I'd be curious whether DEI efforts can actually reproduce this, or whether this is just cargo cult wishful thinking. For instance, maybe companies with a reall

I'd be curious whether DEI efforts can actually reproduce this, or whether this is just cargo cult wishful thinking. For instance, maybe companies with a really relatable mission or an open mind at the executive level also tend to attract diverse candidates. Those former factors would explain both the success and the diversity. If there were a study looking at companies with poor performance metrics who turned things around by pumping their diversity numbers, I'd be really interested in seeing that (since it'd show a nice casual link.) Without that, it seems plausible that successful companies are the ones able to engage in DEI efforts, even if they don't improve performance, or that minority candidates prefer working at successful companies.