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研究生：	徐釧錡 Chun-Chi Hsu
論文名稱：	台籍女性外派大陸人員之跨文化調適研究 A Study on Cross-cultural Adjustments of Taiwanese Female Expatriates in China
指導教授：	蔡錫濤 Tsai, Shir-Tau
學位類別：	碩士 Master
系所名稱：	國際人力資源發展研究所 Graduate Institute of International Human Resource Developmemt
論文出版年：	2005
畢業學年度：	93
語文別：	英文
論文頁數：	88
中文關鍵詞：	女性外派人員、跨文化、調適
英文關鍵詞：	Female expatriate, Cross-culture, Adjustment
論文種類：	學術論文
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本研究欲探討台籍女性外派人員在大陸面對跨文化差異時，是否造成其在工作上、生活上、文化上的調適困難，更進一步探討其調適的策略。本研究為一質性研究，選擇多重個案方法進行深度訪談。本研究發現台籍女性外派人員在面對生活與文化的不適應時，傾向以消極的態度和方法面對，然而對於工作上的不適應則以積極態度處之。台籍女性外派人員所面對的跨文化調適困難及調適策略亦於本研究中呈現，藉以提供現在與未來赴大陸的派外人員面對跨文化調適時的策略參考。最後，本研究發現研究中的女性外派人員並未明顯符合U型調適理論所提各階段的現象特徵。

This study explored cross-cultural adjustment issues of Taiwanese female expatriates in China. The purpose is to find out their cross-cultural adjustment problems and strategies in life, work, and culture related aspects. It adopted multiple cases and proceeded in-depth interviews in this qualitative research. The research finds that Taiwanese female expatriates tended to adopted passive attitudes toward problems and difficulties in life and culture. On the other hand, they used an active stance to confront their work. Major adjustment strategies also presented in this study to provide a reference for female expatriates in China. Besides, this study also finds out a low degree of fitness toward U-curve theory in female expatriates’ adjustment process.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents................................................................................................    I
List of Tables………………………………………………………………….    IV
List of Figures…………………………………………………………………    V

CHAPTER I  INTRODUCTION.………………………………………............    1
   Background of the Study……………………………………………………    1
Statement of the Problems..............................................................................    3
   Purpose of the Study………………………………………………………..    5
   Delimitation and Limitations………………………………………………...    5
Definition of Terms…………………………………………………............    6

CHAPTER II  LITERATURE REVIEW………………………………………...    7
Female Expatriates………………………………………………………….    7
      Trends and Myths on Female Expatriates…………………………………..    7
      The Current Situation on Female Expatriates……………………………….    8
      The Related Research on Female Expatriates in Taiwan……………………..    9
   Cross-Cultural Adjustment…………………………………………………..    10
      Definition of Cross-Cultural Adjustment…………………………………..    10
      General Theory on Cross-Cultural Adjustment……………………………..    11
   Related Research on Factors Affecting Expatriate Adjustment…………………..    17


CHAPTER III  METHODOLOGY..........................................................………    25
   Research Framework……………………………………………………….    25
   Research Design…………………………………………………………...    27
   Research Subject…………………………………………………………..    28
   Development of Instrument…………………………………………………    33
   Data Collection and Analysis………………………………………………..    37

CHAPTER IV  RESEARCH FINDINGS..................................................………    39
   Reasons for accepting assignment……………………………………………    39
   An overview of Taiwanese female expatriates’ lives in China……………………    41
   Problems on general life…………………………………………………..    41
Adjustments on general life………………………………………………..    47
Problems on culture difference…………………………………………….    48
Adjustments on culture difference………………………………………….    50
Problems at work…………………………………………………………    50
Adjustments at work……………………………………………………...    53

CHAPTER V  DISCUSSIONS..........................................................…..............    55
   Special issues of women adjustment………………………………….………    55
   The adjustment dimensions of female expatriates………………………………    57
Willingness of future development……………………………………………    78


CHAPTER VI  CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS………………….    81
   Conclusions………………………………….…………………………….    81
   Recommendations………………………………….……………………….    86

REFERENCE………………………………………………………………    89
APPENDICES…………………………………………………………………    92




List of Tables
Table 2.1_ Summary of studies on U-curve adjustment…………………    14
Table 2.2_ Dimensions of expatriates’ adjustment………………………    18
Table 2.3_ The related research on international adjustment in Taiwan…    21
Table 2.4_ Dimensions of female expatriates’ adjustment in this study…    24
Table 3.1_ The background of interviewees………………………………    29
Table 3.2_ An overview of interviewees’ working history………………    30
Table 3.3_The related research used in the instrument development……    36
Table 5.1_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case A01………………    58
Table 5.2_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case B01………………    59
Table 5.3_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case C01………………    61
Table 5.4_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case C02………………    62
Table 5.5_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case D01………………    63
Table 5.6_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case E01………………    64
Table 5.7_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case B02………………    66
Table 5.8_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case D02………………    67
Table 5.9_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case B03………………    68
Table 5.10_ Total months of interviewees in China………………………    72
Table 5.11_ The assigned location of interviewees in China……………    75
Table 5.12_ Prior experience in assignment………………………………    76
Table 5.13_ Marital Status of interviewees………………………………    77
Table 6.1_ Taiwanese female expatriates’ adjustment strategies in general life…………………………………………………………………………
82
Table 6.2_ Taiwanese female expatriates’ adjustment strategies in culture    84
Table 6.3_ Taiwanese female expatriates’ adjustment strategies in work…    85


List of Figures
Figure 2.1_ The U-curve of cross-cultural adjustment …………………    12
Figure 3.1_ Research Framework…………………………………………    26
Figure 3.1_ The distribution of cases………………………………………    33
Figure 5.1_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case A01……………    58
Figure 5.2_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case B01……………    59
Figure 5.3. Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case C01……………    61
Figure 5.4_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case C02……………    62
Figure 5.5_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case D01……………    63
Figure 5.6_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case E01……………    64
Figure 5.7_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case B02……………    66
Figure 5.8_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case D02……………    67
Figure 5.9_ Self-evaluation in adjustment level _ Case B03……………    69
Figure 5.10_ The comparsion of self-evaluation scores_Life……………    70
Figure 5.11_ The comparsion of self-evaluation scores_Work……………    70
Figure 5.10_ The comparsion of self-evaluation scores_Culture…………    71
                                

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