There’s a lot controversy because the “diversity” that actually occurs in the workplace is different from the diversity of organizational theory. For example,

There’s a lot controversy because the “diversity” that actually occurs in the workplace is different from the diversity of organizational theory. For example, a company that employs you graduates of elite schools might be racially diverse, but if many of the employees graduated from 10 colleges and all live in San Francisco, their world views could be quite similar. “Diversity” can also be a political signal word. Progressives love diversity for reasons unrelated to management theory. In fact “diversity” can used to enforce rigid ideological orthodoxies. I’m sure that’s not what organizational scientists want, but it’s often what results.