Equality and Diversity in the workplace

Research Project

Table of Contents
Title..................................................................................................................................................1
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Literature Review.............................................................................................................................3
Methodology and Data Collection...................................................................................................5
Data analysis and interpretations-....................................................................................................6
Research Outcomes..........................................................................................................................9
Conclusion and Recommendations................................................................................................18
Reflection & Recommendation of alternative research methodology...........................................20
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................22
Appendices.....................................................................................................................................23

Title
Equality and Diversity in the workplace.
Introduction
Background of the Project
The examination starts to decide the impact of work environment discrimination based on
ageism and racial imbalance over the presentation of a business, accordingly, the extent of study
is wide indicate that, workplace discrimination is a significant test which has direct effect over
the tasks and movement of the business (Lips, 2013). Ageism and racial imbalance are the major
aspect of discrimination which are creating extortion within the business and influences the
overall performance and progression. In today’ competitive business era organisations are
focuses over accomplishing higher development and achievement and for this they are worry
over overseeing discrimination at working environment. In this current examination investigation
has been executed over the instance of General Electronics, thusly, it is an enormous American
worldwide organization which is joined in the time of 1892 inside New York. The headq uarter
of the firm is in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The organization was majorly found with
the collective efforts of Charles A. Coffin, Elihu Thomson, Edwin J. Houston, J. P. Morgan and
Thomas Edison. The firm is operated at global level with the rush of employees of around
205,000, who are investing their possible amounts of energy in the development and
achievement of the business. The general income of the firm is around 95.214 billion which
speaks to the powerful brand position of the firm inside market. The key thought of the business
is to overseeing equality and diversity at work environment to pick up development and
achievement (Diaz-Montano and et. al., 2011).
Rationale of the Project
The current investigation is includes over deciding the effect of discrimination based on
segregation over the tasks and movement of the business, consequently, it is a powerful scholarly
composing which is basic in creating singular information and aptitudes in connection the
predetermined region (Blau and Kahn, 2017). The possible aim of executing this examination is
that working environment separation is a significant issue which is named to be the significant
thought of the business. Along these lines, the investigation helps in giving point by point
examination which is basic in upgrading singular aptitudes and capacity comparable to the zone
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of working environment separation. The another essential acknowledgment of the scientist for
building up this examination is the individual enthusiasm of the specialist as the agent needs to
build up own capacity which would be effective in improving the individual just as expert
capacity (Kandil, Sharief and Fathalla, 2013).
Research Aim
The key aim of this particular recognition is “To examine the impact of work place
discrimination on the basis of ageism and racial inequality over the performance of an
organisation”. A case study on General Electronic.
Research Objectives
The key questions of this analysis are evaluated as below:
 To explore recognition in relation to the concept of equality and diversity in relation of
business.
 To access the issue of ageism and racial inequality faces by General Electronic.
 To analyse the potential influence of workplace discrimination over the performance of
business.
 To identify effective measures that are significant for General Electronic in addressing
the issue of discrimination.
Research Questions
The questions which are interconnected with the aim and objectives of the research are
defined as below:
 What is the concept of equality and diversity in relation of business?
 What is the issue of ageism and racial inequality faces by General Electronic?
 What is the potential influence of workplace discrimination over the performance of
business?
 What are the effective measures that are significant for General Electronic in addressing
the issue of discrimination?
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Literature Review
This defined as the prominent area of an investigation that assist in enhancing a persons
recognition in concern to the a precise region, therefore, in this support has been attained through
secondary tools like book, journals, published articles and many others.
The concept of equality and diversity in relation of business.
According to the views stated through Zach Lazzari, 2019, equality and diversity are two
important component of management which are collectively considered by the businesses for the
intention of managing effective environment within an organisation, therefore, equality is all
about ensuring individual that they has an equal opportunity as they are likely having similar
access over opportunities, power and position, thus, it is also defined to not treated differently or
discriminated in against of their separate characteristics (Drolet and Mumford, 2012). On the
other side, diversity is all about enchanting all the differences among people and groups of
individuals, and placing a positive value on those differences which are encompasses over
culture, region, religion, sex, colour, race, age and so on. In regards to business, these two aspect
has imperative value as these are important for the management to be accessed for the intention
of providing equal and diverse environment where individual are work with their potential
without having any issue of getting discriminated. Equality and diversity at workplace are needs
to be managed for the potential intention of enhancing the overall business performance.
The issue of ageism and racial inequality faces by General Electronic.
Ageism and racial inequality are defined to be the most important aspect of discrimination
which are directly influencing the performance of individual and also impacted over the entire
business operations. Nadra Kareem Nittle, 2020, has stated that, ageism is defined as the
stereotyping or the discrimination which are undertaken in against of individuals or groups on
the basis of their age. Therefore, ageism discrimination is all about not hiring people on the basis
of their old age and not promoting them on a hire position. On the other side, racism is also
determined to be the belief which defined that individual or groups of humans acquire assorted
behavioural characteristics that are corresponding to corporeal manifestation or can also be
alienated on the behalf of superiority of one race over another (Khoreva, 2011). Therefore,
business now a day’s are working with the motive of becoming the most powerful enterprises in
their sector and for this they are posses over hiring individual with attractive skills and traits and
also focuses over recruiting people with young age rather than hiring old age people. General
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