Workforce Diversity as a Driver of Employee Performance: Perspectives from Institutions of Higher Education

Abstract

The study analyzes the role of workforce diversity in shaping employee performance. within higher education settings,
emphasizing gender diversity (GD), age diversity (AD), and experience diversity (ED). The research is grounded on a
quantitative approach, utilizing a standardized survey that was given to administrative and academic staff in higher
education institutions in Allahabad. The study employed regression analysis to analyse the association among considered
diversity variables and employee performance (EP). The findings reveal that all three aspects of diversity dimensions
significantly influence employee performance, with the regression model yielding the equation EP = 1.885 + 1.840 GD +
1.291 AD + 2.348 ED. This suggests that gender diversity, age diversity, and experience diversity positively contribute to
enhancing employee performance, with experience diversity having the most substantial effect. The findings underscore the
significance of cultivating a workforce with diversity to improve organisational outcomes in the higher education sector.
This study contributes to the growing corpus of research on workforce diversity and the influence it has on for employee
performance, providing insightful information to institutional leaders and legislators who want to establish inclusive and
productive workplaces