French and English Less Socially Responsible Than Swedes and Chinese?

A Harvard Business School study examined the present and future tense constructions of different languages and discovered people who speak languages whose tense constructs were similar prepare better for the future than those who speak languages that have different structures for present and future tenses. 

What does that mean? If you speak French, English, or Korean you're more likely to be obese, less likely to save for retirement, and less likely to take actions to stave off climate change. 

Swedes, Germans, and Chinese are more likely to take actions today that are socially responsible for the future. 

The good news? As a corporation becomes more global, the language effect decreases. One more reason to hire with diversity in mind.  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/7479.html

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