Assessing Globalisation's Impact: A Tesco Case Study Report

This report presents an analysis of the impact of globalisation on Tesco, a multinational retail company. The study begins with an introduction to globalisation and its effects on businesses, particularly focusing on how Tesco adapts to these changes. The report outlines the aims, objectives, and project management plan, including a work breakdown structure and timeline. It then details the research methodology, employing a deductive approach and an exploratory research design, with data collected through a qualitative method involving a survey of 30 Tesco employees. The data analysis focuses on identifying the effects of globalisation on various business functions such as marketing, finance, operations, and HR. The report also includes an ethical consideration section and concludes with recommendations based on the research findings. The report examines the increased competition, company policies, and working relationships within Tesco, providing a comprehensive overview of globalisation's influence on the company's operations and strategies.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
LO1..................................................................................................................................................1
P1 Producing aims and objectives..............................................................................................1
P2 Producing project management plan by covering all the elements of the project
management................................................................................................................................2
P3 Work breakdown structure.....................................................................................................4
LO2..................................................................................................................................................5
P4 Carrying small scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research..................5
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................8
P5 Data Analysing tools and techniques.....................................................................................8
P6 Communicate appropriate recommendations as a result of research and conclusions........13
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................14
P7 Reflective.............................................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Title : To identify the positive economic, culture and ethical impacts of globalisation on
different business functions- A case study based on Tesco.
Globalisation is a term used to describe how businesses, people, countries around the
world are becoming more interconnected. With the forces of transportation, technology, global
finance. Its all easy for the goods and services to cross traditional borders and boundaries.
Globalisation has provides both challenges and benefits to the development of changes that helps
to affect the business target plans. Present study will be based on the globalisation impacts. For
which study has been taken Tesco for taking into action. Further study will explain how Tesco
plan the systematic procedure to adopt all opportunities and threats of globalisation in order to
meet out the company objectives. However, research will also conduct a study to identify the
impact of globalisation on different business functions such as marketing, financial, operations,
human resource etc.
LO1
P1 Producing aims and objectives.
Background
Globalisation introduces new techniques and innovative changes within the businesses,
that helps to achieve customer satisfaction and long term sustainability growth. It creates new
traits and practices of other cultures within the organisation goals. It helps to creates long term
objectives and make the best outcome goals (Agostino and et.al., 2015). Globalisation forces
industries to grow more competitive environment if they want to survive in the market. New
changes has change the working culture and seek new opportunities for the business
development growth.
International business develops helps Tesco to develop new trends and product and
services for the potential customers (Bailey and et.al., 2018). Besides, due to globalisation it also
affected by different changes of cultures, economic and ethical impacts which affects directly to
the different functions of business such as operations, marketing and HR accounting. Present
study aims to identify those influencing factors that impact on business functions of Tesco.
Besides, study also finding the solution of research problem as well.
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Aims : “To identify the positive economic, culture and ethical impacts of globalisation on
different business functions”- A case study based on Tesco.
Objectives
 To identify the challenges or benefits of globalisation on business functions.
 To determine the importance of globalisation on business functions.
 To ascertain the impact of globalisation on business functions.
P2 Producing project management plan by covering all the elements of the project management
Project management plan
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Design 1 day Fri 4/13/18 Fri 4/13/18
Development of Project
Initiation Document 15 days Mon 4/16/18 Fri 5/4/18 1
Determining resources of
project 10 days Mon 5/7/18 Fri 5/18/18 2
Formulation of goals and
objectives 6 days Mon 5/21/18 Mon 5/28/18 2,3
Setting deadlines 1 day Tue 5/29/18 Tue 5/29/18 4
Gathering Team 15 days Wed 5/30/18 Tue 6/19/18 5
Develop 1 day Wed 6/20/18 Wed 6/20/18 6
Conducting meeting 10 days Thu 6/21/18 Wed 7/4/18 5,7
Scope of project 5 days Thu 7/5/18 Wed 7/11/18 8
Collection of data 10 days Thu 7/12/18 Wed 7/25/18 9
WBS structuring 10 days Thu 7/26/18 Wed 8/8/18 10
Planning of budget 14 days Thu 8/9/18 Tue 8/28/18 11
Implement 1 day Wed 8/29/18 Wed 8/29/18 12
Assuring quality 20 days Thu 8/30/18 Wed 9/26/18 13
Training of team 10 days Thu 9/27/18 Wed 10/10/18 14
Evaluate 1 day Thu 10/11/18 Thu 10/11/18 15
Change control integration 21 days Fri 10/12/18 Fri 11/9/18 16
Monitoring and control of
project 10 days Mon 11/12/18 Fri 11/23/18 17
Checking of quality 15 days Mon 11/26/18 Fri 12/14/18 18
Closure 1 day Mon 12/17/18 Mon 12/17/18 19

Evaluation of project 15 days Tue 12/18/18 Mon 1/7/19 20
Areas of modification 10 days Tue 1/8/19 Mon 1/21/19 21
Project Scope : Scope of the research helps to enhance the importance of research that,
makes the long term impact on the development session in order to meet out the goals of the
study. Scope of present research is to identify the long term goals and take the best possible
outcomes for the findings (Benn, Edwards and Williams, 2014).
Time/Schedule : it is the important element of project management that helps to identify
the starting or ending date of the project in order to meet out the result outcomes and goals.
Work breakdown structure helps to determine the starting and ending date of the project. Present
plan will be finishing in 1 months from the starting date.
Costs : Cost is the significant element to set for the budget and the respective activities
involves in overall process (Crane and Matten, 2016). Such as operational cost, resources cost
etc.
Resources : it is the another significant element of the study that helps to full fill the
activities and growth.
Communication : Build up the proper communication helps in consulting process and
makes the new managing effective learning process to take out the best results. Better
communication increase the chances of better success.
Quality : it is the another most component of the project management which needs to be
involved to get the effective result outcomes. Quality involves, availability and strength that
required in within the environment (Epstein, 2018). Due to less quality of work will impact the
project value and other outcomes. It affects the long term business goals in order to meet out the
best outcome results.
Risk: Risk involves in each and every step of project management that might be affected
to the activities of plan. Researcher needs to make some contingency plans to get out of
problems or issues (Hair Jr and et.al., 2015).

P3 Work breakdown structure
Gantt Chart
LO2
P4 Carrying small scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research
Research approach : Research approach is the plan and procedure that consists of the
step of broad assumptions to detailed method of data collection. It affect the long term goals in
order to meet out the research objectives. Further, research approach further divided into
methods Deductive and Inductive (Hair Jr and et.al., 2015). Deductive approach has based on
hypotheses on existing theory. Contrary, Inductive approach in inductive reasoning with the
observation theories are proposed towards the end of the research process as a observation.
Present study has been based on deductive research approach style.
Research design : Research design is the another essential methodology which has a
different meaning. Research design has divided into two groups Exploratory and Conclusive.
Exploratory result outcomes has been divided into two parts and also affect the new managing

successful business growth (Iqbal, Nadeem and Zaheer, 2015). Exploratory design explore the
research question but does not find out the solution. Overall, it generally determine the nature of
problem or an issues. Conclusive design helps to generate the findings of the research to make
the final or better decision making approach. Present study has been based on Exploratory
research design in order to develop the topic more data and results.
Data collection : Data collection is the technique and results to make the best outcome
results and data findings (Kerzner and Kerzner, 2017). Data collection is the process to collects
all necessary data or findings to make the proper effective learning outcomes and growth. Apart
from that, it also helps to discover the new outcomes and creativity growth. Data collection
divided into methods primary and secondary data collection techniques.
Secondary data collection in which data has already been exist in the books, journals,
newspaper etc (Laudon and Laudon, 2016). there are number of data presented in secondary
sources. This plays a most essential role to increase the validity and reliability. Present study has
collected data through books and journals.
Primary data collection techniques further divided into two parts quantitative
and qualitative method. Quantitative method has been based on mathematical terms in various
formats. Primary data collection techniques is quite challenging as compare to the secondary
research techniques. Qualitative data collection is flexible or ensure the depth of understanding
and qualitative data collection methods which includes, questionnaire, interviews, data
observation styles to conduct the study into more effective manner. Present study has been taken
qualitative method of data collection techniques by conducting survey of 30 employees of Tesco.
Sampling : Sampling is the another most developing and needful element in the research
process. That helps to create the new learning goals and new developing targets. It is the process
where researcher used to select number of respondents from the high population in order to
conduct the study into more appropriate manner. There are two types of sampling method
probability sampling and non-probability sampling. Probability sampling is the technique or
method which influenced the better goals and target market performance in order to meet out the
result outcomes. In probability sampling, researcher give chance to everyone to participate in the
research objectives in order to meet out the result outcomes. On the other hand, non probability
sampling is the process in which researcher selects members on the basis of some particular
group, on non random manner. Non probability sampling methods are purposive, quota,

snowball sampling etc (Laudon and Laudon, 2016). present study will be taking simple random
sampling. In other words, researcher will be selected 30 employees of Tesco to identify the
positive and negative outcomes of globalisation.
Data Analysis : It is the another method of research which has been conducted after
collection of data. Data analysis is the process in which researcher conduct or analysis data with
the help of two methods qualitative and quantitative method of style. Data analysis based on
quantitative style involves the critical analysis of interpretation of findings. On the other hand,
data analysis with qualitative style has been based on interview, questionnaire experiments etc.
present study will be taking qualitative data analysis technique.
Ethical consideration : ethical consideration should always be involves in every
research to find out the ethical results. In order to conduct the research it is important for the
researcher to analyses the data into more appropriate manner.
Questionnaire
Name:
Occupation :
1. Does Globalisation increases the competition level for Tesco ?
 Yes
 No
 Don't Know
2. To what extent has globalisation impact on the company policies and habits
 High
 Low
 Moderate
3. Which of the following business function get highly influenced by globalisation factors?
 Human Resource
 Financial
 Marketing
4. To what extent does globalisation affect the working relationship between staff and managers
within the company culture ?

 Highly
 Low
 Moderate
5. What impact has globalisation had on team work within the Tesco ?
 Increased cultural diversity
 Earning changes
 Employee Training
6. Does Tesco working environment get affected by the changes in globalisation policies ?
 Yes
 No.
LO 3
P5 Data Analysing tools and techniques.
Theme 1: Globalization increases the competition level for Tesco
1. Does Globalization increases the competition level for Tesco ? Frequency
Yes 15
No 10
Don't Know 5

Interpretation : This is to interpret the above acquired finding from the employees of TESCO
who agreed to face an increased level of competition after adopting the strategies related to
globalisation. It is in accordance to 15 participants, out of 30 who agreed with such type of
consequences. However, 10 have stated a clear no with 5 being unknown of this fact. However,
on relating this finding with that to the information learnt from secondary sources, it has been
found to be a vital fact about globalisation that certainly leads to an increased level of
competition. It can be either relate to the products and services or to their costs or target market,
etc. This is for instance if TESCO is selling a good quality product at lower price, then this is
evident to enhance its market shares to a great extent, becoming a contending battle for its
rivalries.
Theme 2: Globalization impact on the company policies and habits
2. To what extent has globalization impact on the company policies and
habits ? Frequency
High 15
Low 5
Moderate 10
Yes No Don't Know
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