Impact of Talent Management on the Role of HR: A Study on Morrisons

Research Proposal
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Proposed Title: Impact of talent management on the role of HR

Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the form of a question, objective or
hypothesis)
The selected title for this research project is the impact of talent management on the role of
human resources. A study on Morrisons
Research Aim
The aim of current research is, “To identify the importance of talent management and its
impact on the role of human resources within an organisation”. A study on Morrisons
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?):
The objectives of the present research project based upon Morrisons are given below:
 To understand the basic concept of talent management and human resource
management within an organisation
 To determine the impact of talent management on the role of human resources within
Morrisons
 To discern the challenges faced by Morrisons in the absence of talent management
 To investigate various strategies of talent management adopted by manager of
Morrisons for retaining their employees and improving business performance
Questions of the research
 Explain the concept of talent management and human resource management within an
organisation?
 What is the impact of talent management on the role of human resources within
Morrisons?
 What are the challenges faced by Morrisons in the absence of talent management?
 What are the various strategies of talent management adopted by manager of
Morrisons for retaining their employees and improving business performance?
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):
The main purpose of the present investigation is to carry out information about the topic of
talent management (van Zyl, Mathafena and Ras, 2017). In the current time, employees are
known as the precious asset of the organisation so it becomes important to form appropriate
strategies to manage and control them. The report will focus to conduct investigation on the
topic about the impact of talent management on the role of human resources. The relationship

between talent management and human resource is identified in the research. There are two
other significant perspectives that are fulfilled by the current investigation that are personal
and professional objectives. In the terms of personal perspective, I have learnt about the
personalities that need to be adapted by an individual in their personal life to maintain good
relationships with others. The other significant professional perspective that will be attained
by the present research is I will get to know about the various human resource and talent
management practices that are beneficial for my future company.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Explain the concept of talent management and human resource management within
an organisation?
According to Painter‐Morland and et. al., (2019), talent management is one of the significant
procedures in the organisation because it facilitates in attracting, selecting and retaining large
number of employees. It also includes a combination of human resource processes across the
workforce lifecycle. It involves employee engagement, learning and development, recruiting,
on-boarding, workforce planning. In this competitive business environment, every
organisation gives great importance to procedure of talent management.
As per the view of Ahammad and et. al., (2018), human resource management refers to the
strategic approach to the efficient and effective management of people in an organisation
such that they assist their business earn competitive advantage. It is designed for maximising
employee performance in service of strategic objectives of an employer.
What is the impact of talent management on the role of human resources within
Morrisons?
As per the opinion of Sparrow (2019), it is identified that talent management and human
resource management is important for the success of company. It is determined that impact of
talent management on the role human resource is positive because it helps in improving the
procedure of recruitment, managing performance of employees as per the set standards and
bars, developing leadership qualities etc. With the practices of talent management, human
resource of Morrisons can easily handle, control and manage their workforce.
What are the challenges faced by Morrisons in the absence of talent management?
As per the view of Mensah and Bawole (2018), talent management has become one of the
important aspects for human resources because it has made management of people easier in
the workplace. There are many challenges that are faced by Morrisons in the absence of

effective talent management that are: high employee turnover, in this employees leave
organisation when they are not being listened. The other major challenge is problems in
recruitment because there is no effective process to hire talented candidates or applicants.
Another major issue could be unachieved and unattained targets of the organisation because
when employees do not focus on their work goals remain unfulfilled.
What are the various strategies of talent management adopted by manager of
Morrisons for retaining their employees and improving business performance?
As per the view of Jooss, Burbach and Ruël (2019), there are many strategies that are adopted
by the managers of Morrisons to retain their employees and increase the business
performance such as training and development, rewards and benefits, appreciation and
recognition, flexibility, positive working environment etc. All these strategies help in
increasing the motivation and encouragement level of the employees and do their work with
more efforts and patience.
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 outcome, evaluation, writing the report):
Aims and objective
Research methodology
Literature review
Data collection
Data analysis
Conclusion and recommendations
Final submission
How long this will take:
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