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Implementation of Staff Recruitment Policies and Diversity Management in Universities in Central Uganda


E Namutebi

Abstract

Universities in Central Uganda exhibit shortfalls in the area of staff diversity management. This is threatening the development of the universities. However, hitherto, the reasons for the said shortfall were not clear. This paper reports on the findings of a study that delved into these reasons, with specific reference to staff recruitment policies and their implementation. It reports that the fairness of the universities’ employee recruitment guidelines and the way these are implemented are significantly and positively with the universities’ diversity management. The failure to manage staff diversity in a fair manner is attributed to unfairness of some of the universities’ recruitment policy guidelines albeit partially; adherence to the guidelines was found to be more significantly related to effectiveness in diversity management. Subsequently, the paper recommends elimination of recruitment guidelines that discriminate against some would be qualifying applicants and strict adherence to the policy guidelines that promote staff diversity.

Keywords: Diversity management; Human Resource Management; Governance.


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