Interview: Re-Thinking the Diversity - Innovativeness Relation. A (Micro-) Political Approach
This book chapter, which is presented in the form of an interview by the volume’s editor Andreas Müller with Renate Ortlieb, discusses major shortcomings of extant research on the effects of work team diversity on innovativeness. While mainstream literature focuses on the input to teams in terms of socio-demographical or organizational-functional diversity, typically the concrete processes of innovation are relegated to the black box. Yet in order to understand the complex process that go on in innovation teams it is crucial to take account of power relations and (micro-)political processes prevailing through teams, since especially in highly diverse teams power mechanisms can hamper innovation success.
Ortlieb, R. (2016): Re-Thinking the Diversity - Innovativeness Relation. A (Micro-) Political Approach, in: Braedel-Kühner, C. und Müller, A. (Hrsg.): Re-thinking Diversity. Multiple Approaches in Theory, Media, Communities, and managerial Practice, Springer VS, Wiesbaden, S. 133-138.
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