Equality and Diversity in Business: Rowlinson Knitwear Report

This report examines the impact of equality and diversity on business operations, with a specific focus on Rowlinson Knitwear. It explores the conceptualization of equality and diversity, effective strategies for building a diverse and inclusive workforce, and the impact of these strategies on employee engagement and competitive advantage. The report includes a project management plan with a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Gantt chart. The research employs both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, including primary and secondary research, to gather and analyze data. The findings are presented with recommendations for Rowlinson Knitwear to improve its approach to equality and diversity, and to enhance its business outcomes. The report also reflects on the value of the research in meeting stated objectives and the author's own learning and performance.

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Table of Contents
Title: ................................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK A...........................................................................................................................................1
Overview of the topic..................................................................................................................1
Overview of the organisation......................................................................................................2
Aims and objectives of the research............................................................................................2
A project management plan that provides various actions to meet objectives along with WBS
and Gantt Chart...........................................................................................................................3
Methodology used for conducting research and its rationale......................................................6
Evidence of primary research and secondary research .............................................................8
Analysis of data and findings using appropriate tools and techniques. ...................................10
Recommendations to the managers so that they can deal with the prevailing situation...........19
TASK B.........................................................................................................................................19
P7) Reflect on the value of undertaking the research to meet stated objectives and own
learning and performance..........................................................................................................19
CONCLUSION ...........................................................................................................................20
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................21

Title:
Equality and diversity in the workplace.
INTRODUCTION
Managing an effective successful business venture is characterized as an open door where
an individual can speak to their aptitudes by means of executing an undertaking and adequately
doing its exercises and necessities in appropriate way (Barak, 2016). In this manner, the present
examination start the effect of equality and diversity on the activities of a business, along these
lines equality and diversity are two distinctive viewpoint which has direct impact over the tasks
and elements of a business. In the present current business period, there is high competition
within the businesses, therefore, businesses are concern over implementing strategies and
initiated to build diverse and inclusion workforce. Subsequently, this make an incentive for the
firm in achieving higher development and achievement by means of overseeing correspondence
and decent variety at work environment. For developing understanding regarding the present
study area, the overall study is conducted over Rowlinson Knitwear limited Company. The
primary intention of this enterprise is to attain potential advancement and profitability through
managing equality and diversity at work place (Chin and Trimble, 2014). Thus the businesses is
implementing effective strategies and initiates to evolve diverse and inclusive manpower. The
existing project develops research aim, objectives and questions that are relay upon equality and
diversity at workplace. Afterwards, it will make an appropriate use of project management plan,
Gantt Chart and work breakdown structure as to assisting the overall work in right manner. It
likewise includes information on various regions of examination approach that underpins in
completion of the work. Furthermore, an descriptive data analysis will be developed to
determined accurate results and recommendations are developed to making suitable changes in
the operations of business (Cole and Salimath, 2013).
TASK A
Overview of the topic
Equality and diversity are two important aspect that are connected over the area of
ensuing that each people within an organisation has the similar opportunity and career access to
grow without exercising any sort of discrimination or biasses at work place. Diversity and
inclusion mainly defined as a mission, practices and strategies of a business to support a diverse
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workforce and leverage the influence of diversity to attain a higher competitive edge. In today's
business era, there is an intense level of competition and for this businesses are very much
concern over implementing effective strategies and initiates to develop inclusive and diverse
workforce, for the intention of providing support to the effective execution of business
operations (Dike, 2013). Rowlinson Knitwear limited Company is a leading premium clothing
manufacturing company, which has its effective image in providing qualitative cloths. It is a
private apparel and fashion company, which is founded in the year of 1935. The company mainly
operated in manufacturing premium quality garments for independent retailers of corporate-wear
and school-wear. The key goal of the business is to be worry over advancing uniformity and
assorted variety at work environment to achieve higher development and accomplishment at
commercial centre (Dobusch, 2014). This report contains the investigation about the
methodologies and starts are executed by the organizations to manufacture differing and
comprehensive workforce, for better comprehension of the examination zone point and targets
are created, that are described as under:
Overview of the organisation
Rowlinson Knitwear is a manufacturer of uniform which was established in the year
1935. The headquarter of the firm is in Stockport, Cheshire. They manufacture uniforms for the
schools, offices etc. but they do not supply their products directly to the general public rather
than they made their products available on the stores within the school campus. The pricing of
the products are fair and functional which make them comprehensive caring towards the
customers. Managing employees is crucial for the organisation as with the help of this they can
retain them for a longer period of time. For meeting up with this objectives this research is
undertaken by them.
Aims and objectives of the research
Research Aim
To examine the strategies and initiates that are implemented by the businesses to build
diverse and inclusive workforce. A case study on Rowlinson Knitwear limited Company.
Research Objectives
 To explore understanding regarding the conceptualization of equality and diversity.
 To develop knowledge regarding the strategies and initiates that are effective in building
diverse and inclusive workforce.
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 To access idea about the potential impact of strategies and initiates implemented by
Rowlinson Knitwear to improve employee engagement. To conduct investigation over identifying the measures that can be effective for
Rowlinson Knitwear limited Company to attain competitive advantage.
Research Questions
 What is the conceptualization of equality and diversity?
 What strategies and initiates are effective in building diverse and inclusive workforce?
 What is the impact of strategies and initiates implemented by Rowlinson Knitwear to
improve employee engagement?
 What measure can be effective for Rowlinson Knitwear limited Company to attain
competitive advantage?
A project management plan that provides various actions to meet objectives along with WBS and
Gantt Chart
Project management is defined a written document that duly include detailed set of
project description related to different activities. With the help of this researcher can effectively
able to fulfil organisation objectives as well as goals. In this there are plans, strategies and
policies that are required to be undertaken by entity (Evans, 2014). Project management plan
include different types elements like resource, cost, communication, size, time and scope that are
required to effectively undertaken by organisation:
Cost:
Cost is termed as an amount that are required by an researcher in order to conduct all the
activities and functions in a well defined and effective manner. With the help of this objectives
can be duly fulfilled. It is essential for researcher to ensure proper cost to each and every activity
as to fulfil goals in best effective manner.
S cope:
This has been evaluated that this research future scope is wide that further aid entity to
perform their operation while ensuring effective fulfilment of goals and objectives. In present
entity Rowlinson Knitwear limited Company, this has been evaluated that scope of research is
wide with the help of which entity can ensure number of opportunities.
Time:
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Time is a significant factor that are effectively required to be undertaken by organisation
in order to make sure that all the functions and activities are duly managed. In relation with
Rowlinson Knitwear limited Company as to complete their whole research, researcher required
time period of 6 moths (Fujimoto and Härtel, 2017).
Quality:
Quality is one of the most essential element that ensure best effective outcomes. In this, it
is important for researcher to ensure that all the allocated information and data posses effective
quality. It has been identified that, as to accomplish present research objectives researcher
allocate information and data from different types of authentic sources.
Risk:
This has been evaluated that main risk that are related to research is confidentiality of
allocated information and data. . These information help in generating result which might
get affected if there is any kind of negative publicity. Thus, it becomes essential for
researcher to maintain research confidentiality (Joubert, 2012).
Resources:
There are various resources with the help of which researcher will be able to collect the
information and conduct the whole research in an effective manner. In the present context of,
Rowlinson Knitwear limited Company there a need of formative resources like funds, human
capital, telephone, mobile etc. as to complete work in a well defined manner.
Work Break down structure:
In this activities and task of project is being divided into sub-groups as to fulfil project
objectives in a well defined manner ( Kalargyrou and Costen, 2017). With the help of this
effective understanding of project requirement can be duly undertaken. With the help of work
break down structure entity can effectively able to segregates task requirements into smaller
groups. In addition to this, it also helps in effectively ensuring project management in a well
defined and effective manner.
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Gantt chart:
Gantt chart is determined a a graphical representation of task that required to be
performed in a project. Activities are presented on bar chart that depicts dates on which task is
required to be completed ( Kaletta, Binks and Robinson, 2012). In addition to this, it has been
identified that it represent vertical a well as horizontal lines that demonstrate project completion
as per according time.
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Methodology used for conducting research and its rationale
In carry off prospering organizational project, it is the primary obligation of the
researcher is to make an appropriate choice of investigation methodology as to assist the whole
activity in accurate way to draw effectual and certain results ( Kats, 2013). Therefore, the present
analysis is supported on examine the strategies and initiates that are enforced through the
organisations to develop diverse and inclusive workforce, therefore, appropriate methodologies
are definite to be chose as to addressing the issue in appropriate manner. The appropriate tools
that are effective in executing an investigation are associated as under:
Investigation Type:
This is the most significant territory of an examination as it is required for the analyst to
choose the reasonable sort for executing the work in right way. It is basically of two sorts which
are depicted as underneath:
Qualitative Research: Qualitative research for the most part defined as the market assessment
device which is worry over getting data by means of conversational communication, Therefore,
qualitative investigation for the most part take into consideration inside and out and additionally
examining and addressing of responsive dependent on their responses (Kreiner and Murphy,
2016). Right now for the most part accumulated through interview, Ethnographic research, focus
group etc.
Quantitative Research: It is basically not the same as qualitative examination, along these lines
Quantitative Research is applied to evaluate the issue by method for gathering numerical
information or data that can be changed into usable statistics. It is for the most part applied to
measure mentalities, feelings, practices, and other characterized factors – and sum up result
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through a bigger population. Right now primarily assembled through survey, phone interviews,
longitudinal investigations, face to face interview, website interceptors, online surveys, and
systematic observation.
In the context of this present investigation work, quantitative research is being applied as
it is effective in discovering facts in regards to the area of examine the strategies and initiates
that are implemented by the businesses to build diverse and inclusive workforce. Therefore
quantitative research is effective in gathering data for the intention of understand, describe, and
predict the nature of a specific phenomenon, particularly by the development of models and
theories ( Lauring and Selmer, 2012).
Data Collection Tools:
This segment of research helps in get-together legitimate and suitable information and
data as to assisting the issue of research in viable way to reaching at the potential outcome. This
segment of examination is for the most part incorporates more than two perspectives for example
primary and secondary source of information assortment. Primary investigation is executed for
social affair direct data, along these lines, right now collected through leading conducting survey,
observation, case study, interview, questionnaire and so on.. On the opposite side, secondary
investigation is fundamentally executed for leading conversation area over the effectively
distributed and non distributed data (Liasidou, 2012). Along these lines right now depends on
books, diaries, articles and so forth. In the present examination work, both essential just as
optional apparatuses are applied by the scientist, as these two are critical in helping the general
work in right way. Essential examination executed by means of the help of creating survey that
covers the point and targets of the exploration. Then again, auxiliary examination is being
executed through social affair data by means of books, distributed articles, past examination,
diaries and so forth. Hence, auxiliary examination is powerful in executing writing survey which
may have advantage in building up the comprehension of the investigator towards the picked
branch of knowledge (Meyers and Vallas, 2016).
Data Sampling:
Data sampling is mainly of two types i.e. probabilistic and non-probabilistic data
sampling, therefore, in the case of this existing research individual are selected through random
sampling via probabilistic tool, thus in this responsive are randomly picked to gather
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information of the chosen study phenomenon. In this 30 employees of Rowlinson Knitwear
limited are considered as the sample as employees are effective in rending authentic information.
Research Ethics:
In respect to conduct a project appropriately researcher should follow investigation ethics
in respect to assisting the overall work in right manner to reaching at the suitable results.
Therefore, the analysis of information is based on primary research, so it is important for the
researcher to ensure safety and security to their respondents about their private information
( Phillips and et. al., 2016). However, researcher also conduct ethical practices like taking
consent from the respondents, not asking any questioning regarding the personal life and so on.
Evidence of primary research and secondary research
Questionnaire
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Email:
Q1) Do you have an appropriate understanding in regards to the concept of equality and
diversity in the context of business?
Yes
No
Q2) According to you, the development of inclusive and diverse workforce are effective for
a business to attain growth and success?
Yes
No
Q3) According to you, what benefits are gained by Rowlinson Knitwear limited Company
by implementing diverse and inclusive workforce?
Tackle unconscious bias
Attract talent
Reduce employee turnover
Higher profitability
Q4) According to you, what are the diversity and inclusion practices are effective for
Rowlinson Knitwear limited Company to build diverse and inclusive workforce?
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Fair Treatment
Equal access to opportunities
Teamwork and collaboration
Diversity education training
Effective conflict resolution process
Q5) As per your view, what strategies and initiates are effective for a business to develop
diverse and inclusive workforce?
Conduct blind screenings
Form an Inclusion Council
Communicate Goals and Measure Progress
Creating employee networks
Educate company leader
Q6) Do you think that, Educate company leader and Conduct blind screenings are the
most suitable strategies for Rowlinson Knitwear to promote diverse and inclusive
workforce?
Yes
No
Q7) According to you, what strategies can be opt by Rowlinson Knitwear to improve
employee engagement at workplace?
Encourage flexibility
Recognize good work
Be fair and realistic
Implement two way communication
Q8) As per you view which kind of impact does strategies and initiates have over
improving the engagement of employees within Rowlinson Knitwear ?
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Q9) According to you, what measures can be effective for Rowlinson Knitwear limited to
attain competitive advantage via improving diverse and inclusive workforce?
Use of inclusive workplace model
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Evaluate the executive team
Foster company's culture
Strengthen Anti-Discriminatory Policies
Q10) Provide Recommendation
Analysis of data and findings using appropriate tools and techniques.
Thematic Analysis
Theme 1) Majority of individual's are having an appropriate understanding in regards to the
concept of equality and diversity in the context of business.
Questionnaire
Q1) Do you have an appropriate understanding in regards to the concept of
equality and diversity in the context of business?
Frequency
Yes 29
No 1
Interpretation:
The present examination is directed over the conceptualisation of correspondence and
assorted variety along these lines, right now led among 30 respondents and out of that 29
individual said that they are having a proper comprehension with respect to the idea of fairness
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