Assignment on Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity
DIVERSITY AND
INCLUSION

Diversity and Inclusion 1
Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................... 2
Description of the organization and relevant stakeholders......................................................2
Diversity strategy........................................................................................................ 4
Evaluation of the action plan.......................................................................................... 9
References.............................................................................................................. 10
Appendices............................................................................................................. 13

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Introduction
The diversity is an echo of the changing world and marketplace. The future of the
organizations will be more diverse than what they are today. The workforce in the coming
years will comprise different races, ages, gender, traditions, and lifestyles. The effective
leverage of human capital plays a great role in the future competitiveness of the organization
along with economic performance. The organizations should look at growing diversity at the
workplace among the workforce. Organizations should operate internationally. It can assist in
going forward. In the international context, when external stakeholders are diverse than it is
significant to view itself as an inclusive and diverse organization as well. It has been
considered that a diverse team in the organization brings better creativity and innovation. The
understanding of the team and its response to the requirements of a diverse client base is
better. The diverse groups have the availability of good talent which leads to the business
benefit. This report comprises the diversity and inclusion in the case of Wipro. Wipro is a
foremost information technology (IT), consulting and business process services organization
that provides the solution to empower its clients to do business well. Wipro assists clients to
create an efficient and adaptive business by making use of digital strategy, advanced
analytics, and product engineering approach and customer-focused design. Wipro has
attained a popularity for its inclusive portfolio of services and robust pledge to sustainability.
The company has even given the NASSCOM Corporate Award for Excellence in Diversion
and Inclusion 2016 for the category of ‘Best program for excellence in Gender Diversity’. It
is proof that Wipro has made a substantial contribution to encouraging diversity and
inclusion.
Description of the organization and relevant stakeholders
Wipro has been making diversity and inclusive efforts concentrated on individuals
with gender, disabilities, and persons belonging to the deprived backgrounds and nationality.
The diversity council of the company includes senior leaders from the organization and
functions to create direction and diversity in such areas. The diversity is deliberated to be part
of the strategic plan and is driven with passion and reviewed intermittently. Wipro is devoted
to being an equal opportunity employer. The diversity and inclusion values are entrenched in
the organizational values, policies, cultures, and procedures. The company has been
dedicated to non-discrimination and meritocracy in the diversity and inclusion policy. Wipro
believes in forming an organizational culture in which staff feels involved and safe to discuss

Diversity and Inclusion 3
concerns along with the violations without any fear of reprisal. It is the key to preserve
human rights and foster a culture of presence (Hoobler, et al. 2018). In such a scenario, the
company is concentrated on forming policy and procedure frameworks that assist a
comprehensive work environment. There is zero tolerance towards reprisal which enables
employees to report their concern and discrimination issues to the higher authority.
Moreover, the company is having long-standing Ombud’s process and helpline which can be
accessed by the staff 24/7 in different languages. The concerns raised by the employees are
considered through a neutral ombudsman (Wipro, 2010).
The diversity and inclusion program of Wipro has been officially launched in 2008 to
offer shape and direction to its commitment. Such a program is a multi-dimensional and
comprises pillars like:
 Gender
 Nationality
 Persons with disability
 Persons from the deprived community
There is a need to identify stakeholders in Wipro to execute diversity management
strategies. When it comes to the organization, the specific group of stakeholders should be
identified along with the significance to the diversity management (Ward & Forker, 2017).
The stakeholders are accounted for diversity management. Wipro creates value for the
persons who are involved with the company directly or indirectly. The stakeholder
engagement has been effective to the company in fostering responsible and sustainable
business practices that are effective to the organization and stakeholders. The company has
eight stakeholders such as customers, workers, education ecosystem, young citizen and future
cohorts, communities, suppliers, investors, and government. The close engagement with the
company assists Wipro to communicate exclusive and discerned value to the customers
(Wipro, 2016). The partnership can be made with the customers to encounter their present
and developing business information technology necessities (Wipro, 2011).
The employees in the form of stakeholders are offered a voice in the key people
decisions. The employees are empowered through continuous learning and diversity in the
workplace. They are engaged through 360-degree feedback, leadership webcasts, and focus
groups. On the other hand, education is one of the leading long-term societal forces
influencing social change. Advancing a good comprehension and capacity building of social