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Bertelsmann Stiftung (Hrsg.)

The Diversity Factor

How Cultural Diversity Impacts Innovations in Germany

Ausgabeart
PDF
Erscheinungstermin
29.04.2018
Auflage
1. Auflage
Umfang/Format
4 Seiten, PDF

Preis

kostenlos

Beschreibung

In historical terms, Germany has long been a culturally diverse society. Yet the question has repeatedly been asked of how the country should deal with this diversity. The 2018 Reinhard Mohn Prize on “Living Diversity – Shaping Society” is bringing new momentum to this debate, for example with The Diversity Factor, a study (its complete text is only available in German) which shows that culturally diverse workforces have a positive impact on innovation.

The examined research reveals a moderately positive correlation between cultural diversity and innovation, showing that cultural diversity has a stronger impact on innovation than other diversity indicators such as age or gender.

In order to promote workforce diversity and make optimal use of diversity’s ability to ensure innovative power, our study recommends that small and midsized enterprises in particular introduce diversity management measures which take cultural diversity into account, in addition to gender, age, sexual orientation and disabilities. Since resources are limited, communities and regions could play an important role here. Especially promising are multifaceted approaches that combine efforts to promote economic activity, community development and the education and training of potential employees, while also involving actors from business, the policy sphere, public administration and civil society. Midsized companies in particular would benefit if such activities were coordinated on a regional level, facilitating an exchange of experience.

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Wie gelingt das Zusammenleben in einer kulturell vielfältigen Gesellschaft? Der Reinhard Mohn Preis 2018 suchte nach Antworten auf diese Frage. Gerechte Teilhabe, politische Partizipation, Verbundenheit und Kontakt entscheiden darüber, wie gut es funktioniert.

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