Equality and Diversity in the Workplace: A Research Project Analysis

This research project examines the critical aspects of equality and diversity within the workplace, focusing on the challenges faced by senior authorities in managing diverse cultural environments. The study uses Marks & Spencer as a case study and explores the concept of managing cultural diversity, its influence on employee performance, and the advantages gained by management. The research includes data interpretation from surveys, highlighting key findings on awareness of cultural diversity, its impact on companies, and strategies for implementation. The report provides recommendations for fostering a favorable work atmosphere and retaining potential employees. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of managing diverse cultures for long-term sustainability, offering insights into effective strategies for senior management to create an inclusive work environment. The reflection section provides a personal perspective on the research process, emphasizing the challenges of information gathering.

RESEARCH PROJECT
Equality and diversity in workplace

TABLE OF CONTENT
 Introduction
 Research aim and objectives
 Research Questions
 Data interpretation
 Recommendation
 Reflection
 Conclusion
 References.

INTRODUCTION
Cultural diversity is considered as much vital aspects in
which several backgrounds of individuals that are
performing together for accomplishment of business
objectives without undertaking religion, age and
others aspects. At recent surroundings, while
performing expansion of business that becomes vital
for senior authorities for managing diverse culture
environment at its work premises in effectual as well
as officious way.

RESEARCH AIM AND OBJECTIVES
Research aim- “To determine the affect faced by senior authorities
while managing diverse culture at workplace. A case study on Marks
& Spencer”.
Research objectives
 To know about the concept of managing cultural diversity.
 To examine the influence of diverse culture over the employees’
performance.
 To analyse several advantages gain by management while managing cultural
diversity

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
 What is the concept of managing cultural diversity?
 What are the influences of diversified culture on employees’
performance?
 What is several advantages gain by management while
managing cultural diversity?

DATA INTERPRETATION
Q1) Are you aware about the concept of cultural diversity? Frequency
a) Yes 20
a) No 10
Table 1..

TABLE 2..
Q2) According to your viewpoint, do you think that managing diverse culture
at work area facilitates advantages to company?
Frequency
a) Yes 25
b) No 5

TABLE 3
Q3) As per your viewpoint, what are the advantages obtain through
management of entity with assistance of managing diverse culture?
Frequency
a) Equality at workplace 15
b) Growth and development of employees 6
c) Positive working environment 9

TABLE 4
Q4) What are the essential strategy that are required to be adapted through
management for managing diverse culture?
Frequency
a) Providing training session 10
b) Involvement of staff members in decision-making process 10
c) Equality opportunities to each employee 10

TABLE 5
Q5) What are the impacts which are faced through Marks & Spencer
management after implementing strategy to manage diverse culture?
Frequency
a) Positive impact 25
b) Negative impact 5

TABLE 6
Q6) As per your viewpoint does implementation of equality and diversity
aspects develops favourable influence upon staff performance at work area?
Frequency
a) Agree 26
a) Disagree 4

TABLE 7
Q7) Provide some recommendations…
Interpretation: This has been recommended that management of firm which it should maintain diverse personnel into its
workplaces through opting some practices of equality and diversity at work area. Additionally, it would also aids them
for retaining its potential individuals in entity for long duration.

RECOMMENDATION
With aids of above discussed information, this have been described
that there are few recommendations provided through researcher to
senior authorities of Marks & Spencer. These suggestions assist
them for maintaining diverse personnel at workplace that are
explained below:
The initial recommendation is that firm requires to formed favorable
work atmosphere within work area through rendering equal
opportunities to its workers (Rouméas, 2020).

REFLECTION
I feel happy as well as glad to gain opportunity in which I
was doing investigation upon one of the growing and
currently emergent topic at present times that is
managing cultural diversity at workplace. Moreover, the
initial phase was stimulating but thereafter I understood
that it is key accountabilities in which I have to conduct
whole activities authentically and relevantly. Additionally,
based upon my perception while I was performing this
investigation the much challenging task for me is to act
together with individuals for collecting information.

CONCLUSION
Based upon the above report, it has been concluded that managing
diverse culture is one of the efficacious as well as crucial aspects
that have to be undertaken through all entity for maintaining
longer sustainability at competitive market. Moreover, for
performing this, there are several tactics that required to be
executed through senior level in order to develop favourable work
atmosphere at work area.

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 Hackett, K., 2020. Equality and diversity.
 Hideg, I. and Krstic, A., 2020. The quest for workplace gender
equality in the 21st century: Where do we stand and how can we
continue to make strides?. Canadian Journal of Behavioural
Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement