Analyzing the Impact of Equality and Diversity on Business Performance

This professional research report investigates the impact of equality and diversity on business performance, focusing on the Royal Mail Company in the UK. The report begins with an introduction outlining the significance of systematic evaluation in achieving business objectives, particularly in relation to equality and diversity. The report includes a project management plan, work breakdown structure, and Gantt chart to guide the research. The research objectives aim to understand the issues arising from equality and diversity, their impact on business performance, and the measures taken to address them. The methodology section details the use of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including questionnaires for primary data collection. The report discusses the project management plan, including cost, scope, time, quality, communication, and risk management aspects. The report is structured into several parts, including a performance review and presentation, with appendices containing supporting documentation. The findings aim to offer recommendations for businesses to overcome challenges related to equality and diversity and improve overall performance.

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Table of Contents
PART 1 Professional Research Report ...........................................................................................1
Title .................................................................................................................................................1
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Task 1 .............................................................................................................................................1
P1: Aim and Objectives of the project...................................................................................1
P2: A project management plan.............................................................................................2
P3: A work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart ..............................................................4
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................6
P4: Primary and secondary methods appropriate for meeting research objectives................6
P5: Present findings using appropriate tools and techniques...............................................10
P6: Communicate appropriate recommendations.................................................................17
Task 4.............................................................................................................................................18
P7: Reflect on the value of undertaking the.........................................................................18
References .....................................................................................................................................19
PART 2 PERFORMANCE REVIEW ..........................................................................................20
PART 3: PRESENTATION .........................................................................................................21
Covered in Ppt .....................................................................................................................21
Appendix .......................................................................................................................................22
Logbook ........................................................................................................................................22

PART 1 Professional Research Report
Title
The impact of equality and diversity over the performance of business.
Introduction
Supervision of flourishing organisational report is distinct as the aspect to conducting
systematic evaluation for achieving business motives (Gurung and Prater, 2017). Therefore, the
report mainly involves assorted aspects likewise scope, resources, quality, time, cost,
communication and so on that are needs to implement Pre-decided venture plans and activities
because of which its disappointment immensely influence their business working. For this,
project manager ought to break down all the perspectives associated with venture ahead of time
so expected outcomes can be accomplished inside gave time Spain. In the chosen study the
overall analysis is based on Royal Mail Company UK, thus it is a famous British postal service
and courier business. The project contain the study about the impact of equality and diversity
within an organisation and for better analysis of the project aim and objectives are created to
guide the investigation in accurate way, Therefore, in this a report administration table is
developed to providing support to the work and also make WBS and Gantt chart that are
significant in leading the whole work in appropriate manner, in addition to this, suitable
methodologies are select to conduct data analysis with to strained actual and dependable
outcome. Thus findings and suggestions are made over the results of the investigation (Yi,
Ribbens, Fu, L. and Cheng, 2015).
Task 1
P1: Aim and Objectives of the project
In the existing organisational scenario, the potential reason of every small just as huge
organisation is to attaining employ expansion and achievement, thus, equality and diversity are
two significant aspects which are recognised as the key consideration of human resource
department. Businesses are facing a lot challenges and issues like unequal pay, discrimination,
cultural differences, communication errors, down fall in performance, decreasing productivity
and so on due to fairness and variety at workplace. In this manner, with regards to a business, it
is significant for the HR chief to oversee equality and diversity at working environment for the
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expectation of achieving higher development and achievement (Barak, 2016). Although, the
primary purpose of considering this research is to resolve the issue of equality and diversity by
the help of conducting detailed analysis, therefore, this Study is effectual in investigating
singular information and aptitudes comparable to a particular zone. The another key goal of
executing this exploration is that it is a most normal issue which needs thought to be settled at
work environment (Kumar, 2019). For the better execution of the venture point and targets are
created to help the work in right way, subsequently the reasonable aim and objectives of this
current report are related as under:
Research Aim
To examine the probable issues that are arises due to equality and diversity at work place
and the measures taken by the businesses to overcome them. A case study on Royal Mail
company UK.
Research Objectives
 To develop recognition about the concept of equality and diversity in the terms of
business.
 To identify the issues that are arises due to equality and diversity at workplace.
 To explore idea about the potential impact of equality and diversity over the performance
of Royal Mail company UK. To determine the measures that are taken by Royal Mail company UK to overcome the
challenges of equality and diversity at workplace.
Research Questions
 What is the concept of equality and diversity in the terms of business?
 What are the issues that are arises due to equality and diversity at workplace?
 What is the potential impact of equality and diversity over the performance of Royal Mail
company UK?
 What measures are taken by Royal Mail company UK to overcome the challenges of
equality and diversity at workplace?
P2: A project management plan
Project management plan is defined as the composed record that incorporates a few moves
which are made by researcher with the rationale of executing entire examination in legitimate
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way (George and et. al., 2016). Project management plan is fundamentally comprise of different
components which are indicated as beneath:
Cost: This is fundamentally considered as the general sum that is utilized through an analyst so
as to do powerful work. For directing viable research, investigator is presently required to center
creating cost that would look at by and large budget of the entire examination. Concerning this
examination, an investigator would require around 120 pounds for executing generally speaking
business related to the examination (Bauer, Matzler and Wolf, 2016). The created spending plan
for a similar examination is determined as underneath:
Task to perform Expenditure (Pound)
Library Cost 15
Equipment cost 20
Stationary 15
Transportation 20
Miscellaneous expenses 15
Resources 35
Total 120
Scope: This examination has the more extensive scope towards entire examination as it
unmistakably gives them support in creating powerful techniques which would contribute in the
viable execution of managing equality and diversity at workplace. Likewise, equality and
diversity of this examination function as the piece of hierarchical work would make various of
chances for the organizations to promote effective working (Alvesson and Sveningsson, 2015).
Additionally, with the viewpoint of the researcher, the existing evaluation would get them out in
upgrading their insight and furthermore contribute in leading progressively to resolve the issue of
equality and diversity at workplace.
Time: For directing the exploration, researcher would require satisfactory measure of
time with the goal that they can without much of a stretch achieving predefined objectives and
targets in quick way. For directing this examination, the researcher would require around 10
months with the intention of implementing the defined aim and objectives in appropriate way.
Quality: While directing this examination the significant worry of the investigator is to
lead examination in such a way in this way, that they don't faces any sort of issues identified with
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the quality and diversity at workplace (Gannon and Pillai, 2015). All environment conditions
must be characterized, data required gathered and nature of all data accumulated created by
every investigator. For assisting an investigation over the area of equality and diversity it is
important for the investigator to manage quality of data as to drawing valid and reliable results.
Communication: It is recognized as the significant factor in each venture as it causes
them assign in moving data to the proposed individual in legitimate way. Concerning the present
examination, the individual researcher of this undertaking stresses on having obvious
correspondence with its colleagues that incorporates meeting, telephonic collaboration and up
close and personal, messages and gatherings so as to pass on right data to the individual (Stone
and Deadrick, 2015). Therefore, communication helps in establishing coordination and
collaboration among employees working to gain growth and success.
Risk: Alike every business movement examination also has a portion of the common
challenges and conflicts likewise, lacking confidentiality management, security of personal data.
Alongside this, another hazard related with this examination is completion of the project within
provided time Spain.
Resources: It is important to have enough assets to finish by and large research
appropriately (Landy and Conte, 2016). The analysts' fundamental significant assets for the
effective finish of whole research incorporate satisfactory subsidizing, HR, etc. To lead inquire
about equality and diversity management in ethical and systematic way, the analysts require
different sources like assets, human resources, other resources and so on.
P3: A work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart
Work break down Structure
It tends to be process as a fundamental component which fills in as a key methodology for
arranging hierarchical exercises in legitimate way to fruition of the movement in allowed
example timeframe. It is generally applied thought in each kind of association as it is viable in
classes business exercises into various parts (Brière and et. al., 2015). This structure prevalently
helps in accomplishing settled goals and focuses in referenced time-length. The rule objective of
work breakdown structure is to make straightforward for staff people to understand their
occupations and obligations by means of fundamentally managing the activities into little pieces.
It improves the proficiency and benefit of executed task in future time span.
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Gantt Chart
It is the graphical portrayal of edge which is helpful in creating plan, encourage and besides
give a pathway to actualize association activities in legitimate way (Sparrow, Brewster and
Chung, 2016). It is basic in rendering a predetermined time Spain in that every single activity are
included according to the need of undertaking therefore it performs essential job in giving
legitimate diagram particulars to the task director to execution activities in appropriate manner.
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Task 2
P4: Primary and secondary methods appropriate for meeting research objectives.
Investigation methodology might be characterized as the efficient procedure of breaking
down techniques which are basically required to use by researcher so as to do a successful
research. It incorporates hypothetical examination of techniques alongside the standards which
are associated with information branch (Farndale and et. al., 2015). Therefore, the investigator
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type signifies qualitative and quantitative research tools, thus the suitable emphasizes about the
sort are associated as below:
Qualitative Research: Using such strategy, the researcher fundamentally centres around
accumulating data of qualitative techniques which is all around maintained by the material
realities and theoretical perspective (Helmreich and Merritt, 2019). It very well may be finished
by researcher through accumulation of information, inspecting and evaluation of information
through evaluating the perspective of people in regards to a specific area.
Quantitative Research: Using such research method, the investigator for the most part emphasis
on accumulating and evaluating information in measurable and numeric aspects. It requires
explicit information and abilities in investigator to interpret information in justifiable way with
the goal reaching at the potential outcome (Stahl and Tung, 2015).
In the recognition of this existing investoigation project mixed qualitative and
quantitative investigation tools is being implemented through the investigator, thus the
qualitative and quantitative measures the imperative in analysing the influence of equality and
diversity at workplace.
Data Collection: It defines to party of pertinent data connected with the area of investigation
using different methodologies, for instance, primary and secondary sources. It is furthermore
explained as under:
Primary Tool: Using this technique allows investigator to accumulate straight information via
utilizing assorted tools, for example, questionnaire, interviews, focus group, case study and so on
(Stahl and Tung, 2015). It is very much efficacious in gathering first hand data which relay upon
the specific investigation area. In the terms of this present exploration based on equality and
diversity questionnaire is being implemented to gather information.
Questionnaire
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Email:
Q1) Do you have a fitting comprehension corresponding to the conceptualisation of equity and
decent variety with regards to business?
Yes
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No
Q2) According to you, The administration of balance and decent variety is viable for the business
in achieving higher movement?
Yes
No
Q3) Do you agree with the statement that, it is required for Royal Mail Company UK to manage
equality and diversity at workplace?
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
Q4) According to you, what is the essential requirement for a business to oversee social decent
variety at working environment?
Business Reputation Enhancement
Increased Exposure to Different Kinds of People
Managing cultural change
Empowering the entire workforce
Q5) As per your view, what advantages are attained by Royal Mail Company UK via the suitable
management of diversity at workplace?
Enhancing creativity at workplace
Conflict Reduction and Resolution
Increasing employee engagement
Strength workforce
Q6) According to your perspective, in which manner managing cultural diversity affects the
functionality of Royal Mail Company UK?
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Q7) As per your opinion, what key challenges are mainly faces by Royal Mail Company UK due
to managing equality and diversity at workplace?
Understanding the Value of Differences
Resistance to change
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Lack of collaboration
Misinterpretation of professional communication
Q8) According to your view, what measure can be undertaken by Royal Mail Company UK for
enhancing employees working via managing equality and diversity at workplace?
Address Unconscious Bias
Providing diversity training to employees
Creating awareness about diversity
Promoting communication
Q9) Provide recommendation to the Royal Mail Company UK to attain higher competitive edge
via managing equality and diversity at workplace.
Secondary Tool: Using such technique empower researcher to gather descriptive theoretical data
which was gathered by other analyst before. It requires less time, vitality and assets because of
which the researcher has received such strategy just in the event that they have absence of assets
for leading their examination. It incorporates different sources, for example, books, journals,
newspapers, articles and so on.
Sampling: It is the path toward picking limited respondents which addresses the points of view
and thought of whole population (Asrar-ul-Haq and Anwar, 2016). This area for the most part
fuses over probabilistic and non-probabilistic information sampling tool, along these lines, for
this current assessment respondents are select at random sampling tool, subsequently, By using
such method, the analyst select 40 respondents who are the representatives of Royal Mail
Company UK as an example size of masses to gather material data related with the subject of
research.
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Task 3
P5: Present findings using appropriate tools and techniques.
Theme 1) Individual having a fitting comprehension comparable to the conceptualisation of
equity and decent variety with regards to business.
Q1) Do you have a fitting comprehension corresponding to the conceptualisation
of equity and decent variety with regards to business?
Frequency
Yes 39
No 1
Interpretation:
From the appraisal of the errand it has been deciphered that, the evaluation is being
executed among 40 respondents and out of that 39 people are giving their consent as they are
having reasonable data about the possibility of uniformity and decent variety as indicated by
their view, this is most standard district to be inspected and remaining people are not in favor
with comparable to they don't think about the zone of equalization and grouped assortment.
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