How Diversity Matters in the US Science and Engineering Workforce: A Critical Review Considering Integration in Teams, Fields, and Organizational Contexts

How the race and gender diversity of team members is related to innovative science and technology outcomes is debated in the scholarly literature. Some studies find diversity is linked to creativity and productivity, other studies find that diversity has no effect or even negative effects on team ou...

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Main Authors: Laurel Smith-Doerr, Sharla N. Alegria, Timothy Sacco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Social Studies of Science 2017-04-01
Series:Engaging Science, Technology, and Society
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Online Access:http://estsjournal.org/article/view/142/89