Further Evidence on the Role of Gender Diversity in Team Performance

Regarding gender and performance there is an extensive bibliography which explicitly accepts that gender diversity does and does not have an impact on team performance. The empirical evidence shows both differences and similarities between male and female performance in companies. However, there has been little research into the potential impact that gender may have on the perception of performance. This study seeks to analyse the differences between men and women in the perception of performance when performance is measured using teamwork variables. The research is a comparative study in multinational companies in Spain and Peru which uses a questionnaire with thirteen teamwork items. The questionnaire presents different components in both samples, which suggest that the role that cultural differences have in the way that people perceive their work performance is significant. The main findings show non significant differences between men and women, which calls for an analysis of gender’s real level of importance in implementing diversity awareness or diversity management programmes in companies