>There is good evidence that diverse teams lead to improved creativity, at the cost of added conflict because of fewer shared assumptions.
What kind of diversity? In what problem domains?
Is it better to hire a woman from MIT to join a bunch of men from MIT, or to hire a man from a Chinese university. Which is the real diversity?
Of course you could go all out and hire the Chinese woman.
In either case how much are you willing to adjust hiring standards in order to achieve the diversity? I don't imagine anyone has quantified this kind of thing. So everyone would just be guessing.
What kind of diversity? In what problem domains? Is it better to hire a woman from MIT to join a bunch of men from MIT, or to hire a man from a Chinese university. Which is the real diversity?
Of course you could go all out and hire the Chinese woman.
In either case how much are you willing to adjust hiring standards in order to achieve the diversity? I don't imagine anyone has quantified this kind of thing. So everyone would just be guessing.