Ethnic Diversity as a Multilevel Construct

A Status-Based Multilevel Model of Ethnic Diversity and Work Unit Performance

A multilevel study of the relationships between diversity training, ethnic discrimination and satisfaction in organizations

The prevalence of diversity training has not been matched by empirical research on its effectiveness. Among the most notable gaps are an absence of attention to its impact on discrimination and limited consideration of organizational-level factors. Results from employee surveys across 395 healthcare organizations reveal an effect of the extent of diversity training in organizations on ethnic mi...

Implications of ethnic diversity

Ethnically differentiated societies are often regarded as dysfunctional, with poor economic performance and a high risk of violent civil conflict. I argue that this is not well-founded. I distinguish between dominance, in which one group constitutes a majority, and fractionalisation, in which there are many small groups. In terms of overall economic performance, I show that both theoretically a...

Fertility and Ethnic Diversity

This paper relates national fertility rates to political factors. I first review evidence that community norms affect fertility, ethnic groups compete politically in many countries, and a group’s relative size affects its ability to compete. This evidence jointly suggests that population growth and fertility may be public goods at the ethnic group level in diverse societies. Next, I present a s...

Multiculturalism: A Flawed Solution to Ethnic Diversity

There is something to this claim. Many migrants have suffered host society prejudice. When in the late 1970s the federal government first embraced multiculturalism the main concern was to diminish this legacy of prejudice. Multiculturalism then was mainly about the winning of respect for all of our diverse communities, whatever their origin. This expression of multiculturalism has helped remove...