Business Report: Sainsbury's, CSR, Brexit, and Staff Turnover

This business report analyzes Sainsbury's, a major supermarket chain, addressing key issues such as staff turnover and its relationship with corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The report explores the application of management theories, including Frederick Taylor's scientific management, to understand and address employee motivation and retention. It highlights the benefits of CSR projects in building a positive business reputation, increasing sales, and enhancing customer loyalty, particularly in the context of staff turnover. The report also examines the potential negative impacts of Brexit on Sainsbury's, including currency devaluation and its effects on raw material costs, sales, and job cuts. The report concludes with an individual reflection on teamwork and the importance of leadership and communication skills. References include books and journals related to human resource management, Brexit consequences, strategic management, and CSR.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
KEY ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATION..................................................................................3
BENEFITS OF CSR PROJECTS....................................................................................................4
POSSIBLE IMPACT OF BREXIT.................................................................................................4
INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION .......................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Business units which is a logical element or segment that delivers right kind of value and
attributes to potential buyers as per their needs and wants. This report is based on the Sainsbury
which is an second largest chain of supermarket. This report rely on the key problem that face by
the organisation and their relation with CSR activities to get potential outcomes.
KEY ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATION
Every organisation faces some kind of problems or issues that hinders their self interest in
context of Sainsbury they faces the issue of staff turnover in which large no. of employees quit
their organisation. It is kind of one of most tremendous problem that face by sainsbury to know
the reason behind that issue they apply various kinds of theories and practices that are as follows:
Management theory:
To resolve the concern of staff turnover organisation uses the Frederick taylor scientific
management theory that study about firstly to understand the work processes and manner to
perform the particular work and factors that affect their level of productivity (Hill, Jones and
Schilling, 2014). In context of Sainsbury with the help of that theory organisation can be able to
determine the major factors that contributes towards enhancing their level of motivation so that
they can give their best in organisational development and enhancement. By using the four
principles of scientific theory of management organisation can be understand the requirements of
the employees that helps to engage them in positive manner (Bratton and Gold, 2017.). It
elaborate about the working style to accomplish that eliminate the rule of thumb and use
scientific method that are one of effective way to perform some task. With help of it employees
can be able to give their best as they understand the proper working pattern.
BENEFITS OF CSR PROJECTS
Corporate social responsibility is one of major aspect for an organisation to build a
positive image in front of potential buyers to build positive business reputation. In context of
Sainsbury that faces the issue of staff turnover so creating or building level of trust is very much
important to create distinctive image in front of them. With the help of CSR activities
organisation can be able to increase their sales and enhance customer loyalty that are very much
significant to retain employees for long period of time. With it enables to save the cost of
operating that ultimately enhance the salary of employees that is one of major attribute to retain

and motivate employees that helps to sustain for long period of time. In that regards it is very
much important to connect with the project and concern to gain insights that enables to give best
level of motivation and engagement to remain always competitive in marketplace. CSR activities
enables in organisation growth in respect of reputation, capital and level of outputs to remain
always competitive in market by giving major attributes to employees so that they feel motivated
and competent while giving services in particular firm (Hoi, Wu and Zhang, 2013 ) So it can be
said that CSR activities are very much important for an organisation to give one of major
attributes to employees that helps to enhance their motivation level with engage them positively
so that they can devote one of their best efforts and remain motivated in giving their best and not
leave their organisation frequently.
POSSIBLE IMPACT OF BREXIT
There are some negative effects of the Brexit that affect the activities of the Sainsbury
that the value of the sterling will be negative for firm while other think that it would be a positive
effect. It decrease the value of money that hinders the self interest of an organisation to deliver
right kind of value to ultimate consumer base (Dhingra and et.al ., 2016. ). Brexit impact on that
it lessens down value of pound that needed to raise the prices of raw materials that ultimately
lower down the ratio of sales and impact on UK consumers. The another major effect of Brexit
that a lots of sectors suffer form fall in their profits and also cut down in jobs in Sainsbury. In
that respect by finding out the gaps assign proper works to employees as match with their skills
and capabilities so that they can be able to give their best in organisational development and
enhancement and lessen negative effect of Brexit on businesses. With evaluate the performance
of employees with give proper information to them so that they get potential outcomes and can
give their best (Goodwin and Heath, 2016.). Brexit also hinders the over access to funding and
accessibility towards investments that creates potential constraints on growth plans of a
particular organisation to deliver right kind of value.
INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION
From the above report it has been analysed that while conducting research and
development it is very much potential to build a effective team in which every one should be
able to give their best as per required skills and capabilities. The major benefit I analysed while
working in a team that every one can be responsible for their own task and duty by putting one of

best resources and capabilities to gain competitive advantage in positive manner. There are some
challenges that are people in a team sometimes suffer from the biased results and outputs that
hinders self interest of an organisation as well as individual to achieving organisational goals and
objectives. There are some potential skills and capabilities that are needed to focus majorly that
are leadership and communication skills to put necessary resources at right place at right time. So
in that regards it is one of most important kind of learning for me to coordinate the employees by
giving proper knowledge and information to them.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been summarised that organisation have to pay attention on
major attributes and problems that face by organisation to get important results. For an
organisation CSR activities are very much important to remain always loyal towards organisation
by deliver right kind of value to the employees so that they can contributes a lot.

REFERENCES
Books and journals:
Bratton, J. and Gold, J., 2017. Human resource management: theory and practice. Palgrave.
Dhingra, S. and et.al ., 2016. The consequences of Brexit for UK trade and living standards.
Goodwin, M.J. and Heath, O., 2016. The 2016 referendum, Brexit and the left behind: An
aggregate‐level analysis of the result. The Political Quarterly. 87(3). pp.323-332.
Hill, C.W., Jones, G.R. and Schilling, M.A., 2014. Strategic management: theory: an integrated
approach. Cengage Learning.
Hoi, C.K., Wu, Q. and Zhang, H., 2013. Is corporate social responsibility (CSR) associated with
tax avoidance? Evidence from irresponsible CSR activities. The Accounting Review.
88(6). pp.2025-2059.