Role of Talent Management in Reducing Negative Impacts of Covid-19 in Hospitality Industry: A Research Project on GLH Hotels

LT6P19GN: Research Methods and Project
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PROGRAMME TITLE: BA (Hons) Hospitality Management (Top Up)
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Research Topic/ Research Question:
Role of talent management in reducing the negative impacts of covid-19 within hospitality industry.
A research project on GLH hotels.
1. INTRODUCTION.
Research Background: (Introduction to the research area with some background information).
Include the following:
It has been seen and find out that many negative impacts and challenges are being created and lead
out by the Covid-19 within the hospitality sector by the way of causing sudden lockdown as well as
implication of the social distancing norms. Along with this, it has been also seen that a higher level of
fear and anxiety in employees is also being caused by the covid-19 that has raised the issue of high
employee’s turnover along with lack of effective employee engagement and motivation (Pagan-
Castaño and et. al., 2022). Beside this, the concept of the talent management is tending to be related
with the systematic way of recruiting talented candidates along with supporting and ensuring their
regular development and effective management. Along with this, the organisation selected for
undertaking and leading out current study is GHL hotel which is tend to be a British-based global hotel
company the headquartered of which is located in the London, and it tend to be a subsidiary of GL
Limited. Further, GLH is the largest owner-operator hotel management company in London that is
having more than 5,000 hotel rooms.
Aims & Objectives
Aim: (What do you want to achieve and why do you want to achieve aim?)
To determine about the importance of concept of talent management along with evaluating its role in
reducing the negative impacts of covid-19 within hospitality industry. A research project on GLH
hotels.
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Objectives: (How do you want to achieve this aim(s)). State at least three but not more than four
objectives).
I. To determine about the importance as well as the enhancing need of talent management in
hospitality industry
II. To review about the key challenges and negative impacts created by covid-19.
III. To analysis the role of talent management in reducing the negative impacts of covid-19
within hospitality industry.
IV. To support recommendation which ensures better mitigation of covid-19 challenges within
the GLH hotel to ensure higher productivity level.
Research Questions: (The breakdown of the research topic for some specific questions- it is easier to
convert the objectives into questions- only required for if you are conducting a qualitative research
study.
i. What are the key factors that are supporting the importance as well as the enhancing need of
talent management in hospitality industry?
ii. Which are the main challenges and negative impacts created by covid-19?
iii. How tend to be a vital role is being played by talent management in reducing the negative
impacts of covid-19 within hospitality industry?
iv. Which are the effective recommendation that ensures better mitigation of covid-19
challenges within the GLH hotel to ensure higher productivity level?
Research Hypotheses: These may be only required if you are conducting a quantitative research study
H0 (Null hypothesis):
I. To analysis the role of talent management in reducing the negative impacts of covid-19
within hospitality industry.
H1 (Alternative hypothesis):
To support recommendation which ensures better mitigation of covid-19 challenges within the GLH
hotel to ensure higher productivity level.
Research Rationale: (Justification of the proposed study and potential benefits). The following
questions will help you).
The selection of the current topic is seemed to be rationale and appropriate as in current business
scenario many key challenges and issues are being created by the covid-19 that has led to the risk of
high employee turnover and reduction in motivation. Therefore, at that time analysing and implicating
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