Effect of Age and Culture Diversity on the Performance of Quality Control Organizations in Nairobi County, Kenya
Keywords:
Age diversity, Cultural diversity, Performance and Quality control organizationsAbstract
Diversity and inclusion strategy is essential for companies to be competitive on a global scale, with many crediting diversity and inclusion for assisting them achieve their business objectives. It is critical to organization performance in terms of innovation, creativity in addition to attracting and more importantly retaining key talent. However, cases of discrimination are still prevalent and workforce parity are still existing. The study established the effect of age and culture diversity on the performance of quality control organizations in Nairobi County, Kenya. The target population of the study was 107 quality control organizations located in Nairobi County and a sample size of 128 respondents was selected for the study. These included the assistant human resource manager, departmental supervisors and staff. Questionnaires were used to collect the data that was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The Pearson product movement correlation coefficient (r) was used to determine the strength of the relationship between age, cultural diversity and performance of quality control organizations. A multiple regression model was used to test the significance of the effects of the age and cultural diversity on the performance. Findings indicated that age diversity was positively and significant related with performance. Similarly, cultural diversity was positively and significantly related with performance. The study concluded that age diversity and cultural diversity affected the performance of quality control organizations in Kenya. The study recommended that the implications management should be mindful of in order to build a healthy working environment within the circles of workplace diversity. More so, the research recommended that managers should have a more positive and proper perception regarding the implementation of workplace diversity.
Keywords: Age diversity, Cultural diversity, Performance and Quality control organizations
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