Cognitive Diversity at Workplace: An Overview

Abstract

With increasing complexities and fragmentation of the business environment, it is essential to surpass traditional ways of thinking and to implement dynamic strategies at workplaces. Managing cognitive diversity has become integral part of these dynamic strategies and work culture. People with different mindsets are moving to different geographic regions and trying to assimilate in different places, diverse culture and work environment. Knowing the fact that cognitively diverse workforce has become a necessity to sustain and succeed in this highly competitive global environment, managing such diverse workforce and making them work together is a tedious task. This paper is a qualitative research, aims to give insight and explanation about the concept of cognition, diversity and cognitive diversity, and try to answer the questions about why cognitive diversity is important in the present working environment, how different cognitive styles affect managerial decisions and lastly, how to manage cognitively diverse workforce to tap abundant available opportunities.