Educational Diversity and Employee Performance in County Governments in Kenya
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Educational Diversity, Employee Performance, County governmentAbstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of educational diversity on employee performance in the county governments in Kenya. The study is anchored on Human capital theory. The study adopted a survey research design and the target population was 20,299 employees from 5 purposively selected county governments of Kenya. Stratified random sampling was used to sample 392 employees from the selected county governments. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis. Regression analysis results showed that there was a positive and statistically significant relationship between educational diversity and employee performance with the regression coefficient of (β= 0.651, p< 0.05). Policymakers in county governments should set a strong example for diversity in the workplace by having policies that make management accountable for promoting inclusion. In particular, county governments should hire employees based on their accomplishments.
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