Investigating the Impact of Staff Selection and Recruitment Policy on the Performance Level of a Firm: A Research Project on Aston Martin

This research project aims to investigate the impact of staff selection and recruitment policy on the performance level of a firm, with a focus on Aston Martin. The study will evaluate the factors causing the rising need of talent management, review the key challenges and problems created by Covid-19 in ensuring better management of employees, and determine the possible impact of staff selection and recruitment policy on the performance level of Aston Martin.

Identifying a Research Question for the
Dissertation/Project
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*2 What are the possible
sources of your research
question?
These may include
academic subjects you
have studied, your
(business related) personal
experience, your future
career intentions. Above all
the topic should arouse
and engage your interest.
The possible sources of the selected research question are
based on the academic subject that is related with the field of
HR. The researcher tends to have a personal interest and
seemed more positive and enthusiastic about conducting
investigation in field of human resources. Along with this, it has
been also seen and reviewed that the making investigation and
research in the field of HR would tend to support a higher
improvement within the communication and managerial skills of
the researcher along with supporting improved knowledge
creation and personal development.
*3 What is your proposed
research question?
This states the business
problem – add a comment
– what is the anticipated
benefit that may result from
Business problem- after the spared of Covid-19 many issues has
been faced in managing and motivating the staff that is creating
reduction in overall productivity and performance level of the
staff. Thus, current study is based on reviewing the impact of
effective staff selection and recruitment process of in leading
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investigating the problem higher motivation in employees to supports better performance
level of the firm (Hafeez, Bhatti and Zaman, 2022).
Research questions
 What possible impact of Staff selection and recruitment
policy is seen on the performance level of a firm?
*4 How has the problem
arisen?
Provide the contextual
background to the problem
–
Summary of organization
and summary of the
problem
The problem of decline in the performance and productivity level
is being started after the spread of Covid-19 that has created and
leads to a higher level of demotivation in employees that is
causing the issue of high employee turnover. Therefore, it
become vital and essential for the business organisation to look
out for some more effective HR practises focused on effective
management of talent along with related with recruitment and
selection of talented candidates that would supports and bring
out a positive impact on the overall performance level of a firm.
The organisation selected for current project is Aston Martin
which is well known and famous British and multinational
independent sort of the manufacturer of luxury sports cars as
well as the grand tourers. The Aston martin predecessor was
founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford and its
headquarter is located in England, UK (Ren, Jiang and Tang,
2022). After the spread of covid019 a continuous demotivation in
employees is being faced by Aston martin based on thereat of
get infected and other reasons that lead to a continuous decline
in its productivity and performance level. Thus, current project s
abed on analysing the impact of Staff selection and recruitment
policy on the performance level of a firm.
*2 *3 *4 with contrbution from Jan Green (2013) Senior Lecture Glyndwr University Wrexham
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What are the aims of
the research study?
One research aim
which will be
reflected in the title of
your dissertation
Title: An investigation on impact of Staff selection and recruitment
policy on the performance level of a firm. A research project on Aston
Martin.
Aims of the study:
The aim of the study is, “To review about the importance of effective
talent management together with its impact of Staff selection and
recruitment policy on the performance level of a firm”. A research
project on Aston Martin.
Research question:
What possible impact of Staff selection and recruitment policy is seen
on the performance level of a firm?
Quantitative Study
What are the
objectives of your
research study?
What do you plan to
do during your
research?
For quantitative
research list up to up
to three objectives
the fourth objective is
to recommend a
course of action
(For quantitative research)
To evaluate about the factors causing the rising need of talent
management.
To review about the key challenges and problems created by Covid-
19 in ensuring better management of employees within Aston Martin.
To determine the possible impact of Staff selection and recruitment
policy is seen on the performance level of Aston Martin
Based on the study findings it is expected to recommend ……
 To recommended some better effective ways that can be
Adopted by Aston Martin to have better telnet management
along with ensuring higher productivity.
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Qualitative Study
What are the
supporting
questions of your
research study?
What do you plan to
do during your
research?
For qualitative
research list up to
three supporting
questions
the fourth objective is
to recommend a
course of action
(For qualitative research)
The supporting questions of the study are
 To analysis about the concept of talent management.
 To review about the impact of staff retention and recruitment
policy on the motivation level of employees which lead to
higher productivity of firm.
 To review about the role of managers and leaders in
supporting better HR recruitment and selection process.
…..
Based on the study findings it is expected to recommend
 To recommend some effective measures that supports better
HR selection and recruitment policy in Aston Martin.
What is the main
academic theme of
your proposal?
Include an academic
definition of the key
terms, supported by
academic literature
cited using the
Harvard referencing
system
The main academic theme of current project is based on ensuring and
leading effective talent management that comprises of ensuing proper
HR selection and recruitment along with focusing on better motivation
and development of employees. Further, the Recruitment comprises
of the process of attracting qualified candidates for a job role and the
Selection tend to incudes of the process of identifying and selecting
the right candidate for that job (Peng and Chen, 2022).
What Academic To evaluate about the factors causing the rising need of talent
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theory underpins the
research question?
management.
As per the view point of the Rehman, T.U. and Khatoon, R., 2022, it
has been seen that the arising need of talent management is being
seen within current business environment to mitigate the risk of high
employee turnover and issues of lack of motivation in employees.
Apart from this, it has been also seen and evaluated that the dynamic
nature of business environment and increasing level of competition is
also supporting and leading out rising importance of talent
management (Islam and et. al., 2022).
To review about the key challenges and problems created by
Covid-19 in ensuring better management of employees within
Aston Martin.
With respect to the view point of the Irani, F., Kiliç, H. and Adeshola, I.,
2022, it has been seen that Civid-19 has created many issues and
challenges for business organization in form of the sudden lockdown
and strict social distancing norms. Thus, Covid-19 leads to
communication gap and also effect the physical interaction within
employees that creates issues of lack of proper guidance and
motivation. Apart from this, a higher level of threat of getting infected is
also seen in employees that creates diffraction and created issues of
high employee turnover (Bergantino and Intini, 2022).
To determine the possible impact of Staff selection and
recruitment policy is seen on the performance level of Aston
Martin
According to the view point Wang, W. and Kim, T.K., 2022., it has
been seen that the having proper staff selection and recruitment policy
that comprises of proper induction and orientation program for
employees along with supporting better development and motivation
would lead to a positive impact on the performance level of firm based
on improved workplace coordination and communication (She and Li,
2022).
To recommended some better effective ways that can be Adopted
by Aston Martin to have better telnet management along with
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ensuring higher productivity.
As per the view point Haldorai, K., Kim, W.G. and Garcia, R.F., 2022,
the effective ways that Adopted by Aston Martin to have better telnet
management along with ensuring higher productivity comprises of the
ensuring proper training and development of employees along with
leading a more systematic way of HR recruitment and selection.
Further, focusing in higher perks and performance based incentives
also supports higher performance level of employees and organisation
Hafeez, Bhatti and Zaman, 2022).
• To analysis about the concept of talent management.
The concept of talent management is tending to be related with the
attraction, selection, as well as the retention of employees, which tend
to involves of the set combination of HR processes across the
complete set and employee life cycle which further includes workforce
planning and along with supporting effective succession and retention
(Ren, Jiang and Tang, 2022).
• To review about the impact of staff retention and
recruitment policy on the motivation level of employees which
lead to higher productivity of firm.
It has been seen that adopting and implicating effective staff retention
and requirement policy based on effective orientation and induction
program would supports a better workplace interaction and clarity
about key job roles and responsibility in employees. Thus, it would
reduce the chances of chaos and conflicts that supports and lead to a
positive impact on the motivation level of employees which lead to
higher productivity of firm (Peng and Chen, 2022).
• To review about the role of managers and leaders in
supporting better HR recruitment and selection process
A vital and crucial role is being played by the managers and leaders in
supporting better HR recruitment and selection process through
identify the skill gap and key competency required to perform a job role
so that a suitable candidate can be selected as per the job. Beside
this, the managers and leaders also supports the higher guidance and
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direction that leads to better HR recruitment and selection process
(Islam and et. al., 2022).
Evidence
underpinning
Objective 1
One sentence explaining what the evidence says in relation to
objective 1: To evaluate about the factors causing the rising need
of talent management.
Increasing level of employee demotivation and job dissatisfaction
along with risen level of competition are the main factors causing the
rising need of talent management.
Evidence
underpinning
Objective 2
One sentence explaining what the evidence says in relation to
objective 2: To review about the key challenges and problems
created by Covid-19 in ensuring better management of employees
within Aston Martin
The sudden lockdown and strict social distancing norms creates
issues in leading effective communication and interaction with
employees that is the key challenges and problems created by Covid-
19 in ensuring better management of employees within Aston Martin
Evidence
underpinning
Objective 3
One sentence explaining what the evidence says in relation to
objective 3: To determine the possible impact of Staff selection
and recruitment policy is seen on the performance level of Aston
Martin
A positive impact of the Staff selection and recruitment policy is seen
on the performance level of Aston Martin as it supports better
orientation and interaction among employees along with leading right
candidate for right job.
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List the academic
journal articles
Use the full Harvard
referencing system
1. Rehman, T.U. and Khatoon, R., 2022. Human Resource
Management Practices and Organizational Performance in the
New Normal: A Relational Analysis. In Navigating the New
Normal of Business With Enhanced Human Resource
Management Strategies (pp. 212-233). IGI Global.
2. Irani, F., Kiliç, H. and Adeshola, I., 2022. Impact of green
human resource management practices on the environmental
performance of green hotels. Journal of Hospitality Marketing
& Management, pp.1-31.
3. Wang, W. and Kim, T.K., 2022. Examining the effects of a
performance management reform on employee attitudes and
organizational climate. Public Management Review, pp.1-23.
4. Haldorai, K., Kim, W.G. and Garcia, R.F., 2022. Top
management green commitment and green intellectual capital as
enablers of hotel environmental performance: The mediating
role of green human resource management. Tourism
Management, 88, p.104431.
5. Hafeez, S., Bhatti, S.H. and Zaman, U., 2022. Examining the
effect of high‐performance human resource practices on team
performance in development sector projects: Mediating role of
trust. Journal of Public Affairs, 22(1), p.e2375.
6. Ren, S., Jiang, K. and Tang, G., 2022. Leveraging green HRM
for firm performance: The joint effects of CEO environmental
belief and external pollution severity and the mediating role of
employee environmental commitment. Human Resource
Management, 61(1), pp.75-90.
7. Peng, J.C. and Chen, S.W., 2022. Learning climate and
innovative creative performance: Exploring the multi-level
mediating mechanism of team psychological capital and work
engagement. Current Psychology, pp.1-19.
8. Islam, M.A. and et. al., 2022. Green human resource
management practices and millennial employees' retention in
small and medium enterprises: The moderating impact of
creativity climate from a developing country
perspective. Business Strategy & Development.
9. Bergantino, A.S. and Intini, M., 2022. Museums’ performance
and directors’ recruitment process. An assessment of the recent
Italian reform. An assessment of the recent Italian reform
(January 17, 2022).
10. She, Z. and Li, Q., 2022. When Too Little or Too Much Hurts:
Evidence for a Curvilinear Relationship Between Cyberloafing
and Task Performance in Public Organizations. Journal of
Business Ethics, pp.1-18.
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Ethical considerations
Consider issues of access to the participant organisation and individuals
Draft letter requesting access to the organisation;
Draft a Participant Information Sheet and Consent Form
Fill-in part of the university’s Ethics Form
Many ethics issues and concern related with the maintaining the authenticity and reliability of the facts
has been faced while undertaking the current study. Thus, implication and use of the BERA code of
ethics along with the data protection act has been made within current study to ensure and meet the all
the set ethical consideration.
Ethical Approval:
Explain how you will
obtain written
authorization to
collect research data
Compulsory for all academic research
Organisational level: Who is your contact? How do you know the
contact? At what level are they operating within the organization?
To ensure and maintain the authenticity and reliability of facts the
information of the contact cannot be disclosed. Further, the information
would be gather with the help of online sources from the employees of
Aston Martin.
Individual level: Participant information sheet and consent form.
Issues related to implied consent (especially for survey questionnaires)
The current research is conducted on hypothetical basis and to
maintain the authenticity and privacy of data information about the
selected participants cannot be disclosed.
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