Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2017

Prior to 2010, Rakuten had been a multilingual global company. But in 2010, Rakuten mandated an English-only policy for its workforce of over 10,000 employees. The Japanese employees in the Tokyo headquarters communicated in Japanese, the Americans in the U.S. Translators were employed for cross-border communications.

Succession 11

Succession Globalization Tacit Knowledge GDP 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

Throughout the world, countries at all levels of economic development and with all types of political systems have embarked in a creative search for the elusive goal of universal coverage. By December of 2010, 40 million people were enrolled in it, and the country is on track to achieving the goal of universal coverage this year.

Health Care 14

Health Care Insurance GDP System 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

Not long after Alan Greenspan stepped down as Federal Reserve chairman in 2006, global financial markets began to unravel. It’s true of GDP. Greenspan asked me to check that, and the actual line from the article was pretty close: “Asked in 2010 about those who warned that housing prices would crash, he responded, ‘Right.

Long-term 8

Long-term Banking Short-term Finance 8