by Kung Ching-Chuan, Anna. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references. / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.ii / INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / The Management Development Needs For Hong Kong In The Decade Of 90s --- p.4 / The Scope Of The Study --- p.6 / The Rationale For A Case Study On The Bank Of China Group --- p.7 / The Objectives Of The Case Study --- p.8 / LITERATURE REVIEW ON MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING --- p.10 / What Is Meant By Management Development & Training --- p.10 / The Purposes Of Management Development & Training --- p.12 / Meeting the Future Management Needs --- p.13 / Developing & Advancing the Individuals --- p.14 / The Historical Development Of The Concept Of Management Development --- p.15 / A CASE STUDY： THE BANK OF CHINA GROUP TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE --- p.19 / The Development Trend Of The Training & Development Programme --- p.19 / The First Stage: 1980 - 1985 --- p.20 / The Second Stage: 1986 - 1988 --- p.20 / The Third Stage: 1989 and Onwards --- p.21 / The Structure Of The Bank Of China Group Training & Development Centre --- p.22 / The Corporate Strategy Of The BOC Group In The 1990s --- p.23 / The Overall Objective Of The BOC Group Training & Development Centre --- p.23 / The Purposes Of The Centre's Training And Development Programme --- p.24 / The Nature Of The Centre's Management Development And Training Programme --- p.25 / The Programme For The Lower Level Management --- p.27 / The Programme For The Middle Level Management --- p.30 / An in-depth elementary course on Management --- p.31 / Seminar on Leadership & Teamwork --- p.32 / Seminar on Interviewing Skills with Subordinates --- p.32 / A Course on Banking Business Development --- p.33 / A Course on Human Resources Management --- p.33 / The Programme For The Top Management --- p.34 / The English-Language Training Courses --- p.35 / Other Courses --- p.36 / The Role Of Trainers --- p.36 / As An Encourager --- p.37 / As A Facilitator --- p.37 / As A Deliverer --- p.37 / An Evaluation On The Programme --- p.38 / Its Future In The Coming Years --- p.39 / CONCLUSION --- p.42 / The Growing Importance Of Management Development In Hong Kong --- p.42 / A Change In The Approach of Management Development --- p.45 / The Common Management Development & Training Methods --- p.47 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.50 / APPENDIX --- p.54

[Truncated abstract] This study explored the use of English as a global language in multinational settings, particularly in regard to business contexts. The study was undertaken from an applied linguistics perspective with an education focus. An ethnographic approach, combining both qualitative and quantitative data-gathering techniques, was employed. An analysis of the language practices in two multinational companies, one in Malaysia and the other in Hong Kong, served to explore the global role of English. Such observation helped to identify the English and intercultural communication skills that business graduates will require to operate successfully in multinational contexts. Among the skills that were found to be important were the use of English for email communication; greater tolerance for and accommodation of the different accents and varieties of English; the ability to write informal reports in English; development of both oral and written communication skills in English to high levels; and the ability to work collaboratively with people from different national, cultural and linguistic backgrounds . . . More carefully considered teaching and learning approaches, which fully utilise the rich cultural diversity already existing in Australian universities, can assist the development of business graduates who will be more culturally sensitive and able to operate in international/ intercultural contexts. There is scope for further research on similar themes with other multinational companies in the same or different locations; there is also much scope for further work in the area of internationalisation of curriculum, which aims particularly to develop graduates’ intercultural communication skills to enable them to operate confidently in global and multinational settings.