Researching Talent Management's Impact on HR in the UK Retail Industry

This research project investigates the impact of talent management on the role of Human Resources (HR) within the UK retail industry, using ASDA as a case study. The study aims to understand the concept of talent management, determine its impact on HR roles, evaluate its benefits, and examine HR initiatives for talent management. The research employs a positivism research philosophy and a deductive approach, utilizing a survey strategy with quantitative data collected through questionnaires from 30 ASDA employees. Frequency distribution analysis is used to analyze the primary data, with findings presented in graphs and charts. The project covers literature on talent management and HR concepts, the impact of talent management on HR roles, benefits within ASDA, and potential HR initiatives. The research also details activities, timescales, research methodologies, and ethical considerations, ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act.

Research Proposal Form
Student Name: ______________________ Student ID: ____________
Centre Name: _____________________
Tutor: ________________ Date: ___________________
Unit: ____________________
Proposed Title: The impact of talent management on the role of HR within UK retail
industry
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the form of a question, objective or
hypothesis)
Aim: To identify the impact of talent management over the roles played by human resource
within a workplace of an organisation: A study on ASDA
Research Objectives:
 To increase basic understanding about the talent management and human resource.
 To determine the impact of talent management on the HR role within ASDA.
 To evaluate the benefits of talent management and human resource within ASDA.
 To examine the initiatives that HR of ASDA could be taken for talent management.
Research Questions:
 What is the concept of talent management and human resource?
 How talent management has impacted on the HR role within ASDA?
 What are the benefits of talent management and human resource within ASDA?
 What are the initiatives that HR of ASDA could be taken for talent management?
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this research project
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One of the main reason to conduct this study is to analyse the impact of talent management over
the roles played by human resource within a workplace of an organisation. In addition to this, it
will assist researcher to gain insight about the concept of talent management and benefits gained
by an organisation. It also assist investigator to gain insight about the initiatives that has taken
place by respective organisation for managing talent. Furthermore, the present study will assist
various stakeholders that is organisation, researcher and so on. It help organisation to develop
effective strategies for managing talent that has positive impact on the performance of company.
Moreover, it will help research worker to learn and improve skills that is time management,
communication, data analysis and so on.
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):
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Concept of talent management and human resource
As per the viewpoint of Ghosh (2021) Talent management is referred as the strategic procedure
of getting right talent on-board and assist them to grow their capabilities while keeping
company’s objective in mind (What is Talent Management, 2021). In addition to this, it is a
procedure which includes attracting as well as retaining high-quality staff members which help
an organisation to gain growth and success. On the other side, Human resource are the asset and
an integral part of an organisational growth and success as it help in performing all the activities
as per the set objectives.
Impact of talent management on the HR role within ASDA
According to Lauby, (2016) HR plays an important role in attracting and hiring the right talent at
workplace. It is determined that HR manager of a company analyse the requirement of vacant
position and ensure that skilful employee is hired who fulfil the criteria and responsibilities as
well (The Role of HR in Talent Management, 2016). In addition to this, HR assist an organisation
in performance management of staff members due to which the capabilities and skills of
employees is enhanced in a proper manner.
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Benefits of talent management and human resource within ASDA
As per the viewpoint of Negi (2021) it is analysed that there are various benefits attained by an
organisation because of effective and talented human resource. One of the main benefit is
increase in performance and productivity of organisation as talented employees execute activities
properly and in a systematic manner (What are the benefits of talent management, 2021). Apart
from this, there are also other benefits attained such as improvement in brand image, increase in
profitability, employee retention and many more.
Initiatives that HR of ASDA could be taken for talent management
According to Hannah, (2021), talent management strategy is an effective system of nurturing the
employees by means of innovative as well as performance management initiatives. There are
various talent management initiatives taken by respective organisation such as providing training
and development, allow participation in decision making, give reviews and feedback to staff
members (Talent management strategies, 2021). Apart from this, HR track and monitor the
performance on continuous basis as it will help in making improvements and managing talent at
workplace.
REFERENCES
Online
What is Talent Management, 2021 [Online] Available through;<
https://www.toolbox.com/hr/talent-management/articles/what-is-talent-management/>
The Role of HR in Talent Management, 2016 [Online] Available
through;<https://www.paychex.com/articles/hcm/role-of-hr-in-
talentmanagement#:~:text=Focusing%20on%20talent%
20management%20is,in%20reaching%20your%20staffing%20goals>
What are the benefits of talent management, 2021 [Online] Available through;<
https://www.saviom.com/blog/benefits-of-talent-management/>
Talent management strategies, 2021 [Online] Available
through;https://www.edapp.com/blog/10-talent-management-strategies/
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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):
How long
this will
take:
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Milestone one: ___Literature review ________
Target date (set by tutor): ____________________
Milestone two: ___Research methodology____________________
Target date (set by tutor): ______________________
Gantt Chart
It is defined as a technique which assist researcher to represent the activities against the time
period. Along with this, it includes starting and ending time of every activity that leads to
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attainment of research objectives on time period.
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:
Research philosophy: It is of two types that is positivism and interpretivism philosophy. For the
present study, positivism research philosophy is effective as it help in gathering, using and
analysing quantitative data in less time and cost as well.
Research approach: There are mainly two types of research approaches that us deductive and
inductive. For the present study, deductive approach is appropriate as it help in analysing
quantitative information. In addition to this, it will also help researcher to evaluate data that is
based on facts and figures.
Research strategy: The various research strategies are case study, action research, survey and so
on. In order to conduct the present study about the impact of talent management over the roles
played by human resource within a workplace of an organisation, survey will be chosen as it
assist to collect data directly from the source (Mukherjee, 2019). In addition to this, it will also
help in gathering quantitative and primary data in less time period.
Research choice: It is mainly of two types that is quantitative and qualitative but accordance to
the topic, quantitative research choice is appropriate. The main reason to select is it help in
collecting numerical data and also support researcher in gathering facts and figures which leads
to development of valid and reliable conclusion.
Data collection: The two main sources of data collection are primary as well as secondary
methods. Both the forms of data collection is effective but as per the research topic, primary data
collection method is useful and effective. The main reason to select is it help in gathering
information directly from the source and help to gain in-depth knowledge about topic which
further help to develop positive outcome.
Sampling: It is defined as the procedure to select sample size from the whole population for
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conducting the study. It is mainly of two types that is probability and non-probability sampling.
For the present research, random sampling which is a type of probability sampling method is
chosen (Bairagi and Munot, 2019). The 30 employees of ASDA is selected as respondents and
the reason to chosen them as participants is they have knowledge about policies and ground
working of company because of which they can provide appropriate information to researcher.
Research instrument: The different types of research instruments are questionnaire, interview,
focus group and so on. For the present study, Questionnaire will be developed and the reason to
select is it help in gaining in-depth knowledge regarding topic that leads to development of valid
conclusion.
Data analysis: The two types of data analysis method is thematic analysis, frequency
distribution analysis. For the present study, frequency distribution analysis will be applied
(Leedy and Ormrod, 2019). The reason to select this is it help in analysing primary data and also
help to present findings in the form of graphs and charts.
REFERENCES
Books & Journal
Mukherjee, S.P., 2019. A guide to research methodology: An overview of research problems,
tasks and methods. CRC Press.
Bairagi, V. and Munot, M.V. eds., 2019. Research methodology: A practical and scientific
approach. CRC Press.
Brandenburg, R. and McDonough, S., 2019. Ethics, self-study research methodology and teacher
education. In Ethics, Self-Study Research Methodology and Teacher Education (pp. 1-
14). Springer, Singapore.
Leedy, P.D. and Ormrod, J.E., 2019. Practical research: Planning and design. Pearson. One
Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458.
Comments and agreement from tutor
Comments (optional):
I confirm that the project is not work which has been or will be submitted for another
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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: The impact of talent management on the role of HR within UK retail industry
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
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 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?
Yes
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)?
For recruiting the respondents, random sampling will be adopted by investigator.
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
In order to inform respondents about the topic, e-mail as a process is used by investigator.
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?
In order to obtain consent from respondents, the data about the topic is provide in Written
form.
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
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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?
In computer system
Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used
Yes No
If Yes, please provide further detail
ls:
After the research:
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Researcher
Where will the data be stored?
In computer system
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
For 6 months
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
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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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REFERENCES
Books & Journal
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