Impact of Poor Leadership on Performance of Employees and Organisation within UK Retail Industry

Research Methodologies

Table of Contents
RESEARCH TOPIC: “Impact of poor leadership on performance of employees and organisation
within UK retail industry”...............................................................................................................1
ABSTRACT.....................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................2
Research Aim.........................................................................................................................2
Research Objectives...............................................................................................................2
Research Questions................................................................................................................2
Literature review..............................................................................................................................2
To understand the conceptual framework of leadership within the UK retail industry.........2
To identify the impact of poor leadership on employees productivity and business
performance within Morrison.................................................................................................3
To examine the ways that could be used by Morrison to improve leadership for improving
business and productivity of the employees...........................................................................4
Research Methodology....................................................................................................................5
Research Design.....................................................................................................................5
Data Collection and Analysis.................................................................................................7
Limitation of research.............................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
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RESEARCH TOPIC: “Impact of poor leadership on performance of
employees and organisation within UK retail industry”.
ABSTRACT
Leadership plays crucial roles within UK retail industry as this is undertaken as the effectual
procedures that is utilised through leaders to direct, guide and influence person’s behaviours as
well as perform towards attainment of common goals into stipulated time durations. While poor
leadership may adversely impact the staff morale and even cause the firm’s bottom line to
plunge. Additionally, the poor leadership drives towards bad workers retention as well as de-
motivates the remaining staffs that cause them to be much lower productive in comparison to
what they would otherwise be. In addition to this, this can have impacts upon the business
performance and productivity. Moreover, literature review is usually formed with assistance of
various secondary sources such as books, journal articles, online sites and many others. In
context of particular study, it is depends upon the impact of poor leadership on staff productivity
and performance, conceptual framework of leadership and several ways utilised to improve
leadership for improving business and staff productivity.
INTRODUCTION
Leadership defines as an art of encouraging as well as inspiring group of individuals towards
accomplishment of business objectives. Moreover, this is undertaken as the effectual procedures
that is utilised through leaders to direct, guide and influence person’s behaviours as well as
perform towards attainment of common goals into stipulated time durations. Poor leadership may
adversely impacts the staff morale and even cause the firm’s bottom line to plunge. Additionally,
the poor leadership drives towards bad workers retention as well as de-motivates the remaining
staffs that cause them to be much lower productive in comparison to what they would otherwise
be. In addition to this, this can have impacts upon the business performance and productivity. For
completing this research, the chosen company is Morrisons which is known to be the leading
retailer and fourth largest chain of supermarkets within United Kingdom. Its headquarters is in
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and founded in year 1899. The topics which are going to be
discussed in this report are research aim, objectives, questions, and literature review and research
design. Apart from this, limitation of research and its work plan is also developed in this report.
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MAIN BODY
Research Aim
“To identify the impacts of poor leadership on business productivity and performance
within UK retail industry, A study on Morrisons”.
Research Objectives
 To understand the conceptual framework of leadership within the UK retail industry
 To identify the impact of poor leadership on employees productivity and business
performance within Morrisons
 To examine the ways that could be used by Morrisons to improve leadership for
improving business and productivity of the employees.
Research Questions
 What do you understand by the conceptual framework of leadership within the UK retail
industry?
 What are the impact of poor leadership on employee’s productivity and business
performance within Morrison?
 What are the various ways that could be used by Morrison to improve leadership for
improving business and productivity of the employees?
Literature review
This is also considered to be the narrative review that is undertaken as a form of article review.
Moreover, this is ascertained as the scholarly paper that represents the present acknowledgement
and understandings that incorporates theoretical, methodological and substantive findings which
contributes towards particular study topic or objectives. Additionally, it usually formed with
assistance of various secondary sources such as books, journal articles, online sites and many
others. In context of particular study, it is depends upon the impact of poor leadership on staff
productivity and performance, conceptual framework of leadership and several ways utilised to
improve leadership for improving business and staff productivity.
To understand the conceptual framework of leadership within the UK retail industry.
As per the view point of Ciulla (2020), Within UK retail industry, leadership is undertaken as the
procedures of inspiring individuals through influencing and empowering the. Additionally, this is
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