Research Proposal: Gender Gap Impact on Hilton Hotel Employees

This research proposal investigates the gender gap within the Hilton Hotel, examining its impact on employee motivation and productivity. The study outlines the research aims, objectives, and questions, focusing on identifying gender gap issues, the impact of equal pay legislations, and factors influencing employee performance. The report includes a literature review covering relevant topics, such as the impact of gender discrimination on employee performance, factors like salary, non-monetary incentives, and company culture. The research methodology section details the research philosophy, type of investigation, data collection methods, sampling techniques, and ethical considerations. A Gantt chart is also included to illustrate the project schedule. The report concludes with recommendations and suggestions for improving the situation within Hilton. This report, available on Desklib, offers valuable insights into addressing gender inequality and enhancing employee well-being within the hospitality sector, providing students with a comprehensive resource for understanding workplace dynamics and research methodologies.

Research Proposal

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................3
Overview of research.......................................................................................................................3
Aims of research..............................................................................................................................3
Objectives of research......................................................................................................................3
Question of research........................................................................................................................3
Background of research...................................................................................................................4
Rationale of research........................................................................................................................4
Gantt Chart.......................................................................................................................................4
Chapter 2 Review of Literature........................................................................................................7
Issues related to gender gap within Hilton.......................................................................................7
Impact of equal pay legislations on organizational policies and employees of Hilton....................7
Impact of gender gap issues on employee's motivation and productivity in Hilton........................7
Factors that need to be considered by Hilton to improving situation and develop employee's
motivation and productivity as well.........................................................................................8
Chapter 3 Research methodology....................................................................................................8
Research philosophy .......................................................................................................................8
Type of investigation.......................................................................................................................9
Data collection.................................................................................................................................9
Sampling .......................................................................................................................................10
Ethical Consideration ....................................................................................................................10
Chapter 4 Under data presentation.................................................................................................11
Chapter 5 Recommendation and Conclusion.................................................................................26
Recommendation...........................................................................................................................26
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................26
REFRENCES 27

Chapter 1 Introduction
Overview of research
Gender gap is related to the discrimination within male and female which directly give negative
impact on the employees motivation and productivity (Aterido, Beck and Iacovone, 2013).
. It is important for an organisation to give equal treatment to their staff members as well as
opportunities. In relation to this, equality act has been introduced by legal bodies which should
be implemented. So that, it will motivate employees as well as increase productivity of company.
This research project is based on Hilton Hotel which is an hospitality industry organisation
founded in 1919 and its founder is Conrad Hiltion. They are providing their services related to
hotel and resort at worldwide level.
Aims of research
Aim of the research: “To ascertain the issues related to gender gap and its impact on employee's
motivation and productivity within workplace”. A study on Hilton.
Objectives of research
 To identify the issues related to gender gap within Hilton.
 To ascertain the impact of equal pay legislations on organizational policies and
employees of Hilton
 To determine the impact of gender gap issues on employee's motivation and productivity
in Hilton.
 To evaluate factors that need to be considered by Hilton to improve the situation in hotel
and develop employee's motivation and productivity as well.
Question of research
 What are the issues related to gender gap within Hilton.
 What is the impact of equal pay legislations on organizational policies and employees of
Hilton
 How gender gap impact on employee's motivation and productivity in Hilton.
 What are the factors needed to be considered by Hilton to improve the situation in hotel
and develop employee's motivation and productivity as well.

Background of research
Hiltion is global brand which is full service hotel and resort as well as an flagship brand of
American multinational hospitality organisation. This organisation was founded by Conrad
Hiltion in 1919 and it is famous for the services providing by them to customers. Thus, gender
gap within organisation give wide impact on staff member’s motivation as well as on
productivity within workplace. This research will help in analysing challenges facing by
organisation because of gender gap.
Rationale of research
Main reason behind selection topic “To ascertain the issues related to gender gap and its impact
on employee's motivation and productivity within workplace” is to analyse how a organisation
deals with challenges of this process as well as gain opportunity through developing the same.
This will going to be assist researchers in understanding the concept of gender gap and its impact
on employees motivation and productivity (Angelov, Johansson and Lindahl, 2016)
. Along with this, this study will also provide assistance to researchers in enhancing their
research skills through utilising a number of methods for collecting, analysing as well as
interpreting the required information or data.
Gantt Chart
Gantt chart is bar chart illustration which shows project schedule and it was introduce by Henrt
gantt who designed respective chart within year 1910-1915. In simple term, it shows dependency
relationship within activities as well as current schedule status. Gantt chart mainly use for
managing project as well as it is one of most popular and useful way which help in showing
activities which are displayed against time. On the left side of chart list of activities are displayed
along with their time on top of chart (Bailey, Hershbein and Miller, 2012)
. Moreover, each and every activity are represented through bar in which position and
length reflect their start date, duration as well as end activity. Below mention is the bar chart of
following research project :-

Chapter 2 Review of Literature
Issues related to gender gap within Hilton.
According to the views of Krivkovich and et.al., 2018 it has been identified that
companies are now a days highly committed towards gender diversity but their commitment are
not translating within meaningful progress. By conducting survey within 279 organisations
which are employing approx. 13 million people and survey is conducted over 64,000 employees
by qualitative interview. From this it has been identified that women's who are working more
than 30 years and having more bachelor degree as compare to men's. But still their paying scale
are same as men's or in some situation it is low also.
Impact of equal pay legislations on organizational policies and employees of Hilton
According to the views of equality and human right commission, 2019 there are several
legislations given by the government of nation related to equal pay for employees without any
gender discrimination. Comparator are doing same job as women or doing different or may be
not similar. In that situation she can claim equal pay for equal work with a comparator doing
work that is: like work, work related as equivalent and work of equal value. Apart from this in
several circumstances women can claim equal pay with a man working:-
 Same employers within similar workplace.
 Same employer with a different workplace where common terms as well as conditions
apply, for instance at another branch of a store.
 For an associated employer; example, at her employer's parent organisation.
Apart from this, legislation related to Equality act,2010 will assist in providing equal
right to employees without any discrimination. All these legislations are very much important for
an organisation as well as an individual to treat with people in same manner who work for same
position with equal work efforts. The equal pay provisions of the act is very much important for
an organisation in various situations in which women are less paid in comparison to men. Paying
women less from men are unfair and has far reaching impacts on society towards gender pay
gap, in women lower pension contribution with high no. of incidence in their life.
Impact of gender gap issues on employee's motivation and productivity in Hilton.
According to the views of Saleh, 2019 it has been analysed that gender discrimination
direct give impact on performance and productivity of employees as well as also on motivation.

Apart from this, there are three factors of gender discrimination such as recruitment, selection,
promotion and facilities. While hiring staff members within organisation priority are given to
male candidate which result in favouritism and demotivating women staff member's. Apart from
this, same things are doing within working area also which result in demotivation and decreasing
productivity. In most of the organisations female always consider inferior in comparison to the
male candidate instead that both possess same qualities and competency level in an organisation.
That kind of behaviour not only impacts on mental level of an employee but also on physical
work capacity of an individual that directly impacts on efficiency level of organisation to
accomplish works and procedures in better way. As mentioned above that discrimination should
be applied while recruiting and selecting people in an organisation. In that scenario sometimes
organisation failed to get one of most competent and skilful personnel as per their demand. So
oranisation always have to select and promote people on basis of their skills and capabities not
on basis of their gender that not only proved harmful for individual as well as organisation in
gain their goals and objectives in proper way.
Factors that need to be considered by Hilton to improving situation and develop employee's
motivation and productivity as well.
According to the views of Bell, 2017 it has been identified that there are major nine
factors which can be utilise by organisation for motivating their employees. These are as
follows :-
 Salary: Salary and remuneration is one of most important factor to give motivation level
to employees so that they can give their best in organisational goals and objectives
accomplishment. In an organisation for eradicating gender gap, with help of salary and by
using equal pay for equal work concept Hotel Hilton not only motivate their employees
but also eliminate gender gap.
 Non-monetary incentives: Non monetary incentives are very much important motivating
factor for an employees in which includes health insurance, fringe benefits, rental
facilities, LTC and many more are types of non monetary incentives that motivate
employees to give their best to achieving organisational goals and objectives in better
way.

 Relationship with colleagues: Relationship with superior and subordinates are very much
significant for both organisation as well as for an individual. It can be possible by giving
free chain of communication and knowledge with each other so that a strong relation ship
can be established within them. By arranging get together in which employees can easily
know each other and by build effective teams in which every one work for common goal
all are important ways to build healthy relationship in workers at workplace. With a
strong relationship employees remain always motivated and ready to give their best in
achieving organisational goals and objectives.
 Company's culture: Culture is the social behaviour and norms that found in human
societies. Culture plays very great role in organisation to give motivation to employees so
that they can maximum contributes in achieving organisational goals and objectives in
better way. In context of Hotel Hilton to build a effective culture they follow free flow of
knowledge and information in which every one can share knowledge and information to
every other so that proper results should be accomplished. They provide flexible working
hours so that as willing of employees they give their efforts and always remain motivated
for organisation and give their best.
 learning and development opportunities: Learning and development opportunities that are
playing very much crucial part for an individual to remain motivated in an organisation.
It can be only possible by giving training and development to employees as per market
demands that not only proved beneficial for employee to give their best but also for
organisation that it can achieve competitive advantage as human resource is one of most
precious assets resides with organisation.
 Personal life: To motivate people organisation also give time and space for their personal
life so that they remain always positive and give their best in achieving organisational
goals and objectives.
 Performing meaningful work: for an organisation it is very much important to give
meaningful work and challenging work also so that they can remain always positive to
give their best in organisational development and enhancement. So giving best efforts to
motivate employees are very much crucial for Hotel Hilton to build a strong brand image
in front of market to lead and sustain for long time.

Chapter 3 Research methodology
Research methodology is the procedure utilise for gathering information as well as data with the
motive of business decision. Moreover, it may involve publication research, surveys, interview,
other research techniques and may include both present and historical information.
Research philosophy
It is the method utilise by researcher for gaining appropriate detail related to the
phenomenon which will be use by them for gathering, analysing as well as using information
related to particular topic (Bertrand and Pan, 2013)
. Epistemology is a term that is utilised by a researcher for conducting research, so that they can
gather information related to the philosophy which will utilise in research. Moreover,
epistemology is a part of philosophy, which provide information related to theory of knowledge
as well as which is known to be literal. Furthermore, research philosophy add value to the
research because it assist researcher in collecting appropriate information within effective
manner. Although, research philosophy is of two type i.e., positivism and interpretivism. Thus,
positivism is that where data is gathered from real time entities and also through real life
situations (Cha and Weeden, 2014)
. On the other hand, another is interpretivism which is defined as interpretation and also by
interference that can be understand. In this research, interpretivism will be utilise by researcher
because outcomes gain are valid as well as positivism is not using because there is chances of
error while gathering data or information.
Type of investigation
Investigation is the procedure utilise by researcher for gathering information and data
which will assist in conducting entire research. For completing research in proper manner there
are two type of research technique i.e., qualitative and quantitative. Explanation of these are as
follows :-
Qualitative research – It is form of research is that which gather non-numerical data and this type
of research mainly refer to the meaning, concept, definition, symbols and so on. In simple term,
qualitative research is defined as an market research method which focus on gathering data by
open-ended as well as conversational communication (DiPrete and Buchmann, 2013). There are

several methods of respective research such as one on one interview, focus group, case study
research, record keeping, process of observation and many more.
Quantitative Research – It is research method which emphasize objective measurement and
collect data in the form of mathematical, statistical as well as numerical form. Information within
respective method gathered through questionnaires, survey, polls etc.. moreover, it is define as a
systematic investigation phenomena by collecting quantifiable data and performing statistical,
mathematical as well as computational techniques. As templates of respective research are
objective, elaborate as well as in several time investigate in nature (Esteve, García‐Román and
Permanyer, 2012).
In this research, qualitative investigation method will be utilise by research for collecting
information and data by using questionnaire method. Because it will help in gathering
information in more relevant manner by approaching several theories and approaches.
Data collection
Data collection method used by a researcher for collecting authenticated as well as
appropriate data for research. Because it help them in making research more valuable or worth
full. There are mainly two method of data collection explanation of these are as follows :-
Primary data collection : It is an data gathering method in which first hand information will be
gathered by research that has been never published before. There are several sources through
which primary data will collected these are interviews, surveys, questionnaires and online
surveys (Fonseca and et. al., 2012). As it is most appropriate method of gathering data because
information collected with the assistance of respective source is accurate. But primary method is
expensive as well as time consuming.
 Secondary data collection : This is an data gathering method use by researcher for
collecting information. But through secondary method information gathered will be
second hand that has already been published in any source. Tool for gathering secondary
data are magazine, journal, books, published articles, newspaper and so on. There is less
chances of gathering accurate information through secondary method but it is less
expensive as well as not time consuming process.
In this research, primary data collection method will be use by researcher for gathering
information (Legewie and DiPrete, 2012).

. Tool will be questionnaire so that perception of people will be collected in easy manner. Thus,
it will help in gathering accurate information and data in effective manner as well help in
conducting research within effective manner.
Sampling
Sampling refers to a process of collecting sample of a data having large population, either on
random or non-random basis (Legewie and DiPrete, 2014)
. It includes various techniques that help in selecting the sample that simple, stratified,
cluster and more sampling methods. Here, in present research a sample of 20 respondents are
chosen from stakeholders of given restaurant to get their views on concept of diversity.
Ethical Consideration
In order to create effectiveness of research, it is essential for researchers concern on ethical
consideration, where they must ensure that personal detail of any respondent will not reveal in
front of third party (Ors, Palomino and Peyrache, 2013). Along with this, while gathering data
from secondary source, researchers also need to concern on authenticity of website also, from
where data has been extracted. All these procedures help in maintaining ethics at every stage of
research.
Chapter 4 Under data presentation
Data analysis is systematic process within that information will be gathered, collected as
well as stored in proper manner. Moreover, data analysis is necessary because it provide
information on the basis of conclusion as well as recommendation given.