Challenges of Measuring Intangible Skills and Discrimination in the Workplace

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This chapter delves into the difficulties of quantifying intangible skills like integrity and seriousness in the workplace, as well as the biases and discrimination that can arise as a result. The speakers also explore the concept of innocent until proven guilty and its relationship to discrimination.

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