Line Managers and Leaders Role in Employee Wellbeing at M&S

This project investigates the role of line managers and leaders in employee development and wellbeing within Marks and Spencer (M&S). It aims to identify the practices adopted by these managers, the challenges they face, and the significance of employee development in the company. The research employs a positivism philosophy and a deductive approach, utilizing quantitative methods for data collection through questionnaires distributed to 30 M&S employees. The data is then analyzed using frequency distribution to draw conclusions about the impact of leadership on employee welfare and organizational performance. Desklib provides access to this project and many other resources for students.

Research Proposal Form
Student Name: ______________________ Student ID: ______________________
Centre Name: _____________________
Tutor: ________________ Date: ___________________
Unit: ____________________
Proposed Title: The role of line managers and leaders within the procedure of employee development and wellbeing in M&S.
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the form of a question, objective or hypothesis)
Research Aim:
" To identify the role of line managers and leaders within the procedure of employee development and wellbeing”. A study on M &S
(Marks and Spencer).
Research Objectives:
 To gain knowledge about concept and significance of employee development and wellbeing in a company.
 To examine different practices adopted by line managers and leaders of M&S within the procedure of employee development and
wellbeing.
 To determine the issues dealt by line managers and leaders of M&S within the procedure of employee development and wellbeing.
Research Question:
 What is the concept and significance of employee development and wellbeing in a company?
 What are the different practices adopted by line managers and leaders of M&S within the procedure of employee development and

wellbeing?
 What are the issues dealt by line managers and leaders of M&S within the procedure of employee development and wellbeing?
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this research 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 the topic is important):
The main purpose to conduct present investigation is to identify the role plays by line managers as well as leaders within the procedure of
employee development & wellbeing. The present study also allow investigator to know about the practices that is applied by company for
development of staff members. The present study is significant for various stakeholders such as respective organisation, research worker,
students and many more. With reference to chosen organisation, it assists in developing effective strategies in order to deal with the issues they
faced at the time of employee development which further has positive impact on productivity, profitability and performance of organisation.
Moreover, it help research worker to learn various skills that is research skills, time management, data analysis etc.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Theme 1: Concept and significance of employee development and wellbeing in a company
As per the view point of Waida (2021), employee wellbeing is mainly about optimising the overall physical, mental, economic and emotional
health of staff members. In addition to this, it is influenced by different aspects that is relationships with co-workers, resources and tools
access to employees, decision taken and so on. Employee development and well-being plays an important role within an organisation as it help
in enhancing the skills, abilities and knowledge of workers because of which overall implementation of activities in a systematic and decent
manner (What is Employee Wellbeing and Why Does it Matter, 2021). Furthermore, it also assists a enterprise to satisfy and retain its
employees for much longer time period which is vital for gaining growth and success in an effective manner.

Theme 2: Different practices adopted by line managers and leaders of M&S within the procedure of employee development and
wellbeing
According to Valamis, (2021) there are various strategies which has been adopted by the organisation for the development of employee and
employee well being as well. The main objective for implementing and developing strategies for development of employees is to ensure about
the health & safety of employees and also to ensure about their performance as well. One of the plan of action is that faculty members have to
take part in the process of making decisions which help in terms of delivery in the innovation & creativity at the work place (Employee
development methods, 2021). The another strategy is that they have to provide training and development sessions to their employees which
help in terms of enhancing their skills, performance and capabilities due to which all activities are implemented into positive and effective
manner. Mark & Spencer can also adopt this strategy where rewards and incentives has been provided to their employees in order to motivate
towards their goals into positive manner.
Theme 3: Issues dealt by line managers and leaders of M&S within the procedure in development of employee and well-being
As per the view point of MCCARTHY (2019) There are various risks and issues which has been faced by the company in order to enhance the
employee well being and development as well. The major issue is into the context of opposition by employees in order to follow changes
which sometimes it impact on the overall performance of a company. Another issue which is related to the increment into the cost due to
which level of profitability & revenue has decreased (Challenges Managers Face and How to Deal With Them, 2019). The company
sometimes bears cost into the context of training and development of employees which will not guarantee about the exact performance of
employees according to the organisational desired requirement. Lack of employee engagement is also another issue which has impacted the
performance of organisation into negative terms. These are the issues which has been dealt by the leaders and managers of Mark & Spencer.
REFERENCES
Online
What is Employee Wellbeing and Why Does it Matter, 2021 [Online] Available through; <
https://www.wrike.com/blog/what-is-employee-wellbeing-why-does-it-matter/>
Employee development methods, 2021 [Online] Available through;< https://www.valamis.com/hub/employee-

development-methods>
Challenges Managers Face and How to Deal With Them, 2019 [Online] Available
through;https://www.thebalancecareers.com/top-challenges-a-manager-will-face-2275955
Section Four: Activities and timescales
Activities to be carried out during the research project (e.g research, development and analysis of
ideas, writing, data collection, numerical analysis, tutor meetings, production of final outcome,
evaluation, writing the report):
How long this
will take:
11 weeks

Milestone one: ___Literature Review _________
Target date (set by tutor): _____18-11-2021_______________
Milestone two: ______Research Methodology _____________________
Target date (set by tutor): _____1-12-2021_________________

Section Five: Research approach and methodologies
What type of research approach and methodologies are you likely to use and why? What your areas of
research will cover:
Research Philosophy: It is referred as the overall development of research assumption, its nature and its knowledge as well. In addition to it,
it is a belief about the manner in which information regarding a specific phenomenon is used, collect and analysed. It is mainly categorised
into two types that is positivism philosophy and interpretivism philosophy (Philosophy and Paradigm of Scientific Research, 2017). With
reference to the topic of present investigation, the philosophy which is appropriate and valuable is positivism. The reason behind choosing is it
include objective viewpoint and help to accumulate quantitative data in less time and cost.
Research Approach: It is defined as the general plan as well as process for conducting an investigation. In addition to it, research approach
may imply data collection and data analysis method used within an investigation. The approach of research is divided into two categories that
is deductive and inductive approach (Kumar, 2018). The approach which will be applied to conduct present investigation is deductive
approach as it assist to evaluate hypothesis or propositions associated to existing theory. Moreover, it also help researcher in generalising data
from general to particular as per the topic.
Research choice: It is basically the process that is used to gather information through qualitative and quantitative methods. Both the forms of
research choice is important for a study but according to the subject of present study, Quantitative as a research choice method is appropriate.
The main and vital reason behind choosing this is that, it helps in assembling numerical information that is based on facts/figures which further
assist to develop positive conclusion.
Data collection: It is the methodological procedure of collecting data regarding a particular subject or the topic of investigation. It is primarily
separated into two parts that is primary & secondary method. In reference to the current study, primary data collection method will be applied
and the important purpose of selecting this is it help in gathering data directly from respondents. Moreover, Questionnaire will be formulated
in order to gather primary information about the topic (Mukherjee, 2019). One of the main reason for selecting this is, it helps in research

individual to gain in-depth knowledge about content which further has positive affect on results of study.
Sampling Method: It is a procedure which is used in statistical analysis and herein predetermined number of
observations is selected from the large or whole population. It is categorised into two types that is probability
as well as non-probability sampling method. With reference to present investigation, random sampling that is a
part of probability sampling is chosen as it will help in choosing large sample size and equal chance to every
respondent. In order to collect data, the 30 employees of M&S are selected as respondents. The reason to
choose employees as participants is they have knowledge regarding background working and policies of
enterprise due to which they provide appropriate information to research worker (Thomas, 2021).
Data analysis: The procedure by which analysis of gathered data is taken place is framed as data analysis. Its
mainly has two forms that is thematic analysis as well as frequency distribution analysis. With reference to
present study, primary data is collected and to analyse it frequency distribution analysis method is suitable and
appropriate. Furthermore, it also help researcher to represent the analysis and findings in the way of charts,
graphs etc (Flick, 2020).
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: ________________ (name)_______________ Date ______________
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I confirm that the project is appropriate.
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REFERENCES
Books & Journal
Kumar, R., 2018. Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners. Sage.
Mukherjee, S.P., 2019. A guide to research methodology: An overview of research problems, tasks and methods. CRC Press.
Thomas, C.G., 2021. Research methodology and scientific writing. Thrissur: Springer.
Flick, U., 2020. Introducing research methodology: thinking your way through your research project. Sage.
Online
Philosophy and Paradigm of Scientific Research, 2017 [Online] Available through: https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/58890

Research Ethics approval form
All students conducting research activity that involves human participants or the use of data collected form
human participants are required to gain ethical approval before commencing their research. Please answer all
relevant questions and note that your form may be returned if incomplete.
For further support and guidance please see your respective Unit Tutor:
Before completing this form, we advise that you discuss your proposed research fully with your unit tutor. Please
complete this form in good time before your research project is due to commence.
Section 1: Basic details:
Project title: " To identify the role of line managers and leaders within the procedure of employee development and wellbeing”. A
study on M &S (Marks and Spencer).
Student name:
Student ID number:
Programme:
College Name:
Intended research start date: 09-11-2021
Intended research end date: 22-02-2022

Section 2 Project summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as a part of your project:
 Interviews Yes No
 Questionnaires Yes No
 Observations Yes No
 Use of personal records Yes No
 Data Analysis Yes No
 Action Research Yes No
 Focus Groups Yes No
 Others (Please specify) : Secondary research
Section 3: Participants
Please answer the following questions, giving full details where necessary.
Will your research involve human participants?
Yes
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Ages 12-16: Young people aged: 17-18 Adults: 18>
How will participants be recruited (identified an approached)?
E-mail
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
By the help of questionnaire, all information regarding investigation will be given to respondents.
How will you obtain consent from participants? Will this be written? How will it be made clear to participants that they may withdraw
consent to participate at any time?
By giving appropriate information. researcher can easily obtain consent from participants.
Studies involving questionnaires: will participants be given the option of omitting questions that do not wish to answer?
Yes No
If no please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical issues arising from this
Studies involving observation: Confirm whether participants will be asked for their informed consent to be observed.
Yes No
Will you debrief participants at the end of their participation (i.e give them a brief explanation of the study)?
Yes No