| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| English Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-13页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Why Study Conflict and Intra-group Conflict Management Styles? | 第13-14页 |
| ·Conflict Management Style and Societal Cultural Values | 第14-16页 |
| ·Why Study the Comparison Between China and India? | 第16-18页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第18-39页 |
| ·Defining Conflict | 第18-20页 |
| ·Conflict Management Style-A Duel Model | 第20-30页 |
| ·Conflict Management Style | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Dual-Dimension Model | 第22-29页 |
| ·A Noteworthy Point: Status of the Two Conflicting Parties | 第29-30页 |
| ·Societal Cultural Values | 第30-34页 |
| ·The Intrinsic Relationship Between Intra-group Conflict Management Style and Cultural Values | 第34-39页 |
| ·What Conflict Style Does Chinese Culture foster? | 第35-36页 |
| ·What Conflict Style Does India Culture foster? | 第36页 |
| ·Does the Status/Power of the People in Conflict Play a Role? | 第36-37页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第37-39页 |
| 3. Research Design and Methodology | 第39-42页 |
| ·Participants and Distribution Procedures | 第39页 |
| ·Materials | 第39-40页 |
| ·Scale Construction | 第40-42页 |
| 4. Research Results and Analysis | 第42-50页 |
| ·Country Differences | 第42-44页 |
| ·Does the Status of the Conflicting Parties play a role? | 第44-49页 |
| ·Different Responses with Varied Conflicting Partners | 第44-47页 |
| ·Does Power Distance Interpret "Status"? | 第47-49页 |
| ·Do Conflict Styles Reflect Societal Cultural Values? | 第49-50页 |
| 5. Conclusions | 第50-53页 |
| ·Significance | 第50-51页 |
| ·Limitations | 第51-52页 |
| ·Implications and Recommendations for Future Studies | 第52-53页 |
| References | 第53-59页 |
| Appendix 1 Study 1 Questionnaire in English | 第59-64页 |
| Appendix 2 Study 1 Questionnaire in Chinese | 第64-68页 |
