A Study on Employee Motivation and Business Benefits: Morrison

This research proposal examines the impact of employee motivation on business outcomes within the retail sector, specifically using Morrison as a case study. The study investigates the concept of employee motivation, analyzes its impact on employee profitability, and explores the interrelation between motivation and business benefits. The methodology includes interpretivism, descriptive research design, and a deductive approach, with data collected through primary and secondary sources using a simple random sampling method. The analysis reveals key themes, including the significance of financial rewards, job security, and employee involvement in decision-making. Findings indicate that financial rewards, salary increments, and job security are crucial for employee satisfaction and business growth. The research aims to provide recommendations for enhancing systematic results in the retail sector, emphasizing the importance of employee motivation for business success.

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................1
Topic: A study to Analysis impact of motivation on employees and its benefits to the business
in retail sector enterprise – A Case Study on Morrison..............................................................1
Background.................................................................................................................................1
Rationale.....................................................................................................................................1
Aims and objectives....................................................................................................................1
Methodology...............................................................................................................................2
Plan and procedure......................................................................................................................2
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW..........................................................................................4
Introduction.................................................................................................................................4
Literature review.........................................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY....................................................................................................7
Introduction.................................................................................................................................7
Research philosophy...................................................................................................................7
Research design...........................................................................................................................7
Research approach .....................................................................................................................7
Research strategy........................................................................................................................7
Data collection............................................................................................................................8
Sampling.....................................................................................................................................8
Data analysis...............................................................................................................................8
Ethical consideration...................................................................................................................9
Reliability and validity................................................................................................................9
CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS................................................................................10
Introduction...............................................................................................................................10
Analysis and findings................................................................................................................15
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................23
Recommendation.......................................................................................................................23
CHAPTER 6..................................................................................................................................24
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................24

REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................25

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Topic: A study to Analysis impact of motivation on employees and its benefits to the business in
retail sector enterprise – A Case Study on Morrison.
Background
In respect to develop systematic work performance in business, it is important to motivate
employees. It helps to implement positive results and maintain successful results in the business
environment. With this regard, productivity of the enterprise and employees increasing in
successful way (Hameed, Ramzan and Zubair, 2014). In the Morrison, this element helps to trade
in different areas of the world and create the largest chain as well. Innovative products and
services will also provide in the market to increase effectiveness.
Rationale
In this regard, it can be stated that study helps to implement innovative functions and
operations in the supermarket. Therefore, enterprise able to deliver systematic work performance
through motivate employees towards the aim and objectives. Different benefits has been
developed to focus on the increasing business performance and outcomes as well (Zameer, Ali
and Amir, 2014). There are several ways exist that helps to consider systematic results and attain
desired objectives.
Aims and objectives
In the present research, following aims and objectives has been considered to attain more
desired results:
Aim: “ To conduct study to analysis impact of motivation on employees and its benefits to the
business in retail sector enterprise – A Case Study on Morrison.”
Objectives:
 To understand the concept of employee motivation in retail sector business.
 To analysis impact of motivation on employees of Morrison to enhance their profitability.
 To interrelate motivation and benefits of the enterprise in Morrison.
 To recommend ways and increase systematic results in the business environment of retail
sector.
Research questions
 What do you understand the concept of employee motivation in retail sector business?
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 How analysis impact of motivation on employees of Morrison to enhance their
profitability?
 How interrelate motivation and benefits of the enterprise in Morrison?
 What are the recommendation will you provide to retail sector business to increase their
effectiveness?
Methodology
In respect to consider different activities in the business environment, there are different
tools and techniques has been implemented to consider effectiveness:
 In the research, there are two types of research philosophies exist such as interpretivism
and positivism. Hence, researcher select interpretivism.
 Along with this, there are different types of research design exist such as descriptive,
experimental, exploratory, etc. in which researcher selected descriptive research design to
cope up with the systematic work performances (Mostafa, Gould‐Williams and
Bottomley, 2015).
 Further, there are two types of research approaches exist such as inductive and deductive.
From the above, researcher has selected deductive approach.
 Present study based on the qualitative research which assists to consider theories and
models in the business outcomes.
 In order to collect data, primary and secondary both are very important to attain more
significant advantages at workplace.
 At last, researcher consider simple random sampling method that implemented to attain
desired results in Morrison.
Plan and procedure
In respect to attain more systematic results, aims and objectives of the present research
consider in creative manner. It is the best way to attain more tasks with analysis problem.
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction
In order to conduct study on the motivation on employees' performance on Morrison, it is
important to focus on the previous study and other authors views. In this way, effectiveness and
systematic work performance will be developed in the business environment and relate it with
different themes (Kiruja and Mukuru, 2018).
Literature review
Concept of employee motivation in retail sector business
According to Chen, Eberly and Cheng, (2014) employee motivation is the most essential and
required part in the organisation. Motivation has been provided confidence to perform the task in
more productive manner. Many of the organisation adopts employee motivation techniques and
theories in order to meet the needs of employee morale. In terms of retail sector where
employees are works in more wide manner. Basically, retail stores are the major goal oriented
task in terms of better manner. Besides, employees are the best source of learning and which
might be given best output levels. Besides, organisation are the most essential source of income.
On the contrary according to Mostafa, Gould‐Williams and Bottomley, (2015), without the
motivation or interest employees will never contributes their part for the development process.
Besides, according to Zameer, Ali and Amir, (2014) retail store required to adopt the best
productive manner of growth in order to take the better opportunity task in order to perform the
best productive output levels. Moreover, there is no shortage of motivation theories in retailing
process, this includes various motivating chapters among all others part of the organisation.
Companies should provides the best motivation techniques such as good wage rate, equitable
environment, scheduling for personal time etc. apart from that, it will be more challenging and
influencing process which makes better way of performance the efficient process of working.
According to Azhdarzadeh, Saei and Mahmoudi, (2015) ongoing opportunities for learning will
be given better performance in terms of employees motivation. For getting employee
engagement theory is the best way to promote employee motivation and better way of
performance. Besides, better motivation provocatives practises will give better performance of
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growth. Along with that, it will provide better performance level in order to provides the
productive performance to the company.
According to view of Chen, Eberly and Cheng, (2014), they suggest that for getting better
environment growth. Employee motivation matters to get the better performance of employees.
Apart from that, it will be more challenging and enlarging performance of work. Besides,
according to Mackey and Gass, (2015) without motivation organisation will never get the good
performance from the employees. For that, they needs to adopt better employing activities to
ensure the healthy and safe environment. For more organisation also needs to adopt employee
empowerment, employee engagement, appraisal etc.
Impact of motivation on employees of Morrison to enhance their profitability
According to Kiruja and Mukuru, (2018) employee motivation has given more powerful
and enlarging performance to the organisation growth. Apart from that it will also introduce
better performance level in order to introduce some better performance and organisation profit
margin. Employees of Morisson needs to get better environment from the company culture in
order to perform better work and giving more sales revenue to the company. Motivation theories
or activities has been given great impact on the company nature in order to meet the company
needs and wants. On the other side it also providing better working performance in order top
meet the company objectives and target market goals. Moreover, the foremost dream of the
employees are personal interest or promotion. Ion order to full fill the motivation level company
needs to adopt better target opportunities for them. Overall, activities helps to enhance the
positive impact on the company nature.
Interrelate motivation and benefits of the enterprise in Morrison
As per the view of Shields, Brown and Plimmer, (2015), motivation to employees is
interrelated to the business goals and objectives. This is because, it is critical aspect at business
environment which lead to the performance and ascertain more significant advantages to the
organisation. Motivating to employees require on regular basis so that enterprise able to fulfil
their needs and requirement from them. There are many reasons due to which employee
motivation is very important. This is because, it helps to meet with the desired goals and
objectives. Without motivating them, the enterprise unable to accomplish their high level profits
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and revenue. Furthermore, Njoroge and Yazdanifard, (2014) stated that motivation towards
employees consider several benefits such as increase workers commitment to the organisation. In
this regard, the best efforts will be generated to perform operations for different tasks at
workplace. As per assigned work, effectiveness will be develop to focus on the desired aims and
objectives.
In addition to this, Chen, Eberly and Cheng, (2014) argued that motivation create impact
on positive impact to employee satisfaction which improve continuously. It considers to make
positive growth of the company to make systematic results in the business environment.
Therefore, it is important to concentrate on the work performance that assists to gather relevant
results and outcomes. Motivation could also facilitate to reach towards the personal goals and
self development of the individual so that clear link will be set to make efforts and results. On
the other hand, Fu and Deshpande, (2014) consider their views that motivation helps to increase
employee efficiency at workplace as per set abilities and qualifications. Hence, it assists to attain
more systematic advantages and outcomes in the business environment. When employees want
to perform something unique, they need to concentrate on create balance between their work and
attainment of the business goals. It enhances productivity and efficiency as well.
Recommend ways and increase systematic results in the business environment of retail sector
As per the point of Gagné, Forest and Halvari, (2015), there are different ways
recommend to increase systematic results and outcomes in the enterprise of retail sector.
Morrison need to concentrate their communication. This is because, it is the easiest way to attract
customers in the business environment. In this regard, positive communication at workplace with
relaying on their outcomes. In addition to this, employees also wants to increase their growth and
succeeding with consider proper sharing of ideas, ranging money for operational improvements,
etc. Management need to focus on the efforts that are made to listen their suggestion
furthermore, Kiruja and Mukuru, (2018) consider their views that manageable must ensure their
employees to take their efforts and contribution in systematic manner. It plays very important
role to attain overall goals and objectives at workplace. Workers are take pride with engage in
the work and increase their own awareness with efforts. As results, it impacts positively on the
systematic work performance in the business environment.
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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
Introduction
In the research methodology, there are several tools consider attain desired results at
workplace. In this regard, it is important to focus on the aims and objectives that are applied to
collect proper data in the research.
Research philosophy
It is one of the important tool that could be applied in the research. In this regard, it is
important to focus on the major perspective such as interpretivism and positivism. In order to
gain systematic work performance, Morrison attain creative results with using philosophy.
Researcher select interpretivism strategy to ascertain relevant results and attain more significant
advantages (Taylor, Bogdan and DeVault, 2015).
Research design
Furthermore, conduction of present research consider research design that helps to attain
more significant advantages. In this regard, main role is to cover systematic results in the
business environment. There are different types of research design exist such as descriptive,
exploratory, experimental, etc. These different design assists to evaluate outcomes in systematic
perspective (Mackey and Gass, 2015). For the present research, descriptive research design has
been selected to perform better functions and operations. As results, in-depth information will be
identify to organise succeeding outcomes.
Research approach
Research approach is also useful element that signify effectiveness of aims and objectives
in the enterprise to attain more relevant results. In this way, data has been collected to find useful
results and attain more creative results at workplace (Lewis, 2015). There are mainly two
approaches implemented such as inductive and deductive. From the both researcher select
deductive which help to consider subjective measurement at workplace. It is the best aspect to
apply motivation and increase business productivity.
Research strategy
Research strategy also consider crucial part in the business success. In this way, suitable
technique consider operate functions and operations in the business environment. In order to
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determine research, present study helps to assess employee motivation and increase benefits to
retail sector enterprise. There are different types of research strategies exist such as qualitative
and quantitative (Flick, 2015). From the both, researcher has selected qualitative strategy which
helps to focus on the desired results in systematic manner. This is because, it helps to applied
distinctive theory, models, etc. Qualitative strategy also consider develop program that increase
productivity and attain more significant results.
Data collection
There are different ways exit through relevant data has been collected in the business
environment. There are mainly two perspective implement gather information such as primary
and secondary data. Secondary data develop to ascertain previous research outcomes in
systematic manner. In this regard, it is important to focus on the study of different authors to
understand desired results at workplace (Ledford and Gast, 2018). There are different sources
exist to collect information such as books, journals, magazines, etc. Furthermore, primary data
also considered through preparation of questionnaire. In addition to this, there are many other
methods exist to find useful information in term of primary information such as interview,
survey, etc. Both tools implemented to identify useful results and attain more significant
advantages at workplace.
Sampling
It is most important aspect in the research methodologies. In order to obtain useful
information, researcher has responsibility to select useful method to identify systematic research
program. There are several opportunities exist which assists to conduct program in the enterprise.
There are different methods exist that assists to consider sampling. For instance, simple random
sampling and random sampling method (Smith, 2015). From the above, simple random sampling
method has been selected in which majorly 20 respondents are considered to find useful
information. In the systematic process, it is the best way to attain more significant results at
workplace. Respondents are taken from Morrison employees that make succeeding outcomes at
business environment.
Data analysis
Further, data analysis also important consideration which helps to attain more significant
advantages at workplace. It is the best way to focus on the useful information towards the
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business. Different themes has been considered to find useful information. Thematic analysis has
been selected in the present research in which graphical representation consider to attain more
creative aspects (Humphries, 2017).
Ethical consideration
In the research, there are different activities has been included that assists to find useful
information at workplace. In this way, ethics and regulations need to follow by researcher in
whole study. Furthermore, they need to ensure that their research not harm to any person and
their personal information not disclosed. Hence, Data Protection Act has been followed to
develop more significant advantages at workplace. It is the best way to attain more significant
results in the business (Azhdarzadeh, Saei and Mahmoudi, 2015).
Reliability and validity
Validity and reliability also consider important role in the business success. In this
regard, it is important to focus on the information that ascertained to identify outcomes and meet
with desired results. Researcher has responsibilities to collect useful information from reliable
resources in the whole study. Proper attention for the work has been considered that helps to
overcome issue and problems at workplace (Farooq and O'Brien, 2015).
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