By Wafa Ben Khaled and Alessandro Ghio
What happens when diversity in academia becomes a metric rather than a mission? This new essay challenges the box-ticking culture dominating diversity efforts in business schools. Through their lived experiences, the authors highlight how calculative practices – rankings, quotas, and KPIs – can distort the real purpose of diversity and inclusion, reducing individuals to numbers rather than nurturing meaningful change. They call for a shift: from symbolic representation to structural accountability. From superficial statistics to ethical, inclusive action.
