Open Access
American Research Journal of Business and Management
ISSN (Online): 2379-1047
DOI: 10.46568/arjbm
Cognitive Diversity – An Enabler for Team Performance
Abstract
While Diversity has been more apparent in terms of demography or culture, the advent of Cognitive diversity concept has
unfastened new dimensions of understanding differences among individuals. In the recent years the contents of cognitive
diversity have been in the zenith of discussion like knowledge dissemination, perspectives, creativity etc. in a team towards
problem solving. Some studies materialized with understanding the barriers in coordinating with diversity. While recent
studies emerged with new aspects of underlying factors for these variations in individuals and how it influences a group,
and these This paper aims at probing the available literature by assimilating a few studies in understanding the factors
like innovation, leadership, learning or knowledge sharing in connection to application of Cognitive diversity. The practical
implications of cognitive diversity exists in the fusion of solidarity of workforce keeping the essence of diversity.
