Why The Business Case For Diversity Doesn’t Work

Why doesn’t the business case work? Recent researchsuggests that what’s required for transformational action is a moraland legal case. The business case, because it is based in an economiclogic, undermines moral arguments and weakens resolve to make anythingother than incremental change. Indeed, experiments show that making the“business case for diversity” can increase bias against diverse groupswhile the legal case can inhibit bias and increase equitable behavior. &ndash