Research Project: Cultural Diversity and Racism in the Workplace

This research project, submitted for a BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business, investigates the relationship between cultural diversity and racism prevention in the workplace. The project aims to determine effective strategies for managing and improving cultural diversity to prevent discrimination, using Tesco Express Wembley as a case study. The objectives include understanding cultural diversity, evaluating its benefits, identifying challenges, and recommending best practices for racism management. The research employs a qualitative approach, utilizing literature review, surveys, and thematic data analysis. The project includes a detailed literature review, outlining key concepts and previous research, and a timeline with milestones. The research methodology involves deductive reasoning and interpretivism as a philosophical stance, with data collection through secondary sources and surveys. The study seeks to provide insights into how organizations can foster inclusive environments and mitigate racism through effective management of cultural diversity.

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Project Brief – BTEC (RQF)
Higher National Diploma in Business
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Research Proposal Form
Proposed Title: The relationship between cultural diversity and racism prevention at
workplace
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the form of a question, objective or
hypothesis)
Title: The relationship between cultural diversity and racism prevention at workplace
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?):
Aim-
To determine the ways of managing and improving cultural diversity at workplace which ones can help to prevent
any cultural, religion discrimination : A case study of Tesco Express Wembley.
Objectives-
 To develop understanding about cultural diversity at workplace.
 To evaluate different benefits which is brought by cultural diversity in an organization.
 To determine different issues which are faced at the time of incorporating cultural
diversity in Tesco Express Wembley.
 To determine the best way through which racism can reduce
 To recommend the best way through which race can be managed in the workplace.
Research Question
 What are the key race based prevention strategies and how can cultural diversity
support them in a workplace?
 What are different benefits which is brought by cultural diversity in an organization?
 What are different issues which are faced at the time of incorporating cultural diversity
in Tesco?
 What is the best way through which racism can reduce?
 What is the best way through which racism can be managed in the workplace?

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:
The reason behind I choose this project is that in the rapidly developing era of
globalization it is very important for all the organization to manage good amount of the human
resources in the organization. To help for all the employees feel equal. Racism is one of the
factor which used to play a very crucial role in the same. Tesco Express Wembley is also
finding it difficult to maintain the good amount of human resource in the organization. This
study will help them in overcoming the same issue. Another reason for me conducting this
research was to gain the different knowledge about the cultural diversity in the organization.
This research project will help to find the ways how to prevent racism. Racism is known as one
or another culture raising and thinking that own race is superior than other.
Reason behind choosing the topic is that this topic is a trending topic in the organization in
current scenario, This study will look to find the solution of same issue.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Use of key literature sources to support your research question, objective or hypothesis:
Literature Review:
As per the view point of Rice, (2015) cultural diversity means a situation in which the
companies used to hire all sort of the employee in the organization, with different backgrounds,
culture and religion. This is generally done by the organization to dispel negative stereotypes
and personal biases about the different group in the organization and promote the trust and the
respect among the different group in the organization.
Racism used to bring the variety of the conflicts in the organization. Ang and Van
Dyne, (2015) highlights that the biggest issues which is brought by the racism is the
discrimination in the organization. As the employee used to belong to the different background
and culture, as all the culture used to drive on the basis of different belief and path. This helps

the company to identify the amount of the racism in the organization and try to reduce it.
Singh, (2018)
There are many types of the obstacles which are also seen by the organization at the
time of incorporating the cultural diversity. Riccucci, (2018) highlights that the different group
on the basis of the culture are already being made in the organization it is very difficult to melt
that group and promote the awareness of working together in the organization. Lambert, (2016)
has a opinion that another challenges is misinterpreted of the professional communication by
the different cultural employee in the organization.
McCluney and et.al (2018) highlights that performing activity in team will help company in
overcoming racism challenge as employee will gel up with other employee very well. This will
reduce the impact of racism in an organization. Also, author highlights that with the help of
training organization also can prevent racism. In which all the employee should be motivated
and trained to work with different employee in an organization.
Time Line

Milestone one: _________________
Target date (set by tutor): ____________________
Milestone two: _______________________
Target date (set by tutor): ______________________
Gantt Chart

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 Type: Research is the systematic conduct of the investigation on the study of
the material to find out the outcome of the issue. There are two type of research type

that is qualitative and quantitative research type. Scholar will be taking help of
qualitative research type as it will be difficult to present the data in numeric form.
 Research Approach: Research approach is the set of the assumption regarding the
method of data collection, analysis and interpretation. Inductive and deductive approach
are the two type of research approach which can be used by the scholar. Deductive
approach will be taken by the researcher as it used to provide good support to
qualitative research type (Caillaud, Rose and Goepp, 2016).
 Research Philosophy: There are two common type of research philosophy which is
used by all the scholar that is interpretivism and positivism. Scholar will be using
interpretivism as a philosophy as it is the best philosophy for qualitative research type.
 Data collection: Data collection is the process of collecting the data to conduct the
study on the basis of same. Scholar will be collecting the secondary data by taking help
of different journals and book related to the topic. Primary data will be collected with
the help of the survey.
 Data Analysis: Scholar will be using the thematic data analysis tool to conduct the
research (Kumar, 2019).
 Sampling: Sampling is the process of deciding the sample size out of the total
population to conduct the survey on them. Probabilistic and non probabilistic are the
two type of sampling method. Scholar will be taking the help of simple random under
probabilistic method to select the sample size. Sample size is 2 managers of Tesco
express Wembley. Employees are 10.
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