The Impact of Ethnic Diversity in Bureaucracies : Evidence from the Nigerian Civil Service

The Impact of Ethnic Diversity in Bureaucracies : Evidence from the Nigerian Civil Service

The authors document the correlation between the workplace diversity in bureaucratic organizations and public service delivery, in the context of Nigeria, where ethnicity is a salient form of self-identity. This article expands the empirical management literature highlighting beneficial effects of w...

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Main Authors: Rasul, Imran, Rogger, Daniel
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Economic Association 2015
Subjects:
corruption
public sector audits
minorities
migration
shadow economy
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22763
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spelling okr-10986-227632021-04-23T14:04:11Z The Impact of Ethnic Diversity in Bureaucracies : Evidence from the Nigerian Civil Service Rasul, Imran Rogger, Daniel corruption public sector audits minorities migration shadow economy The authors document the correlation between the workplace diversity in bureaucratic organizations and public service delivery, in the context of Nigeria, where ethnicity is a salient form of self-identity. This article expands the empirical management literature highlighting beneficial effects of workplace diversity, that has focused on private sector firms operating in high-income settings. The analysis combines two data sources: (i) a survey to over 4,000 bureaucrats eliciting their ethnic identities; (ii) independent engineering assessments of completion rates for 4,700 public sector projects. The ethnic diversity of bureaucracies matters positively: a one standard deviation increase in the ethnic diversity of bureaucrats corresponds to 9 percent higher completion rates. In line with the management literature from private sector firms in high-income countries, this evidence highlights a potentially positive side of ethnic diversity in public sector organizations, in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. 2015-10-09T18:03:26Z 2015-10-09T18:03:26Z 2015-05 Journal Article American Economic Review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22763 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo American Economic Association American Economic Association Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Africa Nigeria
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public sector audits
minorities
migration
shadow economy
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public sector audits
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migration
shadow economy
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Rogger, Daniel
The Impact of Ethnic Diversity in Bureaucracies : Evidence from the Nigerian Civil Service
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description The authors document the correlation between the workplace diversity in bureaucratic organizations and public service delivery, in the context of Nigeria, where ethnicity is a salient form of self-identity. This article expands the empirical management literature highlighting beneficial effects of workplace diversity, that has focused on private sector firms operating in high-income settings. The analysis combines two data sources: (i) a survey to over 4,000 bureaucrats eliciting their ethnic identities; (ii) independent engineering assessments of completion rates for 4,700 public sector projects. The ethnic diversity of bureaucracies matters positively: a one standard deviation increase in the ethnic diversity of bureaucrats corresponds to 9 percent higher completion rates. In line with the management literature from private sector firms in high-income countries, this evidence highlights a potentially positive side of ethnic diversity in public sector organizations, in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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author Rasul, Imran
Rogger, Daniel
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title The Impact of Ethnic Diversity in Bureaucracies : Evidence from the Nigerian Civil Service
title_short The Impact of Ethnic Diversity in Bureaucracies : Evidence from the Nigerian Civil Service
title_full The Impact of Ethnic Diversity in Bureaucracies : Evidence from the Nigerian Civil Service
title_fullStr The Impact of Ethnic Diversity in Bureaucracies : Evidence from the Nigerian Civil Service
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Ethnic Diversity in Bureaucracies : Evidence from the Nigerian Civil Service
title_sort impact of ethnic diversity in bureaucracies : evidence from the nigerian civil service
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