Staff Training & Development: Productivity in the UK Retail Sector

This report examines the impact of staff training and development on employee productivity within the UK retail sector, focusing on Tesco as a case study. It begins by establishing the background of the study, research questions, aims, and rationale, emphasizing the importance of training and development for improving employee skills and achieving organizational goals. The literature review highlights the significance of training and development in enhancing employee capabilities and productivity, referencing various authors' perspectives on the topic. The proposed methodology outlines a positivism research philosophy, a deductive approach, a survey research strategy, and a quantitative research choice, employing both primary and secondary data collection methods. The data analysis will utilize frequency distribution techniques to measure and evaluate numerical information, ensuring reliable and accurate data. The report concludes that training and development are essential for increasing employee productivity and improving job performance, with various methods such as e-learning, simulation training, and coaching being employed by companies.

Research Methods for
Business
(The effect of staff training and development on the
productivity of employees within the UK retail
sector)

 Background of the study
 Research Questions
 Research Aim and objectives
 Research Rationale
 Literature review
 Proposed methodology
 Data analysis techniques and expected outcomes
 Time frame
 References
Table of content

 Employee training and development is describing as an
activity that help employees to learn new or improve
their existing knowledge or skills (Adedeji and
Ugwumadu, 2018).
 It refers to a process through which talent development
professionals help employees to improve their
performance at work.
Background of the study

 What is the significance of employee training and
development within the UK retail sector?
 What are the methods of training and development used by
Tesco to improve the productivity of their employees to
gain competitive advantage in the market?
 What is the effect of staff training and development on the
productivity of employees within Tesco?
Research Questions

Research Aim
 To examine the effect of staff training and development on the productivity of employee
within the UK retail sector. “A study on Tesco”.
Research Objectives
 To develop the significance of staff training and development within the UK retail sector.
 To identify methods of training and development used by Tesco to improve the productivity
of their employees for gaining competitive advantage in the market.
 To analyse the effect of staff training and development on the productivity of employee
within Tesco.
Aim and Objectives

 The primary motive for the selection of this topic is to
help companies to improve their employees'
productivity by providing them proper training and
development opportunities time to time.
 It will also help companies to make their employees
effective for achieving the organisational goals and
objectives efficiently.
Research rationale

The importance of employee training and development within the UK retail
According to the view of Kaur and Kaur (2021), training and development is
important for every organisation for achieving the goals and objectives of their
organisation. It helps in improving the skills and capabilities of employees and
make them effective for their job.
As per the opinion of Rahayu, Rasid and Tannady (2019), training is described
as the teaching of new skills to an employee that help them to improve their
job performance as well as work more efficiently in the organisation.
Literature review

Methods of training and development used by Tesco to improve the
productivity of their employees for gaining competitive advantage in the
market.
In the view point of Brookfield (2018), for creating a productive and happy
workforce, it is important for the companies to render proper opportunities for
additional training and growth to their employees.
According to the perspective of Asiamah, Mensah and Ocra (2019), every
organisations wants trained, experienced and well-adjusted employees for
performing their different activities. Training and development help companies
to make their employees effective to perform their task and achieve goals and
objectives of business.
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The effect of staff training and development on the productivity of
employees within Tesco.
As per the view of Chanana (2021), employees are the most valuable
assets for an organisation which makes important to provide proper
training and development to them for increasing their present-day skills
and knowledge for enhancing their work productivity.
In the opinion of Warr (2020), training and development programs have
important impact on the performance and productivity of employees.
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 Research philosophy- The research philosophy is positivism
 Research Approach- The research approach is deductive
 Research strategy- The research strategy is survey
 Research Choice- The research choice is quantitative
 Data collection- The data collection method are primary and secondary
 Time horizon- The time horizon is cross-sectional
 Sampling- The sampling method is probability
Proposed methodology

 The frequency distribution data analysis techniques is used
in the research as it helps researcher to measure and evaluate
numerical information about the research.
 It helps in presenting the raw data in an organised format.
 With the helps of this data analysis techniques the researcher
will obtain reliable and accurate data (Zhang, 2020).
Data analysis techniques and expected
outcomes

Timeframe

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From the above discussion, it has been concluded that training
and development is the most important activity for employees in
order to increase their productivity and perform their job in
better way. There are many types of training and development
method which is used in companies such as e-learning,
simulation employee training, instructor-led training, hands-on
training, lectures, coaching or mentoring and many more.
Conclusion

 Adedeji, A.O. and Ugwumadu, O.C., 2018. Factors
motivating employee loyalty and employee retention in
deposit money banks in Nigeria. International Journal of
Human Resource Studies, 8(3), pp.300313-300313.
 Gakure, S.W., Naikuni, D. and Belinda, K., 2021. The
Effects of Training and Development On Employee
Performance in 21st Century Organisations: A Case Study
of The Narok County Government.
 Kaur, S. and Kaur, G., 2021. Human resource practices,
employee competencies and firm performance: a 2-1-2
multilevel mediational analysis. Personnel Review.
References