English Proficiency and Attitude Formation in a Merged Corporation with a Swedish-English Profile

Autor/in	Mobarg, Mats
Titel	English Proficiency and Attitude Formation in a Merged Corporation with a Swedish-English Profile
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 33 (2012) 2, S.149-165 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2011.618539
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; Correlation; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Corporations; Profiles; Swedish; Native Speakers; Pharmacology; Employees; Employee Attitudes; Business Communication; Language Tests; Questionnaires; Language Usage; Work Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Korrelation; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Unternehmen; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Schwedisch; Muttersprachler; Arzneikunde; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Unternehmenskommunikation; Language test; Sprachtest; Fragebogen; Sprachgebrauch; Arbeitsmilieu
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. (Contains 10 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10