Preface: The Linguistic Foundations of Management: Insights Across Contexts

The 24 th issue of Discourses on Culture brings together a collection of works that examine one of the most pressing and dynamic questions in contemporary management research: why, and how, language matters.As outlined in the Call for Papers for this thematic issue, scholarly attention to language has grown significantly, including across organizational theory, international business and critical management studies.This issue responds directly to that call by showcasing contributions that move beyond a functional perspective of institutional language use toward perspectives emphasizing inclusivity, reflexivity, responsibility, and ethical practice in multilingual and multicultural organizational contexts.