Part I: Conceptual Explication

Chapter 1 was originally published in Communication Yearbook, 1996, Vol. 19, pp. 353383. Reprinted by permission of Taylor and Francis.

Chapter 2 was originally published in Human Communication, 19989, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 2754. Reprinted by permission of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association.

Chapter 3 was originally published in Human Communication, 1997, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 116. Reprinted by permission of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association.

Chapter 4 was originally published in M. Hinner (Ed.). (2007). The influence of culture in the world of business (pp. 95116). Reprinted by permission of Peter Lang.

Part II: Empirical Research

Chapter 5 was originally published in Communication Quarterly, 1997, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 118133. Reprinted by permission of Taylor and Francis.

Chapter 6 was originally published in Intercultural Communication Studies, 1992, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 6882. Reprinted by permission of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies.

Chapter 7 was originally published in Intercultural Communication Studies, 2002, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 6882. Reprinted by permission of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies.

Part III: Theory Building

Chapter 8 was originally published in The Howard Journal of Communications, 1990, Vol. 2, pp. 243261. Reprinted by permission of Taylor and Francis.

Chapter 9 was originally published in China Media Research, 2005, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 311. Reprinted by permission of the American Chinese Media Research Association.

Chapter 10 was originally published in China Media Research, 2005, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 100101. Reprinted by permission of the American Chinese Media Research Association.

Part IV. Measuring Instrument

Chapter 11 was originally published in Human Communication, 2000, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 116. Reprinted by permission of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association.

Chapter 12 was originally published in Intercultural Communication Studies, 2005, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 5363. Reprinted by permission of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies.

Part V: Appendix

Chapter 13 was originally published in The Edge: The EJournal of intercultural Relations, 1998, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 116. Reprinted by permission of InterculturalRelations.com.