Analysing Globalisation's Impact on Employee Engagement and HR

This research project delves into the multifaceted impact of globalisation on employee engagement, work culture, and human resource (HR) policies, with a specific focus on the case study of Sainsbury. The introduction establishes the core concepts and rationale for the study, outlining the aim to analyze this impact and the objectives which include investigating the influence of globalisation on HR policies and work culture, identifying challenges faced by HR managers, analyzing the role of globalisation in framing HR policies and practices, and recommending measures to streamline employee engagement. The literature review synthesizes existing research on globalisation's effects on HR, highlighting the challenges faced by HR managers in the global era, and exploring the role of globalisation in shaping HR policies. The research methodology outlines the systematic approach used for data collection and analysis. The project management plan details the timeline and resources. The data analysis and interpretation section presents the findings, while the reflection section offers insights gained during the research process, and the conclusion summarizes the key findings. The project also considers alternative research methodologies and provides recommendations. References are included for all sources cited.

Research project

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
Literature Review .......................................................................................................................4
Research methodology ...............................................................................................................7
Project management plan .........................................................................................................10
Data analysis and interpretation................................................................................................11
Reflection.................................................................................................................................20
Alternative Research methodologies........................................................................................21
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................21
RECOMMENDATION.................................................................................................................22
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................23

Topic: To investigate impact of globalisation on employee engagement, work culture and
HR policies that create uncertainty in business operations.
INTRODUCTION
Globalisation refers to the term that include integration between companies, people and
government that come from come different nations for the purpose of aligning business
activities. This help in enhancing technological changes and making effective use of resources
that create better communication process in business. Through this there is growth in global as
well as domestic market that help provide better understanding of work culture. Through
globalisation there may changes that help in improving business activities for the future
perspective. There are three causes of globalisation that may lead to have greater impact on
business operations. On the other hand, human resource management is another aspect that lead
to bring uncertainty and affect work culture for the future. This is having both positive and
negative aspect that affect changes that may lead in bringing use of resources. This report
emphasized on research proposal that includes research question and hypothesis that are
supported by literature review. It further includes different research methods that will be used for
analysing impact of globalisation on employee engagement. It also includes different tools that
help in determining impact of research on business operations. Furthermore, it includes reflection
and alternative research methodologies that help in determining various outcomes from this
research.
Aim:- To analyse impact of globalisation on employee engagement, work culture and HR
policies. With reference to case study of Sainsbury.
Objectives:-
 To investigate the impact of globalisation on HR policies and work culture.
 To identify the challenges faced by human resources managers in the era of globalization.
 To analyse the role of globalization in framing of HR policy and practices.
 To recommend suggestive measures that aids to frame effective HR policies to
streamlines employee engagement and work culture.
Research Questions
Q.1. Do you think globalisation is having and impact on HR policies and work culture?

Q.2. Do you think human resource manager faced many challenges in the era of globalisation?
Q.3. According to you, what is the role of globalisation in framing HR policy and practices?
Q.4. Provide recommendation that help in suggesting measures that aids in framing effective HR
policies that streamlines employee engagement and work culture?
Rationale
The main purpose of conducting this study is to analyse impact of globalisation on
employee engagement, work culture and HR policies. Through this study it can be determined
that uncertainties in gathering various perspective for the future. It is important in determining
different aspect that may lead to create changes after driving factors that create effective
evaluation in the future. There are various challenges that have been faced by human resource
manager after adopting globalisation in business. It is essential in analysing impact of HR
policies so that help in shaping policies and procedures for the future perspective.
Background
This study is based upon globalisation that will have greater impact on business
operations. Through this different challenges is being made that help in shaping changes and
analysing impact of uncertainty. This study include changes that may occur due to enhancement
of business and analysing its impact on business perspective. Challenges that are faced by
human resource provide valuable aspects in gaining changes in the future. This may lead to
create effectiveness in culture that is followed in the company.
Literature Review
The impact of globalization on HR policies and work culture.
As according to Rees and Smith, eds., (2017) The impact of globalization on HR policies
and work culture is significant in that case when business develop its action into different
countries, to include technological development and cultural difference human resources policies
and work culture must modify their practice and thinking. Globalization of human capital –
company boost up its base to a foreign the impact of globalization on HR policies and work
culture extends to both current and new employees. Corporate and cultural Differences - The
impact of globalization the HR policies and work culture is the essential to examine cultural
difference in both inside and outside the workplace. Employment and tax laws – Under this point
the impact of globalization on HR policies and work affected by different tax laws, HR
department need to deal with the different taxes , environmental regulation. Long distance

communication challenges – Under this HR policies and work culture is affected by the
globalization such as while managing employees and perhaps in several sites around the globe
faces problems in communicating with the employees.
As per the Tijssen, van de Klippe and Yegros, (2019) globalisation is having a significant
impact on work culture as well as policies and procedures that affect business operations in the
future. In Sainsbury employees come from different countries and they all are having their own
culture. As all employees belong their own culture so that may create differences in business. HR
procedures and policies will be changed that help in evaluating various perspective. It is
important in gaining laws so that due to globalisation changes will be occurred as laws of
countries are different as per country. Communication gap between employees also create
problems in their work that affect business operations and productivity. It is important in
evaluating laws that followed in current country that provide effective use of resources for the
future. As in developed countries there is shortage of talent employees so it creates differences in
enhancing business as they will help in bringing changes from its operations.
The challenges faced by human resources managers in the era of globalization.
According to Kodama, Javorcik and Abe, (2016) The HR managers faces many
challenges in the era of globalization some are mentioned in this point such as ethic and social
responsibility , environment, empowerment, information technology etc. Environment –
environment is rapidly changing, organisation have to change according to the change in the
environment to manage their customers, human resources manager should establish broad
knowledge of the both external and internal environmental factors Information technology –
communication is the part of the information human resources manager have to be careful in
selecting and the type of the information. Under in the era of the globalization the human
resources managers faces the problems related to the control over the use of information result in
the lack of control over operations.Ethic and social responsibility – The human resources
manager faces the problem of the ethic and social responsibility in the era of the globalization.
There is a big challenge for the human resources manager to define relation with the social
environment. Create Training and development plan according to new environment is one of the
biggest challenge.
Noe, and et.al., (2017) stated that HR manager must have multi skill process that help in
enhancing business for the future purpose in Sainsbury. As employees are not proper trained then

this create impact on business operations as well as carry out further research in business. Due to
Liberalization and privatisation disinvestment occurred that is another challenge for enhancing
business for the future aspect and involving different professionals for improving productivity.
Information technology is another challenge as change in technology create differences in
enhancing business and developing changes in business. There are different changes that affect
operations of Sainsbury and impact on different aspects that influence business. Globalisation
change policies and procedures that are governed earlier in business. For the purpose of making
effective change different aspects have to be applied that help in meeting expectation of the
company. Due to changes in various perspective that help in evaluating various changes that
create differences in evaluating perspective for the future. It is important to note that this differ
as creating changes for evaluating difference in era of globalisation. For the purpose of bringing
changes that affect valuable change and enhance business operations. Therefore, globalisation
have impact on business and have to face many challenges in the future.
The role of globalisation in framing HR policies
As per the Tarique, Briscoe and Schuler, (2015) The role of globalization in framing of
HR policy and practices there are the different role globalization in framing of HR policy and
practices such as it bring. However, the business opportunity and task has been affected by the
globalization which unnecessary complicated and difficult. Globalization is the most challenging
and effective process to measure the productive outcomes to get the advantage of the business. In
terms of that, globalization gives the positive impact on the study in order to manage and create
the new advantage for the organization in terms of challenging task. Apart from that, it also
measures the best and productive goals. Which clearly gives the positive outcomes for the study.
HR department within the organization get highly influenced by the external policies. Therefore,
employees get several benefits from the employee policies which is created by the new
techniques and goals.
According to the Ullah, Adams, Adams and Ullah, (2019) change in business
environment also affect HR policies and that may lead to reduce possibility of earning more
profit. Due to globalisation manpower of employees get decreased as they are not familiar with
present technology that will be used by companies in the market. For evolving in global market
there policies and procedures have to be followed that enhance business and create value in the
market. Installation of machinery in business that create changes in business and increase

operational cost of business. For the purpose of running machinery employees has to provide
training so that they are able to use that machinery and through that production improved in
business. Due to change in government policy on importing and exporting that may create loss in
business as due to globalisation human resource activities affected in various aspect for the
future. It is important for evaluating technically and creating change that have implementation
for different strategies in the company. HR manager have to ensure that development will based
upon challenges that may occur related to technical and enhance business for the future course of
action. Human resource manager have to provide effective change in business for gaining
changes in the future. There are different aspects that bring effectiveness in gaining changes that
lead to create effectiveness and enhance business operations.
As per the Fu, (2016) traditional concept of doing business affect operations as well as
bringing change in business for evaluating different aspects in gaining changes for the future.
Human resource manager have to change operations in business that enhance business for
gaining future changes in the company. Promoting policies and evaluating effective changes that
may lead to have impact for enhancing HR policies. After implementation of globalisation into
business that affect business in determining evaluation that lead to impact business. There are
various aspects and operating business for evaluating changes in providing effective use of
resources. Formulation of policies according to globalisation impact help in gaining operations
and enhancing operations. For the purpose of conducting recruitment, selection process effective
policies will be made so that help in meeting global aspects and investing major changes for
effective planning. Developing and implementing programmes based on human resource
activities affect operational activity in business. Therefore, It is important in evaluating changes
according to norms that will be followed in business for enhancing operations.
Research methodology
Research methodology refers to the term that help in collecting, gathering, processing and
identifying information that help in completing research. In this researcher collects data from
different sources and then analysing it by using certain tools and techniques. This consist of
systematic planning that help in conducting effective research and providing different themes
that evaluate effectiveness of work culture in the company. There are different methods that
involved in providing various aspects that help in gaining knowledge related to particular
research. It includes different methodologies that applied in this research such as research type,

design, philosophy, approaches etc. that are used by researcher in getting effective results for the
future.
Research Type:- There are two types of research such as qualitative and quantitative.
Qualitative cannot be expressed in numerical terms as it describes feelings, emotions and other
non- numerical data that provide qualitative data in nature. On the other hand, quantitative can be
expressed in terms of numbers and provide effective results for the future. This can be provided
with various changes that help in evaluating globalisation impact on business operations. In this
researcher use qualitative data for conducting further study in research. A quantitative data help
in determining impact of globalisation and enhance business operations. Through this data
researcher can easily identify various aspects that affect process of globalisation. It is important
for analysing changes that may affect different aspects in research. Quantitative data help in
providing fundamental aspects of study that is going to be enhanced and evaluate changes that
may provide desired results from this research. As data is gathered from various sources that help
in getting better results for the future.
Research Philosophy:- It is the term that is used for collecting data for the purpose of using
certain technique that help in providing effective results from this study. There are two major
philosophies that will be used such as interpretivism and positivism. Interpretivism is the
approach that will be used There are two major philosophies that will be used such as
interpretivism and positivism. Interpretivism is the approach that is used for samples that are
taken at small level and depth study is being conducted. In this qualitative approach is used for
evaluating data and enhancing various approaches for the future. In contrary, Positivism is done
at large samples that help in evaluating quantitative data and large samples collected for doing
further study. Data are highly structured so that they provide reliable information related to the
topic. In this researcher used interpretivism technique for getting desired results and gaining
knowledge regarding different HR policies that is followed in the company. Quantitative data
that will be collected provide effective results and help in enhancing objectives of research and
its applicability while conducting research.
Research Design:- This help in deciding techniques and methods that are used for conducting
further study. There are two types of design that include exploratory and descriptive. Exploratory
include problem that have to be faced by researcher while doing research. It mainly focuses on
problem that help in evaluating various perspective through research. This help in providing

background information related to research problem (Fletcher, 2017). In contrast, descriptive
research help in identifying solution to the problem that provide results in the future. In this
study researcher used descriptive approach that help in providing effective results and analysing
impact of globalisation on the future. There are different methods that will be used for providing
changes in making effective research and designing results for the future. There are different
changes that provide effect use in gaining impact of globalisation and enhance business
operations. For the purpose of gaining effective results different approaches that designed in
evaluating increasing uncertainties in business.
Research approach:- It is a tool that include plans ans procedures that help in evaluating
various steps that are used for collecting, gathering and doing analysis for the future. There are
two approaches that will be used such as inductive and deductive. In inductive conclusions can
be drawn and evaluating these aspects for gaining effective results. In this known data used for
analysing information from various sources that is collected by researcher. From this research
conclusions that drawn are not according to research and enhance effective use of it. On the other
hand, in deductive approach conclusion that drawn do not provide efficient results so that
research will create effective changes in business perspective (Humphries, 2017). In this
researcher used inductive approach for doing further study for the purpose of gaining effective
results in the future. This may lead to enhance business operations and providing various aspects
for evaluating impact of globalisation.
Data collection:- There are two types of methods for collecting data primary and secondary. In
primary collection method data that is to be collected is in raw form and in this first hand
information will be involved. This provide effective information to researcher that enhance
business operations for the future. It is important in enhancing business for the purpose of
analysing impact of globalisation and enhancing business operations. In this data is collected
from survey method through questionnaire that help in providing effective information. In
contrary, secondary collection of data provide second hand information through books,
magazines, journals etc. Data that is collected are in refined form as that can be used for further
study directly. Through this effective information cannot be gathered but used for analysing its
impact on different perspective for the future (Cuervo‐Cazurra and et. al., 2017). In this
researcher collect data with the help of questionnaire so it helps in gaining result for the future
course of action.

Sampling:- There are two types of methods that will be used such as probabilistic and non-
probabilistic. In probabilistic method there are equal chances of getting selected from given
samples. On the other hand, non-probabilistic do not include equal chances of getting selected
from the samples that is required for collecting data. In this random sampling technique under
probabilistic will be used in this research for conducting further study for the future. In this 20
workers of Sainsbury taken for collecting data and that help in providing effective results from
this study.
Data Analysis:- This is the process of analysing, integrating, transforming data for the purpose
of taking decision while conducting research. This mainly focuses on statistical data that help in
providing effective information for the future (Dumay and Cai, 2015). In this researcher used
thematic analysis for conducting further research. This method help in identifying and
interpreting different patterns that used in qualitative approach.
Project management plan
Project management plan refers to the term that will be used for doing planning for the
future aspect. In this researcher is making proper planning regarding various aspects that are
included for completing a project on given deadline. It includes scope, cost and ethical issues.
Scope:- This study is based upon topic that is “ To investigate impact of globalisation on
employee engagement, work culture and HR policies that create uncertainty in business
operations”. This project can be completed by making proper planning that help in completing
this project such as deciding, time, scope, cost etc. The main purpose of this study is to make
aware about impact of globalisation on business operations.
Cost:- It refers to amount that will be invested by researcher in completing particular project.
(Page and et. al., 2017).There are two types of cost fixed and variable that is used for conducting
further research. For completing this research estimated cost used is $ 1500.
Ethical issues:- Ethics are the rules that are written in company's policy that are governed in it
for safeguarding data and information in the future. It is important that ethics will be maintained
that help in protecting information from future aspects. Intellectual property of the company will
be protected so that it may not go out from business.
Data analysis and interpretation
Theme: Do you think that globalization impact on work culture?

Do you think that globalization impact on work culture?
Yes 10
No 10
Interpretation- When organizations expand their business in new marketplace or nation
with skilled people, they get access to make some changes within their current working
environment which might be affect negatively or positively. Out of 20 respondents, 10
participants think that globalization make negative impact on work culture, organization deal
with increased diversity of culture within workforce, these changes affect work environment
around workplace which is not appropriate for business as well as their workers. On the other
hand, 10 respondents think that globalisation do not impact on work culture, it only affect the HR
policies.
Theme: According to you what are the affect of globalization on employee engagement?
According to you what are the negative affect of globalization on employee engagement?
Decrease productivity 5
Increase Communication gap 8

Demotivate workers 7
Interpretation- Employee engagement is very essential within business, it help to run
overall procedure effectively and helps to done each and every operations on time. 5 workers
think that due to globalization, productivity of staff get decrease because at global level they
cannot be able to perform better as they do not have those skills required in that situation. On the
other hand 8, respondents said that while globalizing business, company increase communication
gap between management and its employees which make them unable to communicate to
workers and engaged in decision making procedure. Whereas, 7 people get believe that due to
globalization company need to change their current policies accordant to new environment that
demotivate its staff and they resist to except it.
Theme: To what extent do you think that procedure of globalization influenced Human
resource policies?
To what extent do you think that procedure of globalization influenced Human resource
policies?
Agree 8
Disagree 7
Neutral 5