Managing Multilingual Workplaces : Methodological, Empirical and Pedagogic Perspectives.
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- Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy Series .
- Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy Series .
Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Editors -- List of Contributors -- Foreword to Managing Multilingual Workplaces -- Managing Multilingual Workplaces: Empirical, Methodological and Pedagogic Perspectives -- Section 1 Methods and Methodologies in Multilingual Research -- New Perspectives and Approaches to Language-Based Research -- 1 Moving Beyond the Baseline: Exploring the Potential of Experiments in Language Research -- 2 How to Research 'Empowerment' in Russia: Absence, Equivalence and Method -- 3 Translating Western Research Methodology Into Chinese: A Contextualised Approach in Practice -- 4 Translatorial Linguistic Ethnography in Organizations -- Section 2 Empirical Research on Language at Work -- Innovation in Empirical Studies: The Individuals' Reflexivity -- 5 The Impact of Language Diversity on Multinational Teamwork -- 6 Exploring Translanguaging in International Business. Towards a Comparison of Highly Context-Embedded Practices: Evidence From France and Finland -- 7 Towards a Framework of Individuals' Responses to Language Asymmetry -- 8 Learning in a Multilingual and Multicultural Business Setting: Polish Expatriates' Stories of Critical Incidents in China -- Section 3 The Role of Language in International Business Education -- A New Look at the Role of Language in Business Education -- 9 "At the Beginning, I Thought the Topic Was Boring": Educating Business Students in Language Diversity Through Transformative Learning -- 10 Language Management in the Global Firm: Transforming Research Into Education -- 11 From the Multilingual Classroom to the Multilingual Workplace: Learning to View Language Through a Different Lens -- Section 4 Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Index.
This book provides a source that unites insights from multilingual empirical research, methodological considerations and pedagogic practice in order to advance knowledge and debate.
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Communication in management-Cross-cultural studies.