Research Proposal: Role of leaders and line managers in developing and managing talented employees within an organisation

Research Proposal Form
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Proposed Title: Role of leaders and line managers in developing and managing talented
employees within an organisation.
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the form of a question, objective or hypothesis)
Research Aim
To identify the role of leaders and line managers in developing and managing
talented employees within an organisation. A study on Tesco
Research objectives (e.g what is the question you want to answer? What do you want to learn how to
do? What do you want to find out?):
Objectives
 To study the concept and elements of talent management within an organisation.
 To identify the role leaders and line managers in managing and developing talented
employees of Tesco.
 To examine the different challenges faced by Tesco in the absence of line
managers and leaders within an organisation.
Research questions
 What is the concept and elements of talent management within an organisation.
 What is the role of leaders and line managers in managing and developing talented
employees of Tesco.
 What are the different challenges faced by Tesco in the absence of line managers
and leaders within an organisation.

Section Two: Reasons for choosing this research project
Reasons for choosing the project (e.g links to other subjects you are studying, personal interest, future
plans, knowledge/skills you want to improve, why the topic is important):
This present research is quite significant for the researcher because it helps in
understanding about the role of leaders and line managers in developing the talented
employees within an organisation. This particular study helps the researcher in getting
detailed information about the topic and its proficient use in conducting future research on
the similar topic. It also helps in attaining the aim and objectives of the research in an
effective and efficient manner.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Use of key literature sources to support your research question, objective or hypothesis:
Concept and elements of talent management within an organisation.
As per the view of Wiradendi Wolor (2020), talent management can be defined as the
process of attracting, developing, identifying, engaging, deploying and retaining
employees which are primarily considered as valuable for the organisation. To gain
effective results it is important for the company to align with the business objectives and
strategic goals in the competitive business environment. The primary aim of talent
management is to create a motivated employee team who will stay within the business in
the long period of time. There are several elements of talent management that helps the
business in acquiring talent for attaining goals and objectives. Performance management is
also an important element that help the business in improving the performance of
employees so that they work with high efficiency and effectiveness.
Role of leaders and line managers in managing and developing talented employees of
Tesco.
As per the view of Naim and Lenka (2018), line managers and leaders generally play a
very important role within the organisation because they help employees in achieving all
the objectives and goals. Employees are the most important asset of the business which
helps in gaining high success and growth in the competitive business environment.
Leaders generally plan and set and direction for the employees which helps in aligning
employees to achieve competitiveness within the business. It is important for the leaders to
develop employees in the right manner so that they work with high accuracy and
efficiency within an organisation. They help in increasing the morale of employees within
the company so that they work with high confidence and dedication for improved growth.

They generally creates a healthy and positive working environment for employees so that
feel motivated for staying in the company for long time period.
Different challenges faced by Tesco in the absence of line managers and leaders
within an organisation.
As per the view of Whysall, Owtram and Brittain (2019), there are various different
challenges that organisation face in the absence of line managers and leaders. Making the
right hiring decisions is the major challenge that company face because hiring an
inefficient employee is not fruitful for the business in the future. Managing team in an
effective way is also a challenge for the company because every employee has different
thoughts and this creates conflicts among them. Retaining employees is another challenge
that increases the employee turnover within the business environment and this creates
problem for the managers to manage and develop them.
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Naim, M.F. and Lenka, U., 2018. Development and retention of Generation Y employees:
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Whysall, Z., Owtram, M. and Brittain, S., 2019. The new talent management challenges of
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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 How long this will