Analysing the Influence of Globalisation on Aldi's Operations

This report examines the impact of globalisation on Aldi's business functions, focusing on economic, cultural, and ethical influences. It begins with an introduction to globalisation and its significance, followed by the project's aims, objectives, and a detailed project management plan, including a work breakdown structure, Gantt chart, and network diagram. The report then delves into small-scale research, outlining the research philosophy, approach, sampling methods, data collection, and analysis techniques. The data analysis section presents findings from a questionnaire administered to Aldi employees, organized thematically to assess the impact of globalisation on various aspects of Aldi's operations, such as sales, revenue, and competition. Finally, the report offers recommendations based on the research findings and concludes with a reflection on the research process and key learnings.

Managing a Successful Business
Project

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
P 1 Devise the project aims and objectives. ...............................................................................2
P 2 Project management plan .....................................................................................................2
P3. Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart to provide time frames and stages
for completion.............................................................................................................................3
P 4 Small scale research information to demonstrate data collection and analysis....................5
P5 Analysing research and data..................................................................................................7
P6 RECOMMENDATION and CONCLUSION......................................................................14
P 7 Reflect and learning from research ....................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17
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Topic- To access the impact of positive economical, cultural and ethical influence of
globalisation on business functions. A case study on Aldi's
INTRODUCTION
Globalisation is process that works as interaction and integration within people,
companies, and legal authorities (Prashantham, Eranova and Couper, 2018). It is focal point that
refers as free movement of goods, services and people across the world. With help of it, there can
be greater use of outsourcing and offshoring of productions by undertaking of development of
global brands that serves the markets in lower, middle and higher income countries.
The present report will look over to identify the positive economic, cultural and ethical
impacts of globalisation on business functions. The report will focus on business activities of
Aldi's, it is global leading and engaged in retail sector. The main aim behind conducting this
research report is to analyse the impact of globalisation so effective working within departments
of organisation can be possible.
P 1 Devise the project aims and objectives.
The present report is based on impact of globalisation on various function of business
enterprise. It is extension, integration of the cross broader international trade, culture and
investment (Giddens, 2018). Therefore, Globalisation will put major impact on working of Aldi's
and there can be possibilities of steep rise in prices of commodities and services. Further, the
following objective are framed in following manner as-
 To understand meaning and importance of globalisation.
 To access the negative and positive effect of globalisation within business functions.
 To suggest ways to promote sense of awareness in culture, global economic
interdependency and international cooperation.
P 2 Project management plan
Activity Task Name Proceeding Activity Time frame (in days)
Research Project 80 days
Planning stage of project 30 days
A Choosing topic or theme - 7 days
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B Choose problems in carrying out
research
A 6 days
C Setting the time duration A, B 4 days
D Cost analysing C 7 days
E Allocation of resource D 6 days
Execution phase of task 50 days
F Investigating literature review E 7 days
G Chosen of research description E 12 days
H Gathering of reliable information
and figures
F, G 13 days
I Composing information in proper
structure
H 7 days
J Interpretation of information and
figures
I 11 days
Closing step of project 30 days
There are many aspects are covered in project management plan such as costs, scope,
time, quality, communication, risk and resources etc. with the help of it, project is successfully
done.
Costs: It is necessary to determine costs of projects. Manager of project needs to overall factors
are identified such as raw material costs, labour cost etc.
Time: Time is most important aspect in managing project. Therefore, this project is completed in
80 days. Project manager make sure that project is completed on fixed time frame (Polonsky and
Waller, 2018).
Quality: It is necessary to improve quality of projects. So that, project manager of this task make
sure that focusing on quality for completing project on timely.
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Risk: It is necessary to determine and control of risk for completing project on time. For
overcoming risk, manager follows different techniques for project completion.
P3. Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart to provide time frames and stages for
completion
Work break down structure
Illustration 1: Work break down structure
Implementation plan
Activities 1st
week
2nd
week
3rd
week
4th
week
5th
week
6th
week
7th
week
8th week
Framing aim
and objective
Scope statement
Resource
management
Data collection
Research
methods
selection
Data analyses
Conclusion and
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recommendatio
n
Final edition
and submission
Gantt chart
Network Diagram:
Illustration 2: Network Diagram
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P 4 Small scale research information to demonstrate data collection and analysis
Research philosophy: It is the phenomenon of gathering and analysis information in
research topic. It helps the researcher in deriving ways of managing systemic data collection and
analysis during investigation. Research philosophy is of different types like, realism, positivism,
interpretivism, etc, where interpretivism research is able to analyses topic which is of human
interest. Further, Realism philosophy of research relies on the idea of Independence reality from
the human mind (Research Philosophy, 2018). However, in positivism scholar is able to analyze
naturalist of topic on the basis of properties and nature. Therefore, this study is supported by
interpretivism philosophy where student will precise economic, cultural and ethical impact of
globalization on Aldi, the retailer of United Kingdom.
Research approach: It is planned procedure of conducting investigation which enables
smooth integration of different facts and objectives of study. There are generally two type’s
approaches that are inductive and deductive where inductive approach is based on model,
theories and evidence. Deductive is based on hypothesis which helps in comparison of two
dependent and independent variables. Thus, this investigation is based on inductive approach
where the data will be analysed in with the help of evidence and different theories related to
research topic.
Sampling: It is classification of applicable source to choose appropriate different sample
or investigation. There are various type of method of sampling like, cluster, probable, stratified,
random, etc. (Hanvey, 2018). Thus, this study will be based on random sampling methods as it
reduces the chances of getting biased outcomes. Thus, the sample of study is 20 employees of
Aldi from different departments.
Data collection: It is the process of collecting information on research aim which is to
determine positive cultural economic and moral consequence of globalization on Aldi. Data
collection is don tin two ways like, primary and secondary where primary is based on
information collected by authors in past and is collected via governmental publication, books,
articles, journals, blogs, etc. (Hanvey, 2018) Apparently primary data collection is supported by
current information which is gathered by student with the motive of answering objectives of
research and question. It is collected via interview, focus group, survey, etc. In this research
scholar conducted interview of 20 sampled respondents of Aldi.
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Data analysis: Analysing collected information is most critical part of stud because in
this it is necessary for the investigator to secure validity and reliability of gathered information.
Two ways of analysing information that is qualitative and quantitative where quantitative is
numerical and quantitative analysis of collected information. It is helps in outlining significance
of research variables (Coolican, 2017). Further, qualitative analysis is descriptive in form and is
interpretation of accumulated content. Thus, in this research researcher implemented use of
qualitative analysis where collected information is analyzed with the help of thematic analysis
which is the systematic way of critically outlining views of all respondents.
P5 Analysing research and data
Questionnaire
Name
Age
Gender
Demographic Profile
Q1. Do you believe that economic, cultural and ethical impact of globalisation has good impact
on function of Aldi?
 Strongly Agree
 Agree
 Strongly Disagree
 Disagree
Q2. Do you agree that cross-border business operations of Aldi leads to increment in sales?
 Strongly Agree
 Agree
 Strongly Disagree
 Disagree
Q3. Among following factors, which has positive impact of international operations of Aldi?
 Increase in revenue
 Customer satisfaction
 International reach
 Increase in profits
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Q4. Do you believe from the fact that cultural and ethical impact have much influence on Aldi's
operations?
 Strongly Agree
 Agree
 Strongly Disagree
 Disagree
Q5. By making cross-border operations, do you think that competition is maximised due to
globalisation?
 Strongly Agree
 Agree
 Strongly Disagree
 Disagree
Q6. Do globalisation has positive impact on business functions of Aldi?
 Yes
 No
Theme 1- Economic, cultural and ethical impact of globalisation has good impact on function
Q1. Do you believe that economic, cultural and
ethical impact of globalisation has good impact
on function of Aldi? Respondents
Strongly Agree 7
Agree 6
Strongly Disagree 5
Disagree 2
Total 20
Interpretation-
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Strongly Agree Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
2
Respondents
It can be analysed from the chart that 7 respondents strongly agree that economic,
cultural and ethical impact of globalisation has positive impact on company. 6 respondents agree
that economic, cultural and ethical impact of globalisation on business functions. On the other
hand, 5 respondents strongly disagree that globalisation has no impact on business. Moreover, 2
respondents also said the same.
Theme 2- Cross-border business operations of Aldi leads to increment in sales
Q2. Do you agree that cross-border business
operations of Aldi leads to increment in sales? Respondents
Strongly Agree 6
Agree 7
Strongly Disagree 4
Disagree 3
Total 20
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Interpretation-
Strongly Agree Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
6
7
4
3
Respondents
It can be analysed from above chart that majority of respondents are of the view that
cross-border operations are helpful in increasing sales of company. 7 respondents also agree with
the statement. While. 4 said that cross-border business operations do not lead to increase in sales.
3 also disagree with it.
Theme 3- Revenue is increased because of international operations of Aldi
Q3. Among following factors, which has
positive impact of international operations of
Aldi? Respondents
Increase in revenue 11
Customer satisfaction 3
International reach 2
Increase in profits 4
Total 20
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Interpretation-
Increase in revenue
Customer satisfaction
International reach
Increase in profits
0
2
4
6
8
10
12 11
3
2
4
Respondents
The above chart clarifies that 11 respondents believe that revenue is increased due to
international operations of Aldi. 3 participants said customers are satisfied and 2 answered that
international reach is possible. On the other hand, 4 said profits are increased due to global
operations of firm.
Theme 4- Cultural and ethical impact have much influence on Aldi's operations
Q4. Do you believe from the fact that cultural
and ethical impact have much influence on
Aldi's operations? Respondents
Strongly Agree 8
Agree 5
Strongly Disagree 4
Disagree 3
Total 20
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Interpretation-
Strongly Agree Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
5
4
3
Respondents
It can be assessed from the chart that 8 respondents strongly agree that cultural and
ethical impact have influence on operations of Aldi. 5 also said the same. On the other hand, it
can be analysed that 4 participants strongly disagree with the fact. While, 3 respondents
answered that disagree with the fact.
Theme 5- Competition is maximised due to globalisation
Q5. By making cross-border operations, do you
think that competition is maximised due to
globalisation? Respondents
Strongly Agree 8
Agree 6
Strongly Disagree 4
Disagree 2
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Total 20
Interpretation-
Strongly Agree Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
6
4
2
Respondents
It can be assessed that cross-border operations has maximised competition up to a high
extent. 6 said that competition is increased due to globalisation. On the other hand, 4 respondents
strongly disagree that competition is not affected and 2 of them answered also in the same
manner.
Theme 6- Globalisation has positive impact on business functions of Aldi
Q6. Do globalisation has positive impact on
business functions of Aldi? Respondents
Yes 13
No 7
Total 20
Interpretation-
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Yes No
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14 13
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Respondents
It can be interpreted that globalisation has positive impact on business functions of Aldi.
This is evident from the fact that 13 respondents said that it has globalisation has increased
operations up to a high extent. While, 7 said that globalisation has no positive impact on business
function of Aldi.
P6 RECOMMENDATION and CONCLUSION
From the above analysis it is recommended to Aldi that globalisation is very important
for the businesses to consider because it makes the business more efficient as well as profitable.
They should follows globalisation because it leads company to fight from the competition and
sustain in the market for long time. Globalisation develops the opportunity for free trade across
the world. This is also the reason why Aldi should follow globalisation. IT gives new
opportunities for importing as well as exporting goods and services across the world.
Communication is also one the most powerful driver of globalisation.
Globalisation also leads to economic enhancement because it offers new chances to
business to connect them to new markets across the entire world. Adldi by foll wing
globalisation can easily enter and make there contact with new market in other countries. It also
creates cultural diversity within organisation. Cultural diversity is the good sign of the
businesses. Globalisation also provides procurement as well as outsourcing which is also one the
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best benefit for the company. The development and growth of global market as well as
progressions in intercultural communication makes a wealth of business along with more trade
opportunities and cheap labours.
Globalisation also leads to acquire natural advantages such as it increases the market
images of company, it raises the profit of the company, it also raises the sales of the company
etc. Thus, globalisation is very useful for Aldi Company to expand their business across the
world. Globalisation is also develop the opportunities for the company to acquire new and
advance technology for Aldi because when company used to make connection with other country
in terms of trade, automatically the innovation will be present which is benefited for host
company. Thus, globalisation leads positive effect on the business and Aldi should acquire the
advantages of globalisation.
Further it could be concluded that company should be considering the negative and
positive side of globalisation so that they could be having knowledge and interest of the topic. In
addition to this it could also be analysed that company should be having knowledge that all the
departments of it are to be impacted with effects of globalisation. As this is the most important
topic for company which will be deriving foreign capital and including the investments done.
There will be many factors which derive globalisation within the context of company leading to
wider context of company and increased on number of profits and investments as well. Lastly it
could be suggested that ALDI should be recruiting staff who are having importance in culture
and global impact so that they could be having knowledge leading to globalisation.
P 7 Reflect and learning from research
From this report, I have learned that positive economic, cultural and ethical impacts of
globalisation on business operations. I have knowing about globalisation and its impacts on
organization. I have learned that positive and negative impact of globalisation on operations of
business. I have knowing also promote awareness in culture, international economic and global
function. I have learned about impact of globalisation on retail sector. I have known about
expansion, segregation of cross wider global trade and investment. I have learned that identify
impact of globalisation by adopting different approaches such as qualitative and quantitative.
With the help of it, I have completed my project on time and low costs. By these
approaches, I have known that way of overcoming of risk and utilization of resources. So that, I
have clear learned about these approaches for analysis data that are given by different sources for
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completing task. I have learned about methods and techniques for cost, resources and effective
communication for completing projects. I have known that way of utilization of resources and
activity of labour for accomplish work on time. Through various approaches, I have learned that
interpreted data or information by taking various sources such as primary and secondary for
accomplish task. With the help of different approaches, I have gathered properly allocation of
resources and costs analysis for effective project completion.
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