Religion Disparity and Employees’ Performance: An Examination of Higher Institutions of Learning in Kwara State, Nigeria
Religion Disparity and Employees’ Performance: An Examination of Higher Institutions of Learning in Kwara State, Nigeria

Summary/Abstract: The attention of several educational agencies has been drawn to the need to managereligious disparity in higher institutions of learning to curtail the possible effect on the higherinstitutions’ performance. As a result, the study examines the influence of religious disparityon employees’ performance with a reference to the selected higher institutions in Kwara State,Nigeria. A survey design was adopted because of its suitability in describing and exploring thenature of the study, which is primarily quantitative. The study population consists of nonacademic staff of higher institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria, which stood at 4,500; and fromthis, a sample of 367 were selected using the Taro Yamani’s formula. Linear regression wasdeployed to test the hypotheses formulated to guide the study. Findings revealed that the βvalue for religion disparity is very low ( 3%), indicating a very low impact on the employees’performance with a p-value greater than 0.05 at a 5% significant level. It was evident thatreligious disparity does not significantly influence employees’ performance among nonacademics in higher institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. This suggests that the quality ofservice and productivity of employees does not reflect religious discrimination; hence, tomaintain harmonious relations, there should be a holistic approach among the staff sufferingfrom religious disparity as opposed to the hitherto fragmented and episodic actions taken overtime

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