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Language Barriers in the Workplace

The vast majority (90 percent) of organizations struggle with language barriers in their day-to-day work, according to a recent survey.

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Wed Apr 08 2015

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Diversity workshops and cultural skills training pale in comparison to the convenience of actually knowing a foreign language. Unfortunately, the vast majority (90 percent) of organizations struggle with language barriers in their day-to-day work, according to a survey by Rosetta Stone. And this problem could become more acute: 71 percent of business leaders are planning to expand into markets in areas where English is not spoken and 66 percent of multinational corporations rely on global virtual teams—but just 30 percent of companies invest in foreign language skills training.

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