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English functions frequently as an organisational language in international workplaces, both officially and unofficially. Research has demonstrated that the organisational status of languages may rest on employee ideas about language rather than formal guidelines. In order to study the underlying mechanisms of this process, this dissertation investigates the ideological foundations and legitimation of English as an organisational language in a corporate setting. Furthermore, to map the implications of English as an organisational language for employees, the empirical work also assesses the role of English proficiency in inter-employee evaluations in an international academic workplace. A critical realist framework inspires the theorisation of the results of the two empirical approaches.
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Primary Supervisor:
Professor Mette Z酶lner

School of Communication and Culture - Department of German and Romance Languages

Aarhus University/

Department of Management, Society and Communication

Copenhagen Business School
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Secondary Supervisors:

Associate Professor Dorte L酶nsmann

Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies

Copenhagen Univeristy
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Assessment Committee:

Associate Professor Alex Klinge (Chair)

Department of Management, Society and Communication

Copenhagen Business School
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Professor Martyna Sliwa

Management and Marketing Subject Group

Essex Business School, University of Essex
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Professor Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen

Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics

脜bo Akademi
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Thesis:
The thesis will be available from
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Reception:
The casino 168 PhD School will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence in 'Sidevognen' (Common Room DH.V.0.01, ground floor) next to the canteen.

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