TESCO Critical Evaluation on Effects of Employee Engagement in UK Organizations

Running head: MANAGEMENT
Research Proposal
Critical Evaluation on Effects of Employee Engagement in UK Organizations: A Case
Study of Tesco
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Abstract:
The objective of this particular research study is to provide a critical evaluation of the impact of
employee engagement in UK retail firms like Tesco. In the present day retail industry human
resource managers face a number of significant issues. Retaining of employees is believed to
have a key impact on organization. The significant way of enriching an organization with
suitable people lies in keeping people around. It is therefore vital for the employees at every
level to remain rewarded, recruited as well as motivated in a manner that seems relevant to the
roles and capabilities. Thus, engagement of employee represent a key concept that helps in
understanding the quantitative and qualitative nature of relationship between organization and
employees. An engaged employee seem to have a optimistic attitude towards the association and
its values. The concept is not only connected to the organizational strategy but is also related to
the amount of commitment, satisfaction, dedication and motivation that employees have towards
the organization. This particular study commences with an introduction followed by literature
review and methodology.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Brief Summary of the Project:...............................................................................................3
1.2 Purpose of the Project:...........................................................................................................3
1.3 Research Objectives:..............................................................................................................4
2. Literature Review:.......................................................................................................................4
2.1 Critical Evaluation of Concept of Employee Engagement....................................................4
2.2 Benefits of Employee Engagement........................................................................................5
2.3 Drivers of Employee Engagement.........................................................................................6
2.4 Critical Evaluation of the Impact of Employee Engagement on Performance Level of
Employees....................................................................................................................................7
3. Methodology:...............................................................................................................................7
3.1 Research Philosophy:.............................................................................................................7
3.2 Research Design.....................................................................................................................8
3.3 Sampling Techniques:............................................................................................................8
3.4 Data Collection Methods:......................................................................................................8
3.5 Data Analysis Technique:......................................................................................................9
4. Research Analysis and Findings:.................................................................................................9
4.1 Desired Outcomes:.................................................................................................................9
References:....................................................................................................................................10

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1. Introduction
1.1 Brief Summary of the Project:
Employee engagement represent policies of the human resource management for
enhancing performance of employees within organization. The human resource management
represents a crucial function irrespective of nature and types of business because of the
functionalities covered for achieving the organizational objectives. The department of human
resource facilitates the employees to not only be qualified but also be capable across and within
the organization. Besides, training put forward by HR has been found to make significant impact
on level of proficiency of employees. As per Du Plessis and Sukumaran (2015)relationship
maintained by management needed to discover healthier ways of achieving success and
employees needed to understand that their achievement lay in the achievement of organization.
Employees seem to accomplish the responsibility only when it is useful or vital to them.
Employee engagement is a key factor that allows workers in achieving the desired goals and
objectives. It is directly connected to the strategy of the firm and depends on commitment,
satisfaction and finding motivation and meaning at the work. Employee engagement thus implies
that the employees are undertaking the additional miles, putting additional efforts than what is
expected in the normal case. Employee engagement seems to ensure efficient and effective
communication between the employer and the employee. This particular research study helps in
providing an insight into the factors that retail firm like Tesco needed to consider for engagement
of employees.
1.2 Purpose of the Project:
The aim of the research is in finding the effects of employee engagement in UK based
organizations especially the retail sector. The retail firm chosen for this purpose is Tesco.