English proficiency and attitude formation in a merged corporation with a Swedish-English profile
Författare och institution:
Mats Mobärg (Institutionen för språk och litteraturer)
Publicerad i:
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 33 ( 2 ) s. 149-165
ISSN:
0143-4632
Publikationstyp:
Artikel, refereegranskad vetenskaplig
Publiceringsår:
2012
Språk:
engelska
Fulltextlänk:
Sammanfattning (abstract):
This study investigates the relationship between proficiency in English and language-related attitudes among Swedish professionals at the English-speaking AstraZeneca R&D site in Molndal, Sweden. AstraZeneca is the result of a merger between a Swedish and a British pharmaceutical company, and the aim of the study is to see to what extent their relative proficiency in English may be related to attitude formation among Swedish workers in the new corporate setting. The results indicate that there is a correlation between good proficiency in English and a favourable attitude towards the merger and its consequences. The results are interpreted as indicating that subjectively perceived cultural problems in a multinational corporate setting may be a reflection of language deficiencies.
Ämne (baseras på Högskoleverkets indelning av forskningsämnen):
HUMANIORA ->
Språk och litteratur ->
Språkstudier ->
Övriga germanska språk ->
Engelska språket
Språk och litteratur ->
Språkstudier ->
Övriga germanska språk ->
Engelska språket
Nyckelord:
merger, corporate language, culture, English, attitudes, workplace
Postens nummer:
159117
Posten skapad:
2012-06-18 12:25