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The Diversity Feedback Loop, Patrick Shin, Devon Carbado, Mitu Gulati
The Diversity Feedback Loop, Patrick Shin, Devon Carbado, Mitu Gulati
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At some point in the near future, the Supreme Court will weigh in on the permissible scope of affirmative action to increase workplace diversity. Undoubtedly, many scholars will argue that if affirmative action is good for colleges and universities, it is good for workplaces as well. One cannot assess whether this “transplant” argument is right without understanding the complex ways in which diversity initiatives at colleges and universities interact with diversity initiatives at work. The university and the workplace are not separate and distinct institutional settings in which diversity is or is not achieved. They are part of an interconnected …
The Milieu Of The Boardroom And The Precinct Of Employment, Deborah A. Demott
The Milieu Of The Boardroom And The Precinct Of Employment, Deborah A. Demott
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This Commentary explores differences between employer-employee relationships and service on a board of directors. Against this backdrop, this Commentary argues that the research findings surveyed by Brooke and Tyler (Jennifer K. Brooke & Tom R. Tyler, Diversity and Corporate Performance: A Review of the Psychological Literature, 89 N.C. L. REV. 715 (2011)), although specific to the employment context, may be salient in assessing the impact of diversity among members of a board of directors.