Influence of Covid-19 on employees productivity and performance within UK hospitality industry

LT6P19GN: Research Methods and Project
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Research Topic/ Research Question:
Influence of Covid-19 on employees productivity and performance within UK hospitality industry
1. INTRODUCTION.
Research Background: (Introduction to the research area with some background information). Include
the following:
The present research is based on the topic of Covid-19 which has a major effect on the performance and
productivity of the employees as it reduces their working efficiency and effectiveness to work in order
to achieve the goals and objectives of the business (Rindermann, Becker and Coyle, 2020). The Covid-
19 is a major disease that effects the well-being and health of many people as the virus is dangerous
which is spread from one person to another. It has resulted in closing many of the businesses in the UK
and this reduces the company success and profitability in the business market.
Aims & Objectives
Aim: (What do you want to achieve and why do you want to achieve aim?)
To identify the influence of Covid-19 on employees productivity and performance within UK
hospitality industry. A study on Park Lane Hotel
Objectives: (How do you want to achieve this aim(s)). State at least three but not more than four
objectives).
I. To identify the impact of Covid-19 on the performance and productivity of employees within UK
hospitality industry.
II. To identify the challenges faced by Park Lane Hotel while managing employee performance and
productivity during Covid-19.
III. To examine the strategies for overcoming the issues faced by Park Lane Hotel during pandemic.
Research Questions: (The breakdown of the research topic for some specific questions- it is easier to
convert the objectives into questions- only required for if you are conducting a qualitative research
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study.
I. What is the impact of Covid-19 on the performance and productivity of employees within UK
hospitality industry.
II. What are the challenges faced by Park Lane Hotel while managing employee performance and
productivity during Covid-19.
III. What are the strategies for overcoming the issues faced by Park Lane Hotel during pandemic.
Research Hypotheses: These may be only required if you are conducting a quantitative research study
H0 (Null hypothesis):
H1 (Alternative hypothesis):
Research Rationale: (Justification of the proposed study and potential benefits). The following
questions will help you).
The main reason behind conducting this current research topic is to examine the influence of the Covid-
19 on the overall productivity and performance of the employees working in the UK hospitality
industry. This following conducted report also focuses on the strategies that helps in reducing the
impact of the virus on the life of an employee as the hospitality industry has been facing a huge loss.
This research also focus on some of the challenges that UK hospitality industry faces because of low
productivity and profitability in the highly competitive environment (Karatzias and Cloitre, 2019).
There are two types of objectives that can be fulfilled by conducting this current research that is known
as personal and professional objectives. In context of personal objectives, this study will help the
researcher in gaining knowledge about several methods of research to gather and analyse information.
In terms of professional objective, the researcher will learn about the seriousness about the disease
which is necessary for reducing the impact of the virus on the overfall performance of employees.
Scope of Research Study:
The scope of the research is limited as the researcher chooses limited number of respondents for
carrying out the further research. The following research is conducted on quantitative basis which helps
the researcher in understanding the concepts more easily as it consists of numerical value which is easy
to calculate.
2. LITERATURE REVIEW:
The literature should have an introduction, main body that is organised in relevant themes; and a
conclusion
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