Global Leadership and Language By Sanden and Pietikäinen In Osland, Reiche, Maznevski and Mendenhall, Advances in Global Leadership (Vol. 16) Abstract: This chapter explores connections between global leadership (GL) and…

The Accent Ceiling: Intersections of Non-Native Accents and Gender in Leadership Experiences of Women Komal Kalra, Magdalena Viktora-Jones & Tomke J. Augustin AIB Insights Vol. 25, Issue 2, 2025 Abstract…

Intercultural Leadership: Exercises in Action By Sierk A. Horn UVK Verlag https://www.utb.de/doi/book/10.36198/9783838563756 Abstract: Fourteen seasoned executives share their personal journeys of adjusting their leadership styles to navigate the complex business…

Rethinking international business scholarship as cross-language knowledge production: a dialogical approach to qualitative research Carole Culioli Couper & Rebecca Piekkari Journal of International Business Studies https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-025-00776-0 Abstract As a disciplinary…

“Do you understand me correctly?” The role of accents in communication in global virtual teams Mike Szymanski & Carlo Brighi Journal of International Management Abstract This study investigates the role…

Linguistic authority in the context of European mobility: addressing the empty promise of élite multilingualism Veronika Lovrits ABSTRACT This qualitative study examines linguistic authority in an international department of a…

“Bridging cultures with love”: Spirituality in fostering intercultural effectiveness. The effects of language Michał J. Wilczewski and co-authors Oleg Gorbaniuk, Arek Gut, and Mariusz Wołońciej   Abstract Research yields contradictory…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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

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  

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

« 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…

  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…

Expatriate-Host Country National Interactions: A Bibliometric, Thematic, and Content Analysis Review Michal Wilczewski & Guro Refsum Sanden Academy of Management Proceedings August 2023

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

The evolving field of global mobility: responses to global volatility (2013–2022) Maranda Ridgway, Hélène Langinier Journal of Global Mobility: Volume 11 Issue 3  

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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

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…

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…

Knowledge Sharing in MNCs: A Human-Centered Approach to Language Strategies Guro R. Sanden & Almasa Sarabi Academy of Management Proceedings, August 2019

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

Language Management in International Business: The Role of Multinational Corporations Guro R. Sanden Academy of Management Proceedings , 2018

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  

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…

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)  

Langue commune, Cultures distinctes : Les illusions du globish Geneviève Tréguer-Felten Presses Universitaires de Laval, 2018  

“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),…

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…

Coping on The Front Line: A Bottom-up Perspective on Corporate Language Management Guro R. Sanden & Dorte Lønsmann Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017

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…

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…

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…

Discourse and Management Gerlinde Mautner palgrave critical management studies, 2016

Language in International Business. Developing a Field M. Y. Brannen, T. Mughan (Eds.) Series: JIBS Special Collections click here for more details  

Global Leadership Practices : A Cross-Cultural Management Perspective Bettina Gehrke, Marie-Thérèse Claes (eds) Palgrave MacMillan, First published 2014  

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/

Language in International Business: The Multilingual Reality of Global Business Expansion Rebecca Piekkari, Denice Welch, Lawrence Welch Edward Elgar (Ed), 2014    

International Management and Language Susanne Tietze Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy First published 2008