November 12, 2007 11:37 PM

Equal opportunity may lead to increased creativity
Posted by Diane Danielsonat 11:37 PM

From CNN:  some good news for women in the workplace -- their presence may boost creativity and innovation, something that is going to be sorely needed in corporate America and other places.

The study by the London Business School concluded that teams of employees where the gender balance is equal tend to come up with more creative and innovative ideas than groups dominated by either men or women.

The mixed gender groups were on average more likely to experiment, to pool knowledge and to complete their tasks as needed, the report by the school's Lehman Brothers Center for Women in Business says.

This is the case regardless of whether the team leader happens to be male or female, it adds.

The study looked at more than 100 groups of so-called "knowledge workers" at 21 companies across 17 countries.

Click here to read the full report.