Managing Expatriates in China A Language and Identity Perspective /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Zhang, Ling Eleanor (Author), Harzing, Anne-Wil (Author), Fan, Shea Xuejiao (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:	XV, 225 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color. text
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:	1st ed. 2018.
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Chinese Management,
Subjects:	International business enterprises. Personnel management. Diversity in the workplace. Management. Culture. International Business. Human Resource Development. Diversity Management and Women in Business. Sociology of Culture.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48909-8
Format:	Electronic Book

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Setting the Scene: Expatriates, Language and Culture in China
3. Host Country Language: Why It Matters, and Why Expatriates Need to Learn It
4. The Impact of Host Country Language Skills on Expatriate Adjustment and the Expatriate-Local Relationship
5. Gaining Acceptance from Local Colleagues: Evidence from Indian Expatriates in China
6. The Double-Edged Sword of Ethnic Similarity
7. Conclusion: Expatriate Language and Identity Challenges, and Recommendations for Expatriate Management. .

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