| Acknowledgements | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Introduction | 第6-11页 |
| Part I American Individualism Inspires Individual Creativity and Social Innovation | 第11-25页 |
| ·An Overview of American Culture | 第11-12页 |
| ·Unique American Individualism | 第12-18页 |
| ·Basic Elements of American Individualism | 第14-17页 |
| ·The Interpretations of American Individualism | 第17-18页 |
| ·Individual Creativity and Social Innovation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Relationship Between American Individualism and Innovation | 第19-25页 |
| Part II American Individualistic Culture Facilitates Social Innovation | 第25-39页 |
| ·American Individualistic Culture | 第25-26页 |
| ·American Innovation History | 第26-28页 |
| ·Social Innovation Being Cultivated by American Culture | 第28-36页 |
| ·Legal Protection | 第28-31页 |
| ·Higher-Education Innovation | 第31-35页 |
| ·Financial Innovation | 第35-36页 |
| ·American Organizations’ Innovation | 第36-39页 |
| Part III Success of Microsoft Exemplifies the Positive Impact of Individualism on Creativity and Organizational Innovation | 第39-50页 |
| ·Microsoft’s Corporate Culture with Individualistic Features | 第39-43页 |
| ·The “Diversity and Inclusion” Strategy Pushing Individual Creativity | 第43-47页 |
| ·“Garage Project” Motivating Creativity and Driving Organizational Innovation | 第47-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-54页 |
