Pro-diversity messages are everywhere, whether you’re searching for a job, playing soccer, or watching the Oscars. Their point is simple: Diversity is good and we need more of it. In the business world, for example, we know that more-diverse groups tend to be more innovative, creative, hard-working, and better at solving problems. Yet despite the proliferation of interest in diversity and costly initiatives aimed at increasing it, discrimination continues to be a major problem in the labor market.
The Unintended Consequences of Diversity Statements
Sometimes they hurt minority job candidates.
March 29, 2016
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SK Sonia Kang is an assistant professor of organizational behavior and human resource management at the Institute for Management and Innovation at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Her research explores stigma, identity, and the challenges and opportunities of diversity. -
KD Katy DeCelles is the Secretary of State Professor of Organizational Effectiveness at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Her work examines social movements, morality/ethics, and crime. -
András Tilcsik is an associate professor at the Rotman School of Management, a fellow of the Michael Lee-Chin Family Institute for Corporate Citizenship, and coauthor of Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It.
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SJ Sora Jun is a Ph.D. candidate in organizational behavior at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. Her research focuses on power and politics, hierarchies, and race and organizations.
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