The Impact of Gender Diversity on Employees’ Work Performance: The Mediating role of Interpersonal Conflict

Abstract

Building upon institutional, this paper seeks to understand the relationship of gender diversity and employee’s work performance. Specifically, this paper makes a case for interpersonal conflict to mediate the relationship between gender diversity and employee performance. The research is based on survey data from 240 professionals of the Pakistan's private and public hospitals. As per the study’s findings, there is a substantial positive association between gender diversity and employee performance. Further, the study`s results have also established the fact that interpersonal conflict is also a vital intervening mechanism to establish the relationship between gender diversity and employee performance.