The critical distinction between the two, however, is that if we fail to invest in an emerging market overseas, we may lose an opportunity to grow, but we will not be forced to bear the broader social and budgetary costs of not investing. We can either invest on the front side of life and build partnerships or pay on the back side and build walls of fear between us. As we seek to close the employment, procurement, contracting, and corporate governance gaps, we make the case that inclusion and diversity do affect the bottom line. We have nothing to fear from inclusion. We have nothing to fear from diversity.
Diversity is one of the great assets our country possesses in the world economy.
It represents our competitive edge. Because we live in a diverse world. We live in a multicultural world. And a multicultural workforce is the one best prepared to do business with the rest of the world. Including women in professional basketball did not detract from the NBA's bottom line.