From dilemmatic struggle to legitimized indifference: expatriates' host country language learning and its impact on the expatriate-HCE relationship
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Zhang, L. and Harzing, A. 2016. From dilemmatic struggle to legitimized indifference: expatriates' host country language learning and its impact on the expatriate-HCE relationship. Journal of World Business. 51 (5), pp. 774-786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2016.06.001
Type | Article |
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Title | From dilemmatic struggle to legitimized indifference: expatriates' host country language learning and its impact on the expatriate-HCE relationship |
Authors | Zhang, L. and Harzing, A. |
Abstract | We address the lack of knowledge concerning the role of host country languages in multinational corporations based on an inductive qualitative study involving 70 interviews with Nordic expatriates and host country employees (HCE) in China. |
Keywords | Expatriate; Chinese; Learning; Host country employee; Host country language |
Research Group | International Business group |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Journal | Journal of World Business |
ISSN | 1090-9516 |
Electronic | 1878-5573 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 16 Jun 2016 |
09 Sep 2016 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 10 Jun 2016 |
Accepted | 03 Jun 2016 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2016.06.001 |
Language | English |
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