Equality and Diversity in the workplace

Research Project

Table of Contents
TITLE: Equality and Diversity in the workplace............................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Overview and Background of research..................................................................................1
Research Aim ........................................................................................................................1
Research Objectives...............................................................................................................1
Research Questions................................................................................................................2
Rational of research................................................................................................................2
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................2
Concept of equality and diversity at workplace.....................................................................2
Benefits of equality and diversity for developing better organisational culture in TESCO...3
Challenges faced by TESCO in promoting equality and diversity.........................................3
Different ways by which TESCO can easily develop effective culture.................................4
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.....................................................................................................4
TIMELINE OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES....................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

TITLE: Equality and Diversity in the workplace
INTRODUCTION
Overview and Background of research
The current investigation is accumulated on the topic equality and diversity at workplace.
The main motive of conducting this investigation is to improvise knowledge on equality and
diversity and its role at workplace. Equality is termed as the effective and fair practice of
company where each and every employee get right to perform their business activity in effective
manner without any kind of partial activity (Oswick and Noon, 2014). Free and fair practice
allows business organisations in attaining their organisational goals and objectives in quicker
manner. Diversity at workplace simply means that all kind of dissimilarities among workforce at
workplace like culture, social standards, age, sex, religion which differentiates them are
recognised and observed while executing organisational work. In order to conduct this
investigation in effective manner, TESCO is taken into consideration. TESCO is a multinational
grocery retailer that is headquartered in Hertfordshine, England, United Kingdom. The company
was incorporated in the year in 1919. The main reason behind choosing this company is its
international presence. International operational activities directly influences them in
understanding role of equality and diversity for creating better organisational culture. This will
support them in improving their performance at global scale as well. In this regard, researcher
have developed aims and objectives for this research. Both of the them are described as below:
Research Aim
“To determine the role of equality and diversity for creating better organisational culture”
A case on TESCO.
Research Objectives
 To determine the concept of equality and diversity at workplace.
 To analyse the benefits of equality and diversity for developing better organisational
culture in TESCO.
 To explore various challenges faced by TESCO in promoting equality and diversity.
 To identify different ways by which TESCO can easily develop effective culture.
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Research Questions
 What is the concept of equality and diversity at workplace?
 What are the benefits of equality and diversity for developing better organisational
culture in TESCO?
 What are various challenges faced by TESCO in promoting equality and diversity?
 What are different ways by which TESCO can easily develop effective culture?
Rational of research
The current investigation is conducted on identifying role of equality and diversity for
creating better organisational culture. The main reason behind choosing this topic is its wider
scope in business context as it supports companies in growing faster. Along with this, another
importance of this research is that it will improve knowledge of researcher which will develop
their skills as well. In context of TESCO, conduction of this research on role of equality and
diversity for creating better organisational culture will allow investigator in improving their
productivity with effective organisational performance. It will also provide guidance to TESCO
by which they can easily manage their business activities at global scale.
LITERATURE REVIEW
In simple terms, Literature review is observed as the scholar paper that includes extent
level of knowledge, ideas, theories, methodologies, etc. all of these collaboratively contributes in
attaining research outcome in quicker manner. This section provides in depth knowledge on the
specific topic by including numerous of perception towards the same topic developed from
various secondary sources such as books, online articles, journals etc (Sharma, 2016). With
reference to current study, this section will include knowledge on the topic “To determine role of
equality and diversity for creating better organisational culture”. Here, investigator have included
various perception of authors in order to support the evidence in suitable manner. Literature
review section for current study is divided into four section based on research objectives where
each and every objective is addressed in effective manner with inclusion of different perception
presented by authors. All sub parts of this section are described as below:
Concept of equality and diversity at workplace
As per views expressed by Klein, (2016) Equality simply means that providing equal
opportunities to everyone at workplace with any kind of discrimination due to various
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