Diversity

Leaders can promote more inclusive product design by asking a simple set of questions about potential target markets.

Stock market reactions to the appointment of Black CEOs reflects both positive sentiment and negative biases.

An excerpt from Malia C. Lazu’s book From Intention to Impact explores the power of trust-based group dialogue.

VMware’s 10-year DEI effort set it up for long-term success. Three best practices for culture change were key.

Small changes in how companies attract, recruit, and onboard new hires can deliver big diversity dividends.

Leaders can apply four strategies to facilitate thorny workplace conversations about identity, diversity, and justice.

Learn how caste, a South Asian system of socioeconomic stratification, shapes organizations and interactions in the workplace.

Only by creating an equitable environment and supporting diverse populations in navigating it can we sustain diversity.

The fall 2023 issue of MIT Sloan Management Review examines innovation systems and strategies for business leaders.

A presenter at an MIT SMR symposium answers questions about using skills, not degrees, as the benchmark for hiring.

Facing opposition, businesses are backtracking on DEI commitments, but they should reconsider.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action in college admissions will also reduce workplace diversity.

A presenter at an MIT SMR symposium answers questions on how gender, age, and race can affect career advancement.

The authors share evidence-based interventions to help foster better remote work practices for employees with ADHD.

Research reveals the factors managers can change to more equitably position women and people of color for career success.

Companies can expand their talent pools by creating a supportive work environment for people who are neurodivergent.

The CARE model is a road map for increasing diversity among organizations’ board members and assessing boards’ impact.

Lessons from the golden age of Black business can teach today’s leaders how to help Black entrepreneurs prosper.

It’s impossible to abolish AI bias in the data behind artificial intelligence models, but companies can remediate it.

Learn how open discussions and new quantitative measurement tools can strengthen inclusion efforts.