Introduction
Diversity in an organization has become recognized as increasingly important in the business world since the 1960s (Bunderson and Sutcliffe). Because a diverse group of individuals brings a diverse set of skills and problem solving techniques to any given problem, these individuals are more likely, according to diversity theory, to come up with workable and creative solutions to problems (Dwyer, Orl and Chadwick). The increasingly-complex globalized world requires increasingly creative solutions to problems within business, and a business that maintains high levels of diversity will often find itself being more successful and innovative than the business that maintains low levels of diversity ...