Tags: multilingualism , business abroad , cross-cultural workplace
It is safe to say that English is the lingua-franca of the business world. Globally there are 380 million native English speakers and 80% of the information stored on our computers is in English.Does this mean a native English speaker can run a business abroad without making any effort to study the language and culture of the country they are in? Can those of us who count English as our mother[...]