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    • 07 Jun 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs

    by Carmen Nobel

    A scholar of colonial-era African history, Caroline M. Elkins had dramatic success turning prior knowledge into real-world action—namely, with a groundbreaking lawsuit against the British government, which revealed a chillingly bureaucratic process for destroying evidence of torture. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 21 Apr 2016
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Perils of Building Democracy in Africa

    by Benjamin Marx, Vincent Pons, and Tavneet Suri

    Results from a text messaging experiment conducted before the 2013 National Election in Kenya show that basic information provided via short message service (SMS) resulted in small turnout increases but had a large effect on attitudes towards electoral institutions.

    • 16 Feb 2016
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    Diversity and Team Performance in a Kenyan Organization

    by Benjamin Marx, Vincent Pons, and Tavneet Suri

    A key question in organizations is whether there is an optimal balance between diversity and sameness within teams of workers. Findings from a field experiment within a nonprofit research organization based in Kenya suggest much of the tradeoff between diversity and sameness may come from the different effects diversity has along different dimensions of organizational structure. Diversity along the organization’s hierarchy improves both effort and performance.

    • 13 Jan 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    The Problem with Productivity of Multi-Ethnic Teams

    by Michael Blanding

    Ethnically diverse teams can be less productive than more homogenous teams, according to research in Kenya by Vincent Pons. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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