Examining the Relationship Between Inclusivity, Diversity, and Firm Performance
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Develop and Implement Diversity Policy1
Table of ContentsPart 1................................................................................................................................................3Research Diversity policy................................................................................................................3a) Identifying diversity policy of Apple and Vodafone...................................................................3b) Analysing both the policies.........................................................................................................3Part 2................................................................................................................................................4Drafting Policy.................................................................................................................................4a) Statement of overall goal.............................................................................................................4b) Statement of overall objective.....................................................................................................4c) Drafting the policy.......................................................................................................................4Part 3................................................................................................................................................7Implementation of plan....................................................................................................................7a) Action plan..................................................................................................................................7b) Communication plan.................................................................................................................10c) Feedback form...........................................................................................................................10Part 4..............................................................................................................................................11Review of policy............................................................................................................................11a) Policy implementation review...................................................................................................11Reference List................................................................................................................................13Appendices....................................................................................................................................152
Part 1Research Diversity policya) Identifying diversity policy of Apple and VodafoneKeeping the issue of diversity in the workplace, two companies with successful business designscan be utilised namely Vodafone and Apple. Being one of the most successful companies in theworld can be attributed to their adept marketing mix and the overall structure of theirorganisation. The gender diversity that is prominent in the policy of Vodafone insists theirunbiased nature towards hiring equal men and women for the job. The existing policy ofVodafone involves hiring equal number of male candidates as compared to females This isevident from the fact that in September 2014, they hired 45 women and 43 men in theircompany. They also employ people judging them by their skill and merit only. Moreover, 21%of senior managers in the company were females in 2015 along with 35% of women workforce(Vodafone.com, 2016).In the context of Apple, being one of the most renowned companies in the world they favourinclusion and diversity in the workforce. As per their recruitment policy is concerned, theirfemale workforce across the globe consists of 32% existing employees and 37% new recruits.Their policies focus on nurturing culture of inclusion in order to eradicate racial and gender biasfrom the company. Their Diversity Network Associations (DNAs) create a sense of belongingamong employees of different ethnicities so that connections can be made quicker (Apple.com,2016).b) Analysing both the policies The above details suggest to the fact that both organisations have high focus on gender diversityand take the necessary measures to recruit and promote female personnel in their company. If thepolicies of Vodafone can be assessed, it is clear that their recruitment policies favour a completebalance in the number of male and female employees. The high rate of 35% female employees inthe company suggests their initiative to develop a balanced environment so that daily operationscan be successfully handled. 3
On the contrary, if the policy of Apple is evaluated, it can be noticed that they focus on genderdiversity as well but have an addition of an inclusive policy that makes sure the employees arefree from any unconscious racial or gender bias. The inclusion of a associations such as DNAsallow the company to make every employee belonging to a different nationality to feel free andcreate a sense of belonging towards the company. If the current reports are looked upon, it isclear that Apple’s workforce across the globe consists of 32% women, 23% in technicalpositions and 28% in leadership positions. The diversity is also clear with 56% White population,19% Asian, 12% Hispanic and 9% Black. These factors only suggest the level of progress thatApple has made in creating a diverse work atmosphere for its employees so that collectively theywork as a team. The issue of gender diversity and unfair pay structure has been carefullyaddressed by partnering with historical colleges for Black people along with universities andinvolving scholarships (Theguardian.com, 2016). Part 2Drafting Policya) Statement of overall goalConsidering the case study for this assignment, the overall goal that it looks to achieve is theformulation, development and implementation of a draft of the diversity policy for the warehouseof an online mobile retail company. Since the company does not possess a diversity policy in thecompany, this forms the major criterion to establish a potent diversity policy so that therecruitment process for females can be highly improved. The goal of achieving diversity in theworkplace can be achieved by hiring more female employees in the company and add to the staffof 10 people that has only 2 women in the workforce.b) Statement of overall objectiveThe overall objective that the organisation wants to achieve is to possess a diversity policy sothat gender inequality in the workplace can be improved. The development and implementationof the policy form the secondary objectives. Keeping in mind the case, the current workforce atpresent is suffering from gender bias and consists of employees from different countries oforigin. The study attempts to look into ways for achieving workplace harmony and in order toachieve this feat, the diversity policy has to be established first.4
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