Publications

August 2015 (Revised June 2016)
Teaching Note

(Re)Building a Global Team: Tariq Khan at Tek

Keywords: Global Teams; Language; Personal Development and Career; Decision Making; Problems and Challenges

September 2012
Supplement

Hiroshi Mikitani Reflects and Provides Early Updates on Englishnization (November, 2011)

CEO of Rakuten, Hiroshi Mikitani, candidly responds to controversial questions about his Englishnization strategy and implementation across 7,100 employees a year and a half later: Did he make an impulsive move when he mandated English as the company language? Why does... View Details

Keywords: Language; Culture; Communication Barriers; Dynamic Global Marketplace; Rapid Change; Change Management; Ethnicity; Communication; Globalization; Management Teams; Japan

01 May 2009
Conference Presentation

Language Matters: Lingua Franca Mandates and Status Hierarchy

Keywords: Communication; Status and Position

1 Jul 2009
Conference Presentation

Language Matters: Lingua Franca Mandates and Status Hierarchy

Keywords: Communication; Status and Position

2009
Tool

Facilitator's Guide: Tip of the Iceberg: Global English Lingua Franca Simulation (TIP)

Keywords: Communication; Globalization

1 Feb 2010
Conference Presentation

Language Mandates, Power & Emotions in Globally Distributed Teams

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Power and Influence; Emotions

17 Sep 2015
News

How to Create an Emotional Connection With Remote Employees

24 Feb 2023
News

Harvard Professor on AI Job Risks: We Need to Upskill And Update Business Models

10 Jan 2023
News

Disney Will Soon Require Workers to Be In-Office Four Days a Week

01 Dec 2022
News

Money Court Full Episode

20 Aug 2021
News

How to Build Company Culture Remotely

02 Mar 2020
News

The Value in Going Global

12 Nov 2019
News

Non-English speakers are shut out of the top jobs

March 22, 2012
Article

Global Team Leaders Must Deliberately Create 'Moments'

Global teams face the challenge of having to operate with limited face-to-face contact and across vast distances, time zones, language backgrounds, and contexts, as well as cultural differences. In turn, these differences generate disruptions to team cohesion and top... View Details

Keywords: Global Range; Groups and Teams; Management Practices and Processes

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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

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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