The Language of Global Success, 9780691196121
Paperback
“A fascinating examination of how an English-language mandate at a Japanese firm, Rakuten, unfolded over time and how employees reacted to it”–Back of jacket.

The Language of Global Success

how a common tongue transforms multinational organizations

$31.99

  • Paperback

    200 pages

  • Release Date

    26 January 2020

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Summary

How one global organization’s lingua franca mandate shaped the lives of its employees around the worldFor nearly three decades, English has been the lingua franca of cross-border business, yet studies on global language strategies have been scarce. Providing a rare behind-the-scenes look at the high-tech giant Rakuten in the five years following its English mandate, The Language of Global Success explores how language shapes the ways in which employees in global organizations communicate a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691196121
ISBN-10:0691196125
Author:Tsedal Neeley
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:200
Release Date:26 January 2020
Weight:340g
Dimensions:235mm x 156mm
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Critics Review

“Winner of the 2018 Bronze Medal in International Business / Globalization, Axiom Business Book Awards”

“Winner of the 2018 Bronze Medal in International Business / Globalization, Axiom Business Book Awards”

About The Author

Tsedal Neeley

Tsedal Neeley is professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School.

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