Research Proposal Form

Research Form

Research Proposal Form
Student Name: ______________________ Student ID: ____________
Centre Name: _____________________
Tutor: ________________ Date: ___________________
Unit: ____________________
Proposed Title: To determine the influence of workplace discrimination on
performance of staff members.
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Research objectives
 To gain understanding about idea of workplace discrimination in organisation.
 To determine challenges and issues faced by company due to workplace
discrimination
 To examine the strategies require to be adopted by managers of Hounslow cars in
order to decline influence of workplace discrimination.
Research question
 What do you know about workplace discrimination concept?
 What are the challenges and issues faced by company due to workplace
discrimination?
 What are the strategies require to be adopted by managers of Hounslow cars
for declining influence of workplace discrimination.
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this research project
Reasons for choosing the project (e.g links to other subjects you are studying,
personal interest, future plans, knowledge/skills you want to improve, why the
topic is important):
The two main reasons of choosing this topic is given below:
1) One of the reason is self interest of researcher towards concept of workplace
discrimination.
2) Another reason is develop skills and knowledge as it will help in grabbing
opportunities in future. In addition to this, it aid investigator to improve skills such as

research skills, communication skills, technical skills and so on.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Use of key literature sources to support your research question, objective or
hypothesis:
To gain understanding about idea of workplace discrimination in organisation.
As per the view point of Rachael (2018), Workplace discrimination in an organisation take
place when an employee is untreated because of age, gender, racism, background and many
more. In many companies , it take place when staff members did not pay equally ad belongs
from similar position. In addition to this there are several that did not provide equal
opportunities to the male and female staff member, which is the reason of arise of workplace
discrimination issues within the organisation.
To determine challenges and issues faced by company due to workplace discrimination
According to Goodluck Chimezie Uncle Elei (2018), there are various challenges faced
by companies because of workplace discrimination. One of the major challenge is increase in
turnover rate and absenteeism rate as well. It is determine that if employees feel unfair at
workplace they lose interest in activities as well as operations of company and did not like
work with such organisations. It is determine that if employees leave organisation, it is
required to hire new candidate that may occur cost to company and has negative impact on its
revenue level.
To examine strategies require to be adopted by managers of Hounslow cars in order to
decline influence of workplace discrimination.
According to Chen and Jekl, (2018), there are various strategies used by companies in
order to eliminate level of workplace discrimination. One of the strategy is providing equal
opportunity to both the male and female staff members that motivate each and every staff
member of company and develop positive mind set of employees towards working and
decline mental pressure of being discriminated at workplace.
Velez, B.L., and et, al., 2018. Discrimination, work outcomes, and mental health among

women of color: The protective role of womanist attitudes. Journal of counseling
psychology, 65(2), p.178.
Yoshimura, Y., Bakolis, I. and Henderson, C., 2018. Psychiatric diagnosis and other
predictors of experienced and anticipated workplace discrimination and concealment
of mental illness among mental health service users in England. Social psychiatry
and psychiatric epidemiology, 53(10), pp.1099-1109.
Rosette, A.S., Akinola, M. and Ma, A., 2018. Subtle discrimination in the workplace:
Individual-level factors and processes.
Baur, J.E., and et. al., 2018. Beyond banning the box: A conceptual model of the
stigmatization of ex-offenders in the workplace. Human Resource Management
Review, 28(2), pp.204-219.
Section Four: Activities and timescales
Activities to be carried out during the research project (e.g research, development
and analysis of ideas, writing, data collection, numerical analysis, tutor meetings,
production of final outcome, evaluation, writing the report): How long
this will
take: