| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-11页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第11页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第11-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-42页 |
| ·Definition of Culture | 第16-17页 |
| ·Analysis of the Chinese Culture | 第17-22页 |
| ·The Root of the Traditional Chinese Culture | 第17-20页 |
| ·Features of the Chinese Culture | 第20-22页 |
| ·Two Different Cultures in Japan and U.S. | 第22-29页 |
| ·The Japanese Cultural Patterns | 第23-25页 |
| ·The American Cultural Patterns | 第25-28页 |
| ·Cultural Distance | 第28-29页 |
| ·Expatriate Adjustment | 第29-42页 |
| ·The Concept of Expatriate Adjustment | 第29-31页 |
| ·Major Theories on Expatriate Adjustment | 第31-36页 |
| ·Studies on Expatriate Adjustment | 第36-42页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第42-48页 |
| ·Dimensions of Adjustment | 第42-43页 |
| ·Determinants of Adjustment | 第43-48页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESEARCH DESIGN | 第48-56页 |
| ·Research Hypotheses | 第48-49页 |
| ·Methodology | 第49页 |
| ·Subjects | 第49页 |
| ·Instruments | 第49-51页 |
| ·Procedures | 第51页 |
| ·Validity and Reliability of the Questionnaires | 第51-56页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION | 第56-68页 |
| ·Results | 第56-61页 |
| ·Findings of the Present Study | 第61-62页 |
| ·Discussion | 第62-68页 |
| ·Discussion of Hypothesis One | 第62-63页 |
| ·Discussion of the Negative Relationship between Cultural Distance and General and Interaction Adjustment in Hypothesis Two | 第63-64页 |
| ·Discussion of the Zero Relationship between Cultural Distance and Work Adjustment in Hypothesis Two | 第64-65页 |
| ·Discussion of the Zero Relationship between Cultural Distance and Psychological Adjustment in Hypothesis Two | 第65-68页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS | 第68-72页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第68-69页 |
| ·Limitations | 第69-72页 |
| REFERENCES | 第72-79页 |
| APPENDIX | 第79-81页 |
