English as a lingua franca in Nordic corporate mergers: Two case companies

Louhiala‐Salminen, Leena; Charles, Mirjaliisa; Kankaanranta, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.esp.2005.02.003

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“…Researchers have also observed the co-existence of English alongside a multitude of other languages in the MNC where their relative order is "linguascaped" in an on-going process of negotiation (Steyaert, Ostendorp, & Gaibrois, 2011). Others have seen the potential of English as a more neutral communicative tool available for global business (Louhiala-Salminen, Charles, & Kankaanranta, 2005).…”

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“…Some US firms, in which the official corporate language and the home country language coincide, impose a monolingual Englishonly policy marking their identity (SanAntonio, 1987), and they are met with resistance as a large number of their employees based in non-Englishspeaking countries do not subscribe to what they see as an imposed identity. In other instances, English as the business lingua franca (Louhiala-Salminen et al, 2005) together with the corporate or technical language (Brannen & Doz, 2012) become unifying codes for the MNC that help navigate the complex language landscape of their geographically dispersed global operations. Thus, in degree, MNCs differ from domestic firms in terms of the diversity of language frontiers they have to cross and manage on a daily basis.…”

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The multifaceted role of language in international business: Unpacking the forms, functions and features of a critical challenge to MNC theory and performance

2014

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Language lies at the heart of international business (IB) activities, yet language as a key construct in the field of IB has not been sufficiently articulated or theorized. Language presents itself in forms such as national, corporate, technical or electronic, in functions in terms of defining hierarchies, exercising power or facilitating integration and in features such as the use of mixed syntax or gendermarking. Understanding the complex interplay between the multiple facets of language and how they affect day-to-day operations is becoming increasingly critical to global business effectiveness. The purpose of this special issue is, therefore, to catalyze and set a course for the development of a new domain in IB scholarship originating from an explicit focus on language.

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The multifaceted role of language in international business: Unpacking the forms, functions and features of a critical challenge to MNC theory and performance

2014

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“…In the context of our research, another pertinent aspect of contemporary organizational language strategies is the prevalent choice of English as the corporate language, indicating its status as the globally dominant lingua franca in international business (Ehrenreich, 2010;Gerritsen & Nickerson, 2009;Louhiala-Salminen, Charles & Kankaanranta, 2005;Rogerson-Revell, 2007. The purpose of using English is functional, enabling communication in a shared language in a multilingual setting.…”

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How non-native English-speaking staff are evaluated in linguistically diverse organizations: A sociolinguistic perspective

Śliwa

Johansson

2014

J Int Bus Stud

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The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of evaluations of non-native speaking staff's spoken English in international business settings. We adopt a sociolinguistic perspective on power and inequalities in linguistically diverse organizations in an Anglophone environment. The interpretive qualitative study draws on 54 interviews with non-native English speaking staff in 19 UK business schools. We analyze, along the dimensions of status, solidarity and dynamism, the ways in which nonnative speakers, on the basis of their spoken English, are evaluated by themselves and by listeners.We show how such evaluations refer to issues beyond the speaker's linguistic fluency, and have consequences for her or his actions. The study contributes to the literature on language and power in international business through offering fine-grained insights into and elucidating how the interconnected evaluative processes impact the formation and perpetuation of organizational power relations and inequalities. It also puts forward implications for managing the officially monolingual, yet linguistically diverse organizations.

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“…When narrowing its focus down specifically to business interaction in a lingua franca setting, the term BELF can also be used as a similar concept(Louhiala-Salminen, Charles & Kankaanranta, 2005). No matter which is used, these terms can be seen as representing a functional language system intended to facilitate effective communication between non-native speakers in multi-cultural settings.…”

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The Comparisons of Pronunciation Teaching in Lingua Franca Core and IMO Maritime English Model Course 3.17 for Global Communication at Sea

Choi¹,

Park

2016

JNPR

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: As the International Maritime English Organization (IMO) model course for Maritime English has been recently revised and updated, the requirements of current changes to both the 2010 STCW Manila Amendments and English education have been actively reviewed. In order to provide practical guidelines for language teaching, a wide range of new pedagogical approaches and their theoretical backgrounds are also suggested. However, considering the current spread of Business English as a Lingua Franca (BELF) and its critical importance in maritime communication, the pedagogical approaches need to be re-evaluated, specifically in terms of teaching pronunciation in order to emphasize clear and effective communication among international interlocutors. Therefore, the core pedagogical elements of pronunciation should be clearly set and provided with consideration for Lingua Franca Core (LFC), which places importance on mutual intelligibility rather than following the rules of native speakers. In this paper, the current trends of BELF in the maritime industry will thus be introduced. Following this, the importance of LFC in maritime communication will be outlined, and its key features will be discussed in terms of effectiveness and clarity of international maritime communications. Finally, a close comparison between LFC and the pronunciation guidelines suggested by the IMO Maritime English model course 3. 17 will be conducted, and pedagogical implications for future teaching pronunciation in cross-cultural global maritime industry will be suggested.

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English as a lingua franca in Nordic corporate mergers: Two case companies

Cited by 273 publications

References 12 publications

The multifaceted role of language in international business: Unpacking the forms, functions and features of a critical challenge to MNC theory and performance

The multifaceted role of language in international business: Unpacking the forms, functions and features of a critical challenge to MNC theory and performance

How non-native English-speaking staff are evaluated in linguistically diverse organizations: A sociolinguistic perspective

The Comparisons of Pronunciation Teaching in Lingua Franca Core and IMO Maritime English Model Course 3.17 for Global Communication at Sea

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