Impact of Staff Motivation Schemes on Employee Retention

Research Proposal Form
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Proposed Title: To analyse the Impact of staff motivation schemes to employee retention.
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Section One: Background to Research Topic
The present research is performed to analyse the impact of motivation techniques on the
employee Retention in marks and Spencer.
Section Two: Background to Research Organisation
The research is performing the Retail industry Marks and Spencer is dealing in different
variety of goods and services and having a diversified product range.
Section Three: Research Rationale
The present research is based on analysing the way different staff motivation techniques that
can assist in the process of employee retention. It is going to assist in the process of enhancing
the future communication and researching skills. Apart from this it is going to enhance the
personal skill development process by managing the present investigation skills.
Section Four: Research Questions
 What are the benefits of staff motivation schemes for Marks and Spencer?
 What is the impact of staff motivation schemes to employee retention in Marks &
Spencer?
 What are the issues faced by managers & leaders in implementation of various staff
motivation schemes to employee retention in Marks & Spencer?
Section five: Research aim and Objectives
Research Aim
“To analyse the Impact of staff motivation schemes to employee retention”. A case study
of MARKS AND SPENCER.
Research Objectives:
 To determine the benefits of staff motivation schemes
 To examine impact of staff motivation schemes to employee retention in Marks &
Spencer.
 To identify the different issues faced by managers & leaders in implementation of
various staff motivation schemes to employee retention in Marks & Spencer.
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Use of key literature sources to support your research question, objective or hypothesis:
What are the benefits of staff motivation schemes for Marks and Spencer?
As per views of Ian Silevra (2020), Motivation schemes are very helpful for organisations as it
helps in boosting the employee engagement and productivity in long run. Non-monetary
schemes are helping in promoting sustainable long-term motivation among employees.
Traditional awards schemes are also helping many retail sector organisations in offering higher
motivation to employees. When employees are offered with motivation in form of monetary
and non monetary techniques it helps in stabilizing a sense of achievement and belongingness
in Employees. It also assists in the process of creating a base that can ensure that it will assist
in the process of having a highly motivated workforce.
What is the impact of staff motivation schemes to employee retention in Marks &
Spencer?
As per view points of Marianne Calnan (2015), Marks and Spencer is using different types of
employee recognition programs for the purpose of managing the motivation level of the work
force. They have introduced aspects like charity volunteer days by offering employees
opportunity to register for the charity. Marks and Spencer is going beyond pension salaries and
health insurance by offering tangible incentives for signing up to be part of the team. They are
willing to keep their employees engaged by providing them something extra for the hard work.
The managers and leaders are always willing to acknowledge the loyalty of the employees and
remind them exactly what the organisation is willing to get from them. It is helping in
recognising the importance of interrelationship of organisation with the employees.
What are the issues faced by managers & leaders in implementation of various staff
motivation schemes to employee retention in Marks & Spencer?
As per view of Robert half (2021), there are some of the difficulties and challenges that are
faced by employers in the process of having effective retention strategies. Marks and Spencer
it includes inadequate benefits and salaries while employees are feeling overworked or
unsupported. There are also limited opportunities that are offered some times for career
advancement that affects the employee motivation. Apart from this when employees have
developed a mindset for having lack of recognition or no proper work life balance then it leads
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to unhappiness with the management of Marks and Spencer. There is dissatisfaction with the
overall internal working environment in the organisation that also affects the motivation level
and the difficulty for the management of Marks and spender to implement various motivation
schemes in the organisation.
REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Motivation schemes can build long-term engagement, 2020[online], Available through<
https://employeebenefits.co.uk/issues/june-2013/motivation-schemes-can-build-long-term-
engagement/>
Marks and Spencer takes a mixed approach to staff motivation, 2015 [online], Available
through< https://employeebenefits.co.uk/issues/may-2015/marks-and-spencer-takes-a-mixed-
approach-to-staff-motivation/h>
14 Effective Employee Retention Strategies, 2020 [online], Available through<
https://www.roberthalf.com/blog/management-tips/effective-employee-retention-strategies>
Section Four: Activities and timescales
Activities to be carried out during the research project (e.g
research, development and analysis of ideas, writing, data
collection, numerical analysis, tutor meetings, production of final
outcome, evaluation, writing the report):
Aim and objectives
Literature review
Research methodology
Data collection
Data analysis
How long this will
take:
12 Days
15 days
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25 days
30 days
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