Impact of Training and Development on Employee Performance in Retail Industry: A Study on Lidl

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Background of the study.............................................................................................................3
Aim and objectives......................................................................................................................4
Research questions......................................................................................................................4
Rational for study........................................................................................................................4
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................5
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.....................................................................................................9
Gantt Chart................................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

Topic-
To identify the impact of training and development on the performance of employees in
the context of retail industry.
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
Training and development are considered as one of those important and valuable
approaches that almost utilized in many organizations, whether it is large or small. These two
methods are used in practical manner, in order to enhance the capability and efficiency of
employees, even better than last few years or months of being an employee in an organization.
Training is defined as process of developing skills, knowledge and efficiency of candidates at
workplace, who are working harder to achieve set aims and objectives of their company. While
development is described as procedure of increasing individuals' productivity and enabling them
to grow just like other people. It also refers as an action of management, through which they
support new as well as existing candidates to enhance their key competencies and developed new
knowledge about specific area.
Training and development is important for management to use within any organization,
because in return this activity may provide a lot of advantages in term of increasing productivity
of business, building wide customer base, developing groups of skilled employees and
generating sales even better than rivals. Both terms are significant for the growth of companies
and their employees who are working to make their brand progressive and successful within
specific industry, where a brand is existed and established their business. The key benefits of
training and development that management, a firm and candidates may obtain is strength, which
they get by taking initiative to develop, improve or enhance skills that an individual may need to
be productive and effective than ever.
The current research proposal is based on Lidl, which falls under the category of leading
supermarkets in the Malta. It runs in effective and productive manner within retail industry and
attempt to give tough competition to its rivals that has also operating in similar sector for purpose
of increasing profits margin and generating revenue more than last few years or months. In the
recent time, organization run its venture with more than 3.15,000 dedicated and talented as well
as experienced candidates, who are daily working harder to reach at set success criteria on time,

without making any major mistakes that may put negative impact on their brand image and
growth. With the help of knowledgable candidates, currently Lidl is serving more than 19 million
customers.
This research proposal will highlight effective approaches and techniques related to
research methodologies, which help to collect relevant data about topic.
Aim and objectives
The aim of this study is to assess the impact of Training & development on employees'
performance in retail sector: A study on Lidl..
Objectives-
 To develop understanding about the concept of training and development and its
advantages.
 To assess methods of training & development that used in Lidl?
 To analyse the impact of Training and Development on employees' performance within
supermarket.
 To recommend effectual tactics and approaches to Lidl in relation to training &
development.
Research questions
 What is training and development & associated advantages?
 What are the approaches of training & development that utilized in Lidl?
 What is the extent to which training and development affects employees performance in
the organization?
Rational for study
The purpose of conducting this research is to assess training and development impact on
employees' performance, that are working within Lidl and contribute to achieve strategic goals.
With the help of this research it is quite easy for investigator to determine the benefits, negative
and positive impact of above two concepts in the context of staff's performance at workplace.
This in turn considered as research issue because, in the recent time, many organizations are
seeking to use training and development method to make assure that they enhance individual
candidate performance and productivity level. It is an issue now, because management is unable
to determine the extent to which both terms are impacting on performance of people whom they