Woolworths Supermarket: Cultural Diversity Report and Analysis

This report provides an overview of Woolworths Supermarket's diversity initiatives, focusing on its commitment to cultural and ethnic diversity. The report begins with a brief introduction to Woolworths, highlighting its history and market presence. It then details the company's diversity-related initiatives, including programs for inclusive leadership, support for migrants and refugees, and opportunities for women and disabled people. The report analyzes these initiatives, drawing on sources such as articles, textbooks, and scholarly books, and offers a critique of their effectiveness. Recommendations are provided to enhance the company's approach to diversity, such as recognizing differences, promoting a global mindset, and enhancing cultural awareness. The report concludes with a list of additional sources and references, providing a comprehensive analysis of Woolworths' diversity management strategies.

Emotional
Intelligence, Cultural
Intelligence and
Diversity

Personal introduction
 I am a student who seeks to gather relevant information about
the cultural diversity of an organization
 It will help in the future to manage cultural diversity while
working in an organization

Overview of the Woolworths
Supermarket
 Australian grocery or supermarket store chain
 Founded on 5th December 1924
 Headquarters in Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia
 Number of the workforce is 115,000
 As per revenue second largest company in Australia
 Specializes in selling grocery products
 It accounts for over 80% of the Australian market

Diversity-related initiatives of
Woolworths Supermarket
 The organization celebrates and identifies multicultural diversity
 It focuses on enhancing the workforce to reflect the diversity of the
consumers
 Its objective of Inclusive Leadership training is to hire the store teams that
possess a cultural and ethnic background
 With the help of the Migration Council of Australia, it supports access to
employment opportunities and pathways to migrants and refugees
 The organization encourages and gives the opportunity to women working
at the senior roles (Shimeld, Williams and Shimeld, 2017)
 The People Policy Committee provides career development and employment
opportunities for disabled people
 Diversity dimension initiative implements manages and plans programs for
supporting parties as well as regional stakeholders

Woolworths Diversity
Management

Sources
 Articles from newspapers, journals, magazines
 Textbooks
 Scholarly books
 Reference books
 Websites

Critique of the diversity
initiatives
 The diversity initiative of Woolworths helps in creating programs
for specialists and operational support areas
 The initiatives help the business leaders to provide opportunities
to people irrespective of individual difference and background
 It creates an inclusive environment that provides guidance and
support to gender transition
 The diversity dimension initiative provides an understanding of
the business and the passion for working with store operations
and leadership (Klettner, Clarke and Boersma, 2016)

Recommendations
 Woolworths must recognize differences
 The company must enhance personal evaluation
 It must create a workplace that embraces and values different
perspectives
 The organization must develop a global mindset and promote
diversity through cross-cultural understanding
 It must also enhance cultural awareness
 The workplace must be more productive and welcoming for
everyone

Additional sources
 Critical analysis
 Textbooks
 Reviews
 Journal articles
 Scholarly books

References
 Klettner, A., Clarke, T. and Boersma, M., 2016. Strategic and
regulatory approaches to increasing women in leadership:
Multilevel targets and mandatory quotas as levers for cultural
change. Journal of Business Ethics, 133(3), pp.395-419.
 Shimeld, S., Williams, B. and Shimeld, J., 2017. Diversity ASX
corporate governance recommendations: a step towards
change?. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy
Journal, 8(3), pp.335-357.