Why the Business Case for Diversity Gets It Wrong

Olivier Sibony challenges the idea that diversity automatically improves performance. He shows why real progress comes from redesigning systems, not just changing minds.

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Olivier Sibony HEC
Prof. Olivier Sibony
Affiliate Professor - Strategy and Business Policy
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Key findings
  • The popular “diversity is good for business” claim isn’t supported by research — correlation doesn’t mean causation.
  • Ethical arguments for equality are stronger and more honest than financial justifications.
  • True inclusion comes from changing decision-making systems, not training people to suppress bias.
  • Cognitive diversity, not demographic quotas, improves creativity and collective intelligence.

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Olivier Sibony HEC
Meet the Author
Prof. Olivier Sibony
Affiliate Professor - Strategy and Business Policy

Olivier Sibony is a writer, educator and consultant specializing in Strategy, strategic decision making and the organization of decision processes. Olivier’s research interests center on the effect of heuristics and biases in strategic decision making and procedures to improve the quality of...

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