In this paper, we construct a general framework that encompasses several existing models to explore when a team performance or production functions admits an individual hiring criterion: a scoring rule applied to individuals such that the optimal team consists of the highest scoring individuals....

We introduce a general framework for modeling functionally diverse problem solving agents. In this framework, problem solving agents possess representations of problems and algorithms that they use to locate solutions. We use this framework to establish a result relevant to group composition. We...

"What if workforce diversity is more than simply the right thing to do in order to make society more integrated and just? What if diversity can also improve the bottom line of businesses and other organizations facing complex challenges in the knowledge economy? It can. And The Diversity Bonus...