Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15year grassland. While the value proposition for diversity is somewhat overwhelming, the do nothing scenario is simply staggering and not an option if we all want to thrive in the current global economy. But that was not the end of the debate on diversity within the bylaws. Diversity a study of diversity in the boardroom 2012. Before the 1970s, ecologists believed that more diverse communities enhanced ecosystem stability odum 1953. The relationship of species diversity to the stability of a street tree population is explored, using data from syracuse, ny. Progress achieved on the diversitystability relationship has been particularly. New zealand blocks media merger to defend diversity. A growing body of empirical evidence suggests that the temporal stability of communities typically increases with diversity. Create a winning bitesize animation or film of less than one minute that drives awareness of how we can use technology to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the workforce. Diversity of opinion and financing of new technologies. The essential stability of merger policy in the united.
Media lab conference addresses gender bias, diversity, and inclusion in stem. Several advances in the diversitystability debate form a conceptual thread that suggests that diversity can be expected, on average, to give rise to ecosystem stability. Diversity and inclusion are key drivers of organizational innovation and positive financial performance. Accordingly, agencies in the national security workforce shall. How can we use technology to promote equality, diversity. Diversity management, a term thats become popular since the 1980s, is really a very ambiguous way to describe how your company is handling its diverse workforce. In the context of the workplace, diversity equals representation. On this episode sonya will discuss the role of diversity and inclusion in mergers and acquisitions with ceo and cofounder of gdii, greg reynolds and their chief scientist, dr. The relationship is also complex, because the concept of stability is multifaceted. Several advances in the diversity stability debate form a. Without inclusion, however, the crucial connections that attract diverse talent, encourage their participation, foster innovation, and lead to business growth wont happen.
This highlights the need to revisit diversitystability theory. One approach has searched for a general diversitystability relationship, and a second, more mecha. The author argues that both theory and empirical evidence agree that declines in diversity will accelerate the simplification of ecological communities. Board diversity and its effects on corporate acquisitions a quantitative study on the swedish large cap author. The nature conservancy, for example, has documented that onethird of the plant and animal species in the united states are now at risk of. From cultural integration and effective communication to change management, dont forget the human side of the merger. However, diversitystability relationships dsrs are analysed using a variety of different population and community properties, most of which are adopted from theory that makes several restrictive assumptions that are unlikely to be reflected in nature. This does not even take into account the teachers requirement to teach other curricula that have been designed to address the unique. General relationships between species diversity and stability in competitive systems anthony r. Department of ecology and evolutionary biology and center for environmental studies, brown university, providence, rhode island 02912.
Both terms have become wellknown, so much so that they are often used interchangeably but they are actually two very different things. Diversity and inclusion are often referred to as an inclusive term when, in actual fact, diversity and inclusion are entirely distinct, but related concepts. Stability and diversity in ecosystems nsf national. Why diversity and inclusion are not the same thing. Because streetside spaces are complexlystressed environments, one generally observes that relatively few species prove wide adaptation and good longevity in a particular community, and that there is greater species diversity among recently planted trees than among. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Commission argues that diversity on the board of directors broadens the debate and therefore. Im delighted to be here to discuss board diversity, a. Incoming president, kerry simmons, began the debate on resolutions by introducing the bylaw for debate, which covers the regulating of the cbas activities. Megan smith 86, sm 88 and other thought leaders offer advice to students on how women in. Why it matters and how to improve it by commissioner luis a. This does not infer that diversity is the driver of this relationship.
However, species diversity and functional diversity are correlated. Bridging understanding in an effort to highlight the different impacts this election is having in specific communities as well as unite us. Me and special guest andre record a debate about sameness and diversity. Biodiversity, stability, and productivity in competitive communities. Securities and exchange commission agenda luncheon program new york, ny november 4, 2010. Whats more, women hold just one in five corporate board seats in canada, lagging behind other developed nations, according to research from catalyst, a global nonprofit organisation that advocates for gender equality in the workplace. If we dont manage our diversity well, it will divide us. This category contains articles related to diversity inclusion in america. Specifically political,social and cultural topics,events,people and trends in america. I would like to take a moment to thank my opponent for picking an interesting topic to debate.
Debate on definition of diversity dominates cba meeting. It starts in the 1940s in south carolina with a black man named. Several advances in the diversitystability debate form a conceptual thread. Merging the two perspectives is necessary both to ensure continued scientific. Board diversity and its effects on corporate acquisitions. August 2015 the value proposition for diversity vs. Mergers and acquisitions are familiar phenomena in the business world. I used plantpollinator interaction data sampled from meadows in the hj andrews to examine this relationship. But does their opposition to net neutrality make sense. The radical transformation of diversity and inclusion. A merger of this scale must meet the scrutiny of the public interest which demands service providers to reflect both the diversity and localism of audiences. If the evidence arrayed in this paper is at all persuasive, it should reassure our trading partners about the essential stability of merger policy in the united states.
Half of all companies listed on the toronto stock exchange have allmale boards. The radical transformation of diversity and inclusion the. Stability through diversity germanys g20 presidency comes at a time of great upheaval. The role of diversity and inclusion in mergers and. Stability through diversity leading a successful business onto the international stage requires strategic vision and a relentless focus on customer needs. General relationships between species diversity and. People often equate stable with good, unstable with bad, said carpenter.
A major ecosystem effect of biodiversity is to stabilise assemblages that perform particular functions. Dont you feel that your work and your writing actually make the differences you seek to erase stand out with greater force. However, empirical studies that have explicitly examined the relative importance of diversity and dominant species in maintaining community stability have. Diversity debate enterprise magazine enterprise magazine. Understanding the relationship between diversity and stability requires a knowledge of how species interact with each other and how each is affected by the environment. Species traits and species diversity affect community stability in a. Congyan wang, bingde wu, kun jiang, jiawei zhou, jun liu and yanna lv, canada goldenrod invasion cause significant shifts in the taxonomic diversity and community stability of plant communities in heterogeneous landscapes in urban ecosystems in east china, ecological engineering, 10. The stabilitydiversity debate as related to plantpollinator networks in the hj andrews experimental forest emily palmer summer 2016 abstract studies about the relationship between diversity and stability have reached varying conclusions. Much of ecological theory is based on the underlying assump tion of equilibrium. Commentators on the history of the diversitystability debate commonly dis tinguish three historical periods in the history of ecology, each characterized by a. The following is an excerpt from a recent email that i received from an attorney who is a frequent reader of this column. The relative stability that we have seen over the last twenty years, in a period of vigorous policy debate, is a good omen for the future. Agencies shall make available to the general public information on the state of. We encourage lively debate, but please be respectful of others.
Dominant species, rather than diversity, regulates. Several advances in the diversity stability debate form a conceptual thread that suggests that diversity can be expected, on average, to give rise to ecosystem stability. Tensions and challenges in the management of diversity and inclusion in it services multinationals in india diversity and inclusion have become prominent organizational and societal concerns due to increasing market, firm and workforce internationalization as well as legal, social and economic changes shen et al. Remembering minorities in mergers tech diversity magazine. Rather than how biodiversity affects stability, we should be asking how environmental change affects the stability of many aspects of ecosystems, including diversity. Diversity and stability in a street tree population. Several advances in the diversitystability debate form a conceptual thread that suggests that diversity can be expect ed, on average, to give rise to ecosystem stability. Im a senior here at mit in the department of biological engineering and im honored this morning to share some reflections about the role of diversity in our society. These experimental results, however, generated a vigorous debate within the.
Department of zoology, university of wisconsin, madison, wisconsin 53706. There are diversity consultants, diversity trainers, diversity experts and others who purport to be knowledgeable about any type. But despite all the talk about diversity and inclusion, few people actually take the time to reflect on what the term actually means. Stability through diversity calian technologies ltd.
The counterview to this is that dominant species, rather than diversity itself, might regulate temporal stability. Debate about the relationship between diversity and stability has a long history in ecology and is not yet settled but a consistent conceptual thread suggests that diversity will, on average, give. Franklin allen the wharton school, university of pennsylvania, philadelphia, pennsylvania 19104 and douglas gale economics department, new york university, new york, new york 3 received april 6, 1998 the objective of this paper is to compare the effectiveness of. There have been increasing changes in recent years, not only in economies and politics, but also in society. Your human resources team plays a key role in preparing for and getting you and your employees through a merger or acquisition. Instead, diversity can be regarded as the passive recipient of. The consequences of the financial crisis and the rapid advance of digitalisation are just two examples of this. I encourage the voters to base their vote on who presented the best arguments and not based on your own opinion. However, just because its difficult or uncomfortable doesnt mean we shouldnt try.
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