Talent Management's Strategic Priority: A Research Project on Tesco

This research project investigates talent management as a strategic priority, focusing on a case study of Tesco. The report begins with a research proposal, outlining the title, aims, objectives, and research questions. It explores the importance of talent management, challenges faced by organizations, and strategies to overcome these challenges. The methodology includes both primary and secondary research, with a quantitative data approach and the use of questionnaires. The report also covers activities, timescales, and ethical considerations, including data storage and participant consent. The research aims to understand the concept of talent management, its importance within Tesco, challenges, and strategies for effective implementation to gain a competitive advantage.

RESEARCH PROJECT
(TASK 1)
TITLE
“Talent management is a strategic priority”

TABLE OF CONTENT
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENT.....................................................................................................................................2
TASK 1..........................................................................................................................................................3
Research Proposal Form..........................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................9
Research Ethics approval form..............................................................................................................10

TASK 1
Research Proposal Form
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the form of a question, objective or hypothesis)
The title of this research is “Talent management is a strategic priority”
AIMS
“To study the concept of talent management as a strategic priority and it influence over
increasing operations of business”. A study on Tesco
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 concept of talent management within business enterprise.
 To examine the importance of Talent management within Tesco.
 To explore several challenges that is faced by an organization in relation to talent
management.
 To investigate the strategies for overcome challenges related to talent management in an
organization.
Research questions
 What do you understand by concept of talent management within business enterprise?
 What is the importance of Talent management within Tesco?
 What are the challenges that are faced by organisation associated with talent
management?
 What are the strategies to overcome challenges related to talent management in business
enterprise?
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 key rationale for choosing this topic for research is to develop an understanding related to
the importance of talent management within business enterprise along with the manner that helps
firm to retain employees within working premise (D’Annunzio-Green, N., 2018). Therefore
conducting the research on this particular topic also helps in examine the challenges which are
faced by company while implementing talent management. Further it would also understand that
effective implication of this talent management helps company to gain competitive advantage
that improves success and performance rate of an organisation. Although, selection of this topic
is very effective from researcher viewpoint because it fulfil personal interest and also useful in
completing academic course by developing skills and knowledge related to specific interested
topic.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Use of key literature sources to support your research question, objective or hypothesis:
To understand the concept of talent management within business enterprise
As per the author Ashley Brooks, (2020), viewpoint it is to be reflected that talent management is
a strategic concept of human resources because it helps in attaining business goals by
appropriately hiring the best and talented candidate, developing and retaining talent in business
enterprise to get higher profitable results in competitive marketplace. It is to be understood that it
needs strategic thinking to become successful. In business enterprise talent management is a
vision for seeing successful future and because of this it is irreplaceable part of the companies
within business industries. Talent management is an integral activity of healthy and wealthy
enterprise as it helps in fierce the competition within corporate world. Further it is to be analysed
that effective communication along with timely training session are very crucial ways to better
talent management as it supports in improving skills and commitment levels of every employees.
To examine the importance of Talent management
As per the view point of Mona Momtazian, (2020), Talent management is highly important
within an organisation in several manner that are presented below:

 Attracts top talent- It is one of the main importance of Talent management within an
organisation. This helps in recruiting the best talent within firm at the time when
company needs to plan strategic talent management. This helps in making a employer
brand that attracts skilled and experienced candidate who are highly contributes in
business performance and outcomes.
 Enhances performance of employees- Talent management is highly crucial for business
because they are working for evaluating employee’s performance and according to that
offers training and development to employees. This helps in developing and improving
employees performance and lead to reducing issues and grievances within talent
workforce.
Several challenges that is faced by an organization in relation to talent management.
As per the viewpoint of “ Berger, (2020)” it is demonstrated that in an organisation it is highly
complex to retain and manage talent and due to this companies are facing major challenges.
Several challenges are developing robust leadership style, formulating vital knowledge and skills
to maintain relationships, unappealing culture of an organisation etc. In this human resource
manager of company are responsible for managing talent at workplace where they continuously
working on eliminating employee turnover because if high turnover is occur company incurred
high cost in recruiting and training workers.
Strategies to overcome challenges related to talent management in business enterprise
As per the viewpoint of “Pandita, D. and Ray, S., (2018)” it is to be reflected that there are
several strategies to overcome the challenges which are faced by talent management within
business enterprise. These strategies are human resource manager can communicate effectively
with their talent workforce due to which strong culture is to be developed within organisation.
Confronting the issues related to performance of employees so that challenge related to
ineffective leadership style is to be solved effectively and appropriately.
REFERENCES

Books and Journal
Berger, L.A., 2020. Talent Management: Handbook. MGH
Pandita, D. and Ray, S., 2018. Talent management and employee engagement–a meta-analysis of
their impact on talent retention. Industrial and Commercial Training.
Online
Momtazian. M., 2020, What is Talent Management and Why is It Important?. [Online].
Available through: < https://expert360.com/resources/articles/talent-management-
important>
Brooks. A., 2020, What Is Talent Management and Why Is It So Important?. [Online]. Available
through: < https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/business/blog/what-is-talent-
management/>
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):
To complete this report researcher need approx two months so that
investigator gets efficient result in their research (Narayanan, A.,
Rajithakumar, S. and Menon, M., 2019). To complete the activities
appropriately researcher need to use Gantt chart where every activities
are divided as per time so that completion would be easy.
How long this will
take:
2 months
Milestone one: _________________
Target date (set by tutor): _________________

Milestone two: _________________
Target date (set by tutor): __________________
Gantt Chart

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 methodology refers to a vital part of research because it helps researcher to present the
detail related to set of techniques and methods which are used to complete the research
appropriately (Anlesinya, A., Dartey-Baah, K. and Amponsah-Tawiah, K., 2019). For
completing this research, investigator decides to use the quantitative data of investigation so that
effective data is to be gathered in an accurate manner. To complete this research the researcher
used two sources that are primary and secondary research. Where primary research includes the
use of questionnaire in which data is to be collected by taking a sample from group of people.
For sampling probability approach is to be used where around 30 managers of Tesco are selected
on a random basis (Bratton, J. and Watson, S., 2018). On the other hand, secondary data includes
collection of data by using books, journals, scholars etc.
Evaluate different research approaches and methodology and make justifications for the
Choice of methods selected based on philosophical/ theoretical frameworks.
From above proposal it is evaluated that researcher adopts the quantitative data approach to
complete this research that is beneficial because it gives accurate data of the findings also
consumes less time. In this investigator also use primary and secondary so that data and
information about specific topic are to be gathered effectively by using questionnaire method,
books, journals etc. that gives proficient result to objectives of research.
By above analysis it is critically evaluated that researcher adopts the quantitative research
method to conduct this research because it gives appropriate answers to the research questions.

At the same time it is time consuming process because research collect information from several
respondents. In this primary and secondary research process are to be adopted that helps in
reflecting valid conclusion at the end of research.
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
REFERENCES
Books and Journal
Anlesinya, A., Dartey-Baah, K. and Amponsah-Tawiah, K., 2019. Strategic talent management
scholarship: a review of current foci and future directions. Industrial and Commercial
Training.
Bratton, J. and Watson, S., 2018. Talent management, emotional labour and the role of line
managers in the Scottish hospitality industry. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism
Themes.

D’Annunzio-Green, N., 2018. Cornerstones of talent management as a strategic priority in the
hospitality. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes.
Narayanan, A., Rajithakumar, S. and Menon, M., 2019. Talent management and employee
retention: An integrative research framework. Human Resource Development
Review, 18(2), pp.228-247.

Research Ethics approval form
Section 1: Basic details:
Project title:
The title of this research is “Talent management is a strategic priority”
AIMS
“To study the concept of talent management as a strategic priority and it influence over
increasing operations of business”. A study on Tesco
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)?
Employees, managers, directors of Tesco Plc recruited as participants.
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
Use of online media, e-mails, notice board is used to inform participants.
How will you obtain consent from participants? Will this be written? How will it be made clear