Abstract

This paper looks at research on the impact of gender diversity at the group level, and in particular, the effect of changing the balance of men and women in a team on the way that it functions and performs. The first part of this paper provides a brief overview of some of the key findings relating to gender balance and its effect on team processes and performance, before considering some of the potential limitations of that data. The second part of the paper is devoted to ground-breaking new research that provides evidence that groups (as distinct from the individuals within ...