Research Question: How does racial diversity affect performance in project management?

Field of Study: Project Management

Thesis Statement: Racial diversity in project management significantly influences performance, with potential positive or negative impacts depending on various factors.

Provide a literature review for the research question above.

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References

Smulowitz, S., Becerra, M., & Mayo, M. (2019). Racial diversity and its asymmetry within and across hierarchical levels: The effects on financial performance.Human Relations,72(10), 1671-1696. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726718812602

Bing, C. M. (2015).Many Cultures, One Team: Build Your Cultural Repertoire: Vol. First edition. Technics Publications.

Sharma, A., Moses, A. C., Borah, S. B., & Adhikary, A. (2020). Investigating the impact of workforce racial diversity on the organizational corporate social responsibility performance: An institutional logics perspective.Journal of Business Research,107, 138-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.10.018

Richard, O. C., Murthi, B. P. S., & Ismail, K. (2007). The impact of racial diversity on intermediate and long-term performance: The moderating role of environmental context.Strategic Management Journal (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) - 1980 to 2009,28(12), 1213-1233. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.633

Julian, S. D., & Ofori, D. J. C. (2017). Context matters: Diversity's short- and long-term effects in fortune's "best companies to work for."Strategic Management Journal (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.),38(7), 1557-1565. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2576

Howard, J. L., & Brakefield, J. T. (2001). Effects of Diversity on Performance: The Effects of Task Type.Employee Responsibilities & Rights Journal,13(3), 147-154. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014914917655

Jong, J. (2019). Racial Diversity and Task Performance: The Roles of Formalization and Goal Setting in Government Organizations.Public Personnel Management,48(4), 493-512. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091026019826157

Valverde-Moreno, M., Torres-Jimenez, M., & Lucia-Casademunt, A. M. (2021). Participative Decision-Making amongst Employees in a Cross-Cultural Employment Setting: Evidence from 31 European Countries.European Journal of Training and Development,45(1), 14-35. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-10-2019-0184

Roh, H., & Sung, S. (2024). The Business Case for Workforce Racial Diversity: Options- and Project-Based Human Resource Management in Large U.S. Law Firms.Group & Organization Management,49(1), 141-182. https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011221108886

Meena Chavan, & Lucy Taksa. (2021).Intercultural Management in Practice: Learning to Lead Diverse Global Organizations: Vol. First edition. Emerald Publishing Limited