Diversity & Inclusion in Shipping industry -Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis of Impact
(a) Business Issue(s)
Shipping is a male-dominated industry and female employees contribute a very small population of this niche industry both at sea and ashore. xxxx is a pioneer when it comes to driving inclusion and diversity but still the statistics do not portray a diversified work environment.
The statistics at present are – number of females in the organization is in between the range of 15% to 30% across job levels 3 to 9.
As per studies conducted, better gender diversity has proven to increase organization’s productivity and in driving innovation, thereby, having a positive impact on company’s financial performance.
The questions:
1) Why is gender D&I important for the company and this industry?
2) Does a good gender representation in teams improves overall engagement levels which is directly correlated with team’s productivity.
Research Objectives
-Understand the relevance of D&I in the firm.
-Identification of dependent, independent, moderating and control variables for research study.
-Understand D&I impact on a functional unit’s engagement through engagement scores analysis.
-Dissemination of findings and recommendations based on research study.
