
6.1 Conclusions
6.2 Suggestions
6.3 Limitations
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
个人简历 在读期间发表的学术论文与研究成果