Equality and Diversity in the Workplace

Equality and Diversity in
the Workplace
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Table of Contents
P1 Research proposal...................................................................................................................3
P2 Appropriate research methods ...............................................................................................6
P3 Conduct primary and secondary research ..............................................................................7
P4 Apply appropriate tools in research findings........................................................................15
P5 Research outcomes...............................................................................................................16
Covered in ppt ...........................................................................................................................16
P6 Reflect on effectiveness of research methods.......................................................................16
P7 Alternative research methodologies ....................................................................................17
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................19
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P1 Research proposal
INTRODUCTION
Globalization enhances the Multinational companies to address the equality and diversity
issues not only to survive but also regarding gain the competitive advantage. So with the increase
of the globalization there is an increase of the communication between the individuals from all
over the world as because of the globalization firms have seen various diversification regarding
their work (Bain, 2017). At the same time capitalizing and maximizing the diversity of
workplace is a crucial issues regarding management. Firms as well as their management requires
to adjust their employees withing the evolving as well as changing. Managing equality and
diversity is crucial challenge of the firm ,so the managers of the firm need to adapt the culture
that is multicultural so that various employees of the different background share their opinion.
Leadership also plays a crucial role to address the issues of the diversity within the firms as the
leadership involvement can address the various issues related to the diversity that are crucial for
the firm to have the positive influence on the behavior of the firm. The managers of the firm
must be aware about the cultural biases and also the prejudices so that they can easily accept the
change within the firm;s environment regarding the workforce (Fletcher, 2017).
Background
Within the United Kingdom there are various firms that are legally needed to stick to
some practices to assure the discrimination that is eliminated as well as expectations of the
equality are met within the firms. All the employees should be treated equally well as given the
same set of the opportunities instead of focusing on the age, gender, culture, beliefs and
disability (Mehta and et..al., 2018).
Aims and objectives
Aim- To investigate the impact of employee behavior on diversity and equality at workplace. A
case study on Aldi.
Objectives
 To identify importance of employee behavior at workplace.
 To analyze impact of employee behavior on diversity and equality
 To recommend strategies to maintain diversity and equality
Research questions
 What is the importance of employee behavior at workplace?
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 What is the impact of employee behavior on diversity and equality?
 What strategies can be followed to maintain diversity and equality?
Rationale
Diversity and equality defined as it assures that every individual posses equal
opportunities, and they are not discriminated within the firm on the basis of their gender, age,
beliefs and many more. Thus, this research will aids to scholar to research the depth
investigation on the topic such as Diversity and Equality.
This research assists scholar to focuses on the study regarding equality that assists to
decreases the discrimination within workplaces. With the guidance of this research, scholar can
understand the significance of the topic regarding diversity and equality that will influence of
working within the firm (Mohajan, 2018).
Significance- The significance of this report is that by applying equality and diversity helps
other firms like Tesco, Tesla and M&S. Also, it will be useful for other them to implement and
apply strategies and policies to equality and diversity in culture. Moreover, other scholars will be
able to conduct study on other elements such as factors that impact employee behavior in
negative way. Alongside, in other areas as well like theory or concept of behavior with culture
(Clandinin, Cave and Berendonk, 2017).
Research methodologies
These are the strategies that can be used to gather the information as well as assist to
create the better understanding regarding topic.
Research type- This is defined as the term that can understands the research within a specified
manner as well as problem by using the scientific technique such as research type are
distinguished as quantitative ad qualitative (Bain, 2017). Within this order study will be
qualitative techniques.
Will aids in framing questionnaire so tat the depth of study can be undertaken.
Research approach- It is a term where there is a broad assumption regarding detailed
techniques of analysis, data collection and interpretation. Thus research approach falls under
the two categories such as inductive as well as deductive. Within this research the scholar uses
the approach called inductive approaches that have theories as well as observation that can be
proposed to finish the research (Page and et.al., 2017).
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