Qualifi Level 7 Strategic Management Project: Leadership Analysis

This project analyzes the role of leadership in change management within the UK retail industry, specifically focusing on Tesco. The assignment begins with an introduction to leadership and outlines the aims and objectives, which include understanding leadership's significance, examining its role in change management, assessing challenges leaders face, and recommending strategies. The research methodology employs a qualitative approach with an inductive philosophy, using primary and secondary data collected from 10 Tesco managers. Data analysis reveals managers' satisfaction with leadership styles, the company's change processes, and the vital role leaders play. The project concludes by highlighting challenges like employee resistance and communication errors, while recommending leaders identify market needs and implement changes effectively. The references include scholarly articles on leadership and change management. The project fulfills the requirements of the Qualifi Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership, addressing strategic topics, research methodologies, data analysis, and recommendations for strategic aims. This project is available on Desklib for students.

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TABLE OF CONTENT
 INTORDUCTION
 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
 DATA INTERPRETATION
 CONCLUSION
 RECOMMENDATION
 REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
 Leadership is defined as the action of directing and leading a
group of people to complete a particular task of the company
and attain an objective.
 For the business to be successful the most essential thing is to
lead the employees that all the work and activities of business
are fulfilled in the intended manner.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Aim
 To analyze the role of leadership in change management process within UK retail industry: A
study on Tesco
Objectives:
 To develop understanding about the concept of leadership and its significance within firm.
 To examine the role t of leadership with regards to change management within Tesco. when
company
 To assess the challenges which leader face while implementing change within Tesco
 To recommend competent leadership strategies to Tesco for managing change prominently

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Type of methodology Methodology used
Research type Qualitative research type
Research approach Inductive approach
Research philosophy Interpretivism approach
Data collection Primary and secondary methods
Sampling 10 managers of Tesco
Data analysis Thematic data analysis

DATA ANALYSIS
Theme 2: Tesco undergo with a changeTheme 1: Manager are satisfied with the adopted
leadership style of leaders

Continued….
Theme 3: Leader plays vital role during the change
within Tesco
Theme 4: Leaders may adopt transformational
leadership style during any change implementation

Continued….
Theme 5: Managers are agreed that leader should
communicate with employees pertaining to any change
Theme 6: There is a positive impact upon business
performance when company implement change

Continued….
Theme 8: Leaders faces different challenges
when company undergoes with any change
Theme 7: Leaders plays positive role during Change
management process

CONCLUSION
 It was also outlined that there are many challenges which leaders of Tesco face in order to manage
the change. These changes are like resistance of employees, communication error and many other
challenges.
 In addition to this the finding section of the study highlighted the fact that majority of respondent
are satisfied with the leadership style used by the leaders of Tesco. In addition to this it was also
highlighted that company is undergoes changes in its operations and business.

RECOMMENDATION
 It is to be recommended to the leader of Tesco to keep
identify the need of market and implement the changes
within business in order to stay ahead within a
competition.
 Further it is also suggested to the leader to opt effective
leadership style within a business so that it do not cause
any issues and change will be easily implemented within a
firm.

REFERENCES
 Gardner, W.L. and et.al., 2020. The leadership trilogy: A review of the third decade of the
leadership quarterly. The Leadership Quarterly.31(1). p.101379.
 Eva, N. and et.al., 2019. Servant leadership: A systematic review and call for future
research. The leadership quarterly.30(1). pp.111-132.
 Crosby, B.C. and Bryson, J.M., 2018. Why leadership of public leadership research
matters: and what to do about it. Public Management Review.20(9). pp.1265-1286.
 Cortellazzo, L., Bruni, E. and Zampieri, R., 2019. The role of leadership in a digitalized
world: A review. Frontiers in psychology.10. p.1938.