Impact of HRM on Business and Employee Performance at Tesco

This research proposal investigates the impact of effective Human Resource Management (HRM) on business and employee performance, focusing on Tesco as a case study. The proposal outlines the background of the research topic, emphasizing HRM's significance in enhancing business competitiveness and employee performance. It details the research rationale, questions, and aims, including objectives to examine HRM concepts, ascertain its impact on business and employee performance, identify challenges faced by HRM, and recommend solutions. The methodology section describes an inductive research approach, a case study strategy, and a qualitative research methodology using questionnaires. The sampling method involves a simple random sampling of 20 employees. The proposal also includes a timescale, resource details, and a list of references, including books and journals related to HRM. The study aims to provide insights into the importance of HRM and its influence on organizational success, contributing to the existing body of knowledge in the field.

Research Proposal

Table of Contents
Background to Research topic.....................................................................................................2
Background of Research Organization........................................................................................2
Research Rationale......................................................................................................................3
Research Questions......................................................................................................................3
Research Aim...............................................................................................................................3
Research Methodology................................................................................................................4
Research Approach......................................................................................................................4
Research Strategy........................................................................................................................4
Research methodology.................................................................................................................5
Research Tool..............................................................................................................................5
Sampling:.....................................................................................................................................5
Timescale.....................................................................................................................................6
Resources.....................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

Title: “Impact of effective Human resource management (HRM) upon business and
employee performance
Background to Research topic
Human resource management is the vast topic that will affect the overall business
performance. HRM is the strategic approach of people in a company and organization that will
help the business to gain high competitive advantage (Armstrong and Taylor, 2020). That is
why, it is designed in order to maximize the employees performance in service of an employer’s
strategic objectives. In the same way, current study will also help to determine the importance of
having effective HRM which cause positive impact upon employees as well as business
performance. The study will also highlight the importance of HRM and determine some
challenges that also cause negative impact upon business performance. Also, current study,
shows how an effective HRM leads a business towards success level. So, current study show the
importance of having HRM in every business and assist too sustain the brand image of the firm
as well.
Background of Research Organization
The chosen firm for this report is Tesco which is a top retail firm in UK. The company is
known as third largest retailer in the world as per the gross revenue and currently it is dealing at
different countries and having thousands of employees who assist to make the business at further
level of success. Further, Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen and originally it is deal with
groceries, clothes, furniture, beauty products, kind wear etc. Also, the company have operate its
unit at 11 countries and also as year passes it is also looking forward to expand its business in
more countries (Bratton and Gold, 2017). Thus, having a brand image shows that company have
effective HRM system because they plays a crucial role in the success of a business and also
support the employees who support Tesco to meet the define aim and objectives.
In recent years, Tesco also open lots of store name as Tesco value, Tesco Extra, Tesco
Superstores in order to provide better facility to their customers without any interruption. That is
why, it is ranked in three position because of providing best and effective services to their
customers at low rates.

Research Rationale
The rationale behind choosing this specific topic is such that Human Resource
management is the vast topic and that is why, conducting study on the particular topic will help
to meet the define aim and objectives. Through the current study, researcher will easily improve
own knowledge related to models, HRM and how it affect the overall business and its success.
Also, another rationale behind choosing the study is such that may be University provide the
specific topic or researcher have their own interest to conduct the research so that it will help to
raise the current level of the knowledge, which assist in future as well (Chelladurai and Kerwin,
2018).
Further, another reason of choosing this topic is such that through the study, researcher
will conduct the study in order to gain knowledge and also, study will help to determine the
challenges which HRM faces in order to manage employees and making decision for the welfare
of the firm as well.
Research Questions
 What is the significance of having effective human resource management ?
 What is the impact of having effective Human Resource Management upon the business
as well as employees performance?
 What are the challenges did company face while making decision for the welfare of a
company?
Research Aim
Aim: “To analyze the impact of having effective Human Resource Management upon the
business as well as employees performance: A study on Tesco”
Objectives:
 To examine the concept of human resource management
 To ascertain the significance of having HRM upon business and employee’s performance
 To determine the challenges face by HRM while making decision for the welfare of
company
 To recommend the best ways through which the challenges will improve

Research Methodology
It is the specific procedure which is used to determine as well as select the information
about a specific topic. Also, in dissertation or research paper, it is essential to include research
methodology section because it will allow the reader in order to critically evaluate the study’s
overall validity and reliability (DeCenzo, Robbins and Verhulst, 2016). Further, this comprises
different key element which helps to conduct the research in better manner and these are as
mention below:
Research Approach
Research approach is that plan and procedure which is consist of the steps and
assumption in a detail manner of all the collected data and its interpretation. There are three
types of research approach i.e. Deductive, inductive and Abductive.
Among all, researcher will chooses Inductive research approach in order to conduct the
research in better manner. Through this approach, researcher will start with an observation as
well as theories that starts towards the end of the research. Therefore, through this research,
scholar gets all the answer of the research so that it will help to analyze whether there is any
impact of HRM upon the business or employees performance or not. Thus, Inductive research
approach assist to conclude the results in better manner and conduct the research in more precise
manner as well.
Research Strategy
Research strategy is the overall plan that is help to conduct the research study in proper
manner. Also, it helps to guide the researcher with regards to planning, executing and
monitoring the study. There are two types of research strategy such that Case study and grounded
theory (Willmott, 2020).
Between these, case study will be chosen by the researcher that will help to select the
sample or an entire population in order to get the results. Further, case study survey also helps to
determine the answer of a question and that is why, for the current study this strategy is chosen
in which researcher will help to determine the impact of HRM upon the employee performance.

Research methodology
There are two types of research methodology such that qualitative and quantitative.
Under qualitative research methodology, which gather- non- numerical data and its focus upon
the meaning making (Ryder and et.al., 2020). Further, it is also designed in such a manner that
helps to reveal the behavior as well as perception of the target audience with regards to a
particular topic. While quantitative research methodology, which emphasize the objective
measurement and the statistical as well as numerical analysis of all the gather data using
questionnaire, surveys.
So, among all, researcher will chooses qualitative research method which helps to
determine the overall point of view of the selected random methods. Moreover, the researcher
chooses this method will help to analyze the impact of having effective HRM and its impact
upon the Tesco performance and employees performance as well.
Research Tool
In order to conduct the research in better manner, researcher will uses questionnaire in
which questions are asked to all the selected samples so that it will help to examine the impact
of HRM upon employee performance. Also, the questionnaire is selected and mail through
official id of all the selected sample and also researcher take consent from the researcher and this
will assist to answer the researcher questions as well. Further, questionnaire contain 10 questions
which include 9 question at open ended and 1 question at close ended.
Sampling:
Sampling is all about to select sample from the population or else, it is a statistical
analysis in which a pre- determine number of observation taken from larger population (Kumar,
2019). There are two types of sampling method such that probability and non- probability
sampling method.
So, among all, researcher chooses simple random sampling method in which 20
employees are selected under probability sampling method. These sample size are selected
randomly in order to examine the views of all the samples with regards to analyze the impact of
HRM upon the business and its employee performance. Through, this sample size, researcher

will easily get the answer of all the questions and it also meet the define aim and objectives as
well.
Timescale
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Topic
Research Aim and
objectives
Company
Research
methodology
Collecting data
Data
Interpretation
Conclusion and
Recommendations
Formatting
Taking feedback
Doing changes as
per feedback
Final submission
Resources
In order to conduct the research, researcher will chooses the latest article which are
publish in last 5 years related to Human resource management. Also, researcher chooses latest
books, journals which are related to the topic in order to make the research better and conclude
the best results as well. Further, questionnaire is also design that will help to get the better
results and determine the point of view of all the selected respondents. Moreover, books from
the UoB digital library, books from EBSCO e-books are also selected that will help to get the
better results and answer the research questions as well.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Armstrong, M. and Taylor, S., 2020. Armstrong's handbook of human resource management
practice. Kogan Page Publishers.
Bratton, J. and Gold, J., 2017. Human resource management: theory and practice. Palgrave.
Chelladurai, P. and Kerwin, S., 2018. Human resource management in sport and recreation.
Human Kinetics.
DeCenzo, D.A., Robbins, S.P. and Verhulst, S.L., 2016. Fundamentals of human resource
management. John Wiley & Sons.
Kumar, R., 2019. Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners. Sage Publications
Limited.
Ryder, C., and et.al., 2020. Indigenous research methodology–weaving a research
interface. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 23(3). pp.255-267.
Willmott, H., 2020. On Research Methodology. The Journal of Organization and
Discourse. 1(1). pp.1-4.