LITERATURE REVIEW ON WORKFORCE DIVERSITY, EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS: A CONCEPT PAPER
Keywords:
Diversity, social diversity, functional diversity, innovation, performance, diversity managementAbstract
This study is undertaken to examine the underlining concept of workforce diversity and how it relates to organizational performance. This is important to establish the underpinning variables that give rise to underachieving or overachieving of employee performance. An examination of literature shows little known fact about the relationship of workforce diversity, their needs, motivation and reservations concerning organizational performance. This study contributes to organizational culture’s literature by showing workforce diversity and organizational goals are an important facet that binds the employees’ involvement thus increasing commitment.
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