Angouri, Jo and Piekkari, Rebecca (2015) Organising multilingually : beyond binaries and static oppositions. In: 9th International Workshop on Management & Language, Helsinki, Finland, 10-12 Jun 2015 (Unpublished)

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Abstract

During the past 15 years, research on language diversity and multilingualism in international business (IB) and international management has been burgeoning. Language has moved from being the ‘pariah’ of the 70s and 80s to a key area of concern for businesses that have become acutely aware of the significance of ‘efficient’ communication for the global marker. Companies have adopted a range of strategies in order to manage the growing diversity of languages. To this end, they have introduced one-language policies (typically but not always English), recruited speakers with ‘native competence’ in target languages, or they have started to work with external or internal translators or interpreters as well as other stakeholders in local networks. What is understood as ‘efficient’ in that context however and how much language strategies contribute to that effect is still open to debate.

Item Type:	Conference Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Multilingual communication, Businesspeople -- Foreign language competency
Official Date:	2015
Dates:	Date Event 2015 Completion
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Title of Event:	9th International Workshop on Management & Language
Type of Event:	Workshop
Location of Event:	Helsinki, Finland
Date(s) of Event:	10-12 Jun 2015

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