WSJ: "What the Google Controversy Misses: The Business Case for Diversity"

CynixCS · 2017-08-21T18:56:19+00:00

The important part is voluntary diversity of ideas. Too bad all you're doing is forcing diversity of skin colour, ideally with people who know but one viewpoint, which is precisely 180 from what you're intended to do...

2017-08-22T00:26:17+00:00

More diverse companies have better financial returns, are more innovative and are just plain smarter than their more homogenous competitors.

In other words, the more successful companies are more likely to be pressured into taking on women et al after said companies become successful. After all, why would feminists be forcing women onto the boards of unsuccessful companies?

Mens-Advocate · 2017-08-21T19:02:46+00:00

But AFAIK such “research” only shows correlation, not causality.

Which means it's worth investigating further. I certainly would like to know if a more diverse work force leads to higher profitability, and most certainly the mechanics behind it so I can more efficiently exploit it.

NerdyWeightLifter · 2017-08-22T07:26:26+00:00

I would expect it to depend whether you achieve that diversity by equalising opportunity or outcome.

If you equalise opportunity, then you increase the pool of potential candidates. If you then continue to select the most qualified people from that pool, then on average you will do better, simply because there are more people to choose from.

If you just equalise outcome, by applying "positive discrimination" (aka. discrimination), then you reduce the effective size of your pool of candidates, and have the opposite effect.

ee4m · 2017-08-21T17:27:10+00:00

Diversity is big business interests trying to pretend the equality issue is equal representation.

https://www.inc-cap.com/

Title	WSJ: "What the Google Controversy Misses: The Business Case for Diversity"
Author	Mens-Advocate
Upvotes	10
Comments	6
Date	August 21, 2017 5:13 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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