Language matters in global communication: Article based on ORA lecture, October 2006

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 260-282

  Charles, Mirjaliisa ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Business communication; Globalization; Language; Lingua franca; Multinational corporations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250195387     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021943607302477     Document Type: Article

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