Language Management in International Organisations
Week 1 : Lecture 1
➔ Chapter 1: “Language and global business expansion”
➔ Paper 1: “Language competencies, policies and practices in multinational
corporations” by Harzing & Pudelko (2013)
➔ Paper 2: “Shifting the faultlines of language” by Barner-Rasmussen & Aarnio (2011)
Week 2 : Lecture 2
➔ Paper 1: “Cultural accommodation and language priming” by Akkermans, Harzing &
Van Witteloostuijn (2010)
➔ Paper 2: “English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese? Code choice and Austrian
export” by Lavric & Bäck (2009)
➔ Paper 3: “Language policies and practices in wholly owned foreign subsidiaries: A
recontextualization perspective” by Peltokorpi & Vaara (2012)
Week 3 : Lecture 3
➔ Chapter 3: “The individual in the organisational context”
➔ Paper 1: “Does corporate language influence career mobility? Evidence from MNCs
in Russia” by Latukha et al. (2016)
➔ Paper 2: “How non-native English-speaking staff are evaluated in linguistically
diverse organisations: A sociolinguistic perspective” by Sliwa & Johansson (2014)
➔ Paper 3: “Language matters: Status loss and achieved status distinctions in global
organisations” by Neeley (2013)
Week 4 : Lecture 4
➔ Chapter 4: “Language and international management”
➔ Paper 1: Corporate language proficiency and reverse knowledge transfer in
multinational corporations: interactive effects of communication media richness and
commitment to headquarters” by Peltokorpi (2015)
➔ Paper 2: Inclusive multilingualism: Concept, modes and implications” by Backus et al.
(2017)
Week 6 : Lecture 5
➔ Chapter 5: “Language and networks”
➔ Paper 1: “Rethinking social identity theory in international encounters language use
as a negotiated object for identity making” by Lauring (2008)
Week 7: Lecture 6
➔ Chapter 9: “Language strategy and management”
➔ Paper 1: “The multinational corporation as a multilingual community: Language and
organisation in a global context” by Luo & Shenkar (2006)
➔ Paper 2: “The impact of perceived foreign language fluency on hybrid team culture”
by Fleischman & Folter (2017)
Week 1 : Lecture 1
➔ Chapter 1: “Language and global business expansion”
➔ Paper 1: “Language competencies, policies and practices in multinational
corporations” by Harzing & Pudelko (2013)
➔ Paper 2: “Shifting the faultlines of language” by Barner-Rasmussen & Aarnio (2011)
Week 2 : Lecture 2
➔ Paper 1: “Cultural accommodation and language priming” by Akkermans, Harzing &
Van Witteloostuijn (2010)
➔ Paper 2: “English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese? Code choice and Austrian
export” by Lavric & Bäck (2009)
➔ Paper 3: “Language policies and practices in wholly owned foreign subsidiaries: A
recontextualization perspective” by Peltokorpi & Vaara (2012)
Week 3 : Lecture 3
➔ Chapter 3: “The individual in the organisational context”
➔ Paper 1: “Does corporate language influence career mobility? Evidence from MNCs
in Russia” by Latukha et al. (2016)
➔ Paper 2: “How non-native English-speaking staff are evaluated in linguistically
diverse organisations: A sociolinguistic perspective” by Sliwa & Johansson (2014)
➔ Paper 3: “Language matters: Status loss and achieved status distinctions in global
organisations” by Neeley (2013)
Week 4 : Lecture 4
➔ Chapter 4: “Language and international management”
➔ Paper 1: Corporate language proficiency and reverse knowledge transfer in
multinational corporations: interactive effects of communication media richness and
commitment to headquarters” by Peltokorpi (2015)
➔ Paper 2: Inclusive multilingualism: Concept, modes and implications” by Backus et al.
(2017)
Week 6 : Lecture 5
➔ Chapter 5: “Language and networks”
➔ Paper 1: “Rethinking social identity theory in international encounters language use
as a negotiated object for identity making” by Lauring (2008)
Week 7: Lecture 6
➔ Chapter 9: “Language strategy and management”
➔ Paper 1: “The multinational corporation as a multilingual community: Language and
organisation in a global context” by Luo & Shenkar (2006)
➔ Paper 2: “The impact of perceived foreign language fluency on hybrid team culture”
by Fleischman & Folter (2017)
