Research Proposal: Analyzing Equality and Diversity in the Workplace

This research proposal delves into the critical role of equality and diversity within an organizational context, specifically focusing on a case study involving Tesco. The proposal outlines the background, research questions, aims, and objectives, including a Gantt chart for project management. It explores the implications of equality and diversity on employee performance, management's role, and potential barriers. The methodology section details the use of a qualitative research approach, including primary and secondary data collection techniques, as well as thematic analysis. The anticipated outcomes highlight the project's potential to enhance understanding of equality and diversity management and its impact on workforce talent and skills. The proposal is a comprehensive plan for a research project designed to provide valuable insights into the practical application of equality and diversity principles in the workplace.

Research Proposal

TABLE OF CONTENTS
BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................................1
RESEARCH QUESTIONS.............................................................................................................1
RESEARCH AIM AND OBJECTIVES..........................................................................................1
GANTT CHART.............................................................................................................................1
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................2
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.....................................................................................................2
ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES........................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

BACKGROUND
Behaviours within an organization always try to support and promote equality and
diversity in their workplace. Equality and diversity are two major aspects which gives
opportunities to a business or company which improve workability of their workforce. Top-level
management in each business should consider equality and diversity in their business
environment to properly increase performance of existing employees.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
 How to analyse the role of equality and diversity in the workplace?
 How equality and diversity impact performance of employees?
 What role management plays in implementation of equality and diversity in the
workplace?
 What are main barriers which negatively impact equality and diversity management?
RESEARCH AIM AND OBJECTIVES
Aim: To analyse the implications of equality and diversity in an organization. A case study on
Tesco.
Objectives
 To analyse the role of equality and diversity in the workplace.
 To identify the impact of equality and diversity on performance of employees
 To identify that behaviours which support and promote equality and diversity in the
workplace.
 To analyse major barriers which negatively impact equality and diversity management in
an organization.
GANTT CHART
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LITERATURE REVIEW
According to Bowl (2018) equality and diversity management plays great role in
increasing performance level of employees in an organization. Currently many companies or
business has taken various steps towards properly implementing equality and diversity aspects in
their workplace. These aspects are very important in improvement of workability and talent of
employees in workplace.
As illustrated by Jayaweera and McCarthy (2016) top-level management in each
company should systematically manage equality and diversity in their business environment,
because this step will help to company for taking effective work from their workforce.
Management of equality and diversity support to companies for removing various issues from
workplace, like discrimination and conflicts etc. Those organizations have gained more profit
which properly following concepts of equality and diversity in their workplace, each company or
business highly need to follow these in their daily operations to gain huge profit in respective
market.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research methodology is the most appropriate tool to complete a research project. There
are two types of research methodology, the first is qualitative method and the second one is
quantitative method. In this research project qualitative research method will be used. For
collecting data to this project, there are primary and secondary techniques of data collection will
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be used. On the other side, thematic techniques also will be used in this research project to
properly analyse collected data. There are 10 employees of Tesco will be taken to complete
sampling process, in which random sampling technique will be used.
ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES
This research project will help in knowing different productive roles of equality and
diversity in the workplace. Businesses or companies can easily understand actual value of
equality and diversity management through this project. This research project will support in
dealing with various barriers which negatively impact this management in any business
environment. At the end all companies and business can capable to improve talent and skills of
their workforce through this project. These are some major factors which shows the importance
of this research project.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Bowl, M., 2018. Diversity and Differentiation, Equity and Equality in a Marketised Higher
Education System. In Equality and Differentiation in Marketised Higher Education. (pp.
1-19). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Jayaweera, H. and McCarthy, H., 2016. NHS equality policies focus too narrowly on ethnicity.
BMJ. 352. p.i150.
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