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 |
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| 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 |
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| Number | 73 |
| Country | United States |
| City | Lake Bueno Vista (Orlando), FL |
| Period | 09/08/2013 → 13/08/2013 |
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| Series | Academy of Management Proceedings |
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| Volume | 2013 |
| ISSN | 2151-6561 |
Cite this
Zølner, M. (2013). Corporate Language and Corporate Talk: Implications for Learning at Headquarters. In L. Toombs (Ed.), Academy of Management Proceedings 2013 (pp. 161-166). [10650] Academy of Management. Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol.. 2013