...Bob Little Purpose Globalisation has made English today's international business language. This article aims to explore what this means for suppliers of English language training – and how corporate buyers of this training can get value for money from them. Design/methodology/approach...

...Brian J. Hurn Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show the development of English as the main international language for business, its advantages and disadvantages and the different variants of English. Design/methodology/approach The paper discusses competition from other...

..., communication skills, specific country/regional briefing, business procedures, international negotiating skills, building and sustaining multinational teams, language training, transfer of skills and knowledge and repatriation. Findings There is still a relative lack of pre‐departure training...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Languages Competences English Multinationals Competitive advantage Japanese firms put a premium on English Keywords: Languages, Competences, English,Multinationals, Competitive advantage Japanese electrical and electronics giant...