| Description |
xxx, 424 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Reprint. Originally published: 2007. With new preface. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : How diversity trumps ability: fun at Caltech -- Introduction : Unpacking our differences -- Part I. Unpacking the toolbox : Diverse perspectives: how we see things -- Heuristics: do the opposite -- Interpretations: our own private flatland -- Predictive models: judging books by their covers -- Measuring sticks and toolboxes: calipers for the brain -- Part II. Diversity's benefits: building from tools : Diversity and problem solving: Darwin's brass tacks -- Models of information aggregation: mindless signals -- Diversity and prediction: the crowds of models -- Part III. Diverse values: a conflict of interests (or is it)? -- Diverse preferences: why tapas? -- Preference aggregation: four (not so) depressing results -- Interacting toolboxes and preferences: Go ask Alice -- Part IV. The pudding: does diversity generate benefits? : The causes of cognitive diversity: family vacations, college, or identity? -- The empirical evidence: the pudding -- Part V. Going on the offensive : A fertile logic: putting ideas to work -- Epilogue : The ketchup questions. |
| Subject |
Diversity in the workplace.
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Multiculturalism.
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| ISBN |
9780691138541 paperback |
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0691138540 paperback |
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0691128383 (cloth) |
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9780691128382 (cloth) |
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