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How a Retailer Made Socioeconomic Diversity a Career Accelerator
Lucas and Luna look at how one large US retailer—think big-box, over a thousand stores—turned socioeconomic background into an explicit career development factor. The company identified that nearly 60 percent of its store manager candidates came from households earning under $50,000 annually, yet those candidates advanced to district roles at half the rate of peers from higher-income backgrounds. Rather than treat this as a pipeline problem, the retailer redesigned its promotion process: it removed college-degree requirements from manager tracks, added on-the-job skills assessments, and…
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