Stefanie K Johnson, Professor of Management at Colorado University, and author of the bestselling book ‘Inclusify’, writes about this topic in the CXO Magazine by NTT DATA. In the article ‘How Diversity & Inclusion Drive Innovation’ Johnson substantiates the positive interdependencies of diversity and inclusion in the context of increased corporate innovativeness with relevant scientific studies.
Diverse teams indeed make better decisions, but diverse teams with high inclusion make the best decisions. According to a study, decision-making with diverse, high-inclusion teams can improve by as much as 60%. Stefanie K Johnson
As stated by Johnson it is not enough to focus on diversity. After all, a company must take the responsibility for the inclusion of every employee, through appropriate actions and cultural norms. This is the only way to ensure that employees feel comfortable enough to express their own individual opinions.
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