Chapter published in:
Intercultural Experience in Narrative: Expatriate stories from a multicultural workplace
Michał Wilczewski
[Studies in Narrative 26] 2019
► pp. 112–130

Chapter 6
Research design

Article outline
  • 6.0Introduction
  • 6.1Research design
  • 6.2Methodology
    • 6.2.1Empirical material
      • 6.2.1.1Data collection method
      • 6.2.1.2Data collection procedure
    • 6.2.2The interviewees
      • 6.2.2.1Sampling strategy
      • 6.2.2.2Interviewees’ profiles
      • 6.2.2.3Interviewees’ specialized background
    • 6.2.3Local personnel
    • 6.2.4Data analysis and presentation of the findings
    • 6.2.5The interviewer as a co-constructor of meanings
  • 6.3China as a scene for Polish expatriates’ intecultural interactions
    • 6.3.1Cultural and management differences between Poland and China
    • 6.3.2The MNC, its Shenyang subsidiary, and the role of Polish expatriates in the company’s global expansion strategy
  • 6.4Conclusion