【良心出品】HowDiversityMakesUsSmarter中文译文.doc

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How Diversity Makes Us Smarter 多元化怎样令我们更聪明
Being around people who are different from us makes us more creative, more diligent and harder-working
By Katherine W. Phillips on October 1, 2014
The first thing to acknowledge about diversity is that it can be difficult. In the ., where the dialogue of inclusion is relatively advanced, even the mention of the word “ diversity can”lead to anxiety and conflict. Supreme Court justices disagree on the virtues of diversity and the means for achieving it. Corporations spend billions of dollars to attract and manage diversity both internally and externally, yet they still face discrimination lawsuits, and the leadership ranks of the business world remain predominantly white and male.
It is reasonable to ask what good diversity does us. Diversity of expertise confers benefits that are obvious—you would not think of building a new car without engineers, designers and quality-control experts—but what about social diversity? What good comes from diversity of race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation? Research has shown that social diversity in a group can cause discomfort, rougher interactions, a lack of trust, greater perceived interpersonal conflict, lower communication, less cohesion, more concern about disrespect, and other problems. So what is the up