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研究生: 李瑪莉
Ma-Li Lee
論文名稱: 外派大陸台灣女性經理人之職涯路徑與調適
The Career Path and Adjustment of Taiwanese Female Expatriate Managers to 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: 2011
畢業學年度: 99
語文別: 英文
論文頁數: 79
中文關鍵詞: 調適職涯女性外派經理人
英文關鍵詞: adjustment, career, female expatriate manager
論文種類: 學術論文
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  • The purpose of this research was to investigate (1) the career path of Taiwanese female expatriate managers to China; (2) factors affecting Taiwanese female expatriate managers’ decision of taking international assignments to China and how these factors affecting their decisions of being relocated overseas; (3) the adjustment difficulties which Taiwanese female expatriate managers had encountered in China. Qualitative research approach was adopted. Data collection was through semi-structured interviews with eight Taiwanese female expatriate managers. The findings indicated Taiwanese female expatriate managers displayed three types of career patterns: linear, spiral, and transitory. With regard to the factors affecting their career decision to China, self-development, family responsibility, organizational factors, chance events, and negative factors were the five primary factors of receiving foreign assignments to China. Lastly, the results showed that Taiwanese female expatriate managers faced adjustment challenges in terms of general life, work, and people. Implications for organizations in Taiwan and suggestions for future studies are provided.

    The purpose of this research was to investigate (1) the career path of Taiwanese female expatriate managers to China; (2) factors affecting Taiwanese female expatriate managers’ decision of taking international assignments to China and how these factors affecting their decisions of being relocated overseas; (3) the adjustment difficulties which Taiwanese female expatriate managers had encountered in China. Qualitative research approach was adopted. Data collection was through semi-structured interviews with eight Taiwanese female expatriate managers. The findings indicated Taiwanese female expatriate managers displayed three types of career patterns: linear, spiral, and transitory. With regard to the factors affecting their career decision to China, self-development, family responsibility, organizational factors, chance events, and negative factors were the five primary factors of receiving foreign assignments to China. Lastly, the results showed that Taiwanese female expatriate managers faced adjustment challenges in terms of general life, work, and people. Implications for organizations in Taiwan and suggestions for future studies are provided.

    ABSTRACT I TABLE OF CONTENTS III LIST OF TABLES V LIST OF FIGURES VII CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION 1 Research Background 1 Research Purposes 5 Research Questions 5 Definition of Key Terms 6 Research Delimitation 7 CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW 9 Career Development Theories 9 Women’s Career 16 Career Decisions of Female Expatriate Managers 21 Women Expatriates and Cross Cultural Adjustment 24 CHAPTER III. METHODOLOGY 29 Research Method 29 Research Procedure 30 Research Framework 32 Research Design 33 Sampling Strategies 34 Research Participants 35 Instrument 38 Data Collection and Analysis 39 Validity and Reliability 39 CHAPTER IV. RESEARCH FINDINGS 41 Career Path of Taiwanese Female Expatriate Managers 41 Factors Influencing Female Managers’ Career Decision to China 45 Socio-cultural Adjustment Difficulties 51 CHAPTERV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 61 Conclusions 61 Limitations 65 Recommendations for Future Studies 65 REFERENCES 67 APPENDIX A. CONSENT FORM FOR INTERVIEW 71 APPENDIX B. INTERVIEW GUIDE 73 APPENDIX C. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 75 APPENDIX D. EXAMPLE OF CODING 77 LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1. Stages and developmental tasks over the life span 11 Table 2.2. Four career concepts- key features and motives 19 Table 3.1. An overview of interviewees’ background information 38 Table 4.1. Factors affecting Taiwanese female expatriate managers’ decision to be relocated 46 Table 4.2. Taiwanese female expatriate managers’ socio-cultural adjustment in general life 52 Table 4.3. Taiwanese female expatriate managers’ socio-cultural adjustment at work 54 Table 4.4. Taiwanese female expatriate managers’ socio-cultural adjustment with people 58 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1. Six personality types in John Holland’s theory of career choice 10 Figure 2.2. A need-based socio-psychological model of career choice and work behavior 13 Figure 2.3. A model depicting the postulated effects of traditional female socialization on career-related self-efficacy expectations 14 Figure 2.4. The U-curve of cross-cultural adjustment 26 Figure 3.1. Research procedure 31 Figure 3.2. Research framework 32 Figure 4.1. Linear career path 41 Figure 4.2. Spiral career path 43 Figure 4.3. Transitory career path 44

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