How can diversity management be linked with organizational performance?

Diversity (& Inclusion) has a strategic value for organisations because of the expanding range of perspectives and ways of thinking, based on diverse life and work experiences, educational and family backgrounds, personalities and qualities. Diversity, in all its dimensions - age, colour, disability, ethnicity, family status, gender, generation, language, race, religion, thinking patterns, etc. - provides the potential for greater innovation, creativity and problem solving capacities that a non diverse workforce may be less likely to bring in. Therefore, the link of this strategic value to the organizational performance is quite obvious and must be a business imperative in a global market.