Social network ties as the mediators of workplace diversity and wellbeing of employees

This paper analyzes the mediating impact social network (instrumental and expressive) ties on the relation between workplace diversity and wellbeing of employees. A sample of 113 was collected from private sector organizations belonging to ICT and finance industries located in Delhi-NCR region of India. Diversity was found to be positively associated with wellbeing. Using Partial Least Square technique of Structural Equation Modeling analyzed through SmartPLS 2.0.M3,it found that instrumental ties significantly mediated the relation between diversity and wellbeing, while expressive ties were found not to be associated with diversity. Implications for the policymakers have been suggested to take into consideration the social network ties in order to effectively implement the policies aimed at promoting the wellbeing of the employees while maintaining a healthy diversity in the organizations.