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National Defence Foreign Language Fellowship

By: William C. Kirby
Awarded a National Defence Foreign Language Fellowship for 1975–1976. View Details
  • 06 Oct 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy

choose a lingua franca to expect everyone in the organization to learn a sufficient amount of what may be a totally foreign language for them? A: Needless to say, you want the right people with the right... View Details
Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley
  • 24 Mar 2014
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility

countries or even held foreign assets, they found that the more globalized a firm is, the less the type of language influenced its CSR scores. "The idea is the more exposed you are internationally, the more... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 30 Apr 2022
  • News

The Easy Way To Become Fluent In The Language Of Digital

  • 01 Sep 2020
  • News

Action Plan: Finding Fluency

Photo courtesy of Cammie Dunaway Photo courtesy of Cammie Dunaway Every day of 2020, Cammie Dunaway (MBA 1990) has practiced her French using the Duolingo app. “It is something positive I can do for myself,” Dunaway says of the hobby she has maintained throughout... View Details
Keywords: April White; foreign language; education and technology; digital marketing; change management; COVID-19; Educational Services
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Machine Learning Methods for Strategy Research

By: Mike Horia Teodorescu
Numerous applications of machine learning have gained acceptance in the field of strategy and management research only during the last few years. Established uses span such diverse problems as strategic foreign investments, strategic resource allocation, systemic risk... View Details
Keywords: Machine Learning; Natural Language Processing; Classification; Decision Trees; Strategic Decisions; Strategy; Research; Information Technology
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  • 16 Sep 2024
  • Video

Standardized Tests

  • 07 Nov 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Causes and Consequences of Linguistic Complexity in Non-US Firm Conference Calls

Keywords: by Francois Brochet, Patricia Naranjo & Gwen Yu; Accounting

    Earnings Call that get Lost in Translation

    Does the form in which financial information is presented have consequences for the capital markets? The authors examine the level of linguistic complexity of more than 11,000 conference call transcripts from non-US firms between 2002 and 2010.... View Details

    • 19 Jan 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?

    verifiable answer," says Zhu. "They can be quite subjective or even controversial." History, they say, is written by the victors, and can read very differently depending on who is telling the tale. Even modern-day issues such as immigration, gun control, abortion, and... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Publishing
    • 21 Feb 2020
    • News

    Why We’re So Obsessed With Trust Right Now

    • March 2020
    • Case

    Hotstar

    By: Krishna G. Palepu and Kairavi Dey
    Hotstar was an online video streaming platform owned by Star India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Walt Disney Corporation. Since its launch in 2015, the platform had grown to offer over 100,000 hours of TV content, movies in nine Indian languages... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Television Entertainment; Disruption; Business Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; India; Mumbai
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    • 11 Mar 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

    Santa Clara County into Silicon Valley. “Countries are beginning to realize—Israel being one of them—that they need to engage in public diplomacy, not just a foreign diplomacy, and in place branding, not just political advocacy, ” says... View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism
    • 28 Jan 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India

    same is true when we look at India with China as a backdrop. That's why I wrote a comparative book." In our interview Khanna outlines the business landscape in both countries. He also describes how indigenous and foreign... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 16 Jun 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: June 16

    paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-043.pdf Walking Through Jelly: Language Proficiency, Emotions, and Disrupted Collaboration in Global Work Authors:Tsedal Beyene, Pamela J. Hinds, and Catherine Durnell Cramton Abstract In an... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace

      John P. Kotter

      John P. Kotter is internationally known and widely regarded as the foremost speaker on the topics of Leadership and Change.  His is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually achieve successful transformations. The Konosuke... View Details

      • 16 Sep 2013
      • Research & Ideas

      Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation

      chose to host conference calls in English, placing themselves on shaky linguistic ground. The recent working paper Capital Market Consequences of Non-Plain English in Conference Calls of Foreign Firms appears to be one of the first... View Details
      Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
      • 19 Dec 2011
      • Research & Ideas

      Climbing the Great Wall of Trust

      deals. The problem, according to these executives, is that foreigners are rarely invited. "It's really a perception that foreigners can't appreciate the culture," says Chua. In practice, it means... View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding
      • 16 May 2018
      • Research & Ideas

      How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps

      market. By early 1917, Ahmednagar held 1,169 civilians, mostly men in their mid-30s. Although the prisoners’ movements were restricted, they were treated fairly well. They were allowed to build tennis courts, for example. Many spent their days learning View Details
      Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Manufacturing
      • 20 Dec 2016
      • First Look

      December 20, 2016

      Non-Repatriation of Foreign Cash Negatively Affect U.S. Firms’ Operations? Evidence from Product Market Competitiveness By: Alhusaini, Badryah, Rick Laux, Henock Louis, and Anywhere Sikochi Abstract—Cash holdings provide the crucial... View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel