On Language Management in Multinational Companies in the Czech Republic

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 307-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Nekvapil ◽  
Marek Nekula
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Language Management ◽  
The Czech Republic

“The older I got, it wasn’t a problem for me anymore”: Language brokering as a managed activity and a narrated experience among young Vietnamese immigrants in the Czech Republic

Multilingua ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamah Sherman ◽  
Jiří Homoláč
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Language Brokering ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Language Management ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Methodological Innovation ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Transnational Communities ◽  
Widespread Phenomenon ◽  
Policy And Planning

AbstractLanguage brokering (LB) practices are a widespread phenomenon in transnational communities. This paper aims to add to the description and analysis of these practices within a community which has not been extensively studied – the Vietnamese in the Czech Republic, as well as show how LB is embedded in other sociolinguistic aspects of community life. Based on language biographies of 13 Vietnamese female brokers, we explore LB by focusing on the respondents’ descriptions and summaries of their beginnings with it, the difficulties that occurred, and how they were overcome. The findings suggest that, among others, the brokers gradually perceive brokering as a normal practice and as one of their family responsibilities. A methodological innovation is the use of Language Management Theory (Nekvapil, Jiří & Tamah Sherman. 2015. An introduction: Language Management Theory in Language Policy and Planning.

Language Management in the Czech Republic

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 181-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.V. Neustupný ◽  
Jirí Nekvapil
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Language Management ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals Family Businesses in the Corporate Governance of MNCs

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 979-984
Author(s):  
Pavla Odehnalová ◽  
Petr Pirožek
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Business Success ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Executive Authority ◽  
The Family

The issue of family businesses is currently a very topical theme in the academic world. The importance of family businesses increases with internationalization and is associated with business success in global market conditions. A fundamental part of business activities abroad is the correct application of the corporate governance of subsidiaries of multinational family businesses. The available findings do not cover this area sufficiently, especially in the context of transformed economies in CEE. In view of the nature of foreign business activities, the degree of centralization of competences transferred between subsidiaries and headquarters and the presence of expatriates from the headquarters of multinational companies represented by the family firm in statutory bodies can be regarded as important variables. The main aim of the present paper is, based on research carried out, to describe and analyze the degree of centralization and presence of expatriates in the corporate governance of subsidiaries of multinational family businesses operating in the Czech Republic. The paper presents the results of an empirical investigation with a description of the presence of expatriates in the statutory bodies of subsidiaries of multinational companies in the Czech Republic. The results obtained present the number of subsidiaries corresponding to the definition of a family business with an emphasis on SMEs of up to 250 employees and the degree of centralization and presence of expatriates in administrative or executive authority, or in other positions. The sample which was used to research the family business comprised 214 subsidiaries of multinational companies from the most important sectors of the Czech economy.

Social variation in size at birth and preterm delivery in the Czech Republic and Sweden, 1989-91

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koupilova ◽  
Vagero ◽  
Leon ◽  
Pikhart ◽  
Prikazsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Preterm Delivery ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Social Variation ◽  
Size At Birth
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