London Churchill College Research Proposal: Cultural Diversity at Work

This research proposal, prepared for a BTEC HND in Business program at London Churchill College, focuses on managing cultural diversity in the workplace, specifically within the context of the Eagle Eye Solution Company. The research aims to assess the impacts of equality and diversity, analyze related concepts, identify impacts on employees, and explore methods to support cultural diversity. The proposal outlines a qualitative research approach using a deductive approach and realism philosophy, employing systematic sampling for data collection through primary and secondary methods. It details data analysis, ethical considerations, and research limitations, including a 10-week timeline for activities such as literature review, data collection, and report submission. The proposal references several academic sources and includes tutor comments and references.

1. RESEARCH PROPOSAL FORM
Unit Number and Title: Unit 11: Research Project (Proposal)
Unit Level: 05
Unit Lecturer:
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Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title : Managing cultural diversity at work place.
Aim
 To assess the impacts of equality and diversity at the work place in context to the Eagle
Eye Solution Company.
Objectives
 To analysis the concepts of equality and diversity at work place.
 Ti identify the impacts of equality and diversity at work place over employees of company.
 To identify different ways that can support cultural diversity in company.
Research Questions
Q 1.) What does equality and diversity mean for ?
Q 2.) What are the impacts equality and diversity create at work place?
Q 3.) What are the ways that can support equality and diversity at work place?
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this research project
Equality and diversity at work place is the topic for this research project. The topic is
important as it create huge impact over the organization performance in the market. The concept
is related to the organization behavior of the company. In this research report different factors will
demonstrate that influence the equality and diversity at work place. This topic is essential as with
the support of equality and diversity company can achieve the most effective organization culture
which will further support the company's presence in market.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
As per the view of Barnard and et.al., (2019) equality and diversity play a huge role for the
companies achieving growth and success in market. Equality is defined as providing equal growth
opportunities to all employees part of the organization. Diversity is denoted as recruiting employees
from all parts of the world so that cultural diversities can be created in company.
As illustrated by Moriarty and et.al., (2016) equality and diversity also channelized into effective
work culture at organization. The concepts of equality and diversity drives company to improve
employee motivation, create diversification in organization at internal level, improve innovation in
company and also it drives the growth and success of company in target market. Parry and Abbott,
(2017) has mentioned in his report that equality and diversity is the management practices channelizes
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in companies. The concept of equality and diversity is based on the facts that company must provide
equal opportunities to all employees irrespective to any discrimination on the basis of the skills and
abilities. Diversification is more like recruiting employees from different geographical locations all across
the globe. Cultural diversity allows company to launch various products based on the needs and
demands of different consumer segment all across the globe. It supports company to expand the
business at global level.
Section Four: Research approach and methodologies
Research type
The research is a qualitative type of research. The topic equality and diversity comprises
with theoretical concepts and theories rather it focus on quantitative tools. Qualitative method of
research involves ethnography, narrative, phenomenological, grounded theory, case study and
summary. All such tools allows researcher to get the best outcome of the research (Parry and
Abbott, 2017). Research type provides direction to research. Qualitative research type drive
researcher to channelize all tools needed for the research. With the support of qualitative research
type all fundamentals related to equality and diversity will be able to cover as a part of the
research. As the research not derives any statistical figures qualitative research will be the best
type of research for this topic.
Research approach
Research approaches are of three types deductive, inductive and abductive. IN this
research deductive form of approach is use to conclude the potential outcomes of the research.
This research approach is more like a systematic way to conduct the research. This involve theory
on the topic of research, hypothesis, observation and confirmation of facts and information
collected in earlier stages (Parry and Abbott, 2018). Equality and diversity is among the key
topics involve in organization behavior. This research approach will allow researcher to generate
the potential outcomes of the research by analyzing all key aspects related to the equality and
diversity. Deductive approach of research will allow researcher to get the answers related to all
research questions framed. This approach of research will analysis theoretical concepts about the
research along with it also involve quantitative information on the topic.
Research Philosophy
Research philosophies are of four kinds pragmatism, positivism, realism and
interpretivism. This research is based on the realism philosophy of research. Realism philosophy
is more based on the key methods related to the topic and also it involves qualitative type of
research to conclude about the topic. Realism philosophy will derive the best result for the
research as it will involve all the research question aimed to figure out for the research. The main
aim of the research is to identify all different impacts equality and diversity create in small scale
organization.
Sampling
In order to generate the complete result for the research company will use the systematic
sampling method. Sampling is a technique use to collect necessary information to achieve the
aims and objectives behind the research. For this research systematic sampling technique will be
used to derive the proper result for the research. Systematic sampling involves collecting
information requires for the research in the systematic way. This sampling technique is more
adequate as compare to random sampling methods. In case of qualitative research type systematic
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sampling provide the proper result of the research.
Data Collection
Data collection will involve all the approaches that can support in collecting necessary
information for the research. Data collection can be conducted with the support of two methods
one is primary method of data collection and the other one is secondary method to collect the
data. Primary method of data collection will involve individual efforts of researcher to collect the
data (van Gils and et.al., 2016). Techniques like feedback, interviews and other relevant
techniques are used to collect information under primary data collection method. In case of
secondary method of data collection already conducted researched are used to collect the
necessary information for the research. In this research secondary method of data collection will
be used to derive required information about the equality and diversity at work place. Primary and
secondary method of data collection will be used.
Data Analysis
This is among the most significant stage involve in research methodology. IN this stage of
research all information collected over the topic in data collection stage is analyzed and assessed
by the researcher. This is the stage where researcher take a brief overview in the information
collected over the topic. Analysis done by other researcher over the topic will also address in this
part. The outcome of this stage put a huge impact over the outcomes derives from the entire
research. Data analysis involves all information collected in the earlier tasks will be deeply
evaluate by researcher (Wijayatiningsih, 2018). Equality and diversity is a theoretical topic which
do not involve any key information in form of statistics or in any quantitative informative manner.
Information collected in theoretical form are more critical as compare to information derives in
statistical format. Analysis of theoretical information is more based on the individual knowledge
and experience of researcher. In case of statistical information, it becomes more convenient to
assess the information and derives outcomes of the research. In this research secondary method of
data collection will be sufficient to achieve the all objectives and aim behind the research.
Ethical Consideration
Ethical consideration is also a key part of the research methodology. This part of the
research specify that researcher must not harm in any way. In order to collect the required
information researcher will try to collect information from the employees of Eagle Eye Solution
Company. It is the responsibility of the company management that researcher get to collect all
required information conveniently. Ethical consideration also entitle employees of company to
provide the fair information in respect to the equality and diversity at work place in Eagle Eye
Solutions. Employees and human resource department of company must point out all approaches
company use to channelize equality and diversity at work place. Fairness in providing information
will improve the productivity of research.
Research Limitation
Research limitation is also an important part of the research methodology. In this
researcher provides all the limitations related to research. In order to conduct t he research various
information needs to collected. All challenges researcher faced while collecting required
information for research will project in this part of research. Secondary method of data collection
is used for achieve the objectives behind the research. Secondary methods do not provide the
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complete information on the research topic. This involves use of already used information to
derive the research objectives.
Section Five: Activities and timescales
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Comments and agreement from Tutor
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I confirm that the project is appropriate /not appropriate
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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Moriarty, P., and et.al., 2016. Elevated lipoprotein (a) and ischemic strokes–A case
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Children program: Cultural Community Capacity Builder program to improve the Social
Determinants of health outcomes in Western Adelaide.
Parry, Y. K. and Abbott, S., 2018. Independent Evaluation, Final Report: Being with Baby Program,
FamilyZone, Ingle Farm. Adelaide, South Australia: Flinders University.
van Gils, S.H., and et.al., 2016. Liberation Deliverable 3.2: Report on the effectiveness of a range of
landscape management practices. FP7 Project Liberation.
Wijayatiningsih, T. D., 2018. THE USE OF SEMANTIC MAPPING STRATEGY TO IMPROVE
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