Changing times, company reputation and customer demands have led to business practices in companies that profit and benefit from being seen as diverse. EEO, diversity initiatives and programs, insurance plans for same sex partners, are some examples of the inclusion practices that companies are embracing. As diverse teams are quickly becoming a prominent feature in the workplace, understanding the positives and negatives of diversity is becoming more important. In order to do this, defining diversity is also an issue.
Read our white paper on Diversity in the Workplace, in which we’ve gathered insights from different studies that show the benefits, impact and characteristics of a diverse workplace.
This literature review focuses on multiple topics: definitions of diversity, statistics on demographic groups in labor force, effects of diversity on productivity and cohesion, managing diverse teams, and lastly initiatives and programs that can be taken to promote diversity.
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