Natalie Victoria Wilmot is Associate Professor in International Business and Deputy Head of the School of Management, University of Bradford, UK. Her research interests include language management, translation in organisational contexts and qualitative methodology.

A welcome addition to the business literature: authoritative research-based insights into how language shapes internationally active SMEs’ external relationships. Natalie Wilmot addresses questions at the nexus of international business, entrepreneurship, translation studies and sociolinguistics. The book will definitely interest scholars in all these fields, but will also benefit business practitioners and students.

• Figures and TablesChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Organisational Language Management Practices Chapter 3. Managing Language Diversity as an SMEChapter 4. Overcoming Language Barriers through the Use of Boundary SpannersChapter 5. Translation and the Challenge of MeaningChapter 6. BELF and its MalcontentsChapter 7. ConclusionAppendixReferencesIndex

Natalie Victoria Wilmot is Associate Professor in International Business and Deputy Head of the School of Management, University of Bradford, UK. Her research interests include language management, translation in organisational contexts and qualitative methodology.

A welcome addition to the business literature: authoritative research-based insights into how language shapes internationally active SMEs’ external relationships. Natalie Wilmot addresses questions at the nexus of international business, entrepreneurship, translation studies and sociolinguistics. The book will definitely interest scholars in all these fields, but will also benefit business practitioners and students.

• Figures and TablesChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Organisational Language Management Practices Chapter 3. Managing Language Diversity as an SMEChapter 4. Overcoming Language Barriers through the Use of Boundary SpannersChapter 5. Translation and the Challenge of MeaningChapter 6. BELF and its MalcontentsChapter 7. ConclusionAppendixReferencesIndex

Natalie Victoria Wilmot is Associate Professor in International Business and Deputy Head of the School of Management, University of Bradford, UK. Her research interests include language management, translation in organisational contexts and qualitative methodology.

A welcome addition to the business literature: authoritative research-based insights into how language shapes internationally active SMEs’ external relationships. Natalie Wilmot addresses questions at the nexus of international business, entrepreneurship, translation studies and sociolinguistics. The book will definitely interest scholars in all these fields, but will also benefit business practitioners and students.

• Figures and TablesChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Organisational Language Management Practices Chapter 3. Managing Language Diversity as an SMEChapter 4. Overcoming Language Barriers through the Use of Boundary SpannersChapter 5. Translation and the Challenge of MeaningChapter 6. BELF and its MalcontentsChapter 7. ConclusionAppendixReferencesIndex