Impact of Employee Diversity on Organisational Performance Assessment 2022

Running head: EMPLOYEE DIVERSITY AND ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE
IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE DIVERSITY ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE
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Table of Contents
Assessment 1A.....................................................................................................................2
References..........................................................................................................................10
Assignment 1B...................................................................................................................12
References..........................................................................................................................13

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Assessment 1A
Introduction
The workplace diversity refers to the differentiation of the employees on the similarities
as well as differences. The differences that majorly exist in the areas of age, the cultural
background of the employees, the physical abilities of the staff, the race, gender, religious beliefs
as well as the sexual orientation as is maintained by the concerned organisational staff. The
employment of the diversity within the organisational staff helps in the maintenance of the
heterogeneous conditions within organisation. The implementation of the diversity within the
organisational staff helps in the increment in the productivity as well as the creativity within
organisation. The promotion of the workplace diversity helps in the progress in the employee
engagement as well as reduce the employee turnover within the organisation. The following
paper attempts an annotated bibliography on the impacts of the employee diversity on the
organisational performance.
Article 1
Triguero-Sánchez, R., Peña-Vinces, J., & Guillen, J. (2018). How to improve firm
performance through employee diversity and organisational culture. Revista
Brasileira de Gestão de Negócios, 20(3), 378-400. Retrieved from
10.7819/rbgn.v20i3.3303
Triguero-Sánchez, Peña-Vinces and Guillen (2018) in the article entitled “How to
improve firm performance through employee diversity and organisational culture” sheds light on
the various influences that are maintained by the workforce diversity on the performance
delivered by the organisation in the given markets. The authors of the article in discussion are

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observed to have undertaken the empirical investigation that involved around 102 business firms
of Spain. The findings of the article highlighted the fact that the employee diversity within the
business concern is highly influential in terms of the organisational performance in the global
markets. The article is useful for the given assignment as it helps in the understanding of the role
played by the employee diversity in the measurement of the organisational performance.
Article 2
Mousa, M. (2018). Impact of Diversity Challenges on Organisational Cynicism–An
Egyptian Study. ASBM Journal of Management, 11(1), 1. Retrieved from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324727323_Impact_of_Diversity_Challeng
es_on_Organisational_Cynicism-An_Egyptian_Study
Mousa (2018) in the article entitled “Impact of Diversity Challenges on Organisational
Cynicism–An Egyptian Study” discusses the effect of the factors of cultural diversity on the
behavioural cynicism as is demonstrated by the employees at their given workplaces. The author
had incorporated the data collected from over 100 participants and analysed the data using the
multiple regression tool. The collected article highlights the fact that the various types of
cynicism as is demonstrated by the people affects the communication and the complete
engagement of the employees within the business concerns. This affects the performance of the
company in the global marketplaces at large. The article in discussion helps in the understanding
of the importance of the incorporation of the diversity among the employees who have been
serving the organisational workforce.
Article 3

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Eze, F. C., Okonkwo, O. M., & Igwebuike, E. C. (2019). Effect of Workforce Diversity on
the Competitiveness of Nigerian Bottling Company South East,
Nigeria. International Academy Journal of Management, Marketing and
Entrepreneurial Studies, 7(1), 8-24. Retrieved from
http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/1373/1/my%20published%20article..pdf
Eze, Okonkwo and Igwebuike (2019) in the article entitled “Effect of Workforce
Diversity on the Competitiveness of Nigerian Bottling Company South East, Nigeria” discusses
the various issues as have been demonstrated in the Nigerian Bottling Company South East,
Nigeria. The authors of the article relied on the data that was collected from over 816
participants. The authors were observed to have undertaken the mixed methods for the data
collection. The first-hand data was gathered through the structured questionnaires. The authors
had bound the sample size to 197 using the Bill Godden formula. The study revealed the fact the
existence of a positive association between the employee diversity and the organisational
performance within the international markets.
Article 4
Ravazzani, S. (2016). Understanding approaches to managing diversity in the workplace:
An empirical investigation in Italy. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An
International Journal, 35(2), 154-168. Retrieved from DOI: 10.1108/EDI-08-2014-
0062
Ravazzani (2016) in the article entitled “Understanding approaches to managing
diversity in the workplace: An empirical investigation in Italy” sheds light on the various reasons
for the incorporation of the diversity within the organisational workforce. The author implements

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the quantitative data collection methods for developing a proper understanding of importance of
incorporating diversity management within the given organisation. The data analysed in the
composition of the article is collected from over 90 business firms that were divided among two
focus groups consisting of managers and experts. The authors had majorly focussed on the
Italian firms and revealed that the diversity management practices as are presented in the Italian
firms tend to deal with the compliance factors that assist the improvement in the workforce
performance.
Article 5
Tardos, K., & Paksi, V. (2018). Diversity Management and Gender Equality Outcomes in
Research, Development & Innovation Organisations: Lessons for
Practitioners. SZOCIOLÓGIAI SZEMLE, 28(4), 166-190. Retrieved from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332632443_Diversity_management_and_g
ender_equality_outcomes_in_research_development_and_innovation_organisations
_Lessons_for_practitioners
Tardos and Paksi (2018) in the article entitled “Diversity Management and Gender
Equality Outcomes in Research, Development & Innovation Organisations: Lessons for
Practitioners” discusses the importance of the inclusion and the maintenance of the diversity
among the concerns that majorly deal in the activities related to research, development and
innovation. The article was composed majorly on the basis of the reviews that were conducted on
the existent literature regarding the gender inequality that is generally prevalent among the
organisational workforce of the concerns that majorly deal in the activities related to research,
development and innovation. The article in discussion helps the future researchers in the

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understanding the essentiality of the diversity on the basis of employee genders in the concerns
that majorly deal in the activities related to research, development and innovation.
Article 6
Galia, F., Zenou, E., & Ingham, M. (2015). Board composition and environmental
innovation: Does gender diversity matter. International Journal of
Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 24(1), 117-141. Retrieved from DOI:
10.1504/IJESB.2015.066152
Galia, Zenou and Ingham (2015) in the article entitled “Board composition and
environmental innovation: Does gender diversity matter” sheds significant light on the diversity
within the board and the innovation on the environmental grounds. The article in discussion
tends to highlight the effect of the maintenance of the diversity within the composition of the
boards on the beneficial effects of the maintenance of diversity within the composition of the
boards. The article has been composed with the help of the data collected through the sample
from over 142 French firms that focus on innovation. The findings of the article reveal that the
diversity in the composition of the boards help in the innovation in the environmental matters.
The article in discussion helps in the understanding of the importance of the incorporation of the
diversity among the board members.
Article 7
Varghese, M. (2016). Diversity and Innovation: Insights from Technology
Companies. NHRD Network Journal, 9(2), 60-68. Retrieved from DOI:
10.1177/0974173920160210

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Varghese (2016) in the article entitled “Diversity and Innovation: Insights from
Technology Companies” highlights the importance of incorporating as well as maintaining the
diversity among the organisational staff. The authors further highlight the fact that the
maintenance of the diversity within the organisations help in the maintenance as well as the
improvement of the innovative measures that are undertaken by the company. The article was
composed majorly on the basis of the reviews that were conducted on the existent literature
regarding the gender inequality that is generally prevalent among the organisational workforce of
the concerns that majorly deal in the activities related to research, development and innovation.
The findings of the article highlighted the fact that the employee diversity within the business
concern is highly influential in terms of the organisational performance in the global markets.
Article 8
O’Donovan, D. (2018). Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace. In Organizational
Behaviour and Human Resource Management (pp. 73-108). Springer, Cham.
Retrieved from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66864-2_4
O’Donovan (2018) in the article entitled “Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace”
discusses the importance of a diversified workforce and the ways in which the diversified
workforce helps the concerned company gain a proper competitive edge in the given markets.
The article in discussion is composed on the basis of the reviews on the existent literature
regarding the inclusion of the diversity within the given organisation. The article had highlighted
the importance of the diversity within the organisation and the ways in which the employee
diversity helps in the improvement of the organisational performance in the global markets. The
study revealed the fact the existence of a positive association between the employee diversity and
the organisational performance within the international markets.

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Article 9
Wafula, M. M., & Susan, D. W. (2018). Effect of workforce diversity on employee
performance; a case of Jumuia resorts in Kenya. International Journal of Social
Sciences Management and Entrepreneurship (IJSSME), 1(1). Retrieved from
https://www.sagepublishers.com/index.php/ijssme/article/view/17
Wafula and Susan (2018) in the article entitled “Effect of workforce diversity on
employee performance; a case of Jumuia resorts in Kenya” sheds light on the effects of the
implementation and the maintenance of the diversity within the workplace on the entire
performance of staff of Jumuia resorts located in Kenya. The article has been composed with the
help of the data that was collected from nearly 146 employees of the concerned hospitality
concern. The data was collected with the help of the survey questionnaire and was analysed
using the SPSS tool. The article highlighted that the gender diversity within the organisation has
been demonstrated to be helpful for the improvement of the organisational performance and is
thus helpful for the future researchers.
Article 10
Downey, S. N., van der Werff, L., Thomas, K. M., & Plaut, V. C. (2015). The role of
diversity practices and inclusion in promoting trust and employee
engagement. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 45(1), 35-44. Retrieved from
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12273
Downey, van der Werff, Thomas and Plaut (2015) in the article entitled “The role of
diversity practices and inclusion in promoting trust and employee engagement” shed light on the
ways in which the employee diversity helps in the improvement of the employee engagement

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within the business concern and the performance of the business concern at large. The article was
composed with the help of the data as had been collected from over 4597 employees who had
been serving in the health-care sector. The article in discussion helps the future researchers in the
understanding the significance of the diversity on the basis of the employee gender within the
business concerns and might thus be considered extremely helpful for the future researches on
the effects of employee diversity within the organisational staff.
Conclusion
In lieu of the above discussion, it might be stated that the promotion of the employee
diversity within the organisation is highly required for the all-round progress of the business
concern as well. The cynicism as is demonstrated by the organisational staff affects the
communication and the complete engagement of the employees within the business concerns.
This affects the performance of the company in the global marketplaces at large. The
incorporation of the diversity helps in the increase in the employee recruitment as well as
promotes the employee engagement which in turn is beneficial to the improvement of the
organisational performance in the global markets and helps the concern gain a competitive edge.

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References
Downey, S. N., van der Werff, L., Thomas, K. M., & Plaut, V. C. (2015). The role of diversity
practices and inclusion in promoting trust and employee engagement. Journal of Applied
Social Psychology, 45(1), 35-44. Retrieved from DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12273
Eze, F. C., Okonkwo, O. M., & Igwebuike, E. C. (2019). Effect of Workforce Diversity on the
Competitiveness of Nigerian Bottling Company South East, Nigeria. International
Academy Journal of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurial Studies, 7(1), 8-24.
Retrieved from http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/1373/1/my%20published%20article..pdf
Galia, F., Zenou, E., & Ingham, M. (2015). Board composition and environmental innovation:
Does gender diversity matter. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small
Business, 24(1), 117-141. Retrieved from DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2015.066152
Mousa, M. (2018). Impact of Diversity Challenges on Organisational Cynicism–An Egyptian
Study. ASBM Journal of Management, 11(1), 1. Retrieved from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324727323_Impact_of_Diversity_Challenges_o
n_Organisational_Cynicism-An_Egyptian_Study
O’Donovan, D. (2018). Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace. In Organizational Behaviour
and Human Resource Management (pp. 73-108). Springer, Cham. Retrieved from DOI:
10.1007/978-3-319-66864-2_4
Ravazzani, S. (2016). Understanding approaches to managing diversity in the workplace: An
empirical investigation in Italy. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International
Journal, 35(2), 154-168. Retrieved from DOI: 10.1108/EDI-08-2014-0062

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Tardos, K., & Paksi, V. (2018). Diversity Management and Gender Equality Outcomes in
Research, Development & Innovation Organisations: Lessons for
Practitioners. SZOCIOLÓGIAI SZEMLE, 28(4), 166-190. Retrieved from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332632443_Diversity_management_and_gende
r_equality_outcomes_in_research_development_and_innovation_organisations_Lessons_
for_practitioners
Triguero-Sánchez, R., Peña-Vinces, J., & Guillen, J. (2018). How to improve firm performance
through employee diversity and organisational culture. Revista Brasileira de Gestão de
Negócios, 20(3), 378-400. Retrieved from 10.7819/rbgn.v20i3.3303
Varghese, M. (2016). Diversity and Innovation: Insights from Technology Companies. NHRD
Network Journal, 9(2), 60-68. Retrieved from DOI: 10.1177/0974173920160210
Wafula, M. M., & Susan, D. W. (2018). Effect of workforce diversity on employee performance;
a case of Jumuia resorts in Kenya. International Journal of Social Sciences Management
and Entrepreneurship (IJSSME), 1(1). Retrieved from
https://www.sagepublishers.com/index.php/ijssme/article/view/17

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Assignment 1B
The following paper attempts to establish the importance of the employee diversity in the
enhancement of the all-round organisational performance in the global market scenario.
Downey, van der Werff, Thomas and Plaut (2015) opine that the employee diversity
refers to the conditions where the organisational staff is observed to belong to varied cultural,
social as well as racial backgrounds. Tardos and Paksi (2018) argues that the staff is also
considered to be diversified on the basis of their gender and linguistic abilities. The employee
diversity as opined by Eze, Okonkwo and Igwebuike (2019) helps in the improvement of the
employee engagement within the concern. The employee engagement within the organisation in
turn leads to the enhancement of the performance as is delivered by the organisation at large in
the global markets. This assists the concern in developing a competitive edge in the concerned
market scenario. Varghese (2016) further points out that the implementation of the diversity
among the employees would further help in the development of the innovation within the
organisation. This would help the organisation in developing a loyal client base as well as attract
various potential clients. This would result in the improvement of the revenues that are earned by
the organisation as well. The researches of O’Donovan (2018) helps in stating that the employee
diversity certainly has a positive effect on the all-round performance of the business concern.
The above discussion might be concluded with the notion that the employee diversity is
indeed necessary for the improvement in the organisational performance.

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References
Downey, S. N., van der Werff, L., Thomas, K. M., & Plaut, V. C. (2015). The role of diversity
practices and inclusion in promoting trust and employee engagement. Journal of Applied
Social Psychology, 45(1), 35-44. Retrieved from DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12273
Eze, F. C., Okonkwo, O. M., & Igwebuike, E. C. (2019). Effect of Workforce Diversity on the
Competitiveness of Nigerian Bottling Company South East, Nigeria. International
Academy Journal of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurial Studies, 7(1), 8-24.
Retrieved from http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/1373/1/my%20published%20article..pdf
O’Donovan, D. (2018). Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace. In Organizational Behaviour
and Human Resource Management (pp. 73-108). Springer, Cham. Retrieved from DOI:
10.1007/978-3-319-66864-2_4
Tardos, K., & Paksi, V. (2018). Diversity Management and Gender Equality Outcomes in
Research, Development & Innovation Organisations: Lessons for
Practitioners. SZOCIOLÓGIAI SZEMLE, 28(4), 166-190. Retrieved from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332632443_Diversity_management_and_gende
r_equality_outcomes_in_research_development_and_innovation_organisations_Lessons_
for_practitioners
Varghese, M. (2016). Diversity and Innovation: Insights from Technology Companies. NHRD
Network Journal, 9(2), 60-68. Retrieved from DOI: 10.1177/0974173920160210