Ethnic and gender diversity, process and performance in groups of business students in Sweden
This article investigates the complex interrelation between ethnic and gender diversity, process and performance among groups of business students. The article is based on an empirical survey of business students working on a complex assignment in groups of two to five in a small Swedish university....
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ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-hkr-662013-05-28T04:08:20ZEthnic and gender diversity, process and performance in groups of business students in SwedenengUmans, TimursCollin, Sven-OlofTagesson, TorbjörnHögskolan Kristianstad, Avdelningen för EkonomiHögskolan Kristianstad, Plattformen för forskning om verksamhetsförlagd utbildning och professionslärandeHögskolan Kristianstad, Institutionen för ekonomiHögskolan Kristianstad, Institutionen för ekonomi2008Ethnic diversitygender diversitygroup processgroup performanceEducationPedagogikThis article investigates the complex interrelation between ethnic and gender diversity, process and performance among groups of business students. The article is based on an empirical survey of business students working on a complex assignment in groups of two to five in a small Swedish university. The results indicate that gender diversity leads to positive group outcomes, while ethnic diversity appears to create negative group outcomes. Intervening process variables, such as group communication, conflict and effectiveness in problem solving, were not found to be influenced by diversity, or to influence group outcomes. While the non-influence of intervening variables can probably be explained by methodological difficulties, the negative outcome for ethnic diversity indicates a need to help students better manage ethnic diversity in order to reap its benefits. Article in journalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articletexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-66doi:10.1080/14675980802078608Intercultural Education, 1467-5986, 2008, 19:3, s. 243-254application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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This article investigates the complex interrelation between ethnic and gender diversity, process and performance among groups of business students. The article is based on an empirical survey of business students working on a complex assignment in groups of two to five in a small Swedish university. The results indicate that gender diversity leads to positive group outcomes, while ethnic diversity appears to create negative group outcomes. Intervening process variables, such as group communication, conflict and effectiveness in problem solving, were not found to be influenced by diversity, or to influence group outcomes. While the non-influence of intervening variables can probably be explained by methodological difficulties, the negative outcome for ethnic diversity indicates a need to help students better manage ethnic diversity in order to reap its benefits. |
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Umans, Timurs Collin, Sven-Olof Tagesson, Torbjörn |
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Ethnic and gender diversity, process and performance in groups of business students in Sweden |
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Ethnic and gender diversity, process and performance in groups of business students in Sweden |
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Ethnic and gender diversity, process and performance in groups of business students in Sweden |
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