Diversity at Workplace in HRM

RESEARCH
PROPOSAL

Table of Contents
Topic................................................................................................................................................1
Background to Research Topic........................................................................................................1
Background to Research Organisation ............................................................................................1
Research Rationale...........................................................................................................................2
Research Question...........................................................................................................................2
Research Aims and Objectives........................................................................................................3
Research aim ..............................................................................................................................3
Research Objectives ...................................................................................................................3
Research Methodology ...................................................................................................................3
Timescale.........................................................................................................................................4
Resources.........................................................................................................................................6
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REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................7
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Topic
“Diversity At Workplace In The Context Of Human Resource Management”
Background to Research Topic
Diversity means having unlike or distinct elements. Within a workplace, diversity means
employing workers who may be differ from each other and not all come from the similar
background (Barak 2016). These characteristics or background may include ethnicity, race,
political ideologies, age, physical abilities, sexual orientation, gender or socio-economic status.
Human resource management introduces as a main practice of recruiting, deploying, selecting
and managing an enterprise's employees. Diversity at workplace affects the development on
interpersonal or direct relationship, how managers and supervisors interact with staff members
and how workers relate to each other. Workplace diversity also affects HR functions, such as
training, record keeping, recruiting for human resource staff expertise. In different ways, it
maximise human resource duties and holds the any department responsible for functions
mandated by law.
There are different ways used by human resource management to enhance employee
engagement via operational process and diversity-focused initiatives for their workforce. It
includes, empower and educate managers, develop diversity-friendly workforce policies,
communicate clearly and develop employee-led task forces, offer diverse possibilities for
employee engagement, offer workplace flexibility and develop mentorship programs (Berman
and et. al, 2019). These are consider main and essential ways for managing diversity within an
organisation. Along with this, diversity within a workplace is vital for workers because it
manifests itself in making a strong position for the organisation, leading to maximised
opportunities for workers and increased profitability.
Background to Research Organisation
Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) is a chosen multinational clothing retailer that is known of its
fast-fashion clothing for women, men, children and teenagers. This organisation was founded in
1947 by Erling Persson and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Diverse workforce at Hennes
& Mauritz score the business 71/100 across different culture categories, placing Hennes &
Mauritz in the upper 25% of organizations in the US with 10,000+ workers for Comparably's
diversity score (Diversity at H&M, 2019). This gives insights into how employees who have
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