A Study of Talent Management and its Impact on HR Roles

Talent Management

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Talent management is defined as essential topics in Human resources as it supports to
bring the skilled and talented people who can accept the challenges and works effectively. This is
the process of identifying, attracting and retaining the staff by managing all functions as well as
activities. Different policies in relation to compensation and benefits are formulating by human
resources that can help to satisfied the people and retain them for long period. The major
components are involved in talent management are scope of HR process, attract, develop,
motivation and retaining employees. The purpose of research is to know about talent
management and its impact on role of HR that might be support to increase the performance. For
understanding this, researcher has prepared some objectives and questions that helps to
accomplish research aims. After this, literature review has been stated by responding the
questions properly. The research also covers methodology by considering positivism philosophy,
deductive approach, and quantitative research. The discussion being completed by interpreting
primary and then conclusion as well as recommendation were given to organisation for
completing research.

Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................2
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................3
Introduction/ background to the research area.................................................................................1
2.1 Research topic........................................................................................................................1
2.2 Research title.........................................................................................................................1
2.3 Research aim..........................................................................................................................1
2.4 Research objectives...............................................................................................................1
2.5 Research Question.................................................................................................................2
2.6 Research Rationale................................................................................................................2
3) LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................................................................2
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND DATA COLLECTION....................................................6
Research methodology.................................................................................................................6
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION.............................................................................8
RESULTS........................................................................................................................................9
DISCUSSION................................................................................................................................12
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION............................................................................17
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................20

Introduction/ background to the research area
For each organisation it is require to have good understanding and knowledge about
recruitment process and make efforts to get right people. In organisation human resource is
playing a vital role as it identify the vacant position,understand goals and select the right people
who can work by accepting the changes. The purpose of talent management is to increase the
business performance by deciding goals and engaging the people that can help to make better
activities. Different roles and responsibilities are handling by human resource as it brings
changes in policies and retaining the talent management (Crane and Hartwell, 2019). This
impacts positively as increasing production, building confidence, accepting challenges and
managing the organisational performance effectively. Morrisons is chosen organisation for
current research as human resource of such organisation provide different benefits to employees
and motivating them properly. The company founded in 1899 by William Morrison for providing
variety of products and services that increases business performance. To understanding role of
human resource by focusing on talent management investigator has conducted the research will
help to gain insights that how to manage business activities.
2.1 Research topic
A study of talent management and role of human resource at workplace.
2.2 Research title
The Title of the research is “A study of talent management that impacts on HR Roles”.
2.3 Research aim
“To critically analyse the impact of talent management on the role of Human resources”.
A study of Morrisons.
2.4 Research objectives
 To study the concept of talent management at the workplace.
 To evaluate the impact of talent management on the role of Human resources.
 To identify the challenges faced by Morrisons due to talent management?
 To determine the practices of talent management that can be use by HR of Morrisons for
enhancing the organisational sustainability.
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2.5 Research Question
 What is the conceptual framework of talent management and human resources at the
workplace?
 What are the impacts of talent management on the role of HR in Morrisons?
 What are the main challenges that are facing by Morrison due to talent management?
 What are the main practices of talent management that can be use by Morrisons for the
purpose of enhancing organisational sustainability?
2.6 Research Rationale
The main reason of conducing the research is to explore the roles and responsibilities of
Human resources in an organisation and how talent management impacts on roles. This is
beneficial research as it increase the understanding in academic and practical way. By
conducting this research, investigator will enhance their knowledge in the area of talent
management and how human resources recruits the skilled as well as experienced people that can
help to increase the business performance. To develop the employees skills and retaining the
talent at workplace such research will supports to manage all functions and activities as it
motivate the people to work effectively. Therefore, research has been conducted that would help
to develop understanding and managing all activities in relation to research (Cascio and Aguinis,
2018).
3) LITERATURE REVIEW
The conceptual framework of talent management and human resources at the workplace
As per view point of Erdoğan (2019), talent management is the main activity of
organisation that is uses by management in order to getting the work done and managing the
higher profitability. The aim of business is to analysis the market and provides different benefits
to employees who can help to increase the performance and productivity. The concept of talent
management involves different activities such as planning, attracting, selecting, developing,
retaining and transitioning that can help to enhance the business. In relation to Morrisons, talent
management activities are using by management by deciding goals and recruiting the people who
are enough skilled and talented that can help to increase the business performance.
According to view point of Taylor (2018), Human resource management is needed at
every place as it identify the vacancy, give job advertisement, recruiting and selecting the people
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that ready to work in organisation. Without, HR it may be difficult for organisation to motivate
and retain employees who are working as they get dissatisfaction and make decision to switch.
Having human resource in organisation grows the business activity, placing right people at right
place and completing the task in decided period. This also helps to provide the motivation by
filling their needs and completing the project timely. In relation to Morrisons, Human resource is
running their business by engaging all employees in task and getting the work done properly
which helps to attain the business goals. The management should have proper knowledge and
skills that how to influence the employees and getting the work done in certain period of time.
The Human resource management of selected company is performing the important roles and it
identify the vacancy and place the people at right place that can help to develop the higher
productivity.
Determine the impacts of talent management on the role of HR in Morrisons
As per view point of Erdoğan (2019), Talent management is the main activity for all
organization as it uses to formulate effective plans and implement in their organization that can
help to accomplish the business goals. Talent management is impacting positively on the role of
HR as it identify the vacant position at the workplace and conduct the interview round for
selecting the right people that can help to attain the business goals. In relation to Morrisons,
talent management is impacting positively on HR roles that is defined below:
Recruiting and Training - The human resource management of selected company is
responsible for recruiting and selecting the right people who works at the workplace and
managing the higher performance. This can help to develop the business performance and
productivity by getting the work done and filling all requirements.
Maintaining work Atmosphere – The human resource management of Morrisons is
responsible for ensuring good working environment for the employees and also make that no
discrimination will be done between employees on any ground.
Managing disputes – This is another responsibility of Human resource management that
to solve out the disputes and problems of employees by providing the optimum solution. This
can help to managing the higher performance and profitability.
Performance Appraisal – Employees are working at the workplace as they accept the
changes and challenges by performing well. In context to Morrison, human resource is analysing
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the performance and provide appraisal to employees which can help to accomplish the
organizational goals and objectives.
The main challenges that are facing by Morrison due to talent management?
According to Thunnissen, (2016), Talent management is defined as anticipation of
business organization as it formulate the plans and implement to fill the requirements. This is
important for each organization to understand what their employees wants and how they can be
satisfied in the changing environment. Talent management has been described as anticipating the
corporation's human capital needs and making plans to meet those needs. Due to talent
management different challenges are facing by Morrison that is as defined:
Emergence of society and economy knowledge - Knowledge is the main source of
economic life and growth. This states not only leaders have important knowledge but also
employees should have knowledge of talent management. Due to this reason, Morrisons is
shifting downward in selling their products and services in the retailing sector.
Changes of employment relation - This is another issues which is facing by employees
and Morrison due to talent management while running a business. As now a days employees are
demanding challenging work and substantive rewards and opportunities to grow and learn. When
employer does not introduce new challenges and change in their working then employees feel
bored make decision to leave.
Company is facing globalisation – It has seen that world is becoming more international and it
influence the way the business is conducted. The success of any business depends on quality of
top talent and skilled which might be difficult for management of Morrison to find out the
employees and run business (Sheehan, Grant and Garavan, 2018).
High employee turnover – Due to lack of motivation and talent management, employee
turnover of Morrison is increasing as employer unable to fill the demand of their customers and
affected the organizational profitability. This creates the problems in running business.
Changing in organization culture – In an organization number of employees are
working collectively who belongs to different culture so it may be difficult for organisation to
getting the work done from all staff as they feels stress due to language and cultural barriers.
Thus, sales and productivity of Morrisons could be affected negatively and it create the problems
in running the business.
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