Conceptualising the Connectivity Between Human Behavior and Diversity Management in Schools
Keywords:
Diversity management, Diversity, Human behaviorAbstract
It is impossible to prevent diversity in the educational system
because students come from a variety of racial, ethnic,
religious, and other cultural backgrounds. As a means of
fostering an inclusive and varied workplace, diversity
management is gradually becoming more popular. Such
approaches have a significant impact on organizational
performance when they are applied effectively. The purpose of
the survey design was to determine how much employee work
attitudes, which are influenced by diversity management,
affect organizational effectiveness. A conceptual literature
review was reviewed to ascertain the connectivity between
diversity management and human behavior. Ageism, aversion
to change, and gender discrimination are the three main
obstacles to workplace diversity according to empirical
evidence. A person's behavior is a result of how they interact
with their environment, according to the interactionist
viewpoint. The idea of managing diversity acknowledges the
advantages due to two factors brought about by successful
diversity management increased cognitive flexibility and higher
organizational flexibility in terms of processes, openness to new
ideas, and ability to handle change. The study concluded that
successfully managing diversity can lead to more committed,
better satisfied, better performing employees and potentially
better financial performance for an organization. It was
recommended among others that periodic training on diversity
and diversity management is required for all employees to
know the importance of diversity in an organization.
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