Workforce Diversity Management

and its Impact on

Organizational Performance
Under CPEC Perspective

Presented By:
Muhammad Shahbaz

MPhil Management Sciences

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
Background of the Study

The advancements in knowledge and technology in modern global

economy in general and economic and industrial developments under
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan especially will
bring in diverse workforce in business organizations in Pakistan. This will
impose new challenges on Pakistani human resource sector in
managing the complex human resource as for as diversity is concerned.
Recently, the view to look at Workforce Diversity Management has been
transformed to a deliberate theory of Organizational Performance. This
perspective needs a research to investigate the impact of Workforce
Diversity Management (WDM) on Organizational Performance (OP) of
business organizations under current developments of China-Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan. The WDM will be studied at low
level, middle level and high level for institutionalization of diversity in
business organizations.
Definition of Diversity Management

Dobbin & Kaler (2007) stated that the concept of Diversity

management highlights and considers that each
individual is unique and matchless and recognizes
individual differences and dissimilarities in terms of
gender, race, age, ethnicity, religious beliefs, political
understandings, sexual orientation, socio economic
status, physical abilities or any other ideologies. it is the
exploration of those dissimilarities and difference of the
individuals in a constructive, fostering and safe
environment that signifies the concept of diversity
management.
Statement of the Problem

Regardless of the rich diversity in the business

organizations in Pakistan, the miserable progress
in organizational performance due to non-
exploitation of diverse workforce in the sector is
an issue that challenges most of the empirical
studies on workforce diversity management in
Pakistan. This research, therefore, will examine
the influence of managing workforce diversity
levels on performance of business organizations
in Pakistan.
Objectives of the Study

 To identify the impact of workforce diversity on

organizational performance of business
organizations in Pakistan.
 To analyze the influence of different levels of
existing diversity on organizational performance
of business organizations in Pakistan.
 To recommend a policy model for
institutionalization of diversity in business
organizations in Pakistan.
Hypotheses of the Research
Ho1: Low Level Diversity has no significant impact on Organizational
Performance of business organizations in Pakistan.
Ha1: Low Level Diversity has significant impact on Organizational
Performance of business organizations in Pakistan.
Ho2: Middle Level Diversity has no significant impact on
Organizational Performance of business organizations in Pakistan.
Ha2: Middle Level Diversity has significant impact on Organizational
Performance of business organizations in Pakistan.
Ho3: High Level Diversity has no significant impact on Organizational
Performance of business organizations in Pakistan
Ha3: High Level Diversity has significant impact on organizational
performance of business organizations in Pakistan
Significance of the Study

Workforce diversity management is considered

an important element of diversified talent
management issues worldwide as well as in
Pakistan due to the factor of globalization initially
and appearance of vast range of industrial and
economic activities under China Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC) recently.
Scope of the Study

The study restricts with the

investigation to employ different
levels of workforce diversity in
achieving organizational
performance of Pakistani business
companies.
Proposed Conceptual Framework
Independent Variables Dependent Variable

Institutionalization of Diversity
1. Low Level Diversity 1. Organizational Performance

2. Middle Level Diversity

3. High Level Diversity

Questions Addressed:

– Is there any Strategy or Policy, Business

Organizations in Pakistan are pursuing to manage
workforce diversity under CPEC perspective?
– How workforce diversity can be institutionalized
under CPEC perspective?
– What are the measures of workforce diversity
management?
Thank You All
For Listening