Challenges of Equality and Diversity at Gordon Ramsay Restaurants

This report provides an in-depth analysis of equality and diversity challenges within Gordon Ramsay Restaurants. The introduction outlines the company's background and aims to measure the issues arising from a lack of equality and diversity. The objectives include identifying the importance of diversity and equality, pinpointing issues faced by the restaurant, evaluating solutions, and analyzing their effectiveness. The project management plan details costs, scope, and risks. The research methodology utilizes a qualitative approach, inductive research, and interpretivism philosophy, with data collected through primary and secondary methods. A literature review explores the concepts of equality, issues arising from inadequate diversity, measures to solve challenges, and the potency of these methods. Data analysis reveals insights into employee knowledge and perceptions of equality and diversity. The conclusion summarizes key findings, and recommendations suggest providing training to managers and promoting transparency in communication. The report is a comprehensive study of the importance of diversity and equality in the workplace, particularly within the context of the restaurant industry.

MANGING A
SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS PROJECT

TABLE OF CONTENT
 INTORDUCTION
 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
 PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN
 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
 DATA INTERPRETATION
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
Overview of company-
 Gordon Ramsay Restaurants is located in United Kingdom, United States, New Jersey. The company
own various types of restaurants. It was founded in year 1998. The restaurant offers high quality of
food items for target segment of customers. It also offer services in Las Vegas, Baltimore etc with a
set of unique dining experience to customers.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Aim
To measure the challenges and issues that arises due to lack of equality and diversity in work place. A
case study of: Gordon Ramsay Restaurants
Objectives
 To identify the concept and importance of diversity and equality.
 To identify the issues faced by Gordon Ramsay restaurants due to inadequate diversity and equality in
workplace.
 To evaluate the measures taken to solve challenges that may arise out of equality and diverse workforce
in Gordon Ramsay restaurants.
 To analyse the potency of the methods used to solve issues that arises due to inequality and lack of
diversity.
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CONTINUE
Research questions-
 What is the concept and value of diversity and equality.
 What are the challenges and issues faced by Gordon Ramsay restaurants due to
inadequate diversity and equality in workplace.
 What are the measures taken to solve issues and challenges that may arise out of equality
and diverse workforce in Gordon Ramsay restaurants.
 What is the effectiveness of the methods used to solve issues that arises due to inequality
and lack of diversity.

Project management plan
 Cost-
Activities Costs (£)
Expenses on stationary items 200
Expenses on conducting research 350
Expenses on printing. 70
Cost related with developing
questionnaire
90
Total 710

CONTINUE
 Scope-
 The scope of this research is to describe the major deliverable of work that helps to
conduct further research. The scope of the research is to study challenges and problems
that arises at the workplace due to lack of equality and diversity.
 Risk-
 It refers to the uncertainty, probability of the loss. Risk management plan is an important
component of project management plan that helps to determine and give priority to the
risks that may arise while conducting research. There are various types of risks like
activities may take long time than expected time.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Type of methodology Methodology used
Research type The researcher has used qualitative research type for conducting the
study.
Research approach The researcher has selected inductive research approach.
Research philosophy Researcher has chosen interpretivism research philosophy.
Data collection Researcher has chosen both primary and secondary methods of data
collection.
Sampling Researcher has selected 30 employee's of the company on the basis of
simple random sampling.
Data analysis Researcher has selected 30 employee's of the company
on the basis of simple random sampling.

LITERATURE REVIEW
 Theme 1: To identify the concept and importance of diversity and equality.
 According to Burchardt and Dustin (2016) equality refers to the providing equal
opportunities to everyone that are working in the organization and not treated people on
basis of race, caste etc. It is important because it helps to improve job satisfaction of
employee’s.
 Theme 2: To identify the issues faced by firms due to inadequate diversity and
equality in workplace.
 As per the view of Eskerod and Jepsen (2016 ) there are various issues that firms have to
face due to lack of equality and diversity. Such as it increases labour turnover, negatively
affects the growth and development of company.

CONTINUE
 Theme 3: To evaluate the measures taken to solve challenges that may arise out of
equality and diverse workforce.
 According to Etikan, Musa and Alkassim (2016 ) management should accept and respect
the difference among various employee's. Further, there must be proper communication
between employee's and management of the firm. Moreover, training should be provided
to managers to resolve issues.
 Theme 4: To analyse the potency of the methods used to solve issues that arises due
to inequality and lack of diversity.
 Diversity training will help business to improve employee retention, productivity and
engagement. This will also help to improve performance of the employee's. It also helps
to hold people accountable for actions.

DATA ANALYSIS
Do you have any knowledge of
equality and diversity ?
Frequency
Yes 10
No 20

CONTINUE
According to you what are
the issues faced by Gordon
Ramsay Restaurants due to
lack of diversity and
equality ?
Frequency
Increase in miscommunication 10
Creation of barriers 10
Increase in discrimination 5
All the above 5

CONCLUSION
 It has been concluded that the major aim of project management plan is to foresee risks
and problems as possible and to make plan for controlling and monitoring the activities
that helps to completed project effectively. Project management plan is the document that
is used to explain various stages of the project
 . It involves planning, monitoring, closing, controlling etc. Equality and diversity refers to
providing equal opportunities to all the employee's that are working in the company.
There are various issues that company has to face due to lack of equality and diversity
such as increase in miscommunication, negative impact on growth of firm etc.

RECOMMENDATION
 It is recommended that restaurant should provide training to the managers to improve
diversity and equality at the workplace. Further, it should promote transparency in
communication.

REFERENCES
 Burchardt, T. and Dustin, M., 2016. equality and human rights. Journal of
Poverty and Social Justice.24(1). pp.3-5.
 Eskerod, P. and Jepsen, A. L., 2016. Project stakeholder management.
Routledge.
 Etikan, I., Musa, S. A. and Alkassim, R. S., 2016. Comparison of convenience
sampling and purposive sampling. American journal of theoretical and applied
statistics. 5(1). pp.1-4.
 Glesne, C., 2016. Becoming qualitative researchers: An introduction. Pearson.
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