Talent Management's Influence on Organizational Culture: Amazon Case

This research proposal explores the impact of talent management on organizational culture, specifically within Amazon. The objectives include understanding talent management concepts, analyzing factors affecting organizational culture, assessing the influence of talent management, and recommending strategies for positive impact. The research employs a qualitative, inductive approach, utilizing both primary data collected from 30 Amazon employees through simple random sampling and secondary data from various literature sources. Thematic data analysis is used to interpret the findings and draw conclusions. Ethical considerations are addressed, including informed consent and data protection. The project spans nine weeks, with milestones for research, development, analysis, and report writing. The ultimate aim is to provide insights into how talent management practices shape and are shaped by the organizational culture within a large corporation like Amazon, with this assignment available for review on Desklib.

Research Proposal Form
Student Name: ______________________ Student ID: ____________
Centre Name: _____________________
Tutor: ________________ Date: ___________________
Unit: ____________________
Proposed Title: ______________________________________________
Section One: Title, objective,
responsibilities
Title or working title of the research
project (in the form of a question,
objective or hypothesis)
Title: The title for this research is to have
an understanding about the impact of
talent management on the culture of the
organisation.
Research objectives (e.g what is the
question you want to answer? What do
you want to learn how to do? What do
you want to find out?):
Objective
 To develop an understanding about
the concept of talent management.
 To analyse the factors which affects
organizational culture.
 To assess the influence of talent
management on organizational culture.
 To recommend talent management
strategies to positively impact the
organization.
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this
research project
Reasons for choosing the project (e.g
links to other subjects you are
studying, personal interest, future
plans, knowledge/skills you want to
improve, why the topic is important):
The main reason for conducting this

research is to determine the impact of
talent management within the
organizational context. Talent
management helps in making the
employees feel engaged, skilled and
motivated while working for the company.
This is an important issue as talent
management has become a base for
developing and recognizing talents for and
within the organization. The strategies
involved in talent management helps to
fulfil the needs of the employees providing
them work satisfaction. This research will
highlight on organizational culture and
talent management.
Section Three: Literature sources
searched
Use of key literature sources to
support your research question,
objective or hypothesis:
Al-Dmour, R.H., Masa'deh, R.E. and Obeidat,
B.Y., 2017. Factors influencing the
adoption and implementation of HRIS
applications: are they
similar?. International Journal of
Business Innovation and Research, 14(2),
pp.139-167.Carvalho, and et.al., 2019.
Operational excellence, organisational
culture and agility: the missing
link?. Total Quality Management &
Business Excellence, 30(13-14),
pp.1495-1514.
Ganaie, M.U. and Haque, M.I., 2017. Talent
management and value creation: A
conceptual framework. Academy of
Strategic Management Journal, 16(2),
pp.1-9.
Harsch, K. and Festing, M., 2020. Dynamic talent
management capabilities and
organizational agility—A qualitative
exploration. Human Resource
Management, 59(1), pp.43-61.
Khoreva, V., Vaiman, V. and Van Zalk, M., 2017.
Talent management practice
effectiveness: investigating employee
perspective. Employee Relations.
Martínez-Caro, E., Cegarra-Navarro, J.G. and
Alfonso-Ruiz, F.J., 2020. Digital
technologies and firm performance: The
role of digital organisational
culture. Technological Forecasting and
Social Change, 154, p.119962.
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Mensah, J.K., 2019. Talent management and
employee outcomes: a psychological
contract fulfilment perspective. Public
Organization Review, 19(3), pp.325-344.
Thunnissen, M. and Gallardo-Gallardo, E.,
2017. Talent management in practice: An
integrated and dynamic approach.
Emerald Group Publishing.
Wiblen, S. ed., 2021. Digitalised Talent
Management: Navigating the Human-
technology Interface. Routledge.
Section Four: Activities and timescales
Activities to be carried out during the research project (e.g
research, development and analysis of ideas, writing, data
collection, numerical analysis, tutor meetings, production of
final outcome, evaluation, writing the report):
Data is collected by using both primary and secondary data to gain
better knowledge about the topic. Sample will be collected from 30
employees working in the Amazon company. Thematic data analysis
is done which includes forming themes which is followed by
interpretation.
How long this
will take:
9 weeks
Milestone one: _________________
Target date (set by tutor):
____________________
Milestone two: _______________________
Target date (set by tutor):
______________________
Gantt Chart
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Section Five: Research approach and
methodologies
What type of research approach and
methodologies are you likely to use
and why? What your areas of research
will cover:
The research was conducted with
qualitative type. The research approach
which will be used is inductive as it helps in
developing new theoretical framework. This
is associated with the philosophy of
interpretivism where the results will be
generated will interpreting the outcomes
and drawing conclusions.
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Comments and agreement from tutor
Comments (optional):
I confirm that the project is not work
which has been or will be submitted
for another qualification and is
appropriate.
Agreed: ________________
(name)_______________ Date ______________
Comments and agreement form
project proposal checker( IV sampling)
Comments (Optional):
I confirm that the project is
appropriate.
Agreed /Disagree:
(Name of the IV)
Date
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Research Ethics approval form
All students conducting research activity that involves human participants or the use of data
collected form human participants are required to gain ethical approval before commencing
their research. Please answer all relevant questions and note that your form may be returned if
incomplete.
For further support and guidance please see your respective Unit Tutor:
Before completing this form, we advise that you discuss your proposed research fully with your
unit tutor. Please complete this form in good time before your research project is due to
commence.
Section 1: Basic details:
Project title: To assess the impact of talent management on culture of the
organization: A case study on Amazon.
Student name:
Student ID number:
Programme:
College Name:
Intended research start date:
Intended research end date:
Section 2 Project summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as a part of your project:
 Interviews Yes No
 Questionnaires Yes No
 Observations Yes No
 Use of personal records Yes No
 Data Analysis Yes No
 Action Research Yes No
 Focus Groups Yes No
 Others (Please specify) :
Section 3: Participants
Please answer the following questions, giving full details where necessary.
Will your research involve human participants?
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Ages 12-16: Young people aged: 17-18 Adults:
How will participants be recruited (identified an approached)?
Respondents are selected based on simple random sampling of the employees working in
Amazon.
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
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How will you obtain consent from participants? Will this be written? How will it be made
clear to participants that they may withdraw consent to participate at any time?
A consent form will be signed by the respondents which will show their agreement
towards participating willingly and providing the right answers
Studies involving questionnaires: will participants be given the option of omitting
questions that do not wish to answer?
Yes No
If no please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical issues arising from
this
Studies involving observation: Confirm whether participants will be asked for their
informed consent to be observed.
Yes No
Will you debrief participants at the end of their participation (i.e give them a brief
explanation of the study)?
Yes No
Will participants be given information about the findings of your study?(This could be a
brief summary of your findings in general)
Yes No
Section 4: Data Storage and Security
Confirm that all personal data will be stored and processed in compliance with the Data
Protection Act (1998)
Yes No
Who will have access to the data and personal information?
During the research: Researcher
Where will the data be stored?
This data will be stored on cloud.
Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used
Yes No
If Yes, please provide further details:
After the research:
Where will the data be stored?
On the cloud.
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How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
Will data be kept for use by other researchers? Yes No
Section 5 : Ethical Issues
Are there any particular features of your proposed work, which may raise ethical
concerns? If so, please outline how you will deal with these:
It is important that you demonstrate your awareness of potential risks that may arise
because of your research. Please consider/address all issues that may apply. Ethical
concerns may include, but are not limited to the following :
 Informed consent.
 Potentially vulnerable participants.
 Sensitive topics
 Risk to participants and /or researchers
 Confidentiality/anonymity
 Disclosures/ limits to confidentiality
 Data storage and security, both during and after the research (including transfer,
sharing, encryption, protection).
 Reporting
 Dissemination and use of your findings.
Section 6: Declaration
I have read, understood and will abide by the institution’s Research and Ethics
Policy: Yes No
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with my Unit Tutor:
Yes No
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge:
The above information is correct, and this is a full description of the ethical
issues that may arise in the course of my research
Name: Date:
Please submit your completed form to your supervisor and also attach to the
Research Proposal when submitting to Turnitin.
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