Language Training for Enhanced Horizontal Communication: A Challenge for MNCs

Business Communication Quarterly

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 9-29

  Charles, Mirjaliisa ^a   Marschan Piekkari, Rebecca ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Corporate training; language; language training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992898060     PISSN: 10805699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108056990206500202     Document Type: Article

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