iarjbm

IARJBM

2708-5147

https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjbm.2021.v02i01.053

Effect of Work Force Diversity on Employee Performance in a University in Sultanate of Oman

Diana

Fernandez

RaghadAbdullah Al

Hinai

SaraSalim Al

Mahruqi

SheikahMohammed Al

Sulaimani

MithaaNasser Mohammed Al

Shukaili

HafsaSaid Al

Khatri

Lecturer in Accounting, Department of Business, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Nizwa, Oman

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of workforce diversity on employee performance in a selected Higher Educational Institutional Sultanate of Oman. A cross-sectional research design was used. A random sample of 198 was chosen by dividing employees into homogeneous strata of academic and non-academic employees. The results showed a positive and significant relationship between independent variable gender diversity and dependent variable employee performance. The result also showed positive but insignificant relationship between independent variables age, experience and education diversity and the dependent variable employee performance. Higher Educational Institutions should introduce diversity management programs to improve the effectiveness of workforce diversity towards employee performance. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of workforce diversity on employee performance in a selected Higher Educational Institutional Sultanate of Oman. A cross-sectional research design was used. A random sample of 198 was chosen by dividing employees into homogeneous strata of academic and non-academic employees. The results showed a positive and significant relationship between independent variable gender diversity and dependent variable employee performance. The result also showed positive but insignificant relationship between independent variables age, experience and education diversity and the dependent variable employee performance. Higher Educational Institutions should introduce diversity management programs to improve the effectiveness of workforce diversity towards employee performance.