Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0555977

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0555977

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Babel in business: how language differences influence management in multinationals. Management of cultural and language differences is crucial to successful international expansion, which for countries with small domestic markets, such as Australia, is imperative to prosper or even survive. The recommendations of this project with regard to managing language differences will therefore be of interest and benefit to Australian multinationals and Australian companies intending to internationalise. Its results are also expected to increase the perceived importance of improving Australians? foreign language skills. Learning languages enhances the ability to understand other people and their way of thinking. This project therefore indirectly address the national research priority 'Understanding our region and the world'

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $185,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Industrial And Organisational Psychology | Business and Management | International Business

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding other countries | Management |

Other Keywords

Business and Management | Communication Across Languages and Cultures | Industrial And Organisational Psychology | International Business | Management | Understanding other countries

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