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Managing Diversity for Organizational Efficiency

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  • Henry Inegbedion
  • Eze Sunday
  • Abiola Asaleye
  • Adedoyin Lawal
  • Ayeni Adebanji

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The article examined “managing diversity for organizational efficiency.†It sought to find out the extent to which diversity management influences organizational efficiency through the management of conflict, cultural diversity, and employees’ perception of marginalization as well as teamwork and employee work attitude. The survey design was employed. A sample of 178 respondents from nine multinational companies in south-south Nigeria was employed. Research data were analyzed using structural equation modeling, with diversity management and organizational efficiency serving as latent variables. The results show that the management of cultural diversity, employees’ perception of marginalization, and conflict significantly influences diversity management. Furthermore, diversity management and teamwork significantly influence organizational efficiency. The need for managers of diverse workforces to give priority to diversity management, to ensure its effective implementation, was suggested, among others.

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  • Henry Inegbedion & Eze Sunday & Abiola Asaleye & Adedoyin Lawal & Ayeni Adebanji, 2020. "Managing Diversity for Organizational Efficiency," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(1), pages 21582440199, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:10:y:2020:i:1:p:2158244019900173
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244019900173
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