Language management and social interaction within the multilingual workplace

Journal of Communication Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 218-232

  Tange, Hanne ^a   Lauring, Jakob ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Communication management; Denmark; English language; Languages; Social interaction; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993083611     PISSN: 1363254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13632540910976671     Document Type: Article

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