Project Report: Nestle's Globalisation Strategy and Employee Training

This project report examines Nestle's approach to managing a successful business project within the context of globalisation. It begins by defining globalisation and its impact on businesses, particularly in terms of employee recruitment, training, and selection. The report then outlines the project's aim and objectives, emphasizing the need for employees to possess the skills required for international operations. A literature review supports the project's focus, followed by a discussion of the research background, including Nestle's history and its focus on human resource functions. The report details the project management plan, covering costs, timeframes, scope, quality, communication, and risk assessment, along with a work breakdown structure and Gantt chart. Finally, it describes the small-scale research methodology, selecting the qualitative method for data collection and analysis. The report provides a comprehensive overview of Nestle's strategies to meet international standards.

Unit 6. Managing a
Successful Business
Project

INTRODUCTION
Globalisation may be defined as a kind of process in which different nations and
countries are connecting with each other (DeCenzo, Robbins and Verhulst, 2016). In the context
of the organisations, the globalisation is related with the increasing the business at the world
level. Due to this, businesses can earn more profit as well as able to satisfy the need and demand
of the customers. Herein, it is important that employees of the company should be more capable
and able to work at the global level. For this purpose, companies provide suitable training to their
employees. Herein, the project report includes ways through which companies improve
recruitment, training and selection of the employees to meet the international requirement. For
this purpose, Nestle company is selected which is leading food company and have their business
in different nations and countries. In the project report, aim and objective of the chosen topic is
discussed as well as project management plan also mentioned along with work break down
structure and Gantt chart. Apart from it, qualitative and quantitative research is also done in the
report.
TASK 1
Project's aim and objectives.
It is very essential to know about the project's aim and objectives. As in the absence of
awareness about the objectives, it will be difficult to complete the project. The project report,
emphasis on the globalisation and impact on selection, training of the employees. Eventually,
this is important that employees should have appropriate knowledge, skills and capabilities to
work at the international level. In the absence of proper knowledge and skills, it will be difficult
for the employees and companies to sustain at the global stage. Herein, the Nestle is an
international company that have their business in various nations and countries. As well as it is
important for them to provide their employees effective training so that company can grow more
at the global level.
Literature review-The literature review is a kind of scholar paper which consists information
regarding to the secondary research on a topic. Eventually, literature review helps to the students
and readers to get the detailed knowledge about any topic as well as it is also useful for the new
researcher who wants to conduct any research. Herein, below literature review on the objectives
is mentioned below:

According to the (Abraham, 2012), this is necessary for the employees to improve their skills
and abilities so that they can work fluently at the international level. In the absence of proper
skills it will be difficult for both to the company and employees to work at global level.
According to the (Schere and Matten, 2014), the globalisation is very crucial for the
multinational companies because they perform at the wide level. As well as in this context
political parties of countries play an important role, if political condition is stable then it will be
easy to do business at the international level.
According to the (Taylor and Doherty, 2015), the success of multinational companies depend
that how they recruitment, select the employees. This is why because in the absence of proper
selection and recruitment it will be difficult for the companies to manage their performance.
Background of research:
The globalisation is related with expansion of the business at the world level. For this
purpose companies will be required higher skilled employees. Nestle is an international food
company who have their businesses in different countries all around the world. The company has
the history of 135 years. Due to globalisation of their business, it is important for them to that
their employees should have enough capabilities to work. For this purpose, they are focusing on
providing on the job training system, guidance and coaching etc. The company is basically,
emphasis on the human resource functions that are as follows:
Human resource- The human resource department can help to the Nestle Company to
improve their employees’ skills and abilities. As well as the HR department will select those
employees who have more potential to work at the international level.
Marketing- This is related with the promoting products and services of a particular
company (Mamic, 2017). In the Nestle company, this department helps them in promoting their
food products in different counties. They use various kinds of marketing strategies to increase
the demand of their products.
The rationale for this research is to gain knowledge about globalisation and various
techniques which will be beneficial for recruitment, selection and training at international level.
This investigation will help its readers to gain an insight about global business and their
operations.

Herein, aims and objectives of the research are mentioned below:
Aim- As per the project topic, the aim of the project is to ascertain how multinational
organisations such as Nestle recruit or select and train their employees so as to meet international
challenges which come along with extensive globalisation in the present-day scenario.
Objective- The objectives of the project are as follows:
 To research how multinational companies are recruiting and training to meet the
international changes.
 Understanding the concept of the globalisation in the context of multinational companies.
 To find out the ways through which Nestle recruits or selects potential employees and
train them to become capable of meeting international standards.
Research questions:
 How multinational companies are recruiting and training potential employees to meet the
international changes?
 What is the concept of the globalisation in the context of multinational companies?
 How Nestle recruits or selects potential employees and train them to become capable of
meeting international standards?
Producing a project management plan.
The project management plan is a kind of plan that consists all kind of details regarding
to the project's objectives, scope and way to achieve those goals (Jain, Sloane and Horwitz,
2015). As well as it defines about the way through which a project is controlled and monitored.
Additionally, in the project management plan different kind of aspects are being covered such as
cost, scope, time, quality, communication, risk etc. The Nestle Company has its business
operations and activities all around the world. Different aspects of the project management plan
are as follows:
Cost- This is one of the important aspect in the project management plan. It consists
overall cost which occurs in conducting any kind of research. Like in the Nestle company's
research, there can incur different kind of cost such as data collection and analysing cost as well
as cost of applying the research methodologies. As per the research topic the estimated cost is £
500 that is categorised into different activities. However, in case of Nestle, it will not cost

anything as the business is engaged in various programmes all around the world such as
Apprenticeship and Mentoring which help them in gaining talent in an optimal manner.
Time- This element of the project management defines about the time to be taken to
complete the research. Under this total time to be taken for the research is concluded. Like in the
Nestle company, the total time for their research will be measure as per the time taken in the data
collection and analysis. The estimated time for the research is 7 weeks or 49 days.
Scope- This is related with the areas which are going to be covered in the project
(Shenkar, 2014). Like in the project of Nestle company, their scope is to select and prepare
potential employees which can cater to the global standards in a much proficient manner.
Quality- It is very important that quality of project should be appropriate because it is
linked to the result of project. Eventually, the quality of a research project depends on the
methodologies and techniques which are being used to collect and analyse the data. Such as in
the Nestle Company, the quality of their project will depend on the method which they will use
for the research. Such methods can be of quantitative or qualitative nature.
Communication- Communication is the key aspect for the research. As per the point of
view of the research, this is very important to have proper communication among the researcher
and company. In the absence of communication, it will be difficult to manage the research. Like
in the context of the Nestle company, there should be interaction between the researcher and
company so that they can conduct the research accordingly. Investigator can communicate via
Emails, social media etc.
Risk- The risk is related with the possibility of loss or failure due to the uncertainty
(Paliwoda and Thomas, 2013). Same as in the project, there can be possibility of failure which is
being considered as risk. In the project plan of the Nestle company, the risk is related to the poor
learning skills of the employees and due to this their plan of training their employees can be fail.
Resources- It is very important to have all the resources for completing a project
(Buckley and Casson, 2016). In the absence of proper resources this will be difficult to complete
a project. Like for the research much kind of resources will be required such as money, human
resources and many more.
Work breakdown structure and Gantt chart to provide time frames and stages for completion.
Work breakdown structure (WBS)- It is related with the breaking or dividing project's
activities into different parts so that project can be completed on time (Yang, Wan and 2012).

The work breakdown structure is also known by the project research plan. This is useful for
those projects which are large in size because if project's size is large then it will be difficult to
manage the project. Basically, this is kind of a hierarchy system in which task is categorised and
allocated as per the employee’s capabilities and skills. Herein, the work breakdown structure of
the Nestle company's project is mentioned below:

GANTT CHART
Gantt chart- This is a kind of chart in which different kind of horizontal lines defines
about the total amount of work which is done in a particular time period (Zhu and Cooper, 2013).
Eventually, the main objective of the Gantt chart is to presenting the progress of a project in the
graphical form. The above mentioned Gantt chart, defines about activities which are going to be
perform in the 7 weeks wherein the project would start on May 27, 2019 and completed by July
19, 2019.

TASK 2.
Carry out small scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research.
Small scale research- It is a kind of research which is conducted at the small level. In
this, sample size is being taken as small as possible. Eventually, this type of research is suitable
for the companies when they have lack of time and resources or they want instant result of
research.
Research methodology- It can be defined as a systematic plan for conducting a research
(Bratton and Gold, 2017). There are various kinds of methods to do the research. Herein, this is
important that research method should be appropriate which contains the way of collecting data
from an authentic resource. Mainly there are two ways of research methodology which are:
quantitative and qualitative method. These methods are mentioned below in broad sense:
Quantitative method- This is a kind of method in which collected data is analysed with
the use statistical method (Wilson and Wilson, 2017). As well as in this method, data is collected
with the use of internet, journals, books and magazines.
Qualitative method- This method is totally different from the above mentioned method.
In this method, the research data is collected with the use of internet, conducting surveys and
interviews (Sheehan, 2014). Basically, this type of method is being considered more reliable and
authentic in comparison to quantitative method. Additionally, the qualitative method can be used
by the project manager when they need large data.
Between both the methods, the qualitative method is selected because this method is
suitable as per the research topic of the company.
Sampling technique- It is a kind of technique which is related to the collecting data and
information from the selected participants (Castles, De Haas and Miller, 2013). Generally, this is
very important for any kind of research that there should be enough number of participants for
response. The number of participants is known as sample size.
Sample- In the project of Nestle company, sample size is of 40 and respondents are the
employees of multinational companies.
Questionnaire- It is a kind of research tool which contains some series of question for the
purpose of gathering data. Herein, some questions are mentioned below:

Questionnaire
Name
Age
Gender
Question 1. What form of interview did you undergo?
A) Face to face interview
B) Telephonic interview
C) Video conferencing
Question 2. Do you think selection of employees is enough for meeting the international
requirement?
A) Yes
B) No
Question 3. Does training is enough for you to work at global level?
A) Yes
B) No
Question 4. Which type of training will be suitable for you?
A) On the job training.
B) Off the job training.
Question 5. Which method of recruitment can help you to work at the global level?
A) Internal
B) External
Question 6. How often do you attend training programme?
A) Every week
B) Once in 2 weeks
C) Can not say

Question 7. Does your improved skills at the global level can help to the companies in
achieving the goals and objectives?
A) Yes
B) No
Question 8. Do you think that hiring local talent and training them can provide better
human resource to Nestle?
A) Yes
B) No
TASK 3.
Research analysis and data by using appropriate tools and techniques.
After collection of data, it is necessary to analyse and interpret the data with the use
effective tools and techniques. Herein, the graphical representation of the chosen data of the 40
participants is mentioned below:
Question 1. What form of interview did you undergo? Frequency
A) Face to face interview 20
B) Telephonic interview 10
C) Video conferencing 10
Question 2. Do you think selection of employees is enough for meeting the
international requirement?
Frequency
A) Yes 30
B) No 10
Question 3. Does training is enough for you to work at global level? Frequency
A) Yes 25
B) No 15

Question 4. Which type of training will be suitable for you? Frequency
A) On the job training. 30
B) Off the job training. 10
Question 5. Which method of recruitment can help you to work at the
global level?
Frequency
A) Internal 35
B) External 5
Question 6. How often do you attend training programme? Frequency
A) Every week 25
B) Once in 2 weeks 5
C) Can not say 10
Question 7. Does your improved skills at the global level can help to the
companies in achieving the goals and objectives?
Frequency
A) Yes 30
B) No 10
Question 8. Do you think that hiring local talent and training them can
provide better human resource to Nestle?
Frequency
A) Yes 20
B) No 20