The case for language policies in multinational corporations

Corporate Communications: An International Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 241-251

  Dhir, Krishna S ^a   Gòkè Paríolá, Abíódún ^a  

^a Berry College   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Foreign languages; Multinationals; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986099012     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563280210449822     Document Type: Review

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