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ILRAA Women's Council: Diversity & Inclusion

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 6:30pm to 8:30pm

NYC - ILR Conference Center
570 Lexington Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022

Join us for a special evening with Professor Lisa Nishii on Diversity & Inclusion: What’s Working, What’s Not, and How We Can Do Better

Professor Nishii will discuss what research shows about the effectiveness of diversity and inclusion practices, some common misunderstandings about inclusion, and the seldom-talked about ways in which corporate diversity practices can lead to unintended negative outcomes for women and minorities. She will conclude by sharing insights about initiatives that are most likely to transform the inclusiveness of organizations.

Nishii is an expert on inclusion in organizations. Her research focuses on the confluence of organizational practices, leadership behaviors, and climate for inclusion on individual- and group-level outcomes. She has found that leaders play an important role in shaping inclusion. In particular, the extent to which leaders role model inclusive behaviors, clarify the learning and innovation benefits of diversity for the group’s work, and set strong norms related to interpersonal interactions, determines the inclusiveness of their workgroup climates. In turn, workgroup climate has important implications for the authenticity of the relationship that group members develop, the positive versus negative quality of relational ties, the information that is shared among group members, the extent of conflict that is experienced, and ultimately the creativity, financial performance, and turnover rates associated with these groups.  Workgroup climate also impacts individual-level experiences of discrimination versus inclusion, as well as engagement and performance.

RSVP: https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/alumni/alumni-association/ilr-womens-council-nishii-mar-1-2017

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