In today's experiential 21st century, the growth of a country is highly dependent on its higher education capabilities. A crucial segment of Higher Education Institutions is Arts and Science. Colleges which are prone to rapid changes in the recent years. Traditional academic cultures and relationships are being challenged due to increase in diversity and differentiation in the workforce within institutions. This article attempts to shed light on the significance of workforce diversity management with respect to teaching faculty in Arts and Science colleges. This exploratory study investigated the following dimensions of diversity, namely gender, age, marital status, income, experience, qualification, institution's type, institution's source of funding, nationality and language were considered as they were viewed as being more common in Arts and Science colleges. A sample of 527 teaching faculty from Selffinancing, Government-aided and Government colleges were responded in this study. A combination of the use of secondary data and primary data was adopted. A structured questionnaire that used a 5-point Likert scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree was used for data collection. Multivariate factor analysis and One-way ANOVA have conducted to analyze the data collected. The study identified four factors namely Values Articulation, Collegiality Promotion, Equal Opportunities and Informal Mentoring that lead to better workforce diversity management. The perceived benefits of diversity management were found to be Engagement of faculty, Empowerment of students and the Effectiveness of the institution.
Diversity inclusion, Diversity management practices and Perceived organizational outcomes
