The Elements of Intercultural Adaption of Expat’s Partners of Taiwan Business in Mainland China
柯子超、莊銘國
E-mail: 9707921@mail.dyu.edu.tw
ABSTRACT
Look back of previous study on international business expatriates , most of studies often focus on “adjustment of expatriates”,
”intention of expatriates”, ”intention to leave of expatriates”. Recent studies has studied in expatriates’ family. (Andreason, 2003, Bauer and Taylor, 2001, Birdseye and Hill, 1997, Black, Gregersen, Mendenhall, and Stroh, 1999, Harvey, 1997, Mileski, 1998, Milkovich and Bloom, 1998). According to previous studies , expatriates’ performance affected by expatiates’ family and / or result in uncompleted duty and return to home-country . The present thesis reveals the personality characteristics of expatriates’
spouse affect themselves when they live in host-counties (Manland China), therefore, the family characteristics is the most important factor that would affect them. Consequently, it’s very important when management of a firm to select expatriate , they are suggested also consider to take care of expatriates’ family members.
Keywords : expatriate ; spouse of expatriates ; intercultural adoption Table of Contents
內容目錄 中文摘要 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． iii 英文摘要 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
．．． iv 致謝辭 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． v 內容目錄 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
．． vi 表目錄 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． vii 圖目錄 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
viii 第一章 緒論．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 1 第二章 文獻探討．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
．． 3 第一節 海外派遣的定義及重要性．．．．．．．． 3 第二節 海外派遣人員家庭適應理論．．．．
．．． 5 第三節 海外派遣人員的家庭特質．．．．．．．． 6 第四節 海外派遣人員工作滿意度．．．．
．．．． 8 第五節 公司支持度．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 9 第六節 海外派遣人員配偶跨文化調整．．．．．． 10 第 三章 研究方法．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 11 第一節 研究架構．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
11 第二節 研究假設．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 12 第三節 操作性定義與衡量方式．．．．．．．
．． 13 第四節 研究對象．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 15 第五節 資料分析方法．．．．．．．．．
．．．． 15 第四章 研究分析．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 17 第一節 樣本特徵．．．．．．．．．
．．．．．． 17 第二節 信度分析．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 20 第二節 研究變項之相關分析．．
．．．．．．．． 22 第三節 研究變項之階層迴歸分析．．．．．．．． 25 第五章 結論與建議．．．．．．
．．．．．．．．．． 33 第一節 研究結論．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 33 第二節 研究限制．．．
．．．．．．．．．．．． 37 第三節 後續研究建議．．．．．．．．．．．．． 37 參考文獻 ．．．．．．．
．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 39 附錄 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 47 表目錄 表 4-1 年齡分佈表．
．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 18 表 4-2 教育程度分佈表．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 18 表 4-3 海外派遣 人員配偶居住地主國期間分佈表．．．．． 19 表 4-4 多元文化人格特質量表之信度分析．．．．．．．． 20 表 4-5 多元 文化人格特質量表之信度分析．．．．．．．． 20 表 4-6 家庭特質量表之信度分析．．．．．．．．．．．． 21 表 4-7 工作特質量表之信度分析．．．．．．．．．．．． 21 表 4-8 跨文化調適表之信度分析．．．．．．．．．．．． 22 表 4-9 各研究變項之Pearson相關分析表．．．．．．．．． 24 表 4-10 各研究變項之Pearson相關分析表．．．．．．．．．
24 表 4-11 各自變項對生活滿意度之階層迴歸分析．．．．．． 27 表 4-12 各自變項對跨文化互動之階層迴歸分析．．．
．．． 29 表 4-13 各自變項對社會文化調適之階層迴歸分析．．．．． 31 表 4-14 層級迴歸分析之顯著預測變數結果表．
．．．．．． 32 表 5-1 本研究假設驗證結果彙整表．．．．．．．．．．． 34 圖目錄 圖 3-1 研究架構圖．．．．．．．
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