Gender Discrimination and Employee Performance: A Study on ASDA

This report investigates the impact of gender discrimination on employee performance within ASDA. It identifies different types of workplace discrimination and evaluates ways ASDA could reduce these issues. The research employs a positivism philosophy and a deductive approach, utilizing surveys and systematic literature review. Findings indicate that workplace discrimination negatively affects employee value, involvement, and efficiency. Recommendations include developing business policies that mitigate discrimination and implementing equality policies to enhance business benefits and market prominence. The management is also advised to monitor and minimize indirect discrimination practices to foster appropriate business development.

Impact of Workplace Discrimination on
employee performance

Research aim
Main aim of this research is “To identify the impact of gender discrimination on employee performance within
a workplace of company: A study on ASDA
Research Objectives
•To identify the different types of workplace discrimination
•To determine the impact of gender discrimination on employee performance within a workplace of ASDA
•To evaluate the ways that would be used by ASDA for reducing the issues of gender discrimination within a
workplace
Research aim and Objectives

• What are the different types of workplace discrimination?
• What is the impact of gender discrimination on employee performance within a
workplace of ASDA?
• What are the essential ways that would be used by ASDA for reducing the issues of
gender discrimination within a workplace?
Research questions

Approaches and Methodologies
Research methodology is the chapter that is very significant for collecting, interpreting and analysing
information in effective and efficient way.
Research Philosophy: In the current research, investigator has selected positivism philosophy because it
assists in examining statistical information and it does not take longer time period.
Research Approach: In the current investigation, researcher has chosen deductive approach because it assists
in evaluating numerical facts and figures.
Research Strategy: In the present investigation, researcher has selected survey and systematic literature
review.

Findings
(Q1 Do you have understanding regarding the discrimination
within a workplace of ASDA?)
Q1 Do you have understanding regarding the discrimination
within a workplace of ASDA?
Frequency
a) Yes 20
b) No 6
c) Not prefer to say anything 4

Q2 What are the different types of discrimination at
workplace of an organisation?
Q2 What are the different types of discrimination at workplace
of an organisation?
Frequency
a) Gender discrimination 15
b) Age discrimination 7
c) Race discrimination 8

Conclusion
From the above report this is being examine that workplace discrimination is one of the poor practices existed
within the organisation which may lead the organisation to minimise their efficiency and developing aspects as
well. Due to workplace discrimination employee may be under valued and this is one of the major reason of
minimised involvement and efficiency as well.

Recommendations
In terms of recommendations this is recommended that ASDA is required to develop their business with such
policies that they can mitigate practices of discrimination within premises so that business benefits can be earned
and at the same time market of prominence can be earned. Besides this there are various equality policies which
are required to be used so that organisation may develop and acquire significant edge as well. On the other hand
management of the organisation is required to watch out some indirect discrimination practices so that they can
minimise such practices and lead to develop their business in appropriate manner.

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