Strydom K, Fourie C J S
Faculty of Business Science, Walter Sisulu University, East London, South Africa.
Faculty of Engineering, Walter Sisulu University, East London, South Africa.
Heliyon. 2018 Apr 16;4(4):e00604. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00604. eCollection 2018 Apr.
Managing diversity is one of the major challenges in higher education institutions in South Africa. Additionally, effective strategy implementation is vital for an institution to be successful and sustainable. Questionnaires were distributed to the management of Walter Sisulu University, South Africa, to investigate the relationship between diversity factors and effective strategy implementation. The questionnaires interrogated the effect of the acculturation process, the degree of structural integration, the degree of informal integration, institutional bias and intergroup conflict, and how these factors influence strategy implementation. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was employed as the statistical tool to confirm the hypothetical model. Results of this study revealed that there is no statistically significant relationship between diversity and strategy implementation at the institution, and imply that diversity among staff do not impact on the successful achievement of strategic objectives in the institution. The findings of the study are contrary to empirical evidence by other studies.
管理多样性是南非高等教育机构面临的主要挑战之一。此外，有效的战略实施对于机构的成功与可持续发展至关重要。问卷被分发给南非沃尔特·西苏鲁大学的管理层，以调查多样性因素与有效战略实施之间的关系。问卷探讨了文化适应过程的影响、结构整合程度、非正式整合程度、制度偏见和群体间冲突，以及这些因素如何影响战略实施。结构方程模型（SEM）被用作统计工具来验证假设模型。本研究结果表明，该机构的多样性与战略实施之间不存在统计学上的显著关系，这意味着员工之间的多样性不会影响该机构战略目标的成功实现。该研究结果与其他研究的实证证据相反。
