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| Author: | Bhadury, J. Mighty, E.J. Damar, H. |
| Title: | Maximizing workforce diversity in project teams: a network flow approach |
| Journal: | Omega
2000 : APR, VOL. 28:2, p. 143-153 |
| Index terms: | Decision making Human resource management Optimization Team work Labour Models |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper introduces a new model that recasts the problem of managing diversity in a different way: it is assumed that the population comes partitioned into 'families' with high degree of intra-familial similarity and inter-familial dissimilarity. The objective of the assignment then is to disperse these family members as evenly into the workgroups as possible. A little known network flow problem, known as the dining problem, is used to develop an efficient algorithm to produce solutions to this new model. This is followed by a report on an experimental application of the developed model to assign Master of Business Administration (MBA) students in a business school to different projects in a course. As part of this empirical report, an attractive feature of this model is also demonstrated. Finally, the paper concludes by discussing limitations of this new model with addressing for future research. |
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