| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| 1. The general situation of intercultural teams | 第9-10页 |
| 2. The meaning of this research | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 1 A Brief Introduction of Culture | 第11-16页 |
| ·Two metaphors about culture | 第11-12页 |
| ·Definition of culture | 第12-13页 |
| ·Understand culture | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Cultural Conflicts | 第16-22页 |
| ·The concept of intercultural conflict | 第16页 |
| ·The origin and theories of intercultural conflict | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Theory of cultural dimensions by Geert Hofstede | 第17-20页 |
| ·The differences between Chinese and German cultures | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Intercultural Team | 第22-33页 |
| ·Introduction to team | 第22-23页 |
| ·The definition of team | 第22页 |
| ·Benefits by setting up a team | 第22-23页 |
| ·Intercultural team | 第23页 |
| ·The potential benefits and conflicts within intercultural teams | 第23-26页 |
| ·The potential benefits of intercultural teams | 第23-24页 |
| ·The potential conflicts of Intercultural team | 第24-26页 |
| ·Case analysis: The merger of Daimler-Chrysler | 第26-30页 |
| ·The Story of the Merger | 第26-28页 |
| ·Cultural confrontation after the merger | 第28-30页 |
| ·Case analysis and communication strategy | 第30页 |
| ·The steps of building up an intercultural team | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Intercultural Teams at Continental | 第33-42页 |
| ·The general Introduction of Continental Group | 第33-34页 |
| ·The general status of Continental teams | 第34-36页 |
| ·Continental Team analysis | 第36-41页 |
| ·Questionnaire regarding Continental teams | 第36-37页 |
| ·Result analysis | 第37-39页 |
| ·My experience in HBS Asia | 第39-40页 |
| ·Conclusion of Continental teams | 第40-41页 |
| ·Suggestions for Continental teams | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第42-44页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第42页 |
| ·Limitations | 第42-44页 |
| Notes | 第44-45页 |
| References | 第45-47页 |
| Appendix | 第47-49页 |
