An Investigation: Talent Management at Haven Hotel (Research Report)

This research report investigates the significance of talent management in enhancing the competitive strength and overall growth of Haven Hotel, a hospitality organization. The study explores the importance of talent management, research objectives, and questions. The report includes a comprehensive literature review, examining existing knowledge and theories. The research methodology employs a quantitative approach, using a survey questionnaire to collect data from managers and directors. The data analysis utilizes a thematic approach, interpreting the findings related to the role of talent management, competitive strength, and HR strategies. The report presents the research outcome and provides recommendations for alternative research methodologies and conclusions regarding talent management's impact on Haven Hotel's success. The research also highlights the importance of various strategies, such as regular training, participative leadership, and effective communication channels, for better talent management and development within the organization. The report concludes with recommendations for Haven Hotel to improve its talent management practices.

Research Project

Table of Contents
TITLE:.............................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................................................................1
Overview of the research............................................................................................................1
Research aim...............................................................................................................................1
Research Objectives....................................................................................................................1
The purpose and significance for a research...............................................................................2
Activities and timescale..............................................................................................................2
Chapter 2: Literature review............................................................................................................2
To understand the importance of talent management in enhancing the competitive strength
and overall growth of a hospitality organization.........................................................................2
To evaluate various steps and strategies that can be adopted by HR mangers and leaders of
Haven Hotel to have better talent management in order to retain and develop its employees.. .3
Chapter 3: Research Methodology...................................................................................................3
Chapter 4: Data Analysis and Interpretation....................................................................................6
Chapter 5: Research Outcome.........................................................................................................8
Chapter 6: Reflection and recommendation for alternative research methodology........................9
Reflection....................................................................................................................................9
Recommendation for alternative research methodology...........................................................10
Chapter 7: Conclusion and recommendation.................................................................................10
Conclusion................................................................................................................................10
Recommendations.....................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

TITLE:
“To understand the importance of talent management in enhancing the competitive
strength and overall growth of a hospitality organization.” An investigation conducted on
Haven Hotel.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Overview of the research
In today's competitive world talent management has become an important and crucial part
of every organisation as it plays a vital role in enhancing overall skills and competencies of a
company (Bratton and Watson, 2018). Talent management is mainly associated with attracting
and retaining skilled and most competent employees and also associated with providing timely
training and development programmes for workforce. Haven Hotel is situated at central London,
offers traditionally furnished rooms and other services to its customers. Being operating in a
Hospitality industry, it become crucial for this hotel to adopt proper talent management strategies
in order to maintain its competitive strength and better position.
Research aim
The aim of this research work is, “To understand the importance of talent management
together with various strategies and steps of HR manger and leaders to retain and develop its
employees in more effective way”.
Research Objectives
The main motto and objectives associated with this research project conducted on Haven
Hotel are pointed out as follows:
 To understand the importance of talent management in enhancing the competitive
strength and overall growth of a hospitality organization. To evaluate various steps and strategies that can be adopted by HR mangers and leaders
of Haven Hotel to have better talent management in order to retain and develop its
employees (Ghatule, 2018).
Research Questions
 What important role is lead by of talent management in enhancing the competitive
strength and overall growth of a hospitality organization?
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 What are the possible steps and strategies that can be adopted by HR mangers and leaders
of Haven Hotel to have better talent management in order to retain and develop its
employees?
The purpose and significance for a research
The main purpose of this research work is having better understanding about the
importance of talent management from point of view of organization and employees in order to
get better competencies and strength in business environment. Selection of this research topic is
significant and rational as it provide information about the various steps and strategies that can
be adopted by a manager of hospitality organisation to have better talent management, this
research topic is justifiable as in today's competitive environment it become necessary for all
organisation especially in hospitality sector to adopt and have better talent management to attract
and retain its top talent. Further, the selected topic based on talent management is also suitable
form point of view of educational and academic purpose of research and also meet the personal
interest of investigator.
Activities and timescale
In order to present research activities in a more systematic way following Gantt chart are
prepared that has facilitates clarity and transparency in work and ensure timely completion of
investigation.
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Chapter 2: Literature review
Literature Review is process of survey with the source on a particular topic. It basically
provides the summary of the present knowledge, to determine the relevant theories, methods and
differences in the existing research.
To understand the importance of talent management in enhancing the competitive strength and
overall growth of a hospitality organization.
According to David Simpson , 2018, the talent management is the process by which the
organization identify or scrutinizing the effective talented people who have delivered the better
outcomes as well having good impact on the organization. The strategy of talent management
used to bring a positive change in business environment by approach to potential and skilled
employees to provide them an better opportunity in which they can perform and create a
benchmarks as well as accomplish the desirable goals of organization. Human Resource is
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operates the talent management activities in respective organization. Its importance in every
organization that it makes attract towards high potential and skill employees where it facilities
the more creativity in hospitality industry which is essential that improves the competitive
strength and better positing in business firms, it increases the employees motivation level which
creates the aura of staying in the company with many reasons where it enhanced the employees
and business performances as per on high deliverables, the beneficial impact of the talent
management is also works to client satisfaction (Hajkazemian and Kamali, 2018).
To evaluate various steps and strategies that can be adopted by HR mangers and leaders of
Haven Hotel to have better talent management in order to retain and develop its
employees.
According to Clare Bettelley, 2017, the strategies of effective talent management
includes the best selection process of employees at time of hiring by the experts of Human
resources, to hire those candidates who can seems to be fits for organisational cultural or better
understanding of it that can bring favourable outcomes towards the organisation. By adapting of
this strategies who can support the HR managers as well top level management of Heaven hotels
to have a better analysation about the candidate as well as it allows the collaborate among couple
of department in hotel, recognition or appraisal might be a part of talent management in which it
provides effective employees performance brings the positive outcomes on the basis of the
rewards and appreciation of particular employees work gives a sense of accomplishment as well
it will improvise the competencies of Heaven Hotel's employees (Hughes and Murray, 2018).
Facilitating the golden opportunities to impactful candidates where they contributes their
effective skills and knowledge to accomplish the objectives. Furthermore, in Heaven Hotels the
employee engagement activities like promotions and appreciation are suitable strategies as it
builds the morale as well the competencies of the workers through providing internal motivation
in employees. On a regular basis of training and development programs at Heaven Hotels can
leads towards the better relationship among peers as well as work culture in which they furnish
their skills to further aspects.
Chapter 3: Research Methodology
Research methodology are mainly associated with the various types of research method
and approaches that are used for an investigation to ensures effective data collection and better
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performance of other activities associated with a research. A brief description together with
justification is provided below with respect to the methods and approaches used for this research
work.
Research philosophy- It is basically of two type that includes Positivism and the other is
Interpretivism use of which can be made by a researcher to accomplish an investigation (Latukha
and Veselova, 2019). In accordance to current research work on Haven Hotel use of Positivism
research philosophy is more suitable as it facilitates a more easy and practical way for
conducting research.
Research method- Qualitative and quantitative are the two main and most commonly
used research method that provide better collection of data and conduction of other research
topic (Latukha, ed. al., 2018). For this particular research conducted on Heaven Hotel use of
quantitative research method is more suitable as lead to gathering of data in numeric terms in
form of numbers that can be easily converted into frequency table and other charts thus, lead to
more better and clear presentation of research findings.
Research approach- Out of inductive and deductive research approach use of deductive
is made as it the suitable approach for analysis and generalisation of quantitative research
method that is used for current investigation (Latukha, , 2018).
Cost, access and ethical issues- In order to accomplish a research work in a systematic
way adequate amount of finance is needed in order to procure various resources and assets.
Further, access and reach to authentic and reliable information is also necessary. To overcome
the various ethical issues, proper principles and morale of ethics are fulfilled by researcher to
ensure that none of the research work should adversely harm or effect any individual or
associated parties. Thus, written consent through signing of consent form is taken from all
respondents and overall participants of research.
Sampling- It is bifurcated in two categories i.e. probability and non-probability that are
used by a research to select a small number of unit form a large population which are having
some similar characteristics to accomplish analysis in more effective way (Maurya and Agarwal,
2018). For current research work, a sample size of 20 respondents are selected from managers
and directors of Haven Hotel through the help of probability sampling. Use of probability
sampling is more effective as reduce the chances of biasness and favoritism from research work.
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Data collection- It is mainly collected from primary and secondary sources and with
regard to current research work on Heaven Hotel use of both are made (Mishra and Kumar,
2019). It is justifiable as primary sources ensures collection of data directly from research
participants while secondary facilitates better understanding and evaluation of past fact that
create suitable framework for research.
Instrument used- The instruments used for performing current research includes survey
method where data is collected with the help of questionnaire that is a written instrument and
facilitates collection of data from primary sources (Obeidat,, ed. al. 2018).
Use of following questionnaire is made to collect information from 20 managers and
directors of Heaven Hotel as facilitates most easiest and reliable method to gather their
perceptive on topic of talent management.
Questionnaire
Q1) Is the role of talent management get enhanced within an organisation due to rise in
competition level in hospitality sector?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2) Do you agree with the fact that talent management lead to enhancement in the
competitive strength and overall growth of a hospitality organization ?
a) Agree
b) Disagree
Q3) What important role is lead by of talent management in overall growth and success
of a hospitality organization like Heaven hotel ?
a) Enhance skills and competencies of employees
b) Increase productivity
c) Attract and retain top talent
d) Better creativity and innovation
Q4) Which is the most suitable step and strategy that can be adopted by HR mangers and
leaders of Haven Hotel to have better talent management in order to retain and develop
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its employees?
a) Regular training and development programmes
b) Participative leadership and management
c) Effective communication channels
Q5) As per your perspective, what overall implication is lead by talent management on
performance and success of Haven Hotel?
a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Neutral
Q6) Any further recommendation for Heaven Hotel to have better development and
management of talent?
Chapter 4: Data Analysis and Interpretation
For the purpose of data analysis and interpretation use of Thematic approach is made a
description of which is provided as follows:
Theme 1: Role of talent management within an organisation get enhanced due to rise in
competition level
Q1) Is the role of talent management get enhanced within an
organisation due to rise in competition level in hospitality
sector?
Frequency
a) Yes 18
b) No 2
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Interpretation: Talent management plays a crucial role in enhancing competitive strength of
organisation as 18 individuals out of 20 are in favour of this fact while only 2 participants are
against this statement.
Theme 2: Talent management lead to enhancement in the competitive strength
Q2) Do you agree with the fact that talent management lead to
enhancement in the competitive strength of a hospitality
organization ?
Frequency
a) Agree 15
b) Disagree 5
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Interpretation: 15 participants are agreed with the fact that talent management lead to
enhancement in competitive strength through improving level of creativity and other skills of
organisation where as 5 respondents are disagreed with role of talent management.
Theme 3: Important role is lead by of talent management in overall growth and success
Q3) What important role is lead by of talent management in
overall growth and success of a hospitality organization like
Heaven hotel ?
Frequency
a) Enhance skills and competencies of employees 6
b) Increase productivity 3
c) Attract and retain top talent 7
d) Better creativity and innovation 2
Interpretation: In accordance with above reflected diagram it can be evaluated that 6
respondents believes that enhancement in skills and competencies of employees is lead by of
talent management in overall growth and success of a hospitality organization while 3
individuals are in support of increase in productivity. Further, 7 participants are there who are
having a thinking that talent management attracts and retain top talent while 2 believes that better
creativity and innovation are lead by talent management that ensures better growth and success
of organisation.
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Theme 4: Strategy that can be adopted by HR mangers and leaders to have better talent
management to retain and develop employees
Q4) Which is the most suitable step and strategy that can be
adopted by HR mangers and leaders of Haven Hotel to have
better talent management in order to retain and develop its
employees?
Frequency
a) Regular training and development programmes 7
b) Participative leadership and management 8
c) Effective communication channels 5
Interpretation: various steps and strategies are formulated by organisation to have better talent
management and retain its employees for a longer period. It has been analysed that 7 individuals
believes that Regular training and development programmes is suitable strategy to support talent
management while 8 are in favour of participative leadership and management style. Further, 5
participants also supported effective communication to have better talent management in order to
retain and develop its employees.
Theme 5: Overall implication is lead by talent management on performance and success of
Haven Hotel
Q5) As per your perspective, what overall implication is lead
by talent management on performance and success of Haven
Frequency
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