WORKFORCE DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AMONG NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN NAIROBI, KENYA
WORKFORCE DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AMONG NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN NAIROBI, KENYA
Brian Kipsang - Master’s Student, School of Business, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Jeremiah Kagwe - Lecturer, School of Business, University of Nairobi, Kenya
ABSTRACT
This study had two objectives; to establish the workforce diversity management practices adopted by entre for Centre for Health Solutions in Nairobi, Kenya and to analyze the relationship between workforce diversity management and employee performance at the Centre for Health Solutions in Nairobi, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey research design targeting 95 staff from Centre for Health Solutions in Nairobi. Stratified random sampling method was used to select 77 respondents as the sample size. Primary data was gathered through questionnaire and analyzed through means and standard deviations as well as regression analysis and presented through tables. The study noted that education diversity (β=0.212, p<0.05) had the greatest positive and significant relationship with employee performance of CHS followed by age diversity (β=0.182, p<0.05), culture diversity (β=0.162, p<0.05) and gender diversity (β=0.098, p<0.05). The study concludes that workforce diversity management is a significant predictor of employee performance at CHS.
