The strategy consulting firm McKinsey has launched the latest addition to its Women Matter series, now looking at the African continent. The study covers 14 countries, 55 companies and 35 senior women. It includes both surprising and expected results.
After decades of work on D&I, experts are often asked if more research and additional activities were still needed. One of the globally leading D&I content providers has just published a ‚diversity dialogue‘ on current challenges and next practices.
The buzzwords that describe the Business Case for Diversity Management are quickly listed up: Creativity, employer brand, collaboration, market access. But is it enough to be convinced of some value-add that D&I offers? And what if your key stakeholders were convinced of different benefits? Alignment and rigour are needed in order to turn the business […]
Die alternde Gesellschaft steht in den Medien häufig für Pflegenotstand oder Rentenunsicherheit. Analysen der KfW Bankengruppen zeigen nun, dass die positiven Effekte der Konsumausgaben älterer Haushalte stark unterschätzt wurden. So wie die Zielgruppe der Senioren selbst.
Welchen Nutzen bringt Diversity Management? Mehr Produktivität? Mehr Patentanmeldungen? Mehr Marktanteil? Diese Fragen hören Diversity Manager immer wieder aufs Neue. Während es unzählige Umfragen zum sogenannten Business Case gibt, sind belastbare Studien selten. Die neuste (2016) Ausgabe des IBCR fasst 205 Forschungsergebnisse zusammen, die verlässliche Aussagen zu erzielbaren wirtschaftlichen Effekten durch D&I treffen.
Two new studies show the positive impact of managerial gender diversity on firm performance and on managerial diversity and operating profit margin respectively. In addition, they reveal more detail about the complex connections between D&I and the bottom line.
In an online article, the BBC has recently shed light on the disability market and presented companies tapping into that potential. The collective spending power of people with a disability, their friends and family, is described as a large segment: The so-called ‘Purple Pound’ incorporates about 20% of all consumers and is valued at £212 […]
A current study by International Alert shows that pupils from different backgrounds view each other more positively when they learn together in mixed classes compared to those studying separately. The finding is particularly relevant with regard to the stereotype reduction effect it shows which is relevant in many everyday workplace situations and for segregated education […]
The most current Demography Report from the European Union’s statistical office EuroStat provides concrete numbers for many of the trends that Diversity practitioners often refer to. Ageing, gender gaps, migration and individual life styles. It also includes some figures from individual countries.
Many studies claim to describe the business benefits of D&I. Critics, however, often challenge the research methodology or other aspects. The updated 3rd edition of the unique International Business Case Report (IBCR 3.1) contains 1-page summaries of 203 studies which were all checked for significance, robustness, validity, reliability and, if applicable, for statistical bias.
