Managing Expatriates in China A Language and Identity Perspective /

• Main Authors: Zhang, Ling Eleanor (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Harzing, Anne-Wil (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Fan, Shea Xuejiao (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• 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.; Manpower policy.; Diversity in the workplace.; Management.; Culture.; International Business.; Human Resource Development.; Diversity Management/Women in Business.; Sociology of Culture.

'Zhang, Harzing and Fan - experts with a genuinely global background and extensive experience - tackle this important topic with an impressive array of research and practical insight. This is a groundbreaking book, essential for anyone studying expatriation in Asia, and China more specifically,...

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. .