The impact of diversity on job performance: evidence from private universities in Egypt

• Autorzy: Said Dina , Youssef Dina , El-Bayaa Nourhan , Alzoubi Yehia Ibrahim , Zaim Halil

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DOI

10.32933/ActaInnovations.49.2

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Employees from diverse backgrounds have been claimed to perform better; nevertheless, this link has been studied sparingly in the Egyptian setting. This paper addresses this gap by experimentally analyzing the link between employee performance and gender, educational background, and ethnic background. To investigate this link, a usable model was created, and data was collected from 269 academic staff members at private Egyptian institutions. PLS analysis was used, and the result revealed that educational and ethnic backgrounds have a positive effect on employees’ job performance whereas, the impact of gender background on employee’s job performance was found to be insignificant. Furthermore, the research findings disclose that the education and ethnic background of the employees mediates the relationship between employees’ job performance and gender diversity. Future research is yet to validate these results.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

diversity; job performance; gender; education; ethnicity

PL

różnorodność; wydajność pracy; płeć; edukacja; pochodzenie etniczne

• Wydawca: Centrum Badań i Innowacji Pro-Akademia ; Ukrainian Academy of Sciences - Research and Development Centre for Industrial Problems of Development
• Czasopismo: Acta Innovations
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: no. 49
• Strony: 17--30
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 81 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Said Dina

• College of Business Administration, American University of the Middle East

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2698-3100

autor

Youssef Dina

autor

El-Bayaa Nourhan

• School of Business Administration, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik

autor

Alzoubi Yehia Ibrahim

• College of Business Administration, American University of the Middle East

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4329-4072

autor

Zaim Halil

• Visiting scholar at Alfred University

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).