The Correlation between Age Diversity and Academic Staff Productivity in Private Chartered Universities in Central Uganda

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This papers presents part of the study carried out in Central Uganda among the chartered private universities. It investigated, among other things, the correlation between age diversity and academic staff productivity. The study followed a mixed research paradigm, with quantitative and qualitative approaches. The target population in this study was 1109 academic staff from the six (6) chartered private universities in Central, Uganda. The data were analysed using the ANOVA. The finding was that the researcher tested a second null hypothesis that; there is no significant relationship between age diversity and academic staff productivity in private chartered universities in Central Uganda. It was concluded that age diversity is a positive significant determinant of academic staff productivity. Age is a more powerful determinant of teaching productivity as compared to other productivity measures. The influence of age on academic staff productivity is bi-directional. That is, academic staff in their middle adulthood age of 31 – 50 years are likely to be more productive (especially in teaching) than academic staff in their early (starting) years of teaching (30 years and below). On average the productivity of academic staff is likely to start reducing after 50 years. The study recommended that managers of institutions need to always stratify their workforce according to age and give tasks and responsibilities accordingly. Managers should ensure that heavy tasks and those which require much pressure should be given to academic staff in middle age of 31 – 50 years. Managers should also ensure that academic staff in early age of 30 years or below should be assigned under those who are more

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