Research Proposal: Talent Management Strategies for Successful Firms

This research proposal investigates the impact of talent management strategies on organizational success, using Morrisons as a case study. The study aims to understand the use of talent management for organizational welfare, analyze its impact on employee efficiency, examine its benefits for employee development and retention, and determine the impact of challenges due to poor talent management practices. The research explores the importance of talent management, its role in employee engagement, and its effect on reducing employee turnover. The methodology includes research philosophies (positivism), research approaches (deductive), research choices (quantitative), and instruments like questionnaires, using a probability sampling method with a sample size of 30. The proposal outlines the activities, timelines, and research approach to effectively address the research questions and objectives, incorporating literature reviews and ethical considerations.

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Research Proposal Form
Student Name: ______________________ Student ID:
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Centre Name: _____________________
Tutor: ________________ Date:
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Unit: ____________________
Proposed Title: Effective Talent Management Strategies For Successful Organisations.
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the form of a question, objective or hypothesis)
Research Aim
To study the Effects of Talent Management Strategies for the development of organisation.
A Case study of Morrisons.
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?):
Objectives
 To understand the use of Talent Management for the welfare of Organisation.
 To analyse the impact of Talent Management Strategies on the efficiency of
employees of Morrisons .
 To examine the benefits of Talent Management Strategies for the development and
retention of employees in the organisation.
 To determine the impact of challenges that experienced by the Morrison due to poor
practices of Talent Management.
Research questions

 What is the use of Talent Management for the welfare of Organisation ?
 What is the impact of Talent Management Strategies on the efficiency of employees
of Morrison?
 What are the benefits of Talent Management Strategies for the development and
retention of employees in the organisation?
 What the impact of challenges that experienced by the Morrison due to poor
practices of Talent Management.
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):
This research is prominent because it helps to provide the useful information & in depth
understanding of talent management and its strategies. It research also discuss the
importance of talent management for the welfare of the organisation. Talent management
strategies are helpful to retain employees longer period of time. The usage of talent
management strategies are fruitful for the organisation that is the main reason to choose this
project as a research process.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Use of key literature sources to support your research question, objective or hypothesis:
Use of Talent Management for the welfare of Organisation
According to the Kaliannan, (2016), defined that talent management is essential for the
welfare of the organisation and also help to retain the employees for longer duration. The
importance of talent management is increasing rapidly because it can help to maintain the
success of the organisation. Talent management consider as one of the most useful
techniques which can help to attract the employees and practice some activities which will
help in the career development of employees. HR manager of the company can use various
types of practices to retain the employees and also conduct recruitment process in an
efficient way so that manager can recruit fresh talent and give them training so that they can
easily improve their skills and knowledge ( Redlich and Lattemann, 2019). This study also
help to spread the importance and usage of talent management so that company can consider

all the useful practices of the talent management.
Impact of Talent Management Strategies on the efficiency of employees of Morrison
According to Turner, (2018), revealed that talent management strategies are beneficial to
improve the efficiency level of employees. Through talent management, manager can
conduct various types of activities that can help to create the strong relation with employees
and also help in effective employees engagement. This research identified the importance of
talent management and why employee engagement is essential to establish effective
relationship among employees so that they is less chance for miscommunication and all the
employees can work together to obtain the same goal that is organisational success (Karas,
E., 2017). The impact of talent management strategies affect in a positive way so that
employees efficiency level will increase in an effective manner. This study also analysed
that talent management are provide appropriate impact on the overall development of
employees.
The benefits of Talent Management Strategies for the development and retention of
employees in the organisation.
According to Rastgoo, ( 2016), discussed that talent management is essential because it
helps to build the relationship among the employees and the organisation. There are many
benefits of talent management that's why in this time most of the organisation can easily opt
many talent management strategies so that they can improve the performance level of the
employees and also enhance the productivity of the organisation. Talent management helps
to decrease the employees turnover rate and improve the efficiency of employees
(Baumgartner and Rauter, 2017). This research find out various practice of talent
management that can give long term benefits for the organisation. Talent management
strategies are helpful to create the positive impact of the on the development of the
employees so that they an retain for longer period of time.
The impact of challenges that experienced by the Morrison due to poor practices of
Talent Management
According to Whysall, etc. al., (2019), revealed that there are numerous factors that can
create the issues in the growth of organisation. Organisation are facing many challenges that

affect the growth of the organisation employees and also help to maintain the development
of employees. This study analysed that due to lack of talent management practices,
organisation can face various challenges like low performance of employees , high turnover
rate, lack of employees productivity etc. so it is a facts that talent management is essential to
boost the employees morales. Through training sessions, employees can take easily learn
new skills and abilities so that they can easily obtain the organisational goal and maintain
the efficiency of employees.
REFERENCES
Baumgartner, R.J. and Rauter, R., 2017. Strategic perspectives of corporate sustainability
management to develop a sustainable organization. Journal of Cleaner Production, 140,
pp.81-92.
Kaliannan, M., Abraham, M. and Ponnusamy, V., 2016. Effective talent management in
Malaysian SMES: A proposed framework. The Journal of Developing
Areas, 50(5), pp.393-401.
Karas, E., 2017. Talent management in organizations. Calitatea, 18(S1), p.288.
Noe, R.A., et. al., 2017. Human resource management: Gaining a competitive advantage.
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
Rastgoo, P., 2016. The relationship of talent management and organizational development
with job motivation of employees. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae
Mendelianae Brunensis, 64(2), pp.653-662.
Redlich, B. and Lattemann, C., 2019. A design thinking approach for talent management–
can talent management benefit from design thinking?. In Research Handbook of
International Talent Management. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Turner, P., 2018. Talent management and employee engagement. In Talent Management in
Healthcare (pp. 253-283). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Whysall, Z., Owtram, M. and Brittain, S., 2019. The new talent management challenges of
Industry 4.0. Journal of Management Development.
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):
Introduction
Aim and objectives
Literature review
Research Methodology
How long this will take:
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2
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Submission of research proposal
Data collection
Data analysis
Conclusion and recommendations
Reflection
Submission of final report
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Milestone one: Literature review
Target date
Milestone two: Research methodology
Target date :
Milestone Three: Data Collection
Gantt Chart
Gantt chart mainly given by Henry Gantt in 1910 and the main reason to develop this chart
is to show the relation between various diverse activities that specifically related to existing
schedule so that project activities can easily linked with the other and demonstrate the
geographical representation of all diverse activities that are essential because it require to
perform in term of specific 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 Philosophies – This is consider as a useful process that can help in collect and
analyse the appropriate data related to the research topic. Two kind of researcher
philosophies are considered by the researcher these are positivism and interpretivisim
philosophy. Both philosophies are essential to conduct this research but to carry out this
research, positivism philosophies will be used because this philosophy help in gather the
qualitative data in a specific time. Interpretivism philosophy is not suitable because it only
consider qualitative data and require more time.
Researcher Approach – This approach is useful because it can help to make research
process more appropriate and interesting. There are two kind of approaches are considered
such as inductive approach and deductive approach. Both approach are useful for the study
but to carry out this current research, deductive approach will be considered because it is
helpful to analyse the qualitative information and maintain the validity and reliability of the
data. Inductive approach mainly consider some kind of innovative and observable facts and
usually consider qualitative data.
Research Choice - In context of research, there are two types of research choices
considered such as qualitative and quantitative research. Qualitative research collect data
from the observation, interview and quantitative research can be collected through survey
questionnaire. To carry out this research, quantitative research will be opt because it can
help to gather the numeric data in a structured form.
Research Instruments- This is a technique that help to collect the appropriate data in a
specific manner. There are various instruments are considered such as interview , survey,
questionnaire method and observation methods. All instruments are essential to gather the
research data related to the talent management but to carry out this study questionnaire
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method is consider so that researcher can get the relevant information about the topic.
Sampling Techniques - This is a most essential techniques which is mandatory for each
and every research. There are two types of sampling methods used such as probability
sampling and non- probability sampling. Both techniques are essential for the research but
to carry out this present research, probability sampling methods will be use because it can
help select research target randomly. The sample size of this study is 30.
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

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:
An examination on diversity inclusion and the gender pay gap.
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
Questionnaires Yes
Observations Yes
Use of personal records Yes No
Data Analysis Yes
Action Research Yes No
Focus Groups No
Others (Please specify) : n/a
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: No Young people aged: 17-18 No Adults: Yes
How will participants be recruited (identified an approached)?
The research respondents will be recruited through random sampling method as a type of probability
approach.

Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
The participants of research will be send with the informed consent form and
questionnaire on email.
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?
Using Email.
Studies involving questionnaires: will participants be given the option of omitting questions that do not wish
to answer?
Yes
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
Will you debrief participants at the end of their participation (i.e give them a brief explanation of the study)?
Yes
Will participants be given information about the findings of your study?(This could be a brief summary of your
findings in general)
Yes
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
Who will have access to the data and personal information?
Researcher/Supervisor
During the research:
Researcher/Supervisor
Where will the data be stored?
USB and Laptop
Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used
Yes
If Yes, please provide further details:

After the research: Safely dispose of the data
Where will the data be stored?:
USB/Laptop
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
Approx Six months
Will data be kept for use by other researchers? 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: N/A
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. n/a
 Sensitive topics n/a
 Risk to participants and /or researchers: n/a
 Confidentiality/anonymity:
 Disclosures/ limits to confidentiality:
 Data storage and security, both during and after the research (including transfer, sharing, encryption,
protection).
 Reporting: Yes
 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
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with my Unit Tutor:
Yes
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 tutor and also attach to the Research Proposal when submitting
to Turnitin.