How can organizations promote and benefit from socioeconomic diversity?

(Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology) A new white paper has been published by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Written by SIOP members McKenzie Preston and Sumona De Graf, this research evidence explains how individuals from lower social class backgrounds tend to engage highly in prosocial behaviors, which have shown to be related to improvements in team cooperation and performance. Socioeconomic diversity also increases the diversity of perspectives on teams, which has been related to improvements in team preparation.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://bit.ly/2WfnUgO