Abstract
Diversity Climate refers to employees' perceptions of the organization's diversity policies, and practices. The economic downturn in Oman has impacted the diversity climate in the workplace, and it is constantly changing as a result of the pandemic across industries, causing havoc on the workforce, especially the 1.75 million expatriate workforces across industries. This study has been conducted with the three key objectives: 1. To investigate the employees' perception on Diversity Climate of the organizations. 2. To compare the perception of citizens and expatriate employees on Diversity Climate and 3. To find the changes in diversity practices of organizations in Oman after Covid- 19. The research was carried out in Muscat, and data obtained from 117 workers (both citizens and expatriates) who work in different companies at various levels/ positions. with the aim of getting a deeper understanding of how the diversity climate has changed since Covid-19 from the employees' perspective. Finally, the researchers suggested some solutions and discussed the study's novelty as well as the potential scope for future research.
Highlights
The research was carried out in Muscat, and data obtained from 117 workers who work in different companies at various levels/ positions. with the aim of getting a deeper understanding of how the diversity climate has changed since Covid-19 from the employees' perspective
Top management should take the changing diversity climate seriously and develop appropriate strategies to get a positive impact of changing Diversity Climate for organizational benefit
Managers should be aware of the advantages of achieving a positive diversity climate; otherwise, they would not prioritize the creation of a positive Diversity Climate
Summary
According to World Bank (Oct 2020) the Covid-19 affected economy of countries in the middle eastern region and on Sultanate of Oman its impact is severe. Expatriate employees around the board are feeling nervous, and their morale and commitment are diminishing as a result of the uncertainties that have arisen as a result of the changing diversity climates in their organizations From this scenario, we can understand that engaging a multi-national workforce is one of the greatest challenges for the organizations in Oman. Religions, and socioeconomic backgrounds often mask their identities, making it difficult to know how they feel and what they want, making them vulnerable in the organizations It is management's duty to handle the diverse group of workers in the best possible way in order to get the most out of them.
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