Language as a Meeting Ground for Research on the MNC and Organization Theory

Rebecca Piekkari; Eleanor Westney

doi:10.1108/S0733-558X20160000049007

Language as a Meeting Ground for Research on the MNC and Organization Theory

Rebecca Piekkari
, Eleanor Westney

MIT Sloan School of Management

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Abstract

The multilingual MNC provides a promising territory for enhancing the
dialogue between organization theory and International Business. We
draw parallels between research on the multinational corporation and
that on the multilingual corporation. Our review shows that the changing
conceptualizations of the MNC toward a network model have carved
space for language-sensitive research in International Business. We scrutinize
this stream of research from the viewpoint of three organization
theory lenses: the role of language in organizational design and architecture,
in identity building and culture, and in organizational political
systems, and comment on future research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Multinational Corporations and Organization Theory: Post Millenium Perspectives
Publisher	Emerald
Pages	193-232
Number of pages	39
Volume	49
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-78635-385-6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-78635-386-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20160000049007
Publication status	Published - 2017
MoE publication type	A3 Book section, Chapters in research books

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Name	Research in the Sociology of Organizations
ISSN (Electronic)	0733-558X

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Language; multilingual MNC; organization design

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Language as a Meeting Ground for Research on the MNC and Organization Theory. / Piekkari, Rebecca; Westney, Eleanor.
Multinational Corporations and Organization Theory: Post Millenium Perspectives. Vol. 49 Emerald, 2017. p. 193-232 (Research in the Sociology of Organizations).

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