A Study on Cultural Adaptability with Respect to Diversity and Inclusion at Workplace''

Abstract

The following research about cultural adaptability among employees studies the perception of employees regarding diversity and inclusion at workplace and how they adapt the culture of the same. The boost in globalization and advancement in the technology has brought the people around the world much closer than anticipated. With this thought organizations are focusing more and more on recruiting diverse workforce to attain the competitive edge in the market. Managing diversified workforce sometimes can be proven as a difficult task for the organizations as there can be presence of prejudice in the minds of employees which can create hinderance in working as a team with people of diverse background. It is important to understand how employees are adapting the culture of diversity and inclusion and what potential benefits and threats they are experiencing due to it. In order to achieve the objectives of the research, primary data collection was done through an online survey which was circulated amongst the employees of Banking and Finance sector. A questionnaire was formed for this purpose and the data collection was done through snowball sampling technique. The questionnaire was divided into three sections. The first section consisted of the demographic questions like gender age and employment type were asked. The second section of the questionnaire comprised a total of 17 questions based on different accepts of diversity. The third section of questionnaire consisted of questions regarding the adaptability within employees with respect to diversity and inclusion at workplace. A total of 112 responses were taken and analyzed using Chi-square test. In this study we observe that despite of diverse culture in the organization it is not necessary that employees are able to adapt the culture of diversity and inclusion. And there can be many factors contributing to that such as very less or no effort by organization to make the environment of organization culturally adaptable for all the employees, lack of policies for the fair and equal treatment of employees. Absence of programs to help employees overcome their prejudices and respect and accept their colleague’s despite of their background.