Grosvenor Hotel: Managing Cultural Diversity at Workplace

This research project investigates the management of cultural diversity in the workplace, using the Grosvenor Hotel as a case study. The report begins with an introduction outlining the research aim, objectives, and questions, followed by a justification for the topic's selection. A comprehensive literature review explores the importance of cultural diversity, the need for inclusion training, and the specific challenges faced by the Grosvenor Hotel. The research examines the benefits of diversity, such as improved employee engagement and organizational profitability, while also addressing issues like workplace conflicts and communication barriers. The project emphasizes the role of inclusion training in mitigating these challenges and fostering a more inclusive and productive work environment. The report provides a timeline of activities, details the research approach and methods, and concludes with a list of references.

Research Project

Table of Contents
TITLE: Managing cultural diversity at workplace..........................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Research aim..........................................................................................................................3
Research objectives................................................................................................................3
Research questions.................................................................................................................4
REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS RESEARCH TOPIC...............................................................4
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................4
Cultural diversity and its importance at workplace................................................................4
Requirement of inclusion training for Grosvenor Hotel.........................................................6
Major issues associated with cultural diversity that creates requirement of inclusion training
with in Grosvenor Hotel.........................................................................................................6
TIME LINE OF ACTIVITIES.........................................................................................................7
RESEARCH APPROACH/ METHODS/ PHILOSOPHY...........................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
Cultural diversity and its importance at workplace..............................................................16
Requirement of inclusion training for Grosvenor Hotel.......................................................16
Major issues associated with cultural diversity that creates requirement of inclusion training
with in Grosvenor Hotel.......................................................................................................16

TITLE: Managing cultural diversity at workplace
INTRODUCTION
Cultural diversity is mainly determined as the inclusion of range of groups belonging to
different cultural background within the society. Cultural diversity is highly important at
workplace as it provides opportunities to individuals to enhance their learning by communicating
with one another. This learning directly enhances number of growth opportunities for the people
as they are more knowledgeable now. Cultural diversity plays an important role in the growth of
the entity as it ensures that each and every individual is getting equivalent opportunity at
workplace that develops feeling of motivation among employees which directly boost up their
performance in effective manner (DeCenzo, Robbins and Verhulst, 2016).
The present research is based on Grosvenor Hotel which is UK based large scale Luxury
hotel. The respective hotel was incorporated in the year 1929 and is being managed by one of
popular brands of Marriott International that is JW Marriott. The luxurious hotel is owned by
Katara Hospitality. Increasing popularity of the hotel is because of its highly innovative services
which are provided to its customers effectively. This is so because of diverse workforce at
workplace which serves customers in lucrative manner. It has been determined that manager of
the same hotel have recently analyzed that they cultural diversity has also has its negative impact
over the performance of the employees too because it is increasing number of issues as well as
conflicts at workplace in higher manner. Due to this, employees are not able to perform their
work in rightful manner which might lead to deliverance of non effective services to customers
(Buse, Bernstein and Bilimoria, 2016). This directly creates requirement of inclusion training
practices within the hotel so that employees can develop their learning with the cultural
diversified employees. In this regard, business manager of Grosvenor Hotel have planned to
conduct an effective investigation on role of cultural diversity in creating requirement for
inclusion training. For this, respective researcher have developed required research aim,
objectives and questions which will ultimately provide support in gathering desired information
on the topic and contributing in obtaining proposed research outcome.
Research aim
“To examine the role of cultural diversity in developing the need of inclusion training
practices within an organization.” A Case on Grosvenor Hotel.
Research objectives
 To explore about the concept of cultural diversity within an organization.
 To determine the basic need of organizing inclusion training within an organization.
 To ascertain the challenges involve in cultural diversity that develop need of inclusion

training.
Research questions
 Describe about the cultural diversity and its importance at workplace?
 Explain about the requirement of inclusion training for Grosvenor Hotel?
 What are the major issues associated with cultural diversity that creates requirement of
inclusion training with Grosvenor Hotel?
REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS RESEARCH TOPIC
The main reason behind selecting proposed investigation topic is the own interest area of
investigator. The researcher have personally observed cultural diversity in many companies and
in their daily lifestyle as well. Along with this, investigator have also realized that effective
management of diversity can be performed by conducting inclusion training within the entity.
This will contribute maintaining interest of individuals at workplace in appropriate manner.
Thus, by conducting this research investigator will provide guidance to businesses in inclusion
training practices which will manage cultural diversity as well as performance of employees at
workplace in effective manner (Mor Barak and et. al., 2016). Apart from this, another reason of
conducting this investigation is to develop own research, analytical, communication and team
working skills of researcher that will provide them support in conducting more effective research
in the near future. Also, investigator have chosen this research topic because of his personal
interest in the chosen theme that is equality and diversity practices. It can be said that
investigator have personally seen that cultural diversity is affecting performance of employees.
In order to find out best solution that is with inclusion training practices for the same investigator
have planned to conduct in depth research on the same topic and serve businesses working at
international scale in best possible manner.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Cultural diversity and its importance at workplace
According to the views expressed by Hofhuis, van der Zee and Otten, (2016) it has been
determined that cultural diversity can be seen within the company when its human resource
department is openly hiring candidates from separate cultural background. it has been analyzed
that diversity practices are mainly adopted by business associations with motive of managing
cultural diversity at workplace in effective manner. Incorporation of these practices simply states
company provides value to culture and differences at workplace. According to the views
expressed by Abdul-Raheem, (2016) it has been determined that business associations often
makes use of different models for implementing cultural diversity practices within the company
in effective manner. The main determined model associated with this concept is Difference and
diversity model. Explanation of this model has been described below in detailed manner:

Difference and diversity model.
This is an effective model which is adopted by businesses for expressing that they are
making use of diversity for executing work in rightful manner. The respective framework clearly
states that differences are valued within the company. As per this framework, differences are
considered as the things for celebration not for the things that threatens them or affects
performance of the company Canagarajah, 2016) This model is mainly based on 4 core
principles that are (i) Individuals feels that they are valuable as their individual needs and
requirements are considered by the company. (ii) It also provides opportunities to individual to
develop their learning from differences, (iii) Functioning and performance of individual also
boost up when they feels that they are getting value, (iv) individual who is empowered could be
effectively work at their own level that is independently.
Incorporation of this model within the company is highly valuable as it allows company
in smoothing their functioning in such a manner that directly results in the enhancement of their
profitability in rightful manner. Along with this, it also enhances feeling of motivation among
the employees as they are value in terms of their culture. This directly boosts up employees
performance and also supports in achieving firm's goals in effective manner (Guillaume and et.
al., 2017).
On the basis of views expressed by Fong and Field, (2016) it can be said that cultural
diversity is highly important for the company as it provides range of benefits to the firm which is
incorporating it within the firm in lucrative manner. Some of the common benefits among them
are improvement in employee engagement, enhancement in productivity, reduction in employees
turnover, incorporation of range of new skills within the company, enhancement of
organizational profitability and many others (8 Amazing Benefits of Cultural Diversity in the
Workplace. 2020). This can be well understood with the help of example. For instance:
Grosvenor Hotel is performing its business activities at international level. In order to promote
cultural diversity the respective manager of this hotel believes in hiring employees from different
cultural background so that they can serve its customers in more effective manner. It can be said
that by performing this activity it would be easier for the respective hotel to develop their
understanding on the needs and requirement of customers belonging to different cultural
background (Bell and et. al., 2017). This will directly provide support to business manager of
Grosvenor Hotel in serving customers as per their needs and requirements as per their cultural
grounds. From this, it would be easier for Grosvenor Hotel in retaining its existing customers and
attracting new one towards them. This is so because, improved satisfaction level of customers
will influence these clients to visit the hotel again and again. This will generate more revenue for
the hotel and also maximize their profitability.

Requirement of inclusion training for Grosvenor Hotel
On the basis of information presented by Cashman, (2017), inclusion training is
determined as the core training program organized for workforce which helps them out in
improving their performance while working with different cultural background people. It also
considered as the inclusion training especially conducted for managing diversity at workplace in
effective manner. In this kind of training program main focus of trainer is on developing
awareness of the employees associated with unintentional biases at workplace (Coulson-Thomas,
2017). The respective training also teach employees that how they can effectively interact with
the other employees working at same level but belonging to different cultural background and
also have variant perspectives on the common topics from which they are going through. With
reference to the businesses especially hospitality sector, it has been determined that they consist
of huge number of workforce which are belonging to different cultural background. This
differentiation directly makes it difficult for the workforce to communicate with one another and
executing their business activities associated with the same. It has also been seen that many times
employees are not able to cooperate with their colleagues belonging to different religion or
cultural differences due different nationalities. The main reason behind this is that they actually
do not know to develop their relationship with colleagues with diversified cultural background.
This overall situation creates requirement of inclusion training within the company as it provides
clear instruction and guidance to workforce on cultural-diversity and how they can tackle this by
developing their knowledge on the basic way of having good interaction with the diversified
colleagues (White, 2019). This can be well understood with the help of example. For instance:
Manager of Grosvenor Hotel have taken initiative of conducting inclusion training for employees
on its each and every properties. This is so because manager have realized that their due issues
related to cultural diversity, its employees are not able to place their hundred percent efforts. In
order to resolve this issue, its manager have planned to conduct inclusive training session for
employees that ultimately helps employees in improvising their way of interaction with the
cultural diversified workforce. Incorporation of this training will enhance performance of
employees and supports them in attaining organizational aim and objectives in quicker manner.
In addition to this, it also supports businesses in reducing number of disputes and other issues at
workplace in quicker. It can be said that if every entity incorporates these practices it will
support them in retaining their workers within the company for longer period of time (Gannon,
Rodrigo and Santomà, 2016).
Major issues associated with cultural diversity that creates requirement of inclusion training with
in Grosvenor Hotel
According to the viewpoint expressed by Reynolds, K., (2017), it has been determined
that cultural diversity ultimately develops many issues at workplace which ultimately affects
their core performance and also place impact over their profitability in negative manner. Some of

the common issues determined in hospitality sector related to cultural diversity are conflicts at
workplace among workforce, diversified understanding over professional etiquette, negative
perception of employees towards one another, difficult in understanding languages used by
diversified colleague and effective integration with the cultural diversified workforce (13
benefits and challenges of cultural diversity in the workplace. 2017). Apart from this, the author
have further expressed that cultural-diversity might become a major issue for the company as it
is difficult for them to accommodate workforce in different nation who belongs to different
nation (Piller, 2017). All of the stated issues are determined as the major issue for the businesses.
This ultimately develops requirement of inclusive training for the company. With reference to
the hospitality sector, it can be said that the hotels belonging to this mainly hires diversified
workforce as they are interacting with huge number of customers who belongs to different
nations. In order to make it and serve customers in more effective manner, it is important for
them to hire employees with different cultural so that they easily understand needs and
requirement of its customer fulfill their requirement in lucrative manner. Incorporation of this
kind of strategy simply results in creation of range of issues at workplace as these cultural
diversified employees are not able to cooperate with one another which ultimately influences
their performance in negative manner. This becomes major problem for the hotel Al Ariss and
Guo, (2016). For resolving the same business manager of hotel focuses on enrolling inclusive
training within the hotels in order to provide appropriate guidance to workforce in rightful
manner. Furthermore, inclusive training also supports employees in developing their relationship
with their colleagues in simpler manner that ultimately helps them out in executing their job
responsibilities in more effective manner.
TIME LINE OF ACTIVITIES
Task Date
Initiation of research idea development and first coverage of Literature 10 Days
Main section literature completed, research objectives, questions and
proposal submitted
8Days
Make arrangement for data collection 4 Days
Literature Research finished 5 Days
Secondary data research 8 Days
Primary research and analysis 5 Days

Draft written report 12 Days
Revised draft written report 12 Days
Final submission of written report 7 Days

RESEARCH APPROACH/ METHODS/ PHILOSOPHY
There are several research approach methods and techniques that are adopted by
investigator for conducting present investigation. With reference to the present research
investigator have used some main elements of research onion (Saunders and et. al., 2007). All of
these elements are described as below in detailed manner.
Research Philosophy: Research philosophy is mainly bifurcated into two sections which
are interpretivism and positivism. In order to carry out present investigation, researcher will use
interpretivism research philosophy with the main perspective of completing this investigation
with the involvement of human based information. In addition to this, selection of this method
also contributes in gathering valid information that contributes in obtaining research outcome in
quicker manner.
Research approach: Research approaches are mainly of two types that is inductive and
deductive (Kumar, 2019). With reference to the present research, researcher will use of inductive
research approach in order to conduct this investigation with the support of theoretical
framework that contributes in analyzing overall area of investigation in rightful manner.
Types of investigation: This is referred as the technique by which investigator analysis
gathered information in detailed manner. It is mainly of two types that is qualitative and
quantitative types of investigation. For performing present study, investigator have made use of
qualitative method of analysis in order to analyze overall gathered information with reference to
the human based perception in order to attain desired research outcome in quicker manner.
Data source: Investigator mainly gathers information from several sources in order to
obtain best possible information with the help of which they can easily obtain desired outcome.
Data collection methods are mainly of two types that is primary and secondary. Primary method
states that investigator gathers information from respondents with their direct conversation
(Quinlan and et. al., 2019). On the other hand, in secondary method investigator gathers
information from the published data which have been developed by other investigators in their
past research. In current study, investigator will make use of both the primary and secondary
sources of data collection method for obtaining maximum required information. In primary
method, investigator will make use of questionnaire whereas in secondary method they will use
books, journals, online articles etc.
Sampling technique: This is termed as the method by which investigator selects number
of respondents from the overall population. In context of present research , investigator will use
random sampling method for choosing its sample population. The main reason behind choosing
this method is that it provides equivalent opportunity to all people to get selected as the
respondents from whom investigator will gather desired information.

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diversity policies and practices, and board inclusion behaviors on nonprofit governance
practices. Journal of Business Ethics, 133(1), pp.179-191.
Mor Barak, M. E. and et. al., 2016. The promise of diversity management for climate of
inclusion: A state-of-the-art review and meta-analysis. Human Service Organizations:
Management, Leadership & Governance, 40(4), pp.305-333.
Guillaume, Y.R. and et. al., 2017. Harnessing demographic differences in organizations: What
moderates the effects of workplace diversity?. Journal of Organizational
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Bell, B.S. and et. al., 2017. 100 years of training and development research: What we know and
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Ting-Toomey, S. and Dorjee, T., 2018. Communicating across cultures. Guilford Publications.
Fong, E.H. and Field, S., 2016. Developing the cultural awareness skills of behavior
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Abdul-Raheem, J., 2016. Faculty diversity and tenure in higher education. Journal of cultural
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Research Proposal Form
Student Name: ______________________ Student ID:
____________
Centre Name: _____________________
Tutor: ________________ Date:
___________________
Unit: ____________________
Proposed Title: : Managing cultural-diversity at workplace

Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the form of a
question, objective or hypothesis)
“To examine the role of cultural diversity in developing the need of
inclusion training practices within an organization.” A case on
Grosvenor Hotel.
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
 To explore about the concept of cultural diversity within an organization.
 To determine the basic need of organizing inclusion training within an organization.
 To ascertain the challenges involve in cultural diversity that develop need of
inclusion training.
Research questions
 Describe about the cultural diversity and its importance at workplace?
 Explain about the requirement of inclusion training for Grosvenor Hotel?
 What are the major issues associated with cultural diversity that creates requirement
of inclusion training with Grosvenor Hotel?
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):
The main reason behind choosing this research topic is the own interest area of investigator.
The researcher have personally observed cultural diversity in many companies and in their
daily lifestyle as well. Along with this, investigator have also realized that effective
management of diversity can be performed by conducting inclusion training within the
entity.
Apart from this, another reason of conducting this investigation is to develop own research,
analytical, communication and team working skills of researcher that will provide them

support in conducting more effective research in the near future.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Use of key literature sources to support your research question,
objective or hypothesis:
Cultural diversity and its importance at workplace
According to the views expressed by Hofhuis, van der Zee and Otten, (2016) it has
been determined that cultural diversity can be seen within the company when its human
resource department is openly hiring candidates from separate cultural background. it has
been analyzed that diversity practices are mainly adopted by business associations with
motive of managing cultural diversity at workplace in effective manner. Incorporation of
these practices simply states company provides value to culture and differences at
workplace. According to the views expressed by Abdul-Raheem, (2016) it has been
determined that business associations often makes use of different models for implementing
cultural diversity practices within the company in effective manner.
Requirement of inclusion training for Grosvenor Hotel
On the basis of information presented by Cashman, (2017), inclusion training is
determined as the core training program organized for workforce which helps them out in
improving their performance while working with different cultural background people. It
also considered as the inclusion training especially conducted for managing diversity at
workplace in effective manner. In this kind of training program main focus of trainer is on
developing awareness of the employees associated with unintentional biases at workplace
(Coulson-Thomas, 2017). The respective training also teach employees that how they can
effectively interact with the other employees working at same level but belonging to
different cultural background and also have variant perspectives on the common topics from
which they are going through. With reference to the businesses especially hospitality sector,
it has been determined that they consist of huge number of workforce which are belonging
to different cultural background.
Major issues associated with cultural diversity that creates requirement of inclusion training
with in Grosvenor Hotel
According to the viewpoint expressed by Reynolds, K., (2017), it has been
determined that cultural diversity ultimately develops many issues at workplace which
ultimately affects their core performance and also place impact over their profitability in
negative manner. Some of the common issues determined in hospitality sector related to
cultural diversity are conflicts at workplace among workforce, diversified understanding
over professional etiquette, negative perception of employees towards one another, difficult
in understanding languages used by diversified colleague and effective integration with the
cultural diversified workforce (13 benefits and challenges of cultural diversity in the
workplace. 2017). Apart from this, the author have further expressed that cultural-diversity

might become a major issue for the company as it is difficult for them to accommodate
workforce in different nation who belongs to different nation (Piller, 2017).
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):
Begin research idea formInitiation of research idea development and
first coverage of Literature
Main section literature completed, research objectives, questions and
proposal submitted
Make arrangement for data collection
Literature Research finished
Secondary data research
Primary research and analysis
Draft written report
Revised draft written report
Final submission of written report
How
long
this will
take:
10 Days
8Days
4 Days
5 Days
8 Days
5 Days
12 Days
12 Days
7 Days

Milestone one: literature review
Target date (set by tutor): ________________
Milestone two: Data collection
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:
There are several research approach methods and techniques which are adopted by
researcher for conducting present research in effective manner. With reference to the
present research investigator have used some main elements of research onion (Saunders
and et. al., 2007). All of these elements are described as below in detailed manner.
Research Philosophy: Research philosophy is mainly bifurcated into two sections
which are interpretivism and positivism. In order to carry out present research, investigator
will make use interpretivism research philosophy with the main perspective of completing

this investigation with the involvement of human based information. In addition to this,
selection of this method also contributes in gathering valid information that contributes in
obtaining research outcome in quicker manner.
Research approach: Research approaches are mainly of two types that is inductive
and deductive (Kumar, 2019). With reference to the present research investigator will make
use of inductive research approach in order to conduct this investigation with the support of
theoretical framework that contributes in analyzing overall area of investigation in rightful
manner.
Types of investigation: This is referred as the technique by which investigator
analysis gathered information in detailed manner. It is mainly of two types that is qualitative
and quantitative types of investigation. For performing present study, investigator have
made use of qualitative method of analysis in order to analyze overall gathered information
with reference to the human based perception in order to attain desired research outcome in
quicker manner.
Comments and agreement from tutor
Comments (optional):
I confirm that the project is not work which has been or will be
submitted for another qualification and is appropriate.
Agreed: ________________ (name)_______________ Date ______________
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sampling)
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I confirm that the project is appropriate.
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Research Ethics approval form
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For further support and guidance please see your respective Unit Tutor:
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Section 1: Basic details:
Project title:
Managing cultural diversity in the workplace
Student name:
Student ID number:
Programme:
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Section 2 Project summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as a part of your
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