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Re:Apple makes slight progress on diversity while rivals mak... by Kpourdeilami on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @06:54PM (#12222143)
> Diversity is an inherently good thing for a company, because a diversity of views and knowledge allow a company to better understand and work with an equally diverse market

Are there any studies that provide supporting evidence for this claim? I see it being thrown around all the time but I never see any data to back it up.

P.S: I'm not trying to dismiss what you're saying, I'm genuinely curious to know if there's any truth to your claim

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Re:Apple makes slight progress on diversity while rivals mak... by MrUnknown on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @07:38PM (#12222340)
You won't find any, there isn't any. The basic idea is people from different backgrounds will have different views on things and this is a good thing. The concept itself does make sense, but I can't imagine any type of study actually being possible to back it up.
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Re:Apple makes slight progress on diversity while rivals mak... by surrealize on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @11:52PM (#12223273)
There's a nice Scientific American article that reviews the literature:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-diversity-make...

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