Publications from the GEM&L community
Claudine Gaibrois
When ‘struggling with English’ becomes ‘passivity’: how language asymmetries in higher education get masked as ‘cultural differences’. Claudine Gaibrois Culture and Organization Abstract This paper contributes to the study of…
A. Tribewal, A., de Jong, A., Parkes, G., H. Tenzer and M. Bel-Lahsen
Language Operative Capacity in Small and Medium‑sized Enterprises A. Tribewal, A. de Jong, G. Parkes, H. Tenzer, and M. Bel-Lahsen Management International Review Abstract Language-related IB research predominantly targets large MNCs,…
Felipe A. Guzman & B. Sebastian Reiche
A chorus of different tongues: Official corporate language fluency and informal influence in multinational teams Felipe A. Guzman & B. Sebastian Reiche Organizational Behavoir and Human Decision Processes 182 (2024)…
Natalie Victoria Wilmot
Language as a Source of Epistemic Injustice in Organisations Natalie V. Wilmot Journal of Business Ethics, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05644-9 Abstract: Although there is now a substantial body of literature exploring the…
Komal Kalra & Wade Danis
Language and Identity: Exploring the Dynamics of Linguistic Clustering in Multinational Enterprises Komal Kalra & Wade Danis Journal of World Business, 59 (2024) Abstract Research on language diversity in international…
Hilla Back & Rebecca Piekkari
PLT Consulting: Navigating Inclusion as a Linguistic Minority Hilla Back & Rebecca Piekkari https://www.iveypublishing.ca/s/product/plt-consulting-navigating-inclusion-as-a-linguistic-minority/01t5c00000CBmeuAAD Synopsis In 2021, Robert, a highly qualified immigrant from the United Kingdom, had recently joined PLT…
Stephanie Jo Kent, Glynis Anna Jones, Sulu Zhambyl & Jeffrey A. Kappen
The Palgrave Handbook of Social Sustainability in Business Education Chapter: Communicating Sustainability Through Language Differences with Rich Point Pedagogy Stephanie Jo Kent, Glynis Anna Jones, Sulu Zhambyl & Jeffrey A.…
Sazzad Talukder & Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen
Exploring the language choice dilemma of international small firms: A social exchange perspective on English-only versus multilingualism Sazzad Talukder & Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen International Business Review 33 (2024) 102257 Abstract In…
Anja Loderer, Katrin Muehlfeld, Robert Wilken, Alexandra Moritz, & Veronique Slomski
The language barrier as a springboard towards (team) creativity: An exploratory study of foreign language use in teams Anja Loderer, Katrin Muehlfeld, Robert Wilken, Alexandra Moritz, & Veronique Slomski International…
Veronika Lovrits, Hélène Langinier & Sabine Ehrhart
French and language ideologies in a multilingual European Union institution: Re-constructing the meaning of language choice at work Veronika Lovrits · Hélène Langinier · Sabine Ehrhart International Journal of Cross…
Hilla Back & Rebecca Piekkari
Language-based discrimination in multilingual organizations: A comparative study of migrant professionals’ experiences across physical and virtual spaces Hilla Back & Rebecca Piekkari Journal of World Business Volume 59, Issue 3, April 2024
Luisa Weinzierl
Bridging the Boundaries of Corporate Language Competence in Multinational Teams Luisa Weinzierl Business and Professional Communication Quarterly Online first https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906231221135
Sylvie Chevrier
What we inherit and what we create. Making the case for an interpretive approach to societal cultures. Sylvie Chevrier International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 2024, Vol. 0(0) 1–27
Helena Karjalainen & Diana Santisteban
« Cas en management interculturel – Vol. 2 » Helena Karjalainen & Diana Santistevan (eds) Abstract Dans un monde globalisé, la gestion des différences culturelles est devenue plus ardue. En…
Kuznetsov, A., Kuznetsova, O. and Fernandez de Simon de la Cruz, J.
Workforce Globalisation, Language and Discourse: Recruitment of Foreign Nurses in the UK. Kuznetsov, A., Kuznetsova, O. and Fernandez de Simon de la Cruz, J. Work, Organisation, Labour & Globalisation…
Michal Wilczewski & Guro Refsum Sanden
Expatriate-Host Country National Interactions: A Bibliometric, Thematic, and Content Analysis Review Michal Wilczewski & Guro Refsum Sanden Academy of Management Proceedings August 2023
Kristina Humonen & Jo Angouri
Revisiting Ethnography and Reflexivity for Language-Sensitive Workplace Research Kristina Humonen & Jo Angouri In book: Understanding the Dynamics of Language and Multilingualism in Professional Contexts: Advances in Language‐Sensitive Management Research,…
Michał Wilczewski & Ilan Alon
Language and communication in international students’ adaptation: a bibliometric and content analysis review Michał Wilczewski & Ilan Alon Higher Education (2023) 85:1235–1256 Abstract This article systematically reviews the literature (313…
Madeleine Bausch
On How Intercultural Management Education Can Increase the Societal Legitimacy of Business Schools Madeleine Bausch Chapter in Debating Business School Legitimacy February 2023, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12725-0_9 Abstract Business schools…
Hélène Langinier, Aline Pereira Pündrich & Akram Al Ariss
Understanding professional migrant women’s successful career progression within the Big Four in Luxembourg By Hélène Langinier, Aline Pereira Pündrich & Akram Al Ariss International Business Review, 2023 Abstract This paper…
Helene Tenzer & Markus Pudelko
International Journal of Human Ressource Management Special issue on language Guest editors : Helene Tenzer & Markus Pudelko The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 34:21
Natalie Wilmot, Mary Vigier & Kristina Humonen
Language as a source of otherness Natalie Wilmot, Mary Vigier & Kristina Humonen International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 2023, Vol. 0(0) 1–22 DOI: 10.1177/14705958231216936 Abstract Language is now firmly…
Jos Hornikx, Frank Van Meurs and Helene Tenzer
Foreign languages in advertising: Theoretical implications for language-related IB research. Jos Hornikx, Frank Van Meurs and Helene Tenzer Journal of International Business Studies, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-023-00639-6 Abstract Given the multilingual nature of…
Maria Ivanova-Gongne, Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen, Lasse Torkkeli & Maria Elo
Language in intercultural business interactions: A self-perceived power perspective. Maria Ivanova-Gongne, Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen, Lasse Torkkeli & Maria Elo Industrial Marketing Management, 115, 312–326 Abstract Intercultural business interaction has received limited…
Johanna Niskavaara & Rebecca Piekkari
Migrants, Language and Internationalization of Small- and Medium-Sized Entreprises: A Literature Review. Johanna Niskavaara & Rebecca Piekkari Book chapter. In A.I. Mockaitis (ed).The Palgrave Handbook of Global Migration in International…
Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen, Claudine Gaibrois & Natalie Wilmot
Perfection, hybridity or shutting up? A cross-country study of how language ideologies shape participation in international business Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen, Claudine Gaibrois & Natalie Wilmot International Business Review, Online first. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2023.102189…
Catherine Welch, Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki, Rebecca Piekkari & Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki
Reconciling theory and context: How the case study can set a new agenda for international business research Catherine Welch, Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki, Rebecca Piekkari & Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki Journal of International Business…
D. Eleanor Westney, Rebecca Piekkari, Kaisa Koskinen & Susanne Tietze
Crossing borders and boundaries: Translation ecosystems in international business D. Eleanor Westney, Rebecca Piekkari, Kaisa Koskinen & Susanne Tietze International Business Review, Volume 31, Issue 5 Abstract: The field of International…
Marianne Storgaard, Janne Tienari, Rebecca Piekkari & Snejina Michailova
Holding On While Letting Go: Neocolonialism as Organizational Identity Work in a Multinational Corporation Marianne Storgaard, Janne Tienari, Rebecca Piekkari & Snejina Michailova Organization Studies 2020, Vol. 41(11) 1469–1489 Abstract…
Natalie Wilmot
Language Management: From Bricolage to Strategy in British Companies. Natalie Victoria Wilmot Bristol and Jackson, TN: Multilingual Matters, 2022. 176 pp. ISBN: 978-1-80041-592-8
Komal Kalra and Mike Szymanski
Alike yet distinct: The effect of language diversity on interpersonal relationships within national and multinational project teams Komal Kalra and Mike Szymanski Management and Organization Review, 2023 Abstract: This study examines…
Maranda Ridgway, Hélène Langinier
The evolving field of global mobility: responses to global volatility (2013–2022) Maranda Ridgway, Hélène Langinier Journal of Global Mobility: Volume 11 Issue 3
Päivi Karhunen & Anne Kankaanranta & Tiina Räisänen
Towards a Richer Understanding of Language and Identity in the MNC: Constructing Cosmopolitan Identities Through “English”’ Management International Review, 63, 2023 Bringing in insights from sociolinguistics, this conceptual paper advances…
Philippe Lecomte, Mary Vigier, Claudine Gaibrois and Betty Beeler (eds).
Understanding the Dynamics of Language and Multilingualism in Professional Contexts: Advances in Language-Sensitive Management Research Philippe Lecomte, Mary Vigier, Claudine Gaibrois and Betty Beeler (eds). Edward Elgar Publisher January 2023…
Rebecca Piekkari, Claudine Gaibrois & Marjana Johansson
A Review of Language-Sensitive Research in International Business: A Multi-Paradigmatic Reading Rebecca Piekkari, Claudine Gaibrois & Marjana Johansson Journal of Comparative International Management Volume 25, No 1, 2022 Abstract This…
Mike Szymanski, Ilan Alon & Komal Kalra
Multilingual and multicultural managers’ effects on team performance: insights from professional football teams. Szymanski, M., Alon, I., & Kalra, K. (2022) Multinational Business Review, 30 (1), 40-61.
Madeleine Bausch, Christoph Barmeyer & Ulrike Mayrhofer
Facilitating factors in the cross-cultural transfer of management practices: The case of a German multinational in Brazil Madeleine Bausch, Christoph Barmeyer & Ulrike Mayrhofer International Business Review, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101921 Abstract The…
Mike Szymanski & Komal Kalra
Performance effects of interaction between multicultural managers and multicultural team members: Evidence from elite football competitions. Szymanski, M. & Kalra, K. (2021). Thunderbird International Business Review, 63 (2), 235-251
HÉLÈNE LANGINIER & SABINE EHRHART
Quand le local rencontre le global : L’introduction de l’anglais déstabilise les pratiques de translanguaging dans une entreprise frontalière HÉLÈNE LANGINIERUniversité de StrasbourgEcole de Management de Strasbourg, Humanis and SABINE…
Sierk Horn, Philippe Lecomte, Susanne Tietze (eds).
Managing Multilingual Workplaces Methodological, Empirical and Pedagogic Perspectives Sierk Horn, Philippe Lecomte, Susanne Tietze (eds). This book sets new trajectories for language-sensitive business and management research and pedagogy. This book…
Guro R. Sanden & Almasa Sarabi
Knowledge Sharing in MNCs: A Human-Centered Approach to Language Strategies Guro R. Sanden & Almasa Sarabi Academy of Management Proceedings, August 2019
Philippe Lecomte
Recension de l’ouvrage de Geneviève Tréguer-Felten ” Langue commune, culture distinctes, Les illusions du Globish” Philippe Lecomte RFG n° Vol. 45 n. 278 (janvier-février 2019) Recension RFG de Felten
Guro R. Sanden
Language Management in International Business: The Role of Multinational Corporations Guro R. Sanden Academy of Management Proceedings , 2018
Dorte Lønsmann & Guro R. Sanden
Discretionary power on the front line: a bottom-up perspective on corporate language management Dorte Lønsmann & Guro R. Sanden European Journal of International Management 12(1/2):111
Andrew R. Linn, Guro R. Sanden & Rebecca Piekkari
Language standardization in sociolinguistics and international business: Theory and practice across the table: Interactions and Policies; English in Europe Volume 5 Andrew R. Linn, Guro R. Sanden & Piekkari Rebecca…
Michał Wilczewski, Anne-Marie Søderberg & Arkadiusz Gut
Intercultural communication within a Chinese subsidiary of a Western MNC: Expatriate perspectives on language and communication issues Michał Wilczewski, Anne-Marie Søderberg & Arkadiusz Gut Multilingua – Journal of Cross-Cultural and…
Jane Kassis-Henderson, Linda Cohen and Rosalind McCulloch
Boundary Crossing and Reflexivity : Navigating the Complexity of Cultural and Linguistic Identity Jane Kassis-Henderson, Linda Cohen and Rosalind McCulloch Sage, Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2018, Vol 81(3)
Geneviève Tréguer-Felten
Langue commune, Cultures distinctes : Les illusions du globish Geneviève Tréguer-Felten Presses Universitaires de Laval, 2018
Philippe Lecomte, Helene Tenzer & Ling Eleanor Zhang.
“Working Across Language Boundaries: New Perspectives on Language-Sensitive International Management Research”. Philippe Lecomte, Helene Tenzer & Ling Eleanor Zhang European Journal of International Management, Special issue (Volume 12, Issue 1/2),…
Mary Vigier & Helen Spencer-Oatey
The interplay of rules, assymetries in language fluency, and team dynamics in culturally diverse teams: Case study insights Mary Vigier & Helen Spencer-Oatey Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, December 2017…
Guro R. Sanden & Dorte Lønsmann
Coping on The Front Line: A Bottom-up Perspective on Corporate Language Management Guro R. Sanden & Dorte Lønsmann Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017
B.B Beeler, L. Cohen, D. de Vecchi, J. Kassis-Henderson, & P. Lecomte
International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Special Issue, 2017, Vol. 17(1) “Language in Global Management and Business” The contributions to this Special Issue have all been presented at the 9th International…
Guro R. Sanden
Language: the sharpest tool in the business strategy toolbox Guro R. Sanden Corporate Communications An International Journal, 2016 Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the…
Amy Church-Morel & Anne Bartel-Radic
Skills, Identity, and Power: The Multifaceted Concept of Language Diversity Amy Church-Morel & Anne Bartel-Radic Management international 21(1):12-24 Abstract The study of the multilingual character of multinational companies has grown into…
Gerlinde Mautner
Discourse and Management Gerlinde Mautner palgrave critical management studies, 2016
M. Y. Brannen, T. Mughan (Eds.)
Language in International Business. Developing a Field M. Y. Brannen, T. Mughan (Eds.) Series: JIBS Special Collections click here for more details
Bettina Gehrke, Marie-Thérèse Claes (eds)
Global Leadership Practices : A Cross-Cultural Management Perspective Bettina Gehrke, Marie-Thérèse Claes (eds) Palgrave MacMillan, First published 2014
Nigel Holden, Snejina Michailova, Susanne Tietze
The Routledge Companion to Cross-Cultural Management Nigel Holden, Snejina Michailova, Susanne Tietze Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, London & New York http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415858687/
Rebecca Piekkari, Denice Welch, Lawrence Welch
Language in International Business: The Multilingual Reality of Global Business Expansion Rebecca Piekkari, Denice Welch, Lawrence Welch Edward Elgar (Ed), 2014
Susanne Tietze
International Management and Language Susanne Tietze Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy First published 2008