Understanding the dynamics of language and multilingualism in professional contexts: Advances in language-sensitive management research

Lecomte, Philippe; Vigier, Mary; Gaibrois, Claudine; Beeler, Betty (eds.) (2023). Understanding the dynamics of language and multilingualism in professional contexts: Advances in language-sensitive management research Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

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This book provides readers with the latest research on the dynamics of language and language diversity in professional contexts. Bringing together novel findings from a range of disciplines, it challenges practitioners and management scholars to question the conventional understanding of language as words with stable meanings, an assumption which treats language as a tool that can be managed by language policies that ‘standardize’ language. Each of the contributions is designed to recognize the strides that have been made in the past two decades in research on language and languages in organizational settings while addressing remaining blind spots and emerging issues. Particular attention is given to multilingualism, socio-linguistic approaches to language in the workplace, migration challenges, critical perspectives on the power of language use and the management of organizations as dialogical, discursive spaces.

Item Type:	Book (Edited Volume)
Division/Institute:	Business School > Institute for Marketing & Global Management > Global Management
Name:	Lecomte, Philippe; Vigier, Mary; Gaibrois, Claudine0000-0003-4100-4342 and Beeler, Betty
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
ISBN:	9781789906776
Publisher:	Edward Elgar
Language:	English
Submitter:	Claudine Gaibrois
Date Deposited:	26 Aug 2022 09:37
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2023 15:03
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/17529