Publications

September 10, 2014
Article

Getting Cross-Cultural Teamwork Right

People struggle with global teamwork, even though it’s essential to success in multinational firms. Despite their efforts to nimbly manage differences in time zones, cultures, and languages, cross-border collaborators often fail to reach shared understanding or common... View Details

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Globalized Firms and Management; Conflict Management

July 2021
Teaching Note

Digital Transformation 2.0: CEO Elie Girard at Atos

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 421-024. Elie Girard has taken the helm as CEO of multinational IT giant Atos to lead the company into the next era of digital transformation. Noticing that customers’ digital needs were evolving to become even more specialized and global... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Leading Change; Mergers and Acquisitions; Environmental Sustainability; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Digital Transformation; Information Technology Industry

February 2021
Tutorial

What are Agile Teams?

This video explores the elements that constitute agile teams. From its history in the "Agile Manifesto," this philosophy for organizational behavior prioritizes working software over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and... View Details

Keywords: Agile Practices; Organization Behavior; Priorities; Groups and Teams; Decision Choices and Conditions; Values and Beliefs

October 2015
Article

Global Teams That Work

Many companies today rely on employees around the world, leveraging their diversity and local expertise to gain a competitive edge. However, geographically dispersed teams face a big challenge: physical separation and cultural differences can create social distance, or... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Groups and Teams; Performance; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

Find at Harvard

2009
Simulation

Tip of the Iceberg: Global English Lingua Franca Simulation (TIP)

Keywords: Communication; Globalization

9 Aug 2010
Conference Presentation

Global Language Strategies: The Impact of Mandating English as a Lingua Franca in Global Work

Keywords: Strategy; Global Range

10 Sep 2014
News

Getting Cross-Cultural Teamwork Right

06 May 2009
News

Profs: Keep those corporate road warriors flying

13 Feb 2014
News

The English empire

09 May 2024
News

Proactive AI Policy

23 Mar 2023
News

It’s Not Easy to Keep Remote Teams Connected. Here Are Five Tricks to Help Bridge the Distance

31 Oct 2022
News

The Rise of the ‘Chief Remote Officer'

Keywords: remote; hybrid work

09 Aug 2022
News

A Lesson from Google: Can AI Bias be Monitored Internally?

12 May 2022
News

Leaders Who Do Not Have Digital Knowledge Will Get Left Behind

11 Aug 2020
News

The 7 hallmarks of good leadership in the pandemic

May 9, 2023
Article

8 Questions About Using AI Responsibly, Answered

Generative AI tools are poised to change the way every business operates. As your own organization begins strategizing which to use, and how, operational and ethical considerations are inevitable. This article delves into eight of them, including how your organization... View Details

Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Prejudice and Bias; Ethics

May 2021
Teaching Note

From Globalization to Dual Digital Transformation: CEO Thierry Breton Leading Atos Into 'Digital Shockwaves'