In Professor's Model, Diversity = Productivity

By Claudia Dreifus, The New York Times,
January 8, 2008

In the long-running debate on affirmative action, Scott E. Page, a professor of complex systems, political science and economics at the University of Michigan, is a fresh voice.

His recently published book, "The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools and Societies" (Princeton University Press), uses mathematical modeling and case studies to show how variety in staffing produces organizational strength.

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