Impact of Globalisation on Corporate Structures and Profitability of Marks and Spencer

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This exercise is designed to make you able to plan research project for the area of
your interest. (Formative assessment)
Title/Topic: The impact of globalisation on the corporate structures and profitability of
on the large multinational retailer company, Marks and Spencer and the
major challenges they face.
Rationale/
Backgroun
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The term globalisation basically represent the process through which the
world is becoming highly and increasingly interconnected which has led to
massively increased level of international trade and enhanced cultural and
economic exchange. Thus, globalisation has created many positive as well as
negative impact on the business operation and structure. The enhanced
integration created by globalisation tend to ensure higher productivity level
and improved expansion and growth opportunity for a firm through leading
better opportunity of growth into various nation and parts of world (Gopinath,
2018). On the other hand, the globalisation is also creating many challenges
and issues for a company in form of enhanced competition from large
organization along with need for well-developed and coordinated company
structure to ensure effective communication and coordination at global level.
Therefore, current investigation is undertaken to analysis about the impact of
globalisation on the corporate structures of on the large multinational retailer
company for which the selected retail company is Marks and Spencer.
Rationale for the study
The selection of current research topic based on the impact of
globalisation on the corporate structures of on the large multinational
retailer company is seemed to be rationale and justifiable as
globalisation is a complex term which is beneficial as well as threating
for a business firm. Thus, it is important and vital to analysis the
overall impact of globalization on corporate structure to get a better
glimpse and understanding about the main advantages and challenges
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created by globalisation in a
business firm within retail industry. The current investigation is
significant as globalisation has created an open worldwide economy
which has enhanced the movement and transfer of people, goods,
services and technology over the nation which is creating many
significant changes and impact on a firm. Thus, creating and leading
out current investigation on Marks and spencer industry would
provide an improved insight about the key challenges like enhanced
competition, lack of communication, etc. which are created by
globalisation. Beside this, a glimpse of advantages and improved
expansion opportunity lead by globalisation is also provide which is
also significant and vital to have better understanding about the impact
of globalisation on corporate structure of a company.
Apart from this, selection of current research topic also seemed
important and vital from the personal view point of researcher as the
chosen topic is in accordance with personal interest and also meets the
academic needs and educational perceptive of researcher. Beside this,
current research project is also important and significant to bring
improvement and betterment in the managerial skills and interpersonal
skills of investigator along with improved understanding and
knowledge level which support better future growth and opportunities.
Introduction The term globalisation is mainly related with open interaction and improved
integration among economies and nations which has accelerated the
movement of people, goods, services, technology and jobs across and
beyond the domestic boundaries (Koziol, 2018). The current investigation is
lead out on Marks and Spencer which is a major British multinational retailer
with headquarters in London, England, and associated in selling of clothing,
home products and food products, mostly of its own label. The current
project is based on analysing impact of globalisation on the corporate
structures of on the large multinational retailer company. The use of
quantitative approach of research is made for current investigation under
which collection of data would be made with the help of questionnaire.
Aim of
the
Write an aim of the research
The main aim behind leading out current investigation is, “To identify the
impact and challenges of globalisation on corporate structure and

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researc
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profitability of multinational retail
organisation”. A study on Marks & Spencer
Objectiv
es of the
research
Set out a few objectives in order to reach your aim.
The research objectives which are set out to reach and achieve set objectives
are listed as follows:
 To investigate the impact of globalisation over corporate structure of
Marks & Spencer
 To determine the challenges faced over corporate structure of Marks
& Spencer due to globalisation.
 To evaluate about the globalisation impact on the profitability of
Marks and Spencer.
 To analyses the ways in which challenges over corporate structure
can be mitigated by multinational retailers.
Literature Review
The impact of globalisation over corporate structure of Marks and Spencer
As per the view point of Foss, N.J. and Pedersen, T., 2019, globalisation is
having various impact on business corporate structure. Globalisation includes
different cultures, technologies and other factors that are required to be
implemented by organisation in order to plan leadership and structure of
organisation accordingly. There are some major impact of globalisation upon
corporate structure of Marks and Spencer, it has been identified that company
can face uneven distribution of profits, increased disparities in income in
developed countries and more. Along with this globalisation also allow Marks
and Spencer corporate structure to be more innovative while developing
dependable partner relationships. In addition to this, Marks and Spencer can
also have emphasised upon innovation based ecosystem through which they
can strengthen organisational growth pillar. Globalisation provides
organisation as strong corporate structure through which Marks and Spencer
can use large-scale technology by managing the external environment in an
effective manner (Lane, 2013).
Challenges faced over corporate structure of Marks and Spencer due to
globalisation
As per the view point of Toms, S. and Zhang, Q., 2016, there are number of
challenges faced over corporate structure of Marks and Spencer due to