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Diversity und Innovation

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Dieses Kapitel untersucht den Zusammenhang zwischen Diversity und Innovation in Organisationen. Mit Diversity sind Unterschiede zwischen Personen gemeint, die sich auf demographische Variablen wie zum Beispiel Alter, Geschlecht, Nationalität oder Ethnizität, aber auch auf Persönlichkeitseigenschaften, Werthaltungen sowie auf den fachlichen Erfahrungshintergrund (betriebliche Funktionszugehörigkeit, fachliche Spezialisierung oder Betriebszugehörigkeitsdauer) beziehen können. Diversity wird häufig aus einer von zwei – potenziell komplementären – Perspektiven betrachtet. Die Beschäftigung mit dem Thema ist entweder in erster Linie durch den Wunsch nach einer Verbesserung der Chancengleichheit und Fairness in der Gesellschaft und am Arbeitsplatz motiviert oder durch die Überzeugung, dass Unterschiede zwischen Menschen ein größeres Spektrum an Erfahrungshintergründen und Perspektiven mit sich bringen und dadurch ein Potenzial darstellen für kreatives Denken und innovative Problemlösungen. In diesem Kapitel wird nach einer Einführung zur Relevanz des Themas zunächst der Zusammenhang zwischen Diversity und Innovation theoretisch dargestellt. Anschließend wird der aktuelle Stand der empirischen Forschung insbesondere anhand von Metaanalysen beschrieben, die zeigen, dass Diversity keineswegs automatisch zu einer höheren Innovationskraft führt und dass unterschiedliche Diversity-Merkmale unterschiedliche Wirkungen haben. Danach werden Moderatorvariablen diskutiert, deren Ausprägung die Stärke des Zusammenhangs zwischen Diversity und Innovation bestimmt. Das Kapitel endet mit einem Fazit und einem Ausblick, einschließlich Überlegungen zu künftiger Forschung.

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Kearney, E. (2013). Diversity und Innovation. In: Krause, D. (eds) Kreativität, Innovation, Entrepreneurship. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02551-9_10

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