Linguistic gender marking gap and female staffing at MNC’s

Malul, Miki; Shoham, Amir; Uddin, Moshfique

doi:10.1080/09585192.2015.1126338

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“…Hicks et al's (2015) study of US immigrants show that households where members come from countries with gender-intensive languages are more likely to allocate household tasks by sex, whereas countries with a lack of gender markers in their language have higher female board representation (Santacreu-Vasut et al 2014). Malul et al (2016) demonstrate that the linguistic gender marking gap between an MNC's home and host country influences the success of female expatriates. Chen (2013) examines the linguistic structure of future tense, finding that native speakers of languages that grammatically associate the future and the present (e.g., French, English, Czech) are more likely than weak future language speakers to display future-oriented behavior such as greater savings, more wealth at retirement, less smoking, greater safe sex, and less obesity.…”

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confidence: 99%

Language in International Business: A Review and Agenda for Future Research

2017

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A fast growing number of studies demonstrates that language diversity influences almost all management decisions in modern multinational corporations. Whereas no doubt remains about the practical importance of language, the empirical investigation and theoretical conceptualization of its complex and multifaceted effects still presents a substantial challenge. To summarize and evaluate the current state of the literature in a coherent picture informing future research, we systematically review 264 articles on language in international business. We scrutinize the geographic distributions of data, evaluate the field's achievements to date in terms of theories and methodologies, and summarize core findings by individual, group, firm, and country levels of analysis. For each of these dimensions, we then put forward a future research agenda. We encourage scholars to transcend disciplinary boundaries and to draw on, integrate, and test a variety of theories from disciplines such as psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience to gain a more profound understanding of language in international business. We advocate more multi-level studies and cross-national research collaborations and suggest greater attention to potential new data sources and means of analysis.

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Section: Linguistic Relativitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Language in International Business: A Review and Agenda for Future Research

2017

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“…The framework draws on expatriate research on categories of international assignments and management research on language and emotional impact, social identity formation, trust formation and power relations. Malul et al (2016) reiterate the importance of supporting staffing strategies with language policy, as linguistic differences and features may undermine the success of expatriate staffing in subsidiaries. These examples stand out from the abovementioned literature, as they illustrate the interconnectedness of language management and HR.…”

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confidence: 96%

An outline for an integrated language-sensitive approach to global work and mobility: cross-fertilising expatriate and international business and management research

Vulchanov

2020

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PurposeThe purpose of this conceptual literature review is to investigate how language factors have been studied in the expatriate literature, and how cross-fertilisation with the broader language-sensitive international business and management field may facilitate integrated research of language in global work.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on a thematic review of expatriate research and international business and management literature. The findings are structured through Reiche et al.'s (2019) three-dimensional conceptualisation of global work, after which two frameworks are developed to conceptualise how language connects the three dimensions – actors, structures and processes.FindingsThe literature review demonstrates that language-related topics are yet to gain status in the expatriate tradition, and the majority of studies, which do consider linguistic factors appear largely dissociated from the growing community of language research in the broader international management and international business fields. However, once consolidated, the literature reveals that language is present in all dimensions of global work. A processual view of corporate language management highlights the central role of human resource management (HRM), while a dynamic multi-level perspective indicates that language may form bidirectional relationships between the three dimensions of global work.Originality/valueDue to the segmentation between language-sensitive research in the expatriate and international business/management traditions, few studies have considered the HRM implications of global mobility and the multifaceted nature of language at work. This conceptual literature review brings both perspectives together for a more contextualised and holistic view of language in international workforces.

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“…Based on case study research they argue that a dynamic research approach capturing a period of one year from deal closing onwards is beneficial to better understand the integration autonomy dilemma and the necessary coordination mechanisms, and found that common ground is a double-edged sword with benefits and weaknesses (while in a the short-term common ground promotes coordination and enables efficient task integration, a sole reliance on common ground without any human integration measures and management commitment has clear disadvantages in the long term). Malul, Shoham, and Uddin (2016) present the impact of the linguistic gender marking gap on expatriate female staffing decisions in a multinational company. Due to the nature of linguistic structures, which are embedded in ancestral culture and have a cognitive effect on speakers, the gap has two levels.…”

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