Workforce Diversity and Academic Staff Productivity in Private Chartered Universities in Central Uganda

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This report presents part of the findings of the study carried out in Central Uganda among the chartered private universities. It investigated, among other things, the influence of workforce diversity on academic staff productivity. The study followed a mixed research paradigm, with a quantitative and qualitative approaches. The target population in this study was 1109 academic staff from the six (6) chartered private universities in Central, Uganda. A sample of 385 academic staff was selected to fill the questionnaires. In addition, 12 dons were subjected to oral interviews. The response rate of the questionnaires was 93%. The data were analysed using One-way ANOVA. The finding was that there is no significant influence of workforce diversity and academic staff productivity in chartered private universities in Uganda. It was concluded that it is important to analyse elements of diversity individually than considering them as a whole. Results of aggregated diversity do not make much sense, because diversity elements are completely different and the way the impact productivity differ. The study recommends that The middle aged are more productive, more energetic and readier to move things, they should be paired up with those in late years of above 50 and those below 30 years to share their experiences for the young ones who have the energy to do.

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