An investigation of views from employees on diversified working environments

Liu, Shu (2019) An investigation of views from employees on diversified working environments. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

In the twenty-first century, the diversity issue in the workforce has been talked about increasingly. Employers have become more considerate of diversity management in multinational companies. Meanwhile, diversity within an organisation, whether based on issues such as age, nationality, religion, culture, gender, or ethnicity is an issue that can lead to people holding different values and attitudes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the employees’ attitudes to diversity workplace in Ireland.

A quantitative methodology approach was used to conduct in the study. The paper makes use of data collection through online and printed questionnaires of 72 participants who are working in Ireland, both local and non-local workers. The workforce diversity questionnaire II conduct by Larkey (1996) was used as a way of collecting data. The questionnaire appraises the employee’s understanding of cultural diversity. The technique of non-probability sampling was used to collect the data. Data analysis was handled by IMB SPSS and Excel to generate research results.

The results of the study revealed that employees are holding a positive view of diversity in the workplace. And, there are more details of results in chapter 4. The recommendations and limitations represent in the later of paper. A personal learning statement in the last part of the paper.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Human Resource Management > Diversity H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Human Resource Management
Divisions:	School of Business > Master of Arts in Human Resource Management
Depositing User:	Caoimhe Ní Mhaicín
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2019 13:34
Last Modified:	15 Oct 2019 13:34
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/3904

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