Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (Apr 2022)

Diversity and inclusiveness are necessary components of resilient international teams

  • Igor Linkov,
  • Benjamin Trump,
  • Greg Kiker

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01117-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

Abstract

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The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has impactśed all forms of global international engagement, inclusive of long-standing and recently formed research teams. Most were formed to be efficient within budget, time, and personnel limits, without building an ability to recover from crises, i.e. inherent resilience. Diversity and Inclusiveness, a requirement for resilient ecological systems, has only been discussed in a normative sense for teams of humans, including research teams. Studying different diversity configurations of international research teams will allow resilience-based tools and metrics to inform improved team design, implementation, and recovery to adverse events.