Investigating Diversity and Inclusion for Team Productivity: A Report

This report investigates the impact of diversity and inclusion on employee engagement and team productivity, specifically focusing on Crystal Business Consultants. The research, conducted through a literature review and primary data collection via online questionnaires with CIPD-qualified HR professionals, examines the challenges and benefits of diversity, its influence on employee engagement, and its alignment with strategic objectives. The report addresses issues such as employee disputes and a lack of productivity, proposing recommendations for Crystal Business to enhance team productivity by effectively managing diversity and inclusion. Ethical considerations, including informed consent and data privacy, are also detailed. The report includes an abstract, objectives, and methodology, offering a comprehensive analysis to help Crystal Business improve its people management strategies. The research aims to measure the effect of diversity and engagement on team productivity and how Crystal Business consultants can increase their employee productivity by using our recommendation

Qualification Title: CIPD Level 7
Unit Title: Investigating a business issue from an HR perspective
Unit Code: R57-OL7IBI01
Project number: 40572/15
Please note that you cannot submit your IBI project until you have
attended your Level 7HRM2 workshop – all details must be filled in
above before your work will be marked.
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1.ICS Learn Investigating a Business Issue
7IBI Ethical Approval Form
This form should be submitted to your tutor prior to
embarking on your 7IBI Report where a review of the
possible ethical implications of the proposed
dissertation or project is required.
No primary data collection can be undertaken before your tutor has approved the
plan.
If, following review of this form, amendments to your project proposal are agreed to be
necessary, you should provide your tutor with an amended version for endorsement.

1. What are the objectives of the research project?
The aim of the research is-to measure the effect of diversity and engagement on team
productivity and how Crystal Business consultants can increase their employee productivity
by using our recommendation
Objectives
The objectives to achieve the previously detailed aim are like following-
 How diversity and inclusion can help to increase team productivity
 To identify the challenges and benefits of diversity
 To measure the impact of diversity for employee engagement and its relation with
organisation's strategic objectives
 To recommend the ways Crystal Business consultants can increase team productive by
managing diversity and inclusion crystal company
2. Does the research involve Children or Vulnerable Adults or any other areas that
requires ethical consideration? (NO ).
If YES, it is likely that full ethical review must be obtained before the research can start.
3. Do you intend to collect primary data from human subjects or data that are
identifiable with individuals? (This includes, for example, questionnaires and
interviews.) (yes)
If you do not intend to collect such primary data then please go to question 15.
If you do intend to collect such primary data then please respond to ALL the questions 4
through 14. If you feel a question does not apply then please respond with n/a (for not
applicable).
4. How will the primary data co. An implementation plan with clear costings and
prioritization of recommendations should also be included. Referntribute to the
objectives of the research project?
Methods of collecting these data will be online base questionnaires. Individuals who will
take a part in this research do not have to enclose their name identity and gender. Survey
will be aimed at CIPD qualified HR practionists and managers who are more likely to
exposed to research topic an objectives, therefore quality of data’s will be much higher.

5. What is/are the survey population(s)?
150
6. How big is the sample for each of the survey populations and how was this
sample arrived at?
I am a member of online CIPD group where is more than 4000 HR practisionist
where everyday 100s of members are actively talking about various HR related
issues they facing and advising . so I have shared my idea of this research and I
have 150 people agreed to take part in this research.
7. How will respondents be sele. An implementation plan with clear costings and
prioritization of recommendations should also be included. Refercted and recruited?
Online via link din CIPD group. Idea and aim of this research will be shared among
people from my network group and respondent will be recruited from there.
8. What steps are proposed to ensure that the requirements of informed consent will
be met for those taking part in the research? If an Information Sheet for
participants is to be used, please attach it to this form. If not, please explain
how you will be able to demonstrate that informed consent has been gained
from participants.
There will be no consent from how ever there will be a small abstract of the research
explaining aim and objective of this research at the top of the questionnaire and also
will have option to ask me questions if they have any query about the questionnaire
or research Via provided email id . At the end of the questionnaire respondent will
sign the consent agreement for allowing me to use their answers to analyse the data
and use it in this research.
9. How will data be collected from each of the sample groups?
Via online questionnaire

10. How will data be stored and what will happen to the data at the end of the
research?
At the end of the research these data will be deleted after three months.
11. What measures will be taken to prevent unauthorized persons gaining access to
the data, and especially to data that may be attributed to identifiable
individuals?
Individuals don’t have to enclose their name, gender or any personal
information. Copy of questionnaire will be shared to respondents via email and also
answered copy will be collected via email as well.
12. What steps are proposed to safeguard the anonymity of the respondents?
na
13. Are there any risks (physical or other, including reputational) to respondents that
may result from taking part in this research? (NO) (please circle).
If YES, please specify and state what measures are proposed to deal with these risks.
14. Are there any risks (physical or other, including reputational) to the researcher or to
ICS Learn that may result from conducting this research? (NO) (please circle).
If YES, please specify and state what measures are proposed to manage these risks.1
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15. Will any data be obtained from a company or other organisation. (NO) (please circle)
For example, information provided by an employer or its employees.
If NO, then please go to question 19.
16. What steps are proposed to ensure that the requirements of informed consent will
be met for that organisation? How will confidentiality be assured for the
organisation?
17. Does the organisation have its own ethics procedure relating to the research you
intend to carry out? YES / NO (please circle).
If YES, ICS Learn will require written evidence from the organisation that they have
approved the research.
18. Will the proposed research involve any of the following (please put a √ next to
‘yes’ or ‘no’; consult your supervisor if you are unsure):
• Vulnerable groups (e.g. children) ? YES NO
• Particularly sensitive topics ? YES NO
• Access to respondents via
‘gatekeepers’ ? YES NO
• Use of deception ? YES NO
• Access to confidential personal data ? YES NO
• Psychological stress, anxiety etc ? YES NO
• Intrusive interventions ? YES NO

If answers to any of the above are “YES”, how will the associated risks be
minimised
19. Are there any other ethical issues that may arise from the proposed research?
No
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AMENDMENTS
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everyone. If there are minor changes then fill in the amendments (next page) and get
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DIVERSITY
& Inclusion
For Employee
Engagement

And
Productivity

TITLE: Importance of managing diversity in
today’s Business world

ABSTRACT
The diversity is the main issue in present environment as it has a direct impact on employee
engagement and productivity. Diversity employee engagement and team productivity goes
hand to hand for all businesses. It is tend to be coping in order to facilitate the effective
working. This reports talks about issues CRYSTAL Business Consultants is facing which are
related with team productivity, engagement and diversity. Their people management report
for last three quarter suggested increase in number of employee disputes and lack of
productivity which has raised concerns among stake holders, many of these cases were
related to allegation for discrimination, harassment ETC. Management believes a good
diversity management strategy can solve many of this issues.
This report aimed to help Crystal Business consultant with their current situation. This
present report has covered the various activities as Literature review, aims and objectives,
data analysis and interpretation and recommendation to get overcome with the conflict of
diversity, employee engagement and team productivity. We have conducted a research on
HR professionals and gather facts and evidence to support what academics have mentioned.
Hence this report has both academics and professionals backing and inputs. The set of data
and analysis is conducted with the help of primary research. The effective survey has taken
to gather the information from HR professionals.
It also includes some recommendation and strategic approach many organisations can
adopt in term of handling the employee matters.

CONTENTS
1.
1.ICS Learn Investigating a Business Issue.............................................................................................1
2.What are the objectives of the research project?..............................................................................2
Objectives..........................................................................................................................................2
3.Does the research involve Children or Vulnerable Adults or any other areas that requires ethical
consideration? (NO )..........................................................................................................................2
4.Do you intend to collect primary data from human subjects or data that are identifiable with
individuals? (This includes, for example, questionnaires and interviews.) (yes) ..................................2
If you do not intend to collect such primary data then please go to question 15..................................2
5.How will the primary data contribute to the objectives of the research project?..............................2
6.What is/are the survey population(s)?...............................................................................................3
150.........................................................................................................................................................3
7.How big is the sample for each of the survey populations and how was this sample arrived at?......3
I am a member of online CIPD group where is more than 4000 HR practisionist where everyday 100s
of members are actively talking about various HR related issues they facing and advising . so I have
shared my idea of this research and I have 150 people agreed to take part in this research................3
8.How will respondents be selected and recruited?..............................................................................3
9.What steps are proposed to ensure that the requirements of informed consent will be met for
those taking part in the research? If an Information Sheet for participants is to be used, please attach
it to this form. If not, please explain how you will be able to demonstrate that informed consent has
been gained from participants...............................................................................................................3
There will be no consent from how ever there will be a small abstract of the research explaining aim
and objective of this research at the top of the questionnaire and also will have option to ask me
questions if they have any query about the questionnaire or research Via provided email id . At the
end of the questionnaire respondent will sign the consent agreement for allowing me to use their
answers to analyse the data and use it in this research........................................................................3
10.How will data be collected from each of the sample groups?..........................................................4
11.How will data be stored and what will happen to the data at the end of the research?..................4