Challenges Faced by Sainsbury in Workplace Transformation Due to Global Pandemic: A Study

RESEARCH PROJECT
TOPIC
To identify the challenges faced by organizations when beginning
with workplace transformation due to global pandemic in the context
of UK retail sector: A study on Sainsbury

TABLE OF CONTENT
• Introduction
• Literature review
• Research methodology
• Findings and discussions
• Conclusion
• References

INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
With the introduction of pandemic situation, the requirements of workplace transformation arises on an urgent basis as the employees
requires to complete their tasks from online sources. For recent project, Sainsbury has been chosen which highlight the aspects with the help
of appropriate tools and techniques that are effective enough to illustrate issues in highly effective manner.
Research aim and objectives
• Aim
• The aim behind current study is to evaluate challenges faced by Sainsbury while bringing workplace transformation due to
global pandemic situation within the UK.
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• Objectives
• To develop an understanding about the concept of workplace transformation.
• To analyse factors that impact workplace transformation due to global pandemic.
• To identify various challenges faced by Sainsbury to adopt workplace transformation.
• To recommend various strategies to lower down the effects of workplace transformation.

LITERATURE REVIEW
Theme 1: Concept of workplace transformation
As per the views of Baptista and et.al., (2020), it has been identified that workplace transformation is the reconsideration of work place
premises to accommodate diversified kind of working to their employees. It helps to improve workforce abilities, tools and skills to keep up
to date with the continuous changes within the organization's business strategy. Workplace transformation is hugely driven by the very fast
shift to a work from home atmosphere resulting from the pandemic situation. It is directly related to the productivity gains required into both
businesses and public sector. In today's modern workforce, flexible remote work options are considered pre-requisites for many. Apart from
this, there are also some clear benefits gained by the firm through empowering employees to work from home or locations other than the
centralized office space.
Theme 2: Factors that impact workplace transformation due to global pandemic
Kwok, Watabe and Ahmed, (2021) states that there are various factors that affects the workplace transformation such as the culture
of the establishment must be according to the vision and mission of the establishment. The values of the firm also affects the changes
within the organization as it affects the overall functioning of the firm in highly effectual manner. Company culture has a powerful
impacts and most significant factor that creates the dynamic, vibrant and encourage leaderships which offers the acceptance and
implements changes among the establishment. Apart from this, external factors might include technological advances, new and
advanced opportunities, innovative fashion, competition, government rules or regulations, social changes, etc. are also contributed
their p[art within the changes among the organization which offers high amount of workplace transformation.