Importance of Equality and Diversity in a Successful Business Project

This presentation explores the importance of equality and diversity in a successful business project, including strategies and initiatives for creating and managing a diverse and inclusive workforce. It also discusses the advantages of equality and diversity in achieving higher success and productivity for an organization.

Managing a Successful
Business Project

Table of Content
 Introduction
 Research aim and Objectives
 Data analysis
 Recommendation
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
Diversity and equality both are considered as the pillar for the successful company e as it is useful in
allowing the workers to show their potential efforts towards the attainment of goals of organisation.
Equality defines offering equal treatment and opportunity to subordinates in relation with their job so
that they can get probable chance to prove their competencies. In order to perform this research Accor
hotel is considered which is a French multinational hospitality company that owns and manage its
franchise. It is a single largest hospitality company in Europe that relies on the sixth largest position.
This report put emphasis on the aims and objectives of Investigation.

Research aim and Objectives
Aim:
 The main aim behind conducting this research project is, “To evaluate the importance of equality
and diversity together with determination of strategies and initiatives that ensures creation and
proper management of a diverse and inclusive workforce”.
Objectives:
 To study the concept of equality and diversity.
 To determine the possible advantages those are lead by equality and diversity in achieving higher
success and productivity for an organisation.
 To evaluate the various strategies and initiatives that ensures creation and proper management of a
diverse and inclusive workforce in Accor Hotels.

Data analysis
 Theme 1:Concept of equality and diversity
Q1) Are you having any understanding about the concept of equality and
diversity?
Frequency
a) Yes 17
b) No 3
17
3
Frequency
a) Yes
b) No

Cont.…
 Theme 2: Advantages lead by equality and diversity
Q2) What are the possible advantages those are lead by equality and
diversity in achieving higher success and productivity for an
organisation?
Frequency
a) Enhance creativity and motivation level 10
b) Better coordination and bonding in staff 8
c) Both a and b 2
10
8
2
Frequency
a) Enhance creativity
and motivation level
b) Better coordination
and bonding in staff
c) Both a and b

Cont.…
 Theme 3: Extent to which equality and diversity policies of Accor hotels are effective
Q3) According to you, to what extent the equality and diversity
policies of Accor hotels are effective?
Frequency
a) Effective 12
b) Ineffective 5
c) Neutral 3
12
5
3
Frequency
a) Effective
b) Ineffective
c) Neutral

Cont.…
 Theme 4: Changes and modifications in strategies for better equality and diversity at
its workplace
Q4) Is it required for Accor hotels to make changes and modifications
in its strategies to have better implication equality and diversity at its
workplace?
Frequency
a) Required 18
b) Not required 2
18
2
Frequency
a) Required
b) Not required

Cont.…
 Theme 5: Impact lead by creation of diverse workforce at competitive strength
Q5) What impact is lead by creation of diverse workforce and
equality at competitive strength and business position of Accor
hotels?
Frequency
a) Positive 15
b) Negative 1
c) No impact 4
15
1
4
Frequency
a) Positive
b) Negative
c) No impact

Cont.…
 Theme 6: Biases and discrimination impede business growth and productivity
Q6) Are you agreed with the fact that biases and discrimination
within the workplace can impede business growth and productivity?
Frequency
a) Agreed 16
b) Disagreed 4
16
4
Frequency
a) Agreed
b) Disagreed

Cont.…
 Theme 7: Strategies and initiatives for creation and management of a diverse and
inclusive workforce
Q7) What are the various strategies and initiatives that ensures creation and
proper management of a diverse and inclusive workforce in Accor Hotels?
Frequency
a) Fair HR practises 7
b) Transparent management 4
c) Shared decision making process 5
d) Effective guidance and training 4
7
4
5
4
Frequency
a) Fair HR practises b) Transparent
management
c) Shared decision
making process
d) Effective guidance
and training

Cont.…
 Theme 8: Role played by diverse force on productivity and success
Q8) What overall role is lead by diverse workforce on productivity
and success of Accor hotel?
Frequency
a) Positive role 18
b) Negative role 2
18
2
Frequency
a) Positive role
b) Negative role

Cont.…
 Theme 9: Negative implications that could be faced by Accor hotels due to lack of
equality and diversity at workplace
Interpretation
According to the maximum number of respondents have supported that lack of
diversity and equality leads to develop stress and tension among individuals which impacts
their overall performance and productivity. After all this, lack of equality also impacts the
reputation and goodwill of Accor hotel in terms of its expansion and impacts its productivity.

Cont.…
 Theme 10: Contribution and initiative made by leaders of Accor hotels to promote a
diverse and inclusive workforce
Interpretation
As per the large number of respondents leaders need to take prominent steps in order to
develop and promote equality and diversity within the organisation. Also they need to
introduce those employees who have culture and language difference by engaging them in the
various business activities. Therefore, it leads to boost up the morale and motivation of
employees that positively influences their performance.

Recommendation
On the basis of evaluation of above findings and data following recommendation could be made for
Accor Hotels to put in a diverse and inclusive workforce:
Adoption of fair HR practises are recommended for Accor Hotel as it ensures more flexible and
fair recruitment and selection of individuals that lead to selection of employees from a
diversified culture and background thus, facilitates and ensures diverse and inclusive workforce.
Effective guidance and training for employees together with shared decision making is also
recommended for Accor hotels timely learning and training ensures better understanding and
collaboration in staff regarding different culture and individual.

Conclusion
By considering the above research it is analyse that management of business need timely e
investigation and developing most prominent and effective decision for the success and growth
of business. In relation with this the main aim of diversity and equality within the organisation is
to develop equal job opportunities for the each and every employee in order to create positive
working environment within the organisation. For this use of many prominent strategies are
done in order to develop diverse and inclusive workforce. The project management plan also
offer the instructions and framework for the on time completion of project and use of Gantt
chart and WBS are made in order to meet the time frames and prominent stages of project.

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