Managing a Successful Business Project

This presentation focuses on managing a successful business project and the importance of equality and diversity in the workplace. It specifically examines the issue of gender pay gap in the retail industry, with a case study on Sainsbury's. The presentation aims to understand the concept of gender pay gap, determine its impact on business performance, examine the challenges faced by companies, and recommend ways to overcome these issues. The research methodology includes qualitative research, inductive approach, and thematic data analysis. The findings suggest that Sainsbury's hires women for top positions and provides equal opportunities to employees without discrimination. However, the company does not pay equal amounts to men and women based on their skills and capabilities. Overall, the presentation highlights the importance of equality and diversity in the business world and provides insights into managing gender pay gap.

Managing a successful business project

TABLE OF CONTENT
 INTRODUCTION
 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
 DATA INTERPRETATION
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
 Equality and diversity is all about to ensure the equal opportunity and not treated
the employees differently.
 In the same way, current study is also help to shed a light on the equality and
minimize the challenges face by company with regards to equality and diversity.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Aim:
“To analyses the issue face by company with regards to gender pay gap in retail industry: A study on
Sainsbury's”
Objectives:
 To understand the concept of gender pay gap under equality and diversity.
 To determine the impact inequality in gender pay gap upon business performance.
 To examine the challenges face by company while managing gender pay gap.
 To recommend the ways through which issues are overcome

Gantt chart and WBS

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Type of methodology Methodology used
Research type Qualitative research type
Research approach Inductive approach
Research philosophy Interpretivism philosophy
Data collection Primary and secondary methods
Sampling 20 employees of Sainsbury's
Data analysis Thematic data analysis

Primary research
1. Do you feel any discrimination within a business?
 Yes
 No
2. What do you believe the main cause of gender pay gap?
 Women tend to have and care for children
 women tend to work part time
 Barrier that stop women in their profession
 All of these
3. Does your company recruit women at top position?
• Yes
• No
4. Does you company pay equal amount to men and women?
 Yes
 No
5. Has the company published gender segregated pay information?
 Yes
 No

Data Analysis
Theme 1: Discrimination at workplace. Theme 2: Causes of gender pay gap
Yes No
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
2
18
Respondents
2
3
4
11
Women tend to have and care
for children
women tend to work part time
Barrier that stop women in their
profession
All of these

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 Theme 3: Women at top position
 Interpretation: Yes, Sainsbury's hire
women for top position and this is
clearly reflected that company put its
effort in order to provide best
employment opportunities to men and
women. As most of the respondents are
completely agreed with the statement.
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Theme 4: Company do not pay equal
amount to men and women
Theme 5: Company published gender pay
gap information
Yes No
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
7
13
Respondents
15
5
Yes
No

Analysis of findings
 In accordance with the primary research, it is analyzed that employees of company do not
feel any discrimination.
 Though there are many barrier which the company faces in order to manage gender pay
gap such that women have to look after their family and work.
 As, company recruit women at top position and provide enough knowledge to their
employees with regards to gender pay gap.
 Company do not pay equal amount to men and women because as per the policy it is
mention to offer wages as per the employees skills and capabilities.
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CONCLUSION
 By summing up above it has been concluded that equality and diversity plays an
important role in the company and Sainsbury's also company with equal opportunities
at its workplace.
 Further, study concluded that most of the employees are highly agreed that company
offer equal opportunities to their employees without discriminating others.
 Through data analysis, it is also concluded that company also recruit women at top
position in order to establish good impression in society.

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