Language - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Oct 2020
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Clearing the Path to Citizenship

RapidVisa to expand the types of cases it can handle.) The company’s online immigration applications function much as TurboTax does for IRS filings, translating the arcane language of government documents into easy-to-answer questions... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Feb 2002
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Church on Sunday, Work on Monday

marketplace on people's lives. The authors believe there are deep differences of worldview and language that need to be addressed before church and business professionals can truly communicate on this problem. "The church could be one of... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

11 Jul 2013
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Program Aims to Develop a Generation of Global Citizens

people deep experience living and working abroad, while cultivating their skills speaking languages and navigating cross-cultural work environments. The need for such experience is clear, she adds. “Two-thirds of business leaders believe... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

22 Feb 2022
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Brand New

the conversations were not about business. They were about what the Detroit Lions did that week or what was happening with a kid in my class. Coming into the corporate environment felt like a foreign language to me.” Pass it on: “Having... View Details

Keywords: April White; manufacturing; life experience; leadership; Black; African American; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

27 May 2021
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Sal Khan (MBA 2003) Awarded Honorary Degree by Harvard

of languages and have been viewed more than 1.8 billion times,” as noted in the Gazette announcement. In addition to Khan Academy, the announcement notes that Khan is the author of “The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined” and the... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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3-Minute Briefing: Rehito “Ray” Hatoyama (MBA 2008)

girl. Maybe this was due to a language difference. “Kitty” doesn’t necessarily mean “cat” in Japanese. It’s a name like Katy or John. Lost in translation. A character needs to be a different creation from the animal that inspires it—when... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Hello Kitty; Arts, Entertainment; Special Design Services; Professional Services

25 Mar 2016
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Putting Faith in a Good Education

become an aruaba, ‘a woman who goes to work in a business suit,’ in the West African language Twi,” says Crane, founder of Edify, a nonprofit that provides micro-enterprise loans to faith-based schools in Africa and Latin America. “I’m... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

21 Dec 2018
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Bridging the Gap

school and college? And where are you starting to see the idea get traction? Falik: It starts with the language we use. The metaphor of a gap year is exactly the wrong one—this idea that you’re sending your kid into a gaping hole that... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

28 May 2019
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Leading Questions

standard products also employ natural language processing for analysis. Arieli (left) and Schlatka (right) cofounded Synthesis to offer a mid-range solution for the growing executive assessment industry The key, Schlatka says, is not to... View Details

Keywords: April White

30 Jun 2016
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Sal Khan Takes Innovation Offline

multiple languages on subjects ranging from trigonometry to grammar to organic chemistry. In addition to its recent partnership with the College Board to offer free SAT test prep, the organization also educates students at its... View Details

01 Mar 2004
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Maasai Village

spear, giving away pens and paper. Michelle Klepper, the wife of Larry Klepper (MBA ’51), was captivated by a small baby and held and kissed her in front of the child’s mother and grandmother, the international language of baby love... View Details

Keywords: Hospitality

24 Apr 2014
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Empowering Japan through e-commerce

To further Rakuten’s global presence, Mikitani established English as the official language for the company’s 10,000 employees worldwide. His “Englishnization” initiative became the subject of an HBS case study. Mikitani barely knew the... View Details

01 Mar 2003
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Naina Lal Kidwai

more familiar legal and judiciary system, better protection for intellectual property, and strong English language and engineering skills. The Indian banking system is improving and has a much lower percentage of nonperforming loans than... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Feb 2000
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The Future Is Now: 21st-Century Business Pondered at HBS Forum

will soon move from HTML programming language to XML. Ballmer stated that this shift would alter the current Internet balance of power in which consumers are in a reactive position as they relate to company (or "publisher's") Web sites.... View Details

28 May 2019
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Future Source

applicants the most in-demand programming languages and provides living expenses in exchange for contracted developer time with client organizations. Its acceptance rate is less than 1 percent, but the open source Andela Learning... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

25 Feb 2020
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How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business

are restructuring the economy and changing the nature of competitive advantage.” “The computer scientists and engineers developing AI don’t necessarily speak the language of business,” Lakhani adds. “HBS is training leaders to be fluent... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2017
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Turning Point: The Dark Season

some things that only trials and tribulations produce. When you suffer and have to draw from the depth of your personal resources to overcome adversity, it gives you the language of compassion—the ability to relate to others who are... View Details

Keywords: Jonathan Wilkins (MBA 2007, MDiv 2009)

01 Sep 2006
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East to West

language, paying for employee language lessons during a two-year transition period. In 2005, Sumida reported revenues of 39 billion yen ($345 million) with 17,750 employees. Egawa, who holds a Ph.D. in management with a focus on corporate... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management

01 Jun 2001
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Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century

the hum and clunk as blackboards rumble into position, the urgent tap-tap-tapping of chalk as an important point is recorded by the instructor. I see how the professor’s body language and a student’s tone of voice convey subtle messages.... View Details