| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第1-15页 |
| ·RATIONALE OF THE THESIS | 第11-12页 |
| ·RESEARCH PURPOSE | 第12-13页 |
| ·METHODOLOGY | 第13页 |
| ·STRUCTURE OF THE THESIS | 第13-14页 |
| ·POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANCE | 第14-15页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-25页 |
| ·THEORIES ON CULTURAL ADAPTATION | 第15-21页 |
| ·Basic Concepts of Cultural Adaptation | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Dimensions of Adaptation Competence | 第16-18页 |
| ·Internal Factors for Adaptation | 第18-20页 |
| ·External Pressure for Adaptation | 第20-21页 |
| ·HOFSTEDE’S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS | 第21-22页 |
| ·Individualism vs. Collectivism (IC) | 第21页 |
| ·Uncertainty Avoidance (UA) | 第21-22页 |
| ·DIRECT VS. INDIRECT STYLE OF AMERICANS AND THE CHINESE | 第22-25页 |
| ·Difference between Direct and Indirect Style | 第22-23页 |
| ·Reasons for the Differences | 第23-24页 |
| ·Possible Conflicts between Direct and Indirect Style | 第24-25页 |
| CHAPTER 3 HYPOTHESES ON THE INFLUENCE OF NATIONAL CULTURE ON ADAPTATION COMPETENCE | 第25-31页 |
| ·THEORETICAL APPROACH | 第25-26页 |
| ·FROM UA TO COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE COMPETENCE | 第26-27页 |
| ·Relationship between RIEV and Cognitive and Affective Competence | 第26页 |
| ·Relationship between UA and RIEV | 第26-27页 |
| ·FROM IC TO BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCE | 第27-29页 |
| ·Relationship between IF and Behavioral Competence | 第27-28页 |
| ·Relationship between IC and IF | 第28-29页 |
| ·INFLUENCE OF NATIONAL CULTURE ON EXTERNAL PRESSURE FOR ADAPTATION | 第29-31页 |
| CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS OF DATA AND TEST FOR THE HYPOTHESES | 第31-49页 |
| ·DATA COLLECTION | 第31页 |
| ·DESIGN OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE | 第31-34页 |
| ·The Level of RIEV and IF | 第32页 |
| ·The Level of Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Competence | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Reasons of Behavioral Adaptation | 第33-34页 |
| ·INSTRUMENT AND MEASUREMENT | 第34-36页 |
| ·RESULTS AND ANALYSIS | 第36-49页 |
| ·R esults of RIEV and IF | 第36-49页 |
| ·Results of Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Competence | 第38-41页 |
| ·Results of Correlation Coefficients | 第41-43页 |
| ·Results of Reasons of Behavioral Adaptation | 第43-49页 |
| CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION | 第49-53页 |
| ·A GENERAL SUMMARY | 第49-50页 |
| ·POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY | 第50-51页 |
| ·LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE EFFORTS | 第51-53页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第53-57页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ QUESTIONNAIRE FOR AMERICANS | 第57-60页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE CHINESE | 第60-63页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅲ TABLE OF CORRELATION COEFFICIENT | 第63-64页 |
