Diversity Management Presentation: Analysis of Woolworths (MBA502)

This presentation analyzes Woolworths' diversity management practices, focusing on its initiatives, challenges, and recommendations. It begins with an introduction to the company, highlighting its commitment to diversity and inclusion, and then provides an overview of Woolworths' operations, values, and diversity-related initiatives, such as the Refugee Employment Programs, Indigenous employment, and equal pay parity. The presentation critiques these initiatives, discussing issues like gender discrimination and unequal pay, and identifies gaps in its diversity efforts. It then offers recommendations, including innovation and cultural intelligence, to address these issues and promote a more inclusive environment. The presentation concludes by emphasizing the significance of diversity management in the retail sector, citing relevant sources and references to support its findings. The presentation aims to provide insights into the company's approach to diversity and inclusion, its impact on the workplace, and the areas where it can improve.

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DIVERSITY
MANAGEMENT
WOOLWORTHS

 I am ……
 Student of Kaplan Business School
 Theme of the presentation is Diversity
Management
 The chosen organization is Woolworths
 Significance of Diversity Management
INTRODUCTION

 Australian based company, Woolworths
Group comprises of various trusted brand
 Serves a customer range of 28 million plus
nationwide with a workforce of 201,000
team members
 Around 3,000 total stores
 Priorities includes:
 Offering convenient and valuable way of
shopping
 Differentiated customer value proposition
 Positive work culture
OVERVIEW-
WOOLWORTHS

 Company is focused on creating easier and
convenient life of customers
 Stresses on the partnerships-
 Employees: Service providers
 Suppliers: Resource facilitator
 Customers: Co-creation
 Vision- To become most responsible retailers
for the workforce, employees and the globe
 Values- Collaborative, quality, responsible,
inspirational and customer focusedOVERVIEW-
WOOLWORTHS

 Promotes diversity and
inclusion
 Aims at improving the rate of
women in senior roles
 Supports LGBTI members
 Supports Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander
 Maintains the ratio by also
recruiting skilled people with
disabilities
DIVERSITY-
WOOLWORTHS

 Inclusive and diverse culture One in
Sixty three Australians is an employee of
Australia (Retailworldmagazine.com.au
2019)
 Wear it Purple Day
 In 2018, Woolworths Groups ranked 14th
with respect to Thomson Reuters’ 2018
Diversity & Inclusion Index.
DIVERSITY INITIATIVES-
WOOLWORTHS

 Refugee Employment Programs
partnering with the Community
Corporate (Woolworthsgroup.com.au
2019)
 Indigenous employment
 Equal pay parity
DIVERSITY INITIATIVES-
WOOLWORTHS

 Gender discrimination- Unequal
pay and opportunities
DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT- ISSUES AND
GAP

 Auditing team
 Performance Measures
 Common diversity
training program
throughout
RECOMMENDATIONS

 Innovation
 Cultural Intelligence
 Addresses Multiple needs
 Uniting diverse skills and strengths
SIGNIFICANCE OF DIVERSITY
MANAGEMENT

 Retailworldmagazine.com.au 2019.
Retail World Magazine. Woolworths
Group top for ‘diversity and inclusion’ -
Retail World Magazine. [online] Available
at:
https://retailworldmagazine.com.au/wool
worths-group-top-for-diversity-and-inclus
ion
/
 Woolworthsgroup.com.au 2019. [online]
Available at: https://
www.woolworthsgroup.com.au/icms_docs
/183931_Diversity_Policy.pdf
References