Equal Opportunity Within the Workplace

Janemary Thirusanku,Manpreet Kaur A/P Inderjeet Singh

doi:10.31014/aior.1992.04.03.384

Abstract

In the recent years, the representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnics (BAME+) in top management positions has been stagnant despite the increased talent pool. With the current issues arising involving the BAME+ community, it is of no surprise that these ethnic groups are still discriminated, even at their workplace. This is usually due to the culture and type of leadership at the company. Thus, this secondary research paper aims to find out the hurdles culture and leadership climate pose to talented BAME+ employees’ career progression. Nonetheless, the investigation, using existing data in the form of surveys, reports, and articles, will be limited to certain companies in the UK and US only. The result of this paper indicates that although there are some companies with good cultures and leaders which allow its BAME+ employees to progress in their careers, most companies do not practice an inclusive culture thus, talented BAME+ staff is often side-lined.

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1.1 BackgroundCulture has been defined in many different ways and by many different theorists
As the present study focuses on people, their behaviors and how organizational culture affects their behavior, the research question cannot be answered on the basis of numerical data
The group behavior consists with communication, leadership and trust, group structure, conflict, power and politics

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Culture has been defined in many different ways and by many different theorists. According to Geert et al (2010) “it is the collective programming of the mind that distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from others”. Deal and Kennedy (1982) defined culture in short as “the way we do things around here”. When establishing and developing a company or other organization, an internal culture will develop step by step. The purpose of its existence is to improve solidarity and cohesion, stimulate employees' enthusiasm and creativity, and to improve the economic efficiency of an organization. They are based their individual history, leadership and workforce

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