Workplace diversity and innovation performance: current state of affairs and future directions

Author:

Christian R. Østergaard, Bram Timmermans

Keyword:

Economics, General Economics, General Economics (econ.GN)

journal:

date:

2023-11-08 16:00:00

Abstract

Over the last 10 years, there has been a growing interest in diversity in human capital. Fueled by the business case for diversity, there is an increasing interest in understanding how the combination of people with different backgrounds fosters the innovation performance of firms. Studies have measured diversity on a wide range of personal-level characteristics, at different levels of the organization, and in particular kinds of settings. Innovation performance has been measured using an arsenal of indicators, often drawing on a large range of databases. This paper takes stock of this research, identifying the current state of affairs and proposing future research trajectories in the field of diversity and innovation

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