Impact of Diversity Management Practices on Organizational Climate – an Egyptian Study

Abstract

This study aimed to find out which practices of diversity management can predict organizational climate, furthermore, to determine whether any demographic variable can influence the relationship between diversity management practices and organizational climate. The research questionnaire was designed and distributed to Egyptian employees working in big multinational organizations using snowball and convincing sampling methods. The results showed that not all diversity management practices (recruitment, awareness, and diversity policy) could predict trust climate or distributive justice; on the other hand, age and work experience could predict the relationship between the studied variables. Although gender had an impact on this relationship, it was not significant. These results provided a spotlight on the effects of a few diversity management practices on two of the organizational climate elements, also showing which of the demographic variables can have an impact on this relationship. This thing will be necessary for researchers who wish to focus on Egyptian literature on this topic or for managers who seek to apply diversity management practices at their companies.