Critical Evaluation of Leadership Change at TESCO

Business Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................3
PART 1...........................................................................................................................................3
Critical evaluation base on implementation of leadership change at TESCO.............................3
PART 2...........................................................................................................................................6
Reflective statement.....................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Business management can define as discipline of directing and managing all phases of
businesses operations through effective planning. This term is concerned with profit and so is
relate with profitability. It is organizing coordination and a company of venture activities. It
includes manufacturing of materials, machines, profit and includes both marketing and creation.
The current assignment will be based on organizational change occur in TESCO. It falls under
category of top listed supermarkets in the world. The chosen company is known as multinational
chain of outlets for retail. TESCO is the biggest retailers in the United Kingdom where it sells
ranges of quality products and several services to local people. This study will explain critical
analysis base on implementation of particular case of organizational change. Furthermore, this
report will define reflective statement through which learning from overall evaluation of chosen
case study will justify. It would clarify the benefit get from entire insights in the future.
PART 1
Critical evaluation base on implementation of leadership change at TESCO
According to Olafsen and et.al., (2020) organizational change could define as procedure
of progress, transformation and decline within a company. Though one acts that companies are
enduring structures in alter society. It takes varied forms which bring several benefits for
organizations as well as challenges that management face while implementing change. It
includes a change in a firm’s structure, policies, management functions, leadership styles, current
systems, organizational culture, process and technologies. The alteration could be planned eons
in advance or may be occur due to some external or internal factors that impact current
management practices and overall performance of an organization.
Voolstra and Ziegler, (2020) stated that organizational change could describe as
modification that happens in sum work environment. It is an essential feature of most enterprises.
A firm need to develop adaptability and flexibility to change which is quite beneficial for
excellent success and growth of a company. It is inevitable in progressive organizational culture.
It can be said that modern companies are highly versatile, dynamic and adaptive to different
types of modifications. It also refers to modifications of roles and structural relationships of
employees in a firm.

Øygarden, Olsen and Mikkelsen, (2020) discussed that leadership change is a part of
organizational change that impact overall structure of companies. It is competence to inspire and
influence action in others and respond with agility and clear vision during time of profitable
progress, disruption or uncertainty to bring about require modifications. Implementation of
leadership change put positive impact on sales, performance and productivity of companies just
like TESCO. Leadership is the ability of a leader which enable them to handle each activity and
performance of workers. Implementation of above concept could increase productivity level of
company as it contributes enhancing abilities and improve work style of each applicant which in
return maximize sales and then productivity level of business. Leadership change in TESCO is
the one of the best examples that define benefits after its implementation. Organization
experience excellent modification in leadership position of venture which affect its business
operation in positive manner and contribute to attain competitive advantages in the retail sector,
UK. It allows firms to change the whole structure and work with new styles that is much better
than last few years or months. Implementation of leadership position change bring benefits in
form of providing new and creative ideas, thoughts and opinions that a new leader or CEO of
company provides. Employee engagement is the key element of business growth which could be
increase through implementation of above modification.
In view points of Mahdi, Nassar and Almsafir, (2019) by implementing change in
leadership position, management can gain advantage in form of excellent employee engagement
which turn into increasing degree of performance and motivation as well. For examples,
organization has come across important and useful alternation in term of replacing Terry Leahy
leadership position with Philip Clarke, who is abler and knowledgeable than other leaders. This
kind of change give staff members a new opportunity to work with experience gainer and
talented person who knowns how to handle varied organizational situations in effective and
systematic manner. It provides benefits in term of enhancing market shares, increased number of
consumers and generate a lot of revenue even better than other brands that has been operated in
similar sector from longer period of time.
On the other side, Hasegawa and et.al., (2018) stated that implementation of any kind of
organizational change along with key benefits also bring different challenges for management,
workers and a company as well, it put negative impact upon working structure and performance
of staff members which leads decreasing sales and productivity level of brand. Modification in