| List of Tables | 第1-6页 |
| List of Figures | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| Foreword | 第10-11页 |
| 1 Research objectives and method | 第11-14页 |
| ·Research background | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第12页 |
| ·Research framework and method | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research contribution | 第13-14页 |
| ·Theoretical contribution | 第13-14页 |
| ·Insight for practice | 第14页 |
| 2 Literature review of bank internationalization | 第14-21页 |
| ·The theoretical groundwork for internationalization | 第14-16页 |
| ·Incentives to internationalize | 第16-17页 |
| ·Entry mode | 第17-19页 |
| ·Internationalization evolution | 第19-20页 |
| ·Chinese bank internationalization | 第20-21页 |
| 3 Current status of Chinese banking industry | 第21-32页 |
| ·Dominated by the "Big Four" | 第21-24页 |
| ·Increasing competitiveness of Joint Stock Commercial banks and City Commercial Banks | 第24-27页 |
| ·Increasing foreign participation with still low ownership | 第27-32页 |
| 4 ICBC profile and its international activities | 第32-52页 |
| ·Brief introduction of ICBC | 第32-33页 |
| ·Resource and capability to compete in the global arena | 第33-36页 |
| ·Internationalization development | 第36-52页 |
| ·Institutions abroad | 第37-43页 |
| ·M&A activities | 第43-46页 |
| ·Characteristics of current status of ICBC's internationalization development | 第46-52页 |
| 5 Challenges for ICBC in the future internationalization development | 第52-64页 |
| ·Internal challenges | 第52-58页 |
| ·Lack of international experience and managerial skills | 第52-53页 |
| ·Lack of international human resource | 第53-54页 |
| ·Low risk management capability | 第54-56页 |
| ·Construction and integration of information system | 第56-58页 |
| ·External challenges | 第58-64页 |
| ·High risk of current global financial market | 第58-59页 |
| ·New Basel Capital Accord requirements | 第59-61页 |
| ·Regulation and Protectionism of host country | 第61-63页 |
| ·Cultural distance | 第63-64页 |
| 6 Strategic avenues for ICBC to approach the international market | 第64-87页 |
| ·Strategic partnerships with foreign financial institutions | 第65-71页 |
| ·Location:Focus on emerging markets | 第71-77页 |
| ·Entry mode:Rely on M&A supplemented by Greenfield | 第77-83页 |
| ·Business development and operation:Differentiation,Localization and Implementation of Basel Ⅱ | 第83-87页 |
| 7 Conclusion | 第87-90页 |
| References | 第90-93页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第93-95页 |
