Women and racial minorities: the relationship between diversity in the workplace and financial performance
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 8 March 2024
Issue publication date: 23 April 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
On average 40% of the employees are female and 40% are from racial minorities while the mean percentage of women managers is 34% and 29% for racial minorities. Companies with 45% women managers and over have a significantly higher profit margin than those with the lowest percentages and those with 48% racial minority managers and over also have a significantly higher profit margin than those with the lowest percentages.
Originality/value
The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.
Keywords
Citation
(2024), "Women and racial minorities: the relationship between diversity in the workplace and financial performance", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 18-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-02-2024-0037
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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