The Impact of Diversity Management on Human Resource Productivity with Emphasis on the Mediating Role of Perception of Social Identity (Case Study: Sports and Youth Departments of Isfahan Province

The study aimed to study the effect of diversity management on human resource productivity with emphasis on the mediating role of perception of social identity in sports and youth departments of Isfahan province. This research is a descriptive survey type of field branch. The statistical population of this study is the total staff and managers of sports and youth departments of Isfahan province, The statistical sample of this study was 280 employees and managers of sports and youth departments of Isfahan province who were selected by simple random sampling. Measurement tools including 25-item questionnaires of Fink al(2001), social identity questionnaire was used by Henry et al(1999). Reliability collected for managing diversity and social identity 0.91 and 0.89 , respectively, and job satisfaction, job conflict, retirement intention, recruitment of talented employees and organizational citizenship behavior(0.83, 0.87, 0.85, 0.92, 0.84)were collected. Descriptive statistics, graphs, mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics of Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation model and SPSS and Smart-PLS software were used for analysis . The results showed that diversity management had a positive component it had a negative impact. The mediating role of perception of social identity was confirmed. Since among the components of human resource productivity, the component of attracting talented employees has received the most impact from the variable of diversity management. Therefore, by focusing on diversity management programs, organizations seek to attract employees with the necessary capabilities and abilities and can increase people’s productivity ana performance and thus success. Follow the organization.