Title:
STRATEGIC CULTURAL DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT OPEN ARMS INTERNATIONAL, ELDORET

Authors:
Timothy Kipkoech Yego and Dr. Josphat Kwasira ,Kenya

Abstract:
In most organizations, workforce diversity has proved to be problematic as it has an effect on their performance. Employees gets demoralized due to their cultural diversity as it demoralizes them. This in-turn has an effect on their performance. The aim of this study was to determine Strategic Cultural diversity management practices and employee performance at Open Arms International in Eldoret. The specific objectives were to analyze how employee gender mainstreaming practices affects employee performance at Open Arms International. The study adopted a descriptive research design. Target population was 136 employees while the sample size was 41 employees. The respondents were selected using stratified random sampling technique. The main data collection instrument was questionnaires. Cronbach’s alpha was adopted to test reliability of the research instrument. The data collected was analyzed using both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics that were adopted include; frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation. The inferential statistics include; correlation and regression. The regression coefficients results were as follows; employee gender mainstreaming had a positive and significant effect on employee performance (?=-1.217, p < 0.05), value systems has a positive and significant effect on employee performance of (?= .938, p < 0.05). The study concluded that gender mainstreaming improves employee performance. The study recommended that the management of at Open Arms International should continue adopting work ethics that do not allow for any form of gender discrimination.