TheGlobalTalentCompetitivenessIndex2018DiversityforCompetitivenessBrunoLanvinandPaulEvans,EditorsTheGlobalTalentCompetitivenessIndex2018DiversityforCompetitivenessBrunoLanvinPaulEvansEditorsINSEAD(2018):TheGlobalTalentCompetitivenessIndex2018,Fontainebleau,France.©2018byINSEAD,theAdeccoGroup,andTataCommunications.Theinformationcontainedhereinisproprietaryinnatureandnopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,orother-wisewithoutthepriorpermissionofINSEAD,theAdeccoGroup,andTataCommunications.ISBN:979-10-95870-08-1DesignedbyNeilWeinberg,editedbyHopeSteele,andprintedbyINSEAD,Fontainebleau,France.Disclaimer:Norepresentationorwarranty,eitherexpressorimplied,isprovidedinrelationtotheinformationcon-tainedhereinandwithregardtoitsfitness,sufficiency,orapplicabilityforanyparticularpurpose.Theinformationcontainedinthisreportisprovidedforpersonalnon-com-mercialuseandinformationpurposesonlyandmaybereviewedandrevisedbasedonnewinformationanddata.INSEAD,theAdeccoGroup,andTataCommunicationsdis-claimallliabilityrelatingtothecontentanduseofthere-portandtheinformationcontainedtherein,andthereportshouldnotbeusedasabasisforanydecisionthatmayaf-fectthebusinessandfinancialinterestsofthereaderoranyotherparty.Theindex’smethodologyandtherankingsdonotnecessarilypresenttheviewsofINSEAD,Adecco,andHCLI.Thesameappliestothesubstantivechaptersinthisreport,whicharetheresponsibilityoftheauthors.Firstedition,printedDecember2017.ContentsCONTENTSPreface..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................vBrunoLanvin,ExecutiveDirectorforGlobalIndices,INSEADPaulEvans,AcademicDirectoroftheGlobalTalentCompetitivenessIndex,andtheShellChairedProfessorofHumanResourcesandOrganisationalDevelopment,Emeritus,INSEADForeword.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................viiAlainDehaze,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,TheAdeccoGroupForeword......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ixVinodKumar,ChiefExecutiveOfficerandManagingDirector,TataCommunicationsAdvisoryBoard,INSEADGTCITeamandEditingTeam..........................................................................................................................................................................xiCHAPTERSChapter1:DiversityasaLeverforTalentCompetitivenessBrunoLanvin,PaulEvans,andEduardoRodriguez-Montemayor,INSEADChapter2:HowDiversityUnleashesthePowerofWorkAlainDehaze,TheAdeccoGroupChapter3:DiscoveringNewBenefitsofDiversityintheArtificialIntelligenceAgeVinodKumar,TataCommunicationsChapter4:Diversity’sPositiveImpactonInnovationandOutcomesSylviaAnnHewlett,RipaRashid,andLauraSherbin,CenterforTalentInnovationandHewlettConsultingPartnersLLCChapter5:EducationandDiversity:ChallengesandOpportunitiesTraceyBurnsandDirkVanDamme,OrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD)Chapter6:OrganisingtoLeverageDiversity:AGTCIResearchCommentaryPaulEvansandEduardoRodriguez-Montemayor,INSEADChapter7:TheJRCStatisticalAuditoftheGlobalTalentCompetitivenessIndex2018MichaelaSaisana,MarcosDomínguez-Torreiro,andWilliamBecker,EuropeanCommissionJointResearchCentreSPECIALSECTION:CITIESANDREGIONSSpecialSection:Diversity,Inclusion,andUrbanStrategies:HowCitiesCompeteandInnovateontheGlobalTalentSceneBrunoLanvin,INSEADCOUNTRYPROFILESHowtoReadtheCountryProfilesIndexofCountryProfilesCountryProfilesDATATABLESHowtoReadtheDataTablesIndexofDataTablesDataTablesAPPENDICESAppendixI:TechnicalNotesAppendixII:SourcesandDefinitionsAppendixIII:AbouttheContributorsandPartnersTHEGLOBALTALENTCOMPETITIVENESSINDEX2018iii