Corporate Language and Corporate Talk: Implications for Learning at Headquarters

Mette Zølner

Corporate Language and Corporate Talk: Implications for Learning at Headquarters

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Abstract

The article presents the case studies of two Danish based multinational companies (MNCs) which provides the an insight into the role of languages in organizational learning. It mentions that the studies focus on the sharing of the understanding and practices among their employees across the geographical borders by the medium of common corporate values for knowledge management, collection of data and analysis in these studies inspired by approach of ground theory and presents a usefulness of distinguishing between corporate language and talks to enable the headquarters learning. Also it concludes that both of the MNCs are of Danish origin but executives of both companies are proficient in English language.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Academy of Management Proceedings 2013
Editors	Leslie Toombs
Place of Publication	Briar Cliff Manor, NY
Publisher	Academy of Management
Publication date	2013
Pages	161-166
Article number	10650
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2013: Capitalism in Question - Lake Bueno Vista (Orlando), FL, United States Duration: 9 Aug 2013 → 13 Aug 2013 Conference number: 73 http://aom.org/annualmeeting/

Conference

Conference	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2013
Number	73
Country	United States
City	Lake Bueno Vista (Orlando), FL
Period	09/08/2013 → 13/08/2013
Internet address	http://aom.org/annualmeeting/

Series	Academy of Management Proceedings
Volume	2013
ISSN	2151-6561

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Zølner, M 2013, Corporate Language and Corporate Talk: Implications for Learning at Headquarters. in L Toombs (ed.), Academy of Management Proceedings 2013., 10650, Academy of Management, Briar Cliff Manor, NY, Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2013, pp. 161-166, The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2013, Lake Bueno Vista (Orlando), FL, United States, 09/08/2013.

Corporate Language and Corporate Talk : Implications for Learning at Headquarters. / Zølner, Mette.

Academy of Management Proceedings 2013. ed. / Leslie Toombs. Briar Cliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management, 2013. p. 161-166 10650 (Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2013).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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