Leadership & Management's Impact on UK Retail: An ASDA Case

This report analyzes the role of leadership and management within the UK retail industry, focusing on a case study of ASDA. The research aims to analyze the practical application of leadership and management in complex and changing business situations. It investigates different complex and challenging business situations within the UK retail industry and examines their impact on ASDA's organizational performance. The study also determines the role of ASDA's leadership and management in dealing with these situations. The methodology employs a positivism research philosophy and a deductive approach, utilizing surveys and secondary data collection from websites, articles, and publications. A sample of 30 ASDA employees is selected through random sampling. The research explores how leaders and managers handle complex changes, particularly with the implementation of new technologies, and aims to provide insights into effective leadership and management strategies within the retail context. Desklib offers a variety of resources, including past papers and solved assignments, to support students in their studies.

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS
• I n t r o d u c t i o n
• R e s e a r c h a i m a n d o b j e c t i v e s
• R a t i o n a l o f s t u d y
• L i t e r a t u r e r e v i e w
• P r o p o s e d m e t h o d o l o g y
• C o n c l u s i o n
• R e f e r e n c e s

Introduction
L e a d e r s h i p a n d m a n a g e m e n t
p l a y s a n i m p e r a t i v e r o l e i n
m a n a g i n g t h e b u s i n e s s
o p e r a t i o n s i n a s y s t e m a t i c
m a n n e r . M a i n a i m o f l e a d e r s
a n d m a n a g e r s i s t o h e l p t h e
e m p l o y e e s t o p e r f o r m a s s i g n
d u t i e s e f f e c t i v e l y s o t h a t
t h e y c a n c o n t r i b u t e t o w a r d s
o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s u c c e s s .

Research aim and objectives
T O A N A L Y Z E T H E P R A C T I C A L R O L E O F
L E A D E R S H I P A N D M A N A G E M E N T I N C O M P L E X
A N D C H A N G I N G B U S I N E S S S I T U A T I O N S W I T H I N
U K R E T A I L I N D U S T R Y. A S T U D Y O N A S D A
R e s e a r c h O b j e c t i v e s :
•T O I N V E S T I G A T E D I F F E R E N T C O M P L E X A N D
C H A L L E N G I N G B U S I N E S S S I T U A T I O N S T H A T
C O U L D E X I S T E D W I T H I N U K R E T A I L I N D U S T R Y.
•T O E X A M I N E T H E I M P A C T O F S U C H C O M P L E X
B U S I N E S S S I T U A T I O N S O N O R G A N I Z A T I O N A L
P E R F O R M A N C E O F A S D A .
•T O D E T E R M I N E T H E R O L E O F L E A D E R S H I P A N D
M A N A G E M E N T O F A S D A I N D E A L I N G W I T H
C O M P L E X A N D C H A L L E N G I N G B U S I N E S S
S I T U A T I O N S .

Rationale of study
I n p r e s e n t t i m e , o r g a n i z a t i o n s a r e l i k e l y t o
i m p l e m e n t u p d a t e d & a d v a n c e t e c h n o l o g i e s t o e n s u r e
f u t u r e g r o w t h . I n s u c h c o n d i t i o n , e m p l o y e e s a r e
l i k e l y t o f e e l p a n i c w h i l e w o r k i n g i n a n e w
e n v i r o n m e n t . H e r e , l e a d e r s h i p a n d m a n a g e m e n t p l a y
a c r u c i a l r o l e i n h a n d l i n g t h e o v e r a l l s i t u a t i o n i n
b e t t e r m a n n e r ( n o v a k , b r e z n i k a n d n a t e k , 2 0 2 0 ) .
T h e m a i n a i m o f p r e s e n t s t u d y i s t o a n a l y z e h o w
l e a d e r s a n d m a n a g e r s p l a y a n i m p o r t a n t r o l e i n
m a n a g i n g t h e c o m p l e x a n d c h a n g e s i t u a t i o n w i t h i n
t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n .

Literature Review
• D i f f e r e n t c o m p l e x a n d c h a l l e n g i n g b u s i n e s s
s i t u a t i o n s t h a t c o u l d e x i s t w i t h i n U K r e t a i l
i n d u s t r y
• I m p a c t o f s u c h c o m p l e x b u s i n e s s s i t u a t i o n s o n
o r g a n i z a t i o n a l p e r f o r m a n c e o f A S D A
• R o l e o f l e a d e r s h i p a n d m a n a g e m e n t o f A S D A i n
d e a l i n g w i t h c o m p l e x a n d c h a l l e n g i n g b u s i n e s s
s i t u a t i o n s

Proposed Methodology
R E S E A R C H P H I L O S O P H Y : F R O M T W O M A J O R R E S E A R C H
P H I L O S O P H I E S , P O S I T I V I S M H A S B E E N S E L E C T E D F O R
C O M P L E T I N G T H E E X I S T I N G P R O J E C T . T H I S W I L L H E L P
T H E I N V E S T I G A T O R I N G E T T I N G V A L I D O U T C O M E S I N
F U T U R E P E R I O D O F T I M E .
R E S E A R C H A P P R O A C H : O U T O F T W O R E S E A R C H
A P P R O A C H E S , D E D U C T I V E A P P R O A C H H A S B E E N
S E L E C T E D I N P R E S E N T C O N T E X T .
R E S E A R C H S T R A T E G Y : F O R T H I S P U R P O S E , T H E M A J O R
R E S E A R C H S T R A T E G I E S A R E Q U E S T I O N N A I R E , S U R V E Y ,
O B S E R V A T I O N A N D M O R E .
D A T A C O L L E C T I O N M E T H O D : I N C O N T E X T O F T H E
P R E S E N T R E S E A R C H P R O J E C T , P R I M A R Y M E T H O D O F D A T A
C O L L E C T I O N H A S B E E N U S E D A S I T I S H E L P F U L I N T E R M S
O F C O L L E C T I N G R A W A N D A U T H E N T I C I N F O R M A T I O N I N
S I G N I F I C A N T M A N N E R . O N O T H E R S I D E , W I D E R A N G E O F
S E C O N D A R Y I N F O R M A T I O N H A S B E E N T A K E N O U T F R O M
D I F F E R E N T S O U R C E S S U C H A S W E B S I T E S , A R T I C L E S ,
P U B L I C A T I O N S A N D M O R E .
S A M P L I N G : F O R T H I S P U R P O S E , 3 0 E M P L O Y E E S O F A S D A
H A S B E E N S E L E C T E D T H R O U G H R A N D O M S A M P L I N G
T E C H N I Q U E A S T H E Y W I L L R E P R E S E N T T H E E N T I R E
P O P U L A T I O N I N T R U E M A N N E R .

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