Effect of Diversity at Work Practices at Sainsbury's

This research investigates the effect of Diversity at work practices at Sainsbury's. It explores the relationship between Diversity at work effect and team performance, and provides recommendations for managing diversity in the workplace. The research methodology includes data collection through questionnaires and analysis of the results.

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Contents
An investigation into the effect of Diversity at work practices at Sainsbury's................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Literature Review.............................................................................................................................3
Research Methodology....................................................................................................................5
Results....................................................................................................................................6
Recommendations............................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
Books and Journals...............................................................................................................11

An investigation into the effect of Diversity at work practices at Sainsbury's.
INTRODUCTION
Diversity at workplace means difference in working behaviour of employees as they are of
different religion, gender, age, education, etc. It is important to note that all the employees are
different and there should be good working environment that is provided to them so that the
employees can work effectively (Piercey, V.I., 2017). The organisation should value all the
employees and treat them equally and provide them equal opportunity so that they can work with
potential. Sainbury's is second largest retail chain in United Kingdoms. The company has 16%
share in retail sector of UK. The company was founded by John James Sainsbury in 1869. The
company has around 1,428 stores.
Aim of research
The aim of this research is “To investigate how Diversity at work has improved the working
practices of Sainbury's”.
Research questions
 How has Diversity at work effect contributed to team performance at Sainbury's?
 What is the relationship between Diversity at work effect and performance at Sainbury's?
Research objectives
 To assess how has Diversity at work effect contributed to team performance Sainbury's.
 To compare and contrast the relationship between Diversity at work effect and
performance at Sainbury's.
Literature Review
Article 1: Organizational citizenship behaviour: a critical review of its development in a
diversity driven workplace
According to (Tamunomiebi and Onah, 2019) It is seen that competition is in enhancing day
by day and the businesses are getting ready to beat the competition. There are various policies
and frameworks that are followed by businesses to compete in this globalisation. It is observed
that various business organising have expended and established there businesses at different
countries. In relation to Sainbury's is it is one of the multinational organisations that have its
operation in various part of world. They are also employing diverse employees to beat the
competition and let them work together to achieve the goals and objectives of the organisation.

The company provides good and effective working environment to the employees so that they
can work together and perform in an effective and efficient way to achieve the goals and
objectives on time and attain competitive edge. All the employees work together and build
relations so that the company can perform better and work effectively.
Article 2: Religious Diversity at Workplace
As per the point of view of (Singh and Babbar, 2021) It is observed that in search of job
people are migrating from one place to another and that is giving rise to diversity at workplace.
Due to globalisation also the organisations are expanding the work and people from different
background and culture are joining the workplace. It is seen that in relation to Sainsbury’s the
company hires the employees on the basis on the skills and knowledge and not the basis of
religion they belong. The company understands the negative as well as positive outcomes of
managing diversity on the employees as well as the whole organisation. The human resource
managers of Sainsbury have made all the efforts and formulate strategies to manage the religion
diversity at workplace. They follow and respect all the religion and value all the employees that
are part of the organisation.
Article 3: Beyond relational diversity: managing workplace diversity and team
composition
According to (Maheshwari, 2019) It is important to understand the concept of diversity to
manage them effectively. It is important for an organisation to know about the employees that
are path of the organisation. Along with that it is vital to value all the employees and treat them
equally so that there is good working environment in the organisation. It is vital to note that in
retail sector organisation the employees play a vital role. Sainsbury’s know the fact and always
motivate the employees so that they are able to work effectively in the organisation and make
them achieve goals and objectives. Then consider the behaviour as well as attitude of employees
to understand them better and work effectively.
Article 4: Why Does Workplace Gender Diversity Matter? Justice, Organizational
Benefits, and Policy
As per the view of (Fine, Sojo and Lawford‐Smith, 2020) the most seen matter of diversity
is gender. It is seen that there are men and women that are part of the organisation. Both of them
work together to achieve the goals and objectives of the company. The companies have
understood that success of organisation depends on the working environment of the organisation.

The performance of the organisation is dependable on the way employees are treated. There
should be no discrimination on any basis on the working of the employees. In relation to
Sainsbury’s all the men and women are provided equal opportunity and that help them to
perform effectively. It is observed that all the employees work in an effective and efficient way
and that boost’s the performance of the company.
Article 5: Diversity in the Workplace: A Review, Synthesis, and Future Research
Agenda
According to (Roberson, 2019) socioeconomic trends are changing and that is giving rise to
diversity of employees in the workplace. The companies are formulating strategies that are in
favour of the employees and that help in management of the diversity of employees. The
employees have different background and they do not feel comfortable if they are discriminated
in the organisation. It is vital for the organisation to provide effective working environment
where the employees can work together. The company provides healthy environment where the
employers work together and they are motivated towards. By treating the employees equally the
performance of the employees increases that in turn has positive impact on the performance of
the employees.
Research Methodology
The process of conducting the research is called the research methodology. There are
various steps and procedures that are vital to be followed. It is a techniques that helps to collect,
analyse as well as interpret the data collected (Wargo, J.M., 2021). Research methodology is an
important part of the research. The success of the research is based on the use of tools to conduct
the research.
Data collection: There are two ways of data collection that are primary and secondary. Primary
method of data collection means the data is collected by the researcher and the data is first hand.
It is important to note that it is more time consuming as well as costly to use primary method of
data collection (Gladun, M. and Buchynska, D., 2017). It is seen that the ways to collect data
through primary data is face to face interview, questionnaire survey, observation. In this research
questionnaire is used to collect data. It is not possible to send the questionnaire to all the
employees so 50 employees are selected on random basis as sample. The link of goggle form is
sent and their point of view is taken to analyse the data and draw conclusion.

Another method of data collection is secondary method. The data is collected through
already published articles, journals, textbooks, diaries, newspapers, and magazine. The data
collection is less time consuming. In this report literature review is done on the basis of
authenticated articles to gain valid results of the study. It is important to note that both primary
and secondary research is used for data collection in this report.
Research Methods: There are two of method to analyse the data that are qualitative and
quantitative. In quantitative research method there is use of statistical tools and numbers to
analyse the data (Heindl, M., 2019). It is easy to understand the data with the help of graphs and
pie chart that are understandable to the specialist as well as to the normal man. It will help to
analyse the data collected through primary source. The next is qualitative method in which there
is no use of numbers the information is analysed by the researcher. It is used to analyse the
secondary data.
Results
It is important to analyse the data. It is one of the important parts of the research. The data
is analysed with the help of graphs to gain understanding.
Theme 1: Concept of diversity at workplace
a) Yes b) No
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35
40
Frequency
Frequency
Interpretation: From the above graph it can be analysed that 40 out of 50 employees understand
the concept of diversity and rest 10 out 50 do not understand the concept. So the organisation
should make them aware about the concept for betterment of employees as well as organisation.
Theme 2: The reason of diversity in workplace

a) Globalisation b) Migration c) Need of job
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2
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6
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10
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20
Chart Title
Series1
Interpretation: From this graph it can be evaluated that 20 out of 50 employees believe that
globalisation is the reason of diversity. The 10 out of 50 employees say migration is the reason.
The rest 20 out of 50 employees say that the reason behind diversity at workplace is need by job
by the employees.
Theme 3: Sainsbury’s do to manage diversity
a) Motivate
employees b) Provide them
equal opportunity c) Engage the
employees in
activities
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2
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8
10
12
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20
Chart Title
Series1
Interpretation: It is analysed that 20 out of 50 employees of Sainsbury’s say that the company
motivate the employees to manage diversity. Other 15 out of 50 employees believe that they
provide them equal opportunity. The rest 15 out of 50 employees say that there are activities that
help to engage the employees in the organisation.
Theme 4: Importance of managing diversity of employees in workplace

a) Agree b) Disagree c) Neutral
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35
Chart Title
Series1
Interpretation: From the graph it can be evaluated that 35 out of 50 employees of Sainsbury’s
are of the point of view that it is important to manage diversity at workplace. There are 5 out of
50 employees believe that there is no need to manage the diversity. The 10 out of 50 employees
are neutral about the same.
Theme 5: Benefits of managing diversity to Sainsbury’s
a) Motivate
employee b) Competitive
Advantage c) Enhances
performance
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10
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35
Chart Title
Series1
Interpretation: It can be analysed that 35 out of 50 employees says that by successfully
managing the diversity the company is able to perform better. It is seen that 5 out of 50
employees believe that the company gains competitive advantage due to managing diversity. The
rest 10 employees say it motivates the employees.

Recommendations
There are some recommendations that are mentioned below:
 Sainbury’s should increase the awareness and importance of diversity in the
organisation and make all the employees aware about the reason of diversity in the
organisation
 The company should enhance the activities that help to manage diversity in the
organisation. As these activities help to enhance the working relations among the
employees and they work effectively.
 It is seen that company is treating all the employees equally so they should follow
the practice as it will help to increase the performance of the organisation.

CONCLUSION
From the above file it is concluded that the company should manage diversity as it has
positive impact on the performance of the organisation. It is seen that there is increase in
competition and there are various employees that are working in the organisation. So if the
employees are treated equally and provided good working environment they work effectively
and that helps in enhancing the performance of the workers. There is diversity as the employees
belong to different caste, religion, background, gender etc. The company should always provide
equal opportunities and motivate the employees to work effectively. So by managing the diverse
employees Sainsbury’s is able to enhance its overall performance.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Fine, C., Sojo, V. and Lawford‐Smith, H., 2020. Why does workplace gender diversity matter?
Justice, organizational benefits, and policy. Social Issues and Policy Review, 14(1),
pp.36-72.
Gladun, M. and Buchynska, D., 2017. Tools for inquiry-based learning in primary
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Heindl, M., 2019. Inquiry-based learning and the pre-requisite for its use in science at school: A
meta-analysis. Journal of Pedagogical Research, 3(2), pp.52-61.
Maheshwari, N., 2019. Beyond relational diversity: managing workplace diversity and team
composition with Indian psycho-philosophy. International Journal of Management
Concepts and Philosophy, 12(1), pp.41-54.
Piercey, V.I., 2017. A Quantitative Reasoning Approach to Algebra Using Inquiry-Based
Learning. Numeracy: Advancing Education in Quantitative Literacy, 10(2).
Roberson, Q.M., 2019. Diversity in the workplace: A review, synthesis, and future research
agenda. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 6,
pp.69-88.
Singh, R.K. and Babbar, M., 2021. Religious Diversity at Workplace: a Literature Review.
Humanistic Management Journal, pp.1-19.
Tamunomiebi, M.D. and Onah, G.O., 2019. Organizational citizenship behaviour: A critical
review of its development in a diversity driven workplace. The Strategic Journal of
Business & Change Management, 6(1), pp.41-60.
Wargo, J.M., 2021. “Seeing” Difference Differently: Inquiry-Based Learning as a Site/Sight of
Intersectional Justice in English Language Arts. Language Arts, 98(3), pp.135-148.

Appendix 1
Questionnaire Survey
1. Do you understand the concept of diversity in workplace? Frequency
a) Yes 40
b) No 10
2. According to you what is the reason of diversity in workplace?
a) Globalisation 20
b) Migration 10
c) Need of job 20
3. What do Sainsbury’s do to manage diversity?
a) Motivate employees 20
b) Provide them equal opportunity 15
c) Engage the employees in activities 15
4. According to you is it important to manage the diversity of employees in
workplace?
a) Agree 35
b) Disagree 5
c) Neutral 10
5. What are the benefits of managing diversity to Sainsbury’s?
a) Motivate employee 10
b) Competitive Advantage 5
c) Enhances performance 35