“the Effects of Diversity on Business Performance: Report of the Diversity Research Network”

Crimson Miller MGT 492 Dr. Turnipseed February 19th, 2010 The Effects of miscellanea on Business Performance Report of the Diversity Research Network expression Critique 1 In this article the Business Opportunities for Leadership Diversity (BOLD), The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation came together to visit the effects diversity has on a business and the businesss performance. I agree with the article in that diversity can reserve a despotic and/or negative effect on businesses and their performances.In many ways diversity can be a positive influence on companies and company performances because diversity allows for creativity, challenging others ideas, and avoidance of convocation think. Diversity in business can allow for a wide track down of competitive moves from peeled ideas and differences in cultures. The better the range of knowledge and skill the more innovative and creative employees typically argon in organiz ations. On the other hand diversity can be a major negative effect on business in that it can cause barriers to communication between employees.Employees that can non communicate with one another(prenominal) do not work well together many measure become confrontational with each other, and many times are not working towards the same goals because of misperceptions. There may be a run-in barrier, a culture barrier, a religion issue, or even a knowledge or skill difference that makes working as a team less successful. The sample the organizations were able to obtain in the study, employ as a base for this report, was a small sample sizing but I think that the study was very conclusive.In close to situations people from a different background will bring new ideas and compete with each other to create a competitive advantage. Yet, if you stray a group of people together that do not encounter one another the communication will be difficult which may lead to confusion, frustration, or no communication at all. In finish I believe the findings of this study were very accurate even in a much larger scale then have been presented.