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...

Purpose – To provide insight into the consequences of telework from the perspective of the teleworker and the household. The paper discusses the consequences of telework for the formulation of identities. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on empirical work, which comprises...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Editors -- List of Contributors -- Foreword to Managing Multilingual Workplaces -- Managing Multilingual Workplaces: Empirical, Methodological and Pedagogic Perspectives...

Purpose – This paper aims to compare pre‐telework anxieties, expectations and motivators reported by 394 teleworkers with their corresponding actual experiences of telework. Design/methodology/approach – Based on an organizational survey, 394 samples were generated who had been teleworking...

1. Setting the scene -- 2. Language matters -- 3. Management and language -- 4. International management and language -- 5. English as the global lingua franca -- 6. Spreading the management gospel, in English -- 7. German : a language of management designed for Klarheit / Nigel Holden -- 8....