International Journal of Academic Management Science Research (IJAMSR)   Year: 2021 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 9 | Page No.: 139-150 Cultural Diversity and Performance of Cooperative Societies in Tertiary Institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria Agbasimalo Esther Ozioma and Ojiagu Nkechi Abstract: This study examined cultural diversity and the role it plays in determining the performance of cooperative societies in tertiary institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria. The research work used survey research design. The population of the study included all cooperative staff of the tertiary institutions within Anambra State where cooperative society exist, with a total number of 100 staff. Complete enumeration technique was adopted for the study. The major research instrument was a structured questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Hypothesis was tested at a 5% level of significance. The result indicated that there is a significant positive relationship between the variables and that that a 90% change in growth of cooperative societies are as a result of changes in the employee gender diversity of the cooperatives studied (R = 947; R2 = 896; P-value < 0.05). The study, therefore, concluded that indeed, cultural diversity have a great influence on the performance of cooperative societies in tertiary institutions in the studied area. Sequel to this, it was recommended that the management of the studied cooperatives needs to always initiate gender neutral programmes, as it will lead to growth and sustainability for the cooperative societies.