| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Table of contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第10页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Overview of related literature | 第11-21页 |
| ·Define top managers in Chinese subsidiaries in MNCs | 第11页 |
| ·Human resources management in multinational businesses | 第11-14页 |
| ·Importance of global human resource management strategy | 第11-12页 |
| ·Managerial selection | 第12-14页 |
| ·Understanding localization of multinational corporations | 第14-17页 |
| ·What is localization | 第14-15页 |
| ·Advantages and Disadvantages of localization | 第15-17页 |
| ·Localization of top managers in the workplace | 第17-19页 |
| ·Understanding intercultural business culture | 第19-20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Research design | 第21-28页 |
| ·Research perspectives | 第21页 |
| ·Methods | 第21-28页 |
| ·Rationale for choosing the qualitative methods | 第21-22页 |
| ·Interview guide | 第22页 |
| ·Recruitment and participants | 第22-24页 |
| ·Researcher’s role | 第24-25页 |
| ·Data collection | 第25-26页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第26-27页 |
| ·Generalization of the findings | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter 4 Initial analysis of the data | 第28-39页 |
| ·Current situation of composition of top managers in MNCs | 第28-29页 |
| ·What factors might affect the selection of top managers | 第29-32页 |
| ·Most important qualifications for top managers in MNC | 第32-33页 |
| ·Aspects Chinese candidates need to improve and how the company can help | 第33-36页 |
| ·Attitudes towards leadership localization | 第36-38页 |
| ·Gap on attitudes | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussions and conclusions | 第39-45页 |
| ·Discussions on the findings | 第39-43页 |
| ·Importance of the study | 第43-44页 |
| ·Limitation and suggestions for future research | 第44-45页 |
| References | 第45-49页 |
| Appendix | 第49-51页 |
