abstracts

Executive Summary/Abstract High-performance teams are not formed through ideological alignment or shared demographic traits, they are built through mutual accountability, demonstrated competence, and a clear orientation to mission. This paper draws on tested...

Executive Summary/Abstract Over the past two decades, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs have become standard practice across academic, nonprofit, and corporate institutions. Initially adopted as a legal hedge against discrimination claims, DEI soon...

How Consultants Cost Their Clients Billions:Executive Summary/Abstract In the wake of 2020’s cultural flashpoints, America’s most powerful consulting firms: McKinsey, BCG, Deloitte, Accenture rapidly expanded their DEI offerings. Framed as moral imperatives and...

  Executive Summary/Abstract The modern corporate embrace of “diversity” has prioritized surface traits: race, sex, orientation, over substantive differences that drive performance: skill, perspective, and alignment to mission. Once a plausible shorthand for pluralism...

Executive Summary/Abstract A seismic shift is underway in anti-discrimination enforcement. For decades, employer rationalized race- and sex-conscious policies under the banners of equity, ESG, and social responsibility. But recent legal decisions Students for Fair...

Executive Summary/Abstract In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous June 5, 2025, decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, which lowered the evidentiary bar for Title VII "reverse discrimination" claims by majority-group plaintiffs, corporate...