Research Proposal Form

Research Proposal Form
Student Name: ______________________ Student ID: ____________
Centre Name: _____________________
Tutor: ________________ Date: ___________________
Unit: ____________________
Proposed Title: ______________________________________________
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the form of a question, objective or hypothesis)
Equality and diversity are considered as important aspect of business effecting employee at the workplace. it is
important for the firm to provide equal treatment to all employee creating the efficient and effective working
terminology. This will be done in measuring different dimensions such as age race, religions, disability or
sexual orientation. the basic cultural competence will look out in establishing better understanding,
communications and interacting with individual belonging to different cultural belief and schedules. Marks and
spencer are the leading retail fashion organization headquarter in UK. The firm is currently facing the issue in
maintaining proper coordination among employee due to varying of different culture and belief.
Aim- To determine the impact cultural discrimination productivity and profitability of Marks and
spencer.
Research objectives (e.g what is the question you want to answer? What do you want to learn how to do?
What do you want to find out?):
Research Objectives
a) To evaluate the importance of equality & cultural diversity in the workplace.
b) To understand the impact of cultural diversity on the productivity of Sainsbury
c) To examine the strategies to reduce the workplace cultural discrimination.
Research questions:
1) What is the importance of equality & cultural diversity in the workplace?
2) How the cultural diversity impacts the productivity of marks and spencer?
3) What are the different strategies to reduce the workplace cultural 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):
Rationale
Workplace diversity have been identified as recent and major issue prevailing at retail workplace. In the recent
year cultural competency have increase the major level of cultural differences and cross culture skills in retail
industry. I need to work as HR manager in upcoming year for which there needs to create proper
understanding and knowledge in maintaining successful HR professionalism. This research will be help me out
in conduct appropriate PDP for attaining the proper skill development of my dream professions in perfect
manner.

Section Three: Literature sources searched
Use of key literature sources to support your research question, objective or hypothesis:
Equality and diversity
As per the view of Klarsfeld and et.al., (2016), Equality at the workplaces provides employees positive work
environment and remove major level of difference existing between the member of company. On the other
hand, the inclusive workforce has proper belonging from the different backgrounds, knowledge, skill and
experiences to rete the positive and effective workforce. On the other hand, the Klein, (2016) contradicted as
the importance in retail company to organize with human reduce practicing with need to make proper institute
promoting quality and diversity looking to all stakeholder’s culture in organization. In addition, the succession
of equality and diversity have clear dependency integrations for both organization strategy and its culture. The
ability of the organization is to identify the issue and tackle discrimination in the workplaces which will greatly
enforce equality and diversity in the workplace.
Cultural diversity
As per the view of Ng and Stamper., (2018), the workplace have the increase in diverse workforce will be
creating the negative impacts on the development of cultural competencies. There is need for important skill
delivering in workplace provide effective training to individuals in perfect manner. In addition, the author has
state as cultural competency with ability understood, communicate and effectively major interacting with
different culture. There may be varying of cultural belief and schedules. On the other hand, Ylöstalo, , (2016)
have negative impact due to language, dresses or the clash in established norms within the workplace giving
rise to the resentments and mistrust. In addition, the cultural diversity turns out in boosting the productivity and
creativity. As result, it will turn out igniting loyalty with boosting employee retention. This also lead in having
their varsity ad better execution by getting comfortable with sharing viewpoints from the different cultural
backgrounds.
Impact of Equality and Diversity of The Firm of Productivity
As per the view of Attfield and Attfield, (2019), managing both equality and diversity considered important
for both organization and employees. The author supported the statement as the business have been proven bias
and discriminative within workplaces which have impede the business growth and productivity. In the retail
sector, there are heavy networks of the different suppliers, HR and consumers to complete the proper tracking
and managing of equality and diversity at workplace. So, it is important for the organization for having the
responsibility to promote equality throughout the working and management of company. Equality and diversity
have the live to embrace the right skills and learning the firm have to understand that providing the equality
will provide value to the company.
Research gaps
As from the above literature review, it can be clearly understood as the equality and diversity promotion have
its own pro and cons. The challenge for the future embrace with partnership aimed at closing the gap between
the universal expansion of the world. There is need to look into
accountability in accomplishing the of the equality and diversity preprogrammes.
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:
Milestone one: _________________
Target date (set by tutor): ____________________
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Milestone two: _______________________
Target date (set by tutor): ______________________
Gantt Chart
Activities for Part A Week Date
Section 1: Title, objective, responsibilities Week 1 and 2 29/09/20-
12/10/20
Section 2: Reasons for choosing this research project Week 3 13/10/20-
19/10/20
Section 3: Literature sources searched Week 4, 5, 6
and 7
20/10/20-
20/11/20
Section 4: Activities and timescales Week 8 21/11/20-
27/11/20
Section 5: Research approach and methodologies Week 9 and
10
28/11/20-
10/12/20
Tasks/Weeks W
1
W 2 W 3 W 4 W5 W6 W
7
W8
Title, objective,
responsibilities
Reasons for choosing this
research project
Literature review
Activities and timescales
Research approach and
methodologies
Section Five: Research approach and methodologies
What type of research approach and methodologies are you likely to use and why? What your areas of
research will cover:
Research methodology
Methodology in the research plays a significant role in making the research successful. This section of research
will have inclusion of various elements such as the research type, design, research approach along with
research philosophies and data collection. This section will make proper discussion with each and every step
looking at significant narrowed finding looking to solution and various issues. The selection of the research
type moving to different approaches with specific philosophies turning out to be critical part of research.
Research philosophy
This is the aspect regarding the development significant knowledge and skills in relation to the topic. The
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