Thursday, September 29, 2011

Commentary: The Research-Practice Gap – Diversity Predicts Performance

Diverse Issues in Higher Education
by Dr. David A. Kravitz and Dr. Renee Yuengling , September 29, 2011

Stories about generation differences are ubiquitous in the diversity domain, with executives and managers being warned that they must change their organizational cultures, policies and practices if they hope to attract and retain younger workers. In today’s column, we discuss two recent studies that address these questions and offer some surprising answers.
Kali Trzesniewski (University of Western Ontario) and her colleague Brent Donnellan (Michigan State University) analyzed data obtained from high school seniors annually from 1976 through 2006.

Full Story: http://diverseeducation.com/article/16453/

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