Investigating Workplace Gender Discrimination at TESCO Plc

BUSINESS RESEARCH PROJECT
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Contents
CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................3
1.1 Background...........................................................................................................................3
1.2 Research aim & objectives....................................................................................................3
1.3 Rational.................................................................................................................................4
1.4 Activities and timescales.......................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 2 – LITERATURE REVIEW.......................................................................................7
2.1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................7
2.2 Literature review...................................................................................................................7
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.....................................................................................................9
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPETATION..............................................................................10
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................18
Conclusion................................................................................................................................18
Recommendation......................................................................................................................19
REFLECTION...............................................................................................................................19
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................21
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................22
Questionnaire............................................................................................................................22
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Topic- “To critically investigate equality & diversity within company due to workplace gender
discrimination. A study on TESCO Plc”.
CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
Equality and diversity in business world play vital role in success and growth of
companies, it also defined as promoting equality of chance for all workers through diversity
giving each individual opportunity to achieve their potential, free from discrimination. When
management makes any kind of difference with workers based on individual gender, sexual
orientation, race, skills, cultural background, career experience and more it put negative impact
at workplace environment. It refers to Gender discrimination that decreases the productivity and
profitability of firms as well as their labor.
The current study is based on TESCO Plc which operates across UK with skilled and
talented candidates. This study explains research aims, objectives, timelines, rational and project
description. It justifies in depth information about current topic in form of literature review and
defines research methodologies with appropriate justification. Furthermore, this assignment
clarifies data collection, analysis, conclusion and suggestions based on analysis. At last it
explains reflective statement.
1.2 Research aim & objectives
Aim-
“The aim of this study is to examine equality and diversity within firm due to workplace
gender discrimination. A study on Tesco Plc”.
Objectives-
 To develop key understanding on the workplace gender discrimination within the
workplace.
 To determine the impact of workplace gender discrimination on the performance and
productivity of the organization.
 To determine the challenges related with workplace discrimination.
 To provide effective recommendation to improve workplace gender discrimination within
the workplace.
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1.3 Rational
Gender discrimination is specific situation occur within company workplace in which
individual are treated differently simply because they are female more than on basis of their
individual capabilities or abilities. Here this research is conducted in context of gender
discrimination at workplace that impact on TESCO workers productivity level. The reason of
doing this research project is that it will help to understand about ways can used to correct
gender discrimination and its impact on staff performance. By conducting research based on
above topic researcher will gather all information about gender discrimination. Investigator is
personally interested for doing this research as they want to collect more data about how
companies overcome this situation by using varied approaches or techniques.
1.4 Activities and timescales
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sources
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