Escape routes from a low-diversity trap in workforce
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 19:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The benefits of a diverse workforce are well-recognized, e.g. size of talent pool, return on investment in training, enhanced creativity and problem solving. Yet, in many professions and businesses the workforce is dominated by one gender or ethnic group. Two scientists now show that much like the poverty trap, such a lack of diversity represents a lock-in situation. But they also present a way out.