Unit 11 Research: Staff Motivation & Retention - M&S

This research project proposal focuses on the role of staff motivation schemes in retaining employees, specifically within Marks & Spencer. The aim is to develop an understanding of how motivation can effectively control and reduce employee retention issues. The objectives include evaluating the concept of staff motivation schemes, identifying their benefits, analyzing relevant theories and practices for business growth, and recommending strategies for staff performance management. The proposal highlights the importance of staff motivation for improving work efficiency and references key literature supporting the positive impact of motivation on productivity and employee performance. Activities include idea development, proposal writing, literature review, methodology development, data collection, and analysis, with a timeline provided for each stage.

PROJECT PROPOSAL FORM
Student Name
ID Number
Centre Name
Tutor
Proposed Title
Section One: Title, aims, objectives
Title or working title of project (in the form of a question, objective or hypothesis)
Title:
To study the role of staff motivation schemes in retaining employees within
organization: A study on Marks & Spencer
Project aims and objectives (e.g. what do you wish to achieve? What do you want
to learn to do? What do you want to find out?)
Aim:
This research aim is to development of Understanding towards with how
motivation can useful control and reduce employee retaliation issues. So
evaluation of this topic study has power to develop information hat motivation
schemes of staff develop higher control on activities of employee retention issue.
Objectives:
To evaluate the concept of role of staff motivation schemes in organization
To identify staff motivations schemes benefits and important for control expansion
on retention issue.
To analyse theories, practices or strategies of staff motivation for business growth
in term of Mark and Spencer.
To recommend the strategies for staff performance management.
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this project
Reasons for choosing the project (e.g. links to other subjects you are studying,
personal interest, future plans, knowledge/skills you want to improve, why you feel
the topic is important)
Study of this topic helps to determine importance of staff motivation and how it

improves work efficiency. So main reason of this study is it will develop better
understating and knowledge or skills to students who decide to participate within in
organization as an employee or organization management, so they can also
engage staff motivation approach for control development on employee retention
issue.
Section Three: Precedents and sources
Use of key literature sources and precedents to support your project objectives
As per the view of Stuart and et.al., (2021) role of staff motivation schemes has
power to boost productivity or overall business culture and it influences
performance of employee with positive manner. Also, employee prefer to perform
task which has power to raise business growth with positive manner. Having this
approach in organization culture can definitely provide success because individual
feel positive towards with the performing tasks.
According to Yunus and et.al., (2020) control on retention issues is one of the
most essential term within business. And from the engagement of motivation
schemes like rewards, incentives, encourage, loyalty and many more aspect has
power to develop control retention issues within business activities.
Setiawan and et.al., (2021) established that Maslow's theory of motivation,
incentive theory, McClelland's need theory and many more theories has power to
develop motivation with very great manner so organization when faces this issue
they do have duty to involve these practices because almost every individual they
provide different ways and techniques for management of motivation in business
or organization for long term growth.
Section Four: Activities and timescales
Activities to be carried out during the project How long this will
take?
Development and analysis of ideas 2 weeks
Writing proposal & ethics form 3 weeks

Writing literature review 1 month
Writing methodology 1 month
Data collection and analysis 3 weeks
Writing Discussion and conclusion
Milestone one:
Milestone one target date (set by tutor):
Milestone two:
Milestone two target date (set by tutor):
Comments and agreement from tutor
Comments (optional):
I confirm that the project is not work which has been or will be submitted for
another qualification and is appropriate.
Agreed by:
Tutor name: Date:
References:
Stuart, M., and et.al., 2021. COVID‐19 and the uncertain future of HRM: Furlough,
job retention and reform. Human Resource Management Journal. 31(4). pp.904-
917.
Yunus, M., and et.al., 2020. Does motivation mediate the effects of employee staff
empowerment, talent, working environment, and career development on staff
performance?. Calitatea. 21(175). pp.91-96.
Setiawan, R., and et.al., 2021. The impact of motivation on employees productivity
in the retail sector: the mediating effect of compensation benefits. Turkish Online
Journal of Qualitative Inquiry. 12(6). pp.8159-8190.