ABSTRACT
This study assessed the relationship between employees’ performance and discrimination in Kaduna Polytechnic. Over the years issues of discrimination at work place has been treated with levity and recent studies shows that victims of discrimination suffer emotional trauma. It is envisage that this emotional trauma could affect employee output. The study adopts cross sectional survey research design and through the stratified random sampling. Sample of 400 employees of Kaduna Polytechnic were selected for the study. The major technique used for data analysis is ANOVA and multiple regression. It was used to test if there is any significant relationship between the four independent variables and employees’ performance. The result shows a significant relationship in three of the independent variables which includes age discrimination, region/ethnic discrimination and religion discrimination. Only one of the independent variable which is gender discrimination indicates that there is no significant relationship between it and employees performance. It was recommended that; thorough screening of applicant is needed in other to avoid hiring people who are unable or unwilling to respect the right of their co-workers and also, mixing of generations and different ethnic group in the workplace should be encourage as this will foster unity. This will to a great extent reduce or eradicate completely discrimination at work place.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover page- - - - - - - - - - - i
Title - - - - - - - - - - - - ii
Declaration- - - - - - - - - - - iii
Certification- - - - - - - - - - - iv
Dedication- - - - - - - - - - v
Acknowledgements- - - - - - - - - - vi
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - vii
Table of Contents - - - - - - - - - viii
List of Tables-- - - - - - - - - - ix
List of Appendices- - - - - - - - - - xi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the study-- - - - - - - - 1
1.2 Statement of the problem- - - - - - - - - 4
1.3 Research Questions - - - - - - - - 5
1.4 Objective of the study- - - - - - - - - 5
1.5 Statement of the hypotheses - - - - - - - 6
1.6 Significance of the Study- - - - - - - - - 6
1.7 Scope and limitation of the Study- - - - - - - 7
1.8 Definition of terms- - - - - - - - - 7
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELECTED LITERATURE:
2.1 Introduction- - - - - - - - - - 8
2.2 Conceptual frame work- - - - - - - - - 8
2.2.1 Gender Discrimination - - - - - - - - 9
2.2.2 Age Discrimination - - - - - - - - 10
2.2.3 Ethnic/Region Discrimination - - - - - - - 10
2.2.4 Religion Discrimination- - - - - - - - 11
2.2.5 Employee’s Performance - - - - - - - 12
2.2.6 Contributory Factors to Discrimination at workplace in Nigeria - - 15
2.2.7 Preventing Discrimination at workplace in an organization - - - 18
2.3 Impact of Perceived Discrimination on employee’s performance - - - 19
2.4 Theoretical framework- - - - - - - - - 24
2.5 Summary - - - - - - - - - - 28
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction- - - - - - - - - - 29
3.2 Research Design- - - - - - - - - - 29
3.3 Population of the Study - - - - - - - - 29
3.4 Sample Size and Sampling Techniques- - - - - - - 29
3.5 Method of Data Collection - - - - - - - - 31
3.5.1 Reliability Test - - - - - - - - - 32
3.6 Procedure for Data Analysis and Model Specification- - - - - 32
3.7 Justification of Methods - - - - - - - - 33
3.8 Summary -- - - - - - - - - - 34
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS-
4.1 Introduction- - - - - - - - - - 35
4.2 Historical Background of Kaduna Polytechnic - - - - - 35
4.3 Data Presentation - - - - - - - - - 37
4.4 Data Analysis- - - - - - - - - - - 39
4.4.1 Gender Discrimination and Employees’ Performance - - - - 39
4.4.2 Age Discrimination and Employee’s Performance in Kaduna Polytechnic - 42
4.4.3 Ethnic/Region Discrimination and Employee’s Performance in Kaduna
Polytechnic - - - - - - - - - 45
4.4.4 Religion Discrimination and Employee’s Performance in Kaduna
Polytechnic - - - - - - - - - 48
4.5 Discussion of Findings - - - - - - - 50
4.6 Summary of findings - - - - - - - - - 53
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary- - - - - - - - - - - 55
5.1.1 Background of Information of Respondents- - - - - - 55
5.1.2 Impact of Discrimination on Employees’ Performance- - - - 55
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - - 56
5.3 Recommendations - - - - - - - - - 57
5.4 Suggestions for Further Studies - - - - - - - 58
Bibliography- - - - - - - - - - 59
Appendices I- - - - - - - - - - 66
Appendices II- - - - - - - - - - 72
Gandu, Z. & Gandu, Z (2018). Assessment of the Relationship Between Employees Performance and Discrimination in Kaduna Polytechnic Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/assessment-of-the-relationship-between-employees-performance-and-discrimination-in-kaduna-polytechnic-nigeria-by-gandu-zakka-casimir
Gandu, Zakka, and Zakka Gandu "Assessment of the Relationship Between Employees Performance and Discrimination in Kaduna Polytechnic Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 03 May. 2018, https://afribary.com/works/assessment-of-the-relationship-between-employees-performance-and-discrimination-in-kaduna-polytechnic-nigeria-by-gandu-zakka-casimir. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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Gandu, Zakka and Gandu, Zakka . "Assessment of the Relationship Between Employees Performance and Discrimination in Kaduna Polytechnic Nigeria" Afribary (2018). Accessed April 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/assessment-of-the-relationship-between-employees-performance-and-discrimination-in-kaduna-polytechnic-nigeria-by-gandu-zakka-casimir