The Role of Leadership on Organizational Competiveness of Tesco Plc

BUSINESS RESEARCH PLAN
(To examine the role of leadership on organizational
competiveness of Tesco Plc)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Leadership is now considered as the backbone of the establishment because, currently
firms are often faced numerous market challenges and sound leadership plays a successful role in
combating such issues. Current time of tough & stiff competition in the corporate sector bring
necessity for the companies to promote uniqueness and creativity at their workplace and thereby
create a distinctive image of the firm. Thus, in this way, leadership is directly related to the
business competitiveness because leaders inspire the team for the creativeness and
innovativeness and derive the benefits of sound competitiveness. The current study purposes at
finding out the impact of leadership on the competitive advantages for Tesco Plc which is a large
British supermarket. Under the methodology, it has been decided to use mixed data collection
technique following inductive approach, anti-positivism paradigm and qualitative research.
Herein, primary data will be gather through an original survey via questionnaire and secondary
data through web research & scholarly articles. Besides this, ethical aspects will be followed
through compliance with UKDPA to ensure confidentiality & privacy. The research study will be
targeted to complete within 8 weeks.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Background or overview of the research issue............................................................................1
Problem statement........................................................................................................................1
Research aims and objectives......................................................................................................2
Research questions.......................................................................................................................2
Deliverables/Importance..............................................................................................................2
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................3
Concept of leadership and competitive benefit............................................................................3
Analysis of different leadership styles and skills available to the leaders...................................4
Impact of leadership on the competitiveness of the business......................................................6
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY....................................................................................................7
Research paradigm.......................................................................................................................7
Type of research...........................................................................................................................7
Research approach.......................................................................................................................8
Data collection.............................................................................................................................8
Data analysis................................................................................................................................9
Sampling......................................................................................................................................9
Accessibility.................................................................................................................................9
Ethical issues..............................................................................................................................10
RESOURCE IMPLICATION.......................................................................................................10
TIME TABLE................................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Title: To examine the significance of leadership for maximizing competitiveness: A case study
on Tesco Plc
Background or overview of the research issue
Leadership is the most important component of strategic business management wherein
firm’s leaders use multitude of skills to lead an individual or a team in order to direct and align
their efforts towards defined goals. In today’s period, every firm implements the best leadership
style for the successful strategic planning & growth. Current time of tough & stiff competition in
the corporate sector bring necessity for the companies to promote uniqueness and creativity at
their workplace and thereby create a distinctive image of the firm. Thus, in this way, leadership
is directly related to the business competitiveness because leaders inspire the team for the
creativeness and innovativeness and derive the benefits of sound competitiveness. In the earlier,
scholars investigated that investigator displayed number of leadership styles and its significant
behind the entrepreneurial success (Aaker and Joachimsthaler, 2012). However, the current
research thrust is to examine the impact of leadership to bring competitive advantages to the
business. The concept covers evaluation of leadership in human resource allocation, directing
their efforts, staff motivation and other aspects for the excellent workforce management.
Leadership contributes towards creating a different image and enables firm to lead the entire
market. Thus, the study will carry out an analysis of the effect of leadership on competitiveness
in the British retail sector by examining its impact on large supermarket, Tesco Plc. It is the most
successful & pioneering retail firm that is founded in UK in 1919 and currently operating at an
international level and satisfying users through its quality offerings. The study will cover an in-
depth evaluation of the leadership style, leaders behavior, trait and skills in strengthening the
position of the Tesco Plc to outperform than rivalries i.e. Sainsbury, Marks and Spencer,
Morrison Plc and others.
Problem statement
Khan and Anjum (2013), had investigated the role of leadership styles and examine its
influence over business competitiveness. However, the study was limited to only three different
styles transactional, transformational and Charismatic style. In 2014, Gakure, Gichuhi and
Waititu (2014), studied the same research issue with reference to Public Universities. Thus, none
1