| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-16页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第16-25页 |
| ·Research Background | 第16-19页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance | 第19-22页 |
| ·Thesis Structure | 第22-25页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第25-43页 |
| ·Related Intercultural Communication Theories | 第25-30页 |
| ·Related Cultural Value Dimensions | 第25-28页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication and MNCs Context | 第28-30页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication Research Related to MNCs | 第30-35页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication Research on MNCs | 第30-33页 |
| ·Research on Intercultural Management of MNCs | 第33-35页 |
| ·Intercultural Adaptation | 第35-43页 |
| ·Culture Shock | 第36-40页 |
| ·Expectancy Violations Theory | 第40-43页 |
| CHAPTER III IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS AND ESTABLISHING THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第43-60页 |
| ·Culture Shock of Chinese Employees | 第43-48页 |
| ·Intercultural Adaptation Frameworks | 第48-60页 |
| ·Lysgaard’s U-Curve Model | 第48-50页 |
| ·Lewis & Jungman’s Six-Phase of Intercultural Adaptation | 第50-53页 |
| ·Taylor’s Transformative Learning Model | 第53-55页 |
| ·Mansell’s Four Emotion Stages of Intercultural Adaptation | 第55-60页 |
| CHAPTER IV RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第60-81页 |
| ·Rationale of the Research Method | 第60-62页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第62-72页 |
| ·Questionnaire Design | 第72-77页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第77-81页 |
| ·Objects | 第77-78页 |
| ·Procedure | 第78-81页 |
| CHAPTER V RESULT OF THE DATA | 第81-89页 |
| ·Status of the Chinese Employees' Intercultural Adaptation | 第81-83页 |
| ·Demonstration of the Hypotheses | 第83-89页 |
| CHAPTER VI DISCUSSION | 第89-96页 |
| ·Problems Reported on Intercultural Adaptation | 第89-91页 |
| ·Suggestions for Potential Chinese Employees in MNCs | 第91-93页 |
| ·Suggestions for MNC's Intercultural Training Strategy | 第93-96页 |
| CHAPTER VII CONCLUSION | 第96-103页 |
| ·Summary of Findings | 第96-99页 |
| ·Limitations of Present Study and Implication for Future Study | 第99-103页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第103-110页 |
| APPENDIX | 第110-114页 |
