INFLUENCE OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY ON ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY IN GTBANKS, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated influence of workforce diversity on Organizational Sustainability in GT banks, Lagos state. Essentially, Organizational sustainability has been identified as essential ingredient that drives organizational continuity, effective performance and organizational survival. However, in this study efforts were made to investigate the following: Influence of gender diversity on organizational sustainability in Lagos state: Influence of the religious diversity on organizational sustainability in Lagos state: Influence of age diversity on organizational sustainability in Lagos state: Influence of group diversity on organizational sustainability in Lagos state. Base on this, 4 hypothesis were generated and tested using T- test and one way analysis or variance. Questionnaire format was used for data collection. The collected data were analyzed by T-test for independence measures and 1-way analysis of variance. The findings revealed that gender diversity had no significant influence on organizational sustainability in GT banks in Lagos state [t (148) = 1.13, p >.05]. Also the findings showed that religious diversity had significant influence on organizational sustainability in GT banks in Lagos state. [F (2.147) = 4.240, P< 05]. Further, the findings revealed that ethnic diversity had no significant influence on organizational sustainability in GT bank in Lagos state [F (2.147) = 683, P> 05]. Also this stated that the age group diversity as no significant influence on organizational sustainability in GT banks in Lagos state [F (5,144) = 3.778, P< 05]. Therefore, it is concluded that work diversity in terms of gender ethnic diversity had no significant influence on organizational sustainability in GT banks in Lagos state. However religious and age-group diversity had significant influence on organizational sustainability in GT Banks in Lagos State.