The Value of Ethnic Diversity
By Hans-Dieter Evers
July 2012 FEATURE
Studies in Europe and the US have shown that areas and organisations with a highly diverse workforce are also innovative and productive. Ethnic diversity in particular is seen as an asset for developing a knowledge-based economy. Penang has increased its ethnic diversity, which is a positive sign for further economic growth. Diversity is defined in terms of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural values and religious beliefs. We are living in a world of increasing diversity, in terms of the physical environment and...
Hans-Dieter Evers
is professor emeritus of Development Planning, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn and a senior fellow of the Centre for Policy Research and International Studies (CenPRIS, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang).
