Abstract: The research looked at the influence of Diversity management strategies on employee’s performance in public universities in Kenya a case study of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. The general objective of this study was to investigate the influence of diversity management strategies on employee’s performance in public universities in Kenya: The specific objectives of the study were to establish the influence of: diverse recruitment and selection strategy, diverse training strategy, diverse leadership commitment strategy and their influence on employee’s performance.
Literature was reviewed to seek various opinions and views from different authors in the area under study. The conceptual framework was presented giving relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The research methodology applied descriptive research design. Stratified random sampling was used to select a representative sample. Data was collected using structured questionnaires. Data collected was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistical tools and SPSS .Correlation analysis was used to describe the strength of the linear relationship between two variables. From the findings, it can be deduced that public Universities embrace diversity management of workforce. This was evidence by the fact that majority of the respondents (68%) were in agreement that diversity is practiced by JKUAT as a recruitment and selection strategy. The study recommends that the Universities should spend significant amounts of money recruiting, training and developing their employees, top priorities being the retention and development of diverse talent.
Keywords: Diverse Recruitment and Selection Strategy, Diverse Training Strategy, Diverse Leadership Commitment Strategy, Focus Strategy.
Tittle: INFLUENCE OF DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
Author: Richard Onywere, Esther Waiganjo
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations,
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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