Case Study: Gender Pay Gap Influence on BMW Group Employee Efficiency

This report investigates the influence of the gender pay gap on the performance and efficiency of employees within the BMW Group. The study begins with an introduction to equality and diversity in the workplace, highlighting their benefits. It then outlines the project's aims, objectives, and research questions, followed by a literature review exploring the concepts of equality and diversity. The report details the project management plan, including cost, scope, time, quality, communication, risk, and resources. It also presents a Gantt chart and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). The research methodology section describes the use of both primary and secondary research, with an emphasis on qualitative and quantitative approaches, including a questionnaire administered to BMW stakeholders. The report includes data analysis of the survey results, followed by recommendations for addressing the gender pay gap and improving employee performance. Finally, the report concludes with a reflection on the research process.

Unit 6 – Managing a
Successful Business
Project

Table of Contents
TOPIC:- '' To Identify the influence of Gender pay gap on the performance and efficiency of
employees of an organisation at workplace''. A case study on BMW Group..................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1. Aim & objectives.............................................................................................................3
LR....................................................................................................................................................4
Equality & diversity at workplace..........................................................................................4
Benefits of equality and diversity for BMW Group..............................................................4
Different strategies that assists in implementing equality as well as diversity within the
organisation............................................................................................................................4
P2 PMP...................................................................................................................................5
P3 Gantt chart & WBS..........................................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................8
P4 Quantitative & qualitative.................................................................................................8
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................11
P5 Data Analysis..................................................................................................................11
P6 Recommendations...........................................................................................................21
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................22
P7 Reflection........................................................................................................................22
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................22
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................23

TOPIC:- '' To Determine the influence of Gender wage gap on the presentation
and efficiency of employees of the company at workplace''. A case survey on
BMW.
INTRODUCTION
Equality & diversity at work refers to giving equal rights to humans in the workplace and
in the society. Giving equivalent job possibility to the employees encourage them to work in an
effective manner. It also help employees to work autonomously in the organisation. To apply
equality and diversity activity managers adopts various methods and strategies that directly
contributes in achieving business goals in appropriate manner. For completing the present
project, BMW Group company is considered. The company was founded in 1916 and initailly it
had operations as manufactuere of aircraft engines. In the present research, aim as well as
objective are developed so that positive outcome will be produced. In addition to this, project
management plan, WBS, Gantt chart is explain (Richardson and Monro, 2012). The report also
view different areas of research methodology that helps in attaining objectives in suitable
manner. At the end, a detailed discussion is going to be developed on the research experience.
TASK 1
P1. Aim & objectives
Aim: “To Determine the influence of Gender wage gap on the presentation and efficiency of
employees of the company'. A case survey on BMW.
Objectives:
 To develop basic understanding the thought of equality and diversity at workplace.
 To analyse the reward of equality & diversity for BMW Group. To determine different tactics that supports in executing equality as well as diversity at
workplace .
Questions:
 What do you know about the topic of equality & diversity at workplace?
 Describe about the reward of equality and diversity for BMW Group?
 What are the different strategies that assists in implementing equality and diversity within
the organisation?

LR
Equality & diversity at workplace
As per the thought of Legomsky, (2016), it is identified that equality & diversity at
workplace play crucial role as it assist in promoting equal opportunities without any kind of
discrimination. It has also been identified that if there is equality within the organisation,
employees feel satisfied and enhance their efficiency. Each and every individual have their rights
and obligations while working within the organisation. It is said that it is very essential for every
single organisations in order to provide equal number of opportunities for their staff members.
But on the other hand, it has been said that diversity within workplaces is highly linked with
advancement of opportunities as well as rights.
Benefits of equality and diversity for BMW Group
According to the view point of Cornelius, (2015), equality as well as diversity have
various number of benefits which assist the business functions of BMW Group. Also, it states
that equality and diversity help in retaining the potential number of employees for long period of
time. One of the main objective is that each and every individual person working within the
organisation have same treatment and fair opportunities. BMW Group ensures every worker get
equal & fair treatment. This as a result assist in maintaining the employees happy as well as
satisfied which enhance the efficiency of employees and produce positive outcome. It is ensured
by the management team of the company that every individual treated within the organisation in
equal manner and there might not be any kind of discrimination on the basis of age, nationality,
gender, disability and so on.
Different strategies that assists in implementing equality as well as diversity within the
organisation.
As per the opinion of Kumra, Manfredi and Vickers, (2012), it is said that different
types of strategies as well as tactics are there which assist in promoting inclusiveness as well as
diversity within workplace. It examines that different types of background, culture and
communication play very essential role in the company. If top authority of organisation knows
about nationality, culture as well as thoughts of individuals helps in satisfying the demands and
requirements of employees. It has also been analysed that environment of employees plays very
essential role to raise the performance of employees.

P2 PMP
Project direction refers to the designing known as a kind of blueprint of act for the
investigator. This involves each and every activity that will be going to cover in research. Project
management plan consist of various plans and strategies which are suppose to be execute in the
project. The plan includes different elements such as cost, resource, scope, time, communication
risk as well as quality. In context to current research, research worker have develop project
management plan for executing the activities of the research. Below are the elements of PMP is
discuss:
 Cost: The amount that incur in manufacturing of goods and services. In context to
research, Every researcher need money for investigation in proper manner. With
reference to Current investigation, research worker need £60,000 for implementing the
activities. This will help in integrating all the activities which helps in research results.
 S cope: Scope is an essential element in research as it gives a detail description about
the real scope in business. With reference to present investigation, there is a huge scope
for BMW Group. The execution of this research provides opportunities for the company
to and also give new direction that will help in increase market share. In this project
whether all the equality practises have been adopted by organisation is not is taken
care by the researcher and is find out at end of research project.
 Time: It is defined as time period taken to complete certain tasks. Time for every
activity is chosen according to the time given by superiors for work completion. For
current research, Researcher will require approx 6 weeks to work efficiently so that a
possible solution can be generated (Shaw, 2015). Project is started on January 10, 2018
and ended on January 22, 2019.
 Quality: Research worker keep quality in research by using appropriate information
from sites. The secondary sources is also used by investigators in gathering the
information as it helps researcher to working in an appropriate manner. Researcher has
make sure that all credentials which gathered is very reliable in creation & adequate
responses are given by respondents according to requirement of a question.
 Communication: Implementing of activities and work require proper communication
between the people. In current research of diversity as well as equality, investigator adopt

various ways for the process of communication which are email, mobile phones,
conferences & many others which will aid in developing programme & strategies for the
investigation.
 Risk: Risk that is associated with current inquiry is about using the content that affects
on the privacy. It will also impact in the near future as of the people can easily claim to
the investigator. This as a result will leads towards the unsupportive publicity with
mouth publicity at the marketplace (Gibton, 2011).
 Resources: The present-day research is on BMW Group requires different elements and
assets which consider land, labour and many more. It will aid in fulfilling the whole task
in a proper manner. Project management has to be done in a proper way so that resources
are utilised in a adequate manner as there is always limitation on availability of resources
with a company.
P3 Gantt chart & WBS
WBS
WBS refers to the approach which help investigator will be able to divide complex as
well as lengthy project into little components so they execute them effectual & in the given
period of time. Along with this, it breaks down all the project into controllable and supportive
activities. With the assistance of breaking down of all the project and assign it into all the team
members so that they can accomplish it into their given time frame.
Gantt chart:
Gantt chart define as the graphic presentation of contrasting kind of task also called as
visual representation of whole work (Walsh, 2017). It is fundamentally breaking down of
different activities which is generally fixed for a restricted time frame. This graph consist of
vertical & horizontal axis generally show addiction of various task in the particular project. This
will help them in keeping the inform about the undertaking as well as the completion of project.

TASK 2
P4 Quantitative & qualitative
While conducting the investigation, researcher adopt various methods so that they can
attain the objectives in an effective manner. With the help of these methods, researcher gather

required information and data so that they can perform their task within stipulated time period.
Key essential methods used by researchers are going to be discussed as follows:
Primary research: It define as further investigation where research collect fresh and new
data to complete the investigation in an effectual way. There are various sources with the help of
which investigator gather information such as questionnaire, observations, interview, surveys &
other methods. It has been said that it is one of the most time consuming as well as costly method
used by investigator for conducting the investigation in an effective manner (Blau, 2016).
Secondary research: It define as the investigation which assist the researcher in order to
collect all the data from past. It includes sources which are online articles, newspaper,
magazines, journals, online sites & so on. As comparison to primary, secondary research method
consumes less time, efforts and cost.
In the present investigation, investigator adopt both primary & secondary data to
conclude the research in an effective manner. For primary data, investigator use questionnaire
method where they use 30 respondents and on the other hand, in case of secondary method
books, online articles, newspaper, journals & other sources in order to perform their work
effectively.
Qualitative research: It specify as a investigation method in which investigator gather
all non numerical information and data to conduct research effectively. Data collected in this
method includes human behaviour in specific situation. This method includes observation, group
discussions and many more. It is the sort of methodology, in which all the questions used by
researcher are open ended or are in semi structured manner.
Quantitative research: It is define as a systematic way of gathering mathematical,
numerical and statistical data. It is the method which includes sampling, online survey, online
polls and many more (Kim, 2015). Quantitative research belongs to close ended question.
For analysing or doing the investigation effectively, qualitative research is used by the
researcher to complete the whole enquiry effectively and produce positive outcome.
Questionnaire: It is used to take the views and thoughts of individuals to conduct the
investigation in impressive way. In the existing investigation, 30 participants are used by the
investigation which are stakeholder of BMW.
Questionnaire on Equality and Diversity

Q1) Do you know the idea of diversity and equality at the workplace? Frequency
a) Agree 20
b) Disagree 10
Q2) According to your views, equality and diversity help in accomplishing
the objectives of organisation in an effective manner?
Frequency
a) Yes 25
b) No 5
Q3) According to you, executing equality & diversity help BMW Group in
order to enhance their development?
Frequency
a) Affirmative 15
b) None 15
Q4) What are the advantages attained by management team of BMW
Group with the assistance of executing equality & diversity practices.
Frequency
a) Quickly fulfil the goals 10
b) Positive atmosphere 10
c) More development and growth opportunities 10
Q5) Among all of the below mentioned strategies, which is the high-grade
strategy for BMW Group?
Frequency
a) Rise in employee participation 7
b) Top- down approach 15
c) Positive leadership style 8
Q6) According to you, equality and diversity aid in enhancing the
productiveness and efficiency of employees?
Frequency
a) Agree 18
b) Disagree 12
Q7) According to your views, what are the influence developed by Frequency

implementing equality & diversity at workplace?
a) Affirmative influence 15
b) Negative influence 10
c) Neutral influence 5
Q 8) Which one is the major problem which might arise at workplace
which impact the skilfulness of force within BMW?
Frequency
a) Anxiety at workplace 18
b) Demotivated 6
c) Ineffective guidance 6
Q9) According to you executing equality and diversity help managers of
BMW Group to retain capable employees within the organisation for long
duration?
Frequency
a) Yes 20
b) No 10
Q 10) Within BMW which is the strategy introduced in order to aid in implementing gender
wage gap on the overall employee presentation and how it will influence the growth of
business?
Q 11) How BMW effectively response for decreasing the impact of gender wage gap & some
another kind of discrimination which is the outcome of diversity & equality at the
organisation?
TASK 3
P5 Data Analysis
Theme 1: Concept of equality & diversity at workplace
Q1) Do you know the idea of diversity and equality at the workplace? Frequency
a) Agree 20