Role of Line Manager and Leader in Talent Management Research Project

This research project investigates talent management, employee relations, and the role of line managers and leaders within an organization, using Nelson College London as a case study. The project begins with an introduction, research questions, aims, and objectives, followed by a literature review...Read More

Research project

Table of Contents
Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Research questions......................................................................................................................1
Research aim and objectives.......................................................................................................1
Limitation of study......................................................................................................................1
Literature review.........................................................................................................................2
Research methodology................................................................................................................3
Data analysis...............................................................................................................................4
Research findings........................................................................................................................6
Conclusion and recommendation.....................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
Appendixes....................................................................................................................................11
Research proposal.....................................................................................................................11
Reflective statement..................................................................................................................19

INTRODUCTION
Talent management is basic aspect that is followed by human resource department as per
consideration and advancement of development, on-boarding, attraction, motivation and
retaining of employee is enhanced on regular basis. It is processed has by improvising higher
performance and productiveness with this working practice and its capability get developed with
adequateness (Bhatia and Baruah, 2020). It also comprised with different components such as
talent acquisition and retention, strategic employee planning, learning and motivating, career
development succession planning, compensation, performance management and many other
aspects as well.
Research questions
 What is the role of line manager to develop employee relations within an organisation?
 What are the strength of manager and leader role towards talent management and in
advancement of employee relation in business?
 What are the challenges that is faced by manger and leader in order to manage employee
relation and its well-being in Nelson College London?
Research aim and objectives
Aim: To examine the role of line manager and leader to develop employee relation and its
well-being. A case study on Nelson College London.
Objectives:
 To analyse the role of line manager to develop employee relations within an organisation.
 To identify the strength of manager and leader role towards talent management and in
advancement of employee relation in business.
 To determine the challenges that is faced by manger and leader in order to manage
employee relation and its well-being in Nelson College London.
Limitation of study
Talent management is processed with support of adequate control and measurement of
employee working standards as with this possibility to attain higher competitive advantage and
accomplishment of working standards is processed with perfection. There is a limitation that is
faced by researcher and it induce negative impact over processing of investigation. In support of
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questionnaire it takes quite more time and with this working efficiency and its effectiveness both
get affected on direct basis.
Literature review
What is the role of line manager to develop employee relations within an organisation?
As per according to the viewpoint of Ruth Mayhew, 2021, HR has worked on to control
and measure various prospect that has direct impact over sustained attraction towards operation
conduction. It also consists of various functional areas such as employee relation, employee
training and development, recruiting as well as talent acquisition and health safety measures. The
manager plays various responsibility such as employee relation and labour relations and within
this workplace complaints, resolving of conflict among all individual is controlled in favourable
manner. Moreover, compensation and other benefits are offered such as health insurance,
retirement plan, employee short and long term durability.
What are the strength of manager and leader role towards talent management and in
advancement of employee relation in business?
According to the point of view of Kimberlee Leonard, 2021, the owner of business need
workers to complete adequate task as with this only possibility to attain long term success and
development is processed with timely frame. There is a consistent increment within working
performance and with this possibility to manage potential working standards is controlled in
balanced mode. The manager and leader worked on to advance talent management with this
successful implementation of goals and target is processed in timely frame. They have
collectively worked on to advance positive working environment under which employee get
boost to complete its task with perfection.
What are the challenges that is faced by manger and leader in order to manage employee relation
and its well-being in Nelson College London?
According to viewpoint of Paige Magarrey, 2021, management get faced various
challenges that drive adequate working perception of workers and through which possibility to
attain better working standards is accomplished in timely constrained. The leader reflects the
better presentation of working style and when it doesn’t match employee get demotivate and it
leads to enhance adequate level of frustration. It is required that employee get praised and with
this management get accept appropriate feedback through which adequate response is provided
to workers that thrive and advance higher amount of values. The workers get collaborate with
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each other and through this working performance and its productivity both enhanced over regular
period of instance.
Research methodology
It is defined as a process which involves effective and better level of specification as well as
methods which are used in assisting overall process, determining and evaluation of different
information with respect to a particular topic. Through this it allows individual to make critical
analysation of knowledge which is gathered in relation with managing both validity as well as
reliability. Researcher receives a support from all gathered information through which a
systematic outcome is generated and helps in maintaining a positive impact in context with the
productivity of overall outcome. So, in accordance with this research Nelson college London
initiated a research union which is further been explained as below: -
 Research philosophies: - It is considered as a belief in which all data and necessary
information is gathered, used and ultimately evaluated. It also involves the concept of
epistemology which is defined with the usage of ability as well as the concept of being
true (Carnevale and Hatak, 2020). To process this research Nelson college of London,
used positivism research philosophy. By using this research, it helped them in collecting
correct information in order to receive better results in a perfect manner. Research approach: - It refers to a procedure in which researcher gathers all information
and interpret it in a successful way. After some period of time all information is collected
and then segmented in context with the data reasoning and collection been done with the
help of different method which is based on inductive, abductive and deductive approach.
In context with Nelson college of London they used deductive method of approach. It
helped them in providing all details of analysis been done with respect to existing
theories, what is been studied and in accordance with that helped them in achieving goals. Research strategy: - It means a plan which is needed to make effective study about
research which includes planning, execution and implementation through which ample
level of modification is indulged. There are various strategies through which research can
be done like case study, interviews and many more. While doing this research college
used the method of questionnaire through which they collected all necessary information.
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 Choices of method: - In research the methods are chosen on the basis of collecting
overall information so while doing this research quantitative method is used by college.
They used this method in order to enhance their authenticity. Data collection and analysis: - While doing research both primary as well as secondary
research can be used. So, with respect to Nelson college, London they used the method of
both primary as well as secondary research. They used the way of questionnaire as
primary research and while doing secondary research they used the method of review
articles. Sample size: - It is defined as a size which is used in order to conduct a research. So, for
this the sample size of 15 is been selected with the help of random sampling method. Analysis of data:- It is a way which is used to collect all review articles while doing
secondary research and in terms of primary research frequency table is used.
Data analysis
The data is analysed with support of questionnaire and through this possible outcome is
perceived with adequateness (Crane and Hartwell, 2019). In addition, it is also being processed
as by undertaking of suitable frequency and through which working possibility and rate to collect
suitable ending is developed in balanced mode.
Questionnaire
Q1) Do you have adequate understanding about impact of talent management within
organisation?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2) Does manager and leader perform adequate role towards advancement of talent
management in terms of employee relation?
a) Yes
b) No
Q3) What are the different benefits that is gained by Nelson College London due to
employee relation and its well-being?
a) Heightened worker’s loyalty
b) Improvisation of confidence and trust
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c) Enhance motivation
d) Advance employee engagement
Q4) What are the challenges that is faced by manger and leader due to involvement of
employee relation and well-being within an organisation?
a) Interpersonal conflict
b) Harassment
c) Discrimination
Frequency table
Q1) Do you have adequate understanding about impact of talent management
within organisation?
Frequency
a) Yes 12
b) No 3
Q2) Does manager and leader perform adequate role towards advancement
of talent management in terms of employee relation?
Frequency
a) Yes 13
b) No 2
Q3) What are the different benefits that is gained by Nelson College London
due to employee relation and its well-being?
Frequency
a) Heightened worker’s loyalty 4
b) Improvisation of confidence and trust 4
c) Enhance motivation 3
d) Advance employee engagement 4
Q4) What are the challenges that is faced by manger and leader due to
involvement of employee relation and well-being within an organisation?
Frequency
a) Interpersonal conflict 5
b) Harassment 5
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c) Discrimination 5
Research findings
Theme 1: Understanding about impact of talent management within organisation?
Q1) Do you have adequate understanding about impact of talent management
within organisation?
Frequency
a) Yes 12
b) No 3
Interpretation: It has been interpreting that talent management has wider impact over
working of business and in this 12 of respondents reflect their favour towards this and the rest 3
doesn’t have similar point of view.
Theme 2: Manager and leader perform adequate role towards advancement of talent management
in terms of employee relation
Q2) Does manager and leader perform adequate role towards advancement
of talent management in terms of employee relation?
Frequency
a) Yes 13
b) No 2
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Interpretation: It is resulted from above graph that both manager and leader perform
various role and that is dependent over advancement of employee relation and in this 13 of
respondent are in favoured and 2 other doesn’t have similar understanding.
Theme 3: Benefits that is gained by Nelson College London due to employee relation and its
well-being
Q3) What are the different benefits that is gained by Nelson College London
due to employee relation and its well-being?
Frequency
a) Heightened worker’s loyalty 4
b) Improvisation of confidence and trust 4
c) Enhance motivation 3
d) Advance employee engagement 4
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Interpretation: It has been estimate from above graph that there are different benefit that
is attained by Nelson College London as in terms of employee relation and its wellbeing and in
this 4 of respondent believe that it is due to heightened of employee loyalty, 4 believe it
improvise confidence and trust, 3 believe it enhance motivation and the rest 4 believe that it
advance employee engagement.
Theme 4: Challenges that is faced by manger and leader due to involvement of employee
relation and well-being
Q4) What are the challenges that is faced by manger and leader due to
involvement of employee relation and well-being within an organisation?
Frequency
a) Interpersonal conflict 5
b) Harassment 5
c) Discrimination 5
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Interpretation: It is acknowledged from graph that there are different challenges faced
by leader and manager as in terms of employee involvement and well-being as with this 5 of
respondent believe it advance interpersonal conflict, 5 of respondent believe it is due to
harassment and the rest 5 have believe it is due to discrimination.
Conclusion and recommendation
It has been concluded from above report that talent management is essential aspect and in
this employee well-being and its development is processed in timely frame. For this manager and
leader worked on to advance employee relation through which business working productivity is
developed in timely constrained.
It has been recommended that talent management is a prior basis through which working
possibility and its attractiveness is managed and controlled in balanced mode. Furthermore, to
enhance working credibility both manager and leader works on to advance sustained relation
with others through which attractiveness and retention of employee get attained for longer period
of time.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Bhatia, R. and Baruah, P., 2020. Exclusive talent management and its consequences: a review of
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Crane, B. and Hartwell, C.J., 2019. Global talent management: A life cycle view of the
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ONLINE
Mayhew. R., 2021. Responsibilities of the line manager in HR. [Online] Available through: <
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/responsibilities-line-managers-hr-35205.html >.
Leonard. K., 2021. Importance of employee performance in business organisation. [Online]
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Magarrey. P., 2021. 7 real challenges faced by managers (and how to overcome them). [Online]
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struggling >.
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Appendixes
Research proposal
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Reflective statement
I have learned better knowledge and understanding about talent management and with
this ability of an organisation to attain and attract more employee is attained with perfection. In
this I have worked with adequate skills and knowledge of mine that aid to accomplish better
outcome in timely constrained. In addition, I have worked with both soft and hard skills as per
requirement as it aid to collect data from respondent and its analysis. Moreover, this research aid
to advance both personal and professional advancement with long term this ability to conduct
suitable research is also developed in favoured mode.
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