Authors :
Everlyne Akinyi Odhiambo
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 1 - January
Google Scholar :
http://tinyurl.com/yywtj565
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10538051
Abstract :
Workforce diversity is a contemporary reality
that organizations cannotoverlook. It is important for
institutions to develop policies and structures to ensure
that reflect a diverse workforce to enhance employee
performance. This study sought to determine whether
workforce diversity has a significant effect on employee
performance in Kenyan public sector. The research
focused on the Ministry of Education, Science, and
Technology as a case study and was based on the main
objective which was to determine the effect of workforce
diversity on employee performance. Gender Schema and
Intersectionality theories guided the research studyto
contextualize the aspect of workforce diversity,
specifically gender diversity, and its effect on employee
performance. The study used descriptive research
design.Fischer’s formula at 95% confidence level gave a
sample size of 128 respondents out of 860 target
population. Questionnaires were used to collect data.
Data analysis was done through descriptive statistics of
mean, frequency, standard deviation, correlation, and
regression analysis using the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences. Cronbach’s alphareliability test was
0.752 and 0.781 for employee performance and gender
diversity respectively. Findings showed that gender
diversityhas a significant positive correlation to
employee performance (β1 = 0.163, p<0.05). Also,
Pearson’s correlation shows that workforce diversity
positively impacts on employee performance by 78% (r=
.785**, P= .000) at 5% level of significance. R-square
value pf 0.783 also shows gender diversity impacts
employee performance by over 78%. The study
concludes that workforce diversity in terms of gender
has a positive significant effect on employee
performance. It thus recommends more research to be
done in other public sectors, private sectors, and on
other diversity variables.
Keywords :
Workforce Diversity, Gender Diversity, Employee Performance, Public Sector.
Workforce diversity is a contemporary reality
that organizations cannotoverlook. It is important for
institutions to develop policies and structures to ensure
that reflect a diverse workforce to enhance employee
performance. This study sought to determine whether
workforce diversity has a significant effect on employee
performance in Kenyan public sector. The research
focused on the Ministry of Education, Science, and
Technology as a case study and was based on the main
objective which was to determine the effect of workforce
diversity on employee performance. Gender Schema and
Intersectionality theories guided the research studyto
contextualize the aspect of workforce diversity,
specifically gender diversity, and its effect on employee
performance. The study used descriptive research
design.Fischer’s formula at 95% confidence level gave a
sample size of 128 respondents out of 860 target
population. Questionnaires were used to collect data.
Data analysis was done through descriptive statistics of
mean, frequency, standard deviation, correlation, and
regression analysis using the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences. Cronbach’s alphareliability test was
0.752 and 0.781 for employee performance and gender
diversity respectively. Findings showed that gender
diversityhas a significant positive correlation to
employee performance (β1 = 0.163, p<0.05). Also,
Pearson’s correlation shows that workforce diversity
positively impacts on employee performance by 78% (r=
.785**, P= .000) at 5% level of significance. R-square
value pf 0.783 also shows gender diversity impacts
employee performance by over 78%. The study
concludes that workforce diversity in terms of gender
has a positive significant effect on employee
performance. It thus recommends more research to be
done in other public sectors, private sectors, and on
other diversity variables.
Keywords :
Workforce Diversity, Gender Diversity, Employee Performance, Public Sector.
