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This Language Thing: The Pros and Cons of Linguistic Diversity in the Workplace

As the United States becomes increasingly diverse and as individuals choose to be more acculturated than assimilated, the "American" workplace faces many challenges. Communication is one of the most significant hurdle to achieving cultural competence. Thus language differences become an immediate factor in transforming an organization from one that is merely diverse to one that is competent in addressing issues of culture