EFFECT OF WORKPLACE DIVERSITY ON EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE OF SEVEN-UP BOTTLING COMPANY LIMITED, KADUNA, NIGERIA.
Keywords:
Workplace Diversity, Employees’ Performance, Seven-Up Bottling Company, Age Diversity, Ethnic Diversity, Religious DiversityAbstract
This study examined the effect of workplace diversity on employee performance at Seven-Up Bottling Company in Kaduna, Nigeria. A survey research design was employed, and a sample of 250 employees was selected from a population of 526 using stratified random sampling. The Taro Yamane formula was used to determine the sample size. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with SmartPLS version 4. The results revealed that age diversity and religious diversity have significant positive effects on employee performance, while ethnic diversity does not have a significant positive effect. The findings have implications for human resource management practices, particularly in promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The results of this study contribute to the existing literature on workplace diversity and employee performance, offering insights into the Nigerian context.
