Talent Management Strategies for High-Performance Employee Retention

This document is a research approval and ethics form submitted by a student for a project on talent management strategies in the hotel industry, specifically focusing on the Hilton Hotel in Maidstone. The form outlines the research objectives, which include examining the importance of talent management in the hospitality sector, determining its impact on employee retention, and identifying effective talent management strategies. It details the research methodology, participant recruitment, consent procedures, data storage and security measures, and potential ethical issues such as informed consent, confidentiality, and data protection. The student declares their understanding of the ethical guidelines and seeks approval from their lecturer, who will assess the research's relevance, scope, feasibility, and ethical considerations before granting approval. The form is a critical component of the project submission, ensuring that the research adheres to ethical standards and is conducted responsibly.

Research Approval& Ethics Form
*Students must ensure that this form is attached with their final submission. Failure to do this will
result in your project been refused for grading.
Section 1: Basic Details
Proposed topic title: ............. Talent Management Strategies for Retaining High-performance
Employees in the Hotel Industry: A case study of Hilton Hotel
Maidstone. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Student name: ...................................................................................
Student ID number: ...................................................................................
Programme: ...................................................................................
School: ...................................................................................
Intended research start date: ............................................. Intended research end date: .............................................
Section 1: Proposal
You must complete all parts of Section 1 & 2 and present to your lecturer for a brief discussion and
approval of your topic before embarking on writing a full proposal.
What are the research objectives?
Research project 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?): Try to have at least 3 SMART objectives.
Research Objectives
 To examine the importance of talent management in hospitality sector.
 To determine the impact of talent management on employee retention.
 To identify the talent Management Strategies for Retaining High-performance
Employees in the Hotel Industry.
Explain your reasons for your choice of topic
Reasonsforchoosingtheproject(e.g.linkstoothersubjectsyouarestudying,personalinterest,fut
ureplans,whythetopicisimportant):
The given investigation has been taken into consideration on Impact of Talent Management
Strategies for Retaining High-performance Employees in the Hotel Industry. This research
conducts in to personal and professional context. In personal manner, researcher conducts

Section 2: Participants
Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestions,giving
fulldetailswherenecessary. Will your research involve human
participants?
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Ages 12-
16:
YoungPeopleaged17–
18:
Adul
t ✓
How will participants be recruited (identified and approached)?
Through random sampling
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
Howwillyouobtainconsentfromparticipants?Willthisbewritten?
Howwillitbemadecleartoparticipants thattheymaywithdrawconsenttoparticipateatanytime?
From email, consent can be obtained and this will be in written form.
Studiesinvolvingquestionnaires:Willparticipantsbegiventheoptionofomittingquestionstheydonot
wish toanswer?
Yes
:
No
:
If No please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical issues arising from this
Studiesinvolvingobservation:Confirmwhetherparticipantswillbeaskedfortheirinformedconsen
ttobe observed.
Yes
:
No
:
Willyoudebriefparticipantsattheendoftheirparticipation(i.e.givethemabriefexplanationofthestud
y)?
Yes
:
No
:
Willparticipantsbegiveninformationaboutthefindingsofyourstudy?
(Thiscouldbeabriefsummaryofyour findings ingeneral)
Yes
:
No
:
research for personal interest and gaining the understandings. In professional context,
investigator conducts research for enhancing knowledge as well as skills of researcher. This
will help in future to researcher for conducting the similar research in future.
Section 3: 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?
Researcher and organisation
During the research:
Where will the data be stored?

In hard disk
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?
In hard disk
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
For 1 year
Will data be kept for use by other researchers? Yes: No: ✓
If yes, please provide further details:
Section 4: 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 as a result 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
 Risks 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 5: Declaration
I have read, understood and will abide by The Pearson College Research Ethics Policy:
Yes: No:

I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with my Module Tutor: Yes: No:
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge:
The above information is correct and that this is a full description of the ethics issues that may
arise in the course of my research.
Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Date: …………………………………
Please submit your completed form to ………………………….
Section 3: Approval (To be completed by the lecturer)
Checklist Yes No
1. Is the proposed research title related to the theme? ✓
2. Is the research scope realistic? (i.e. not too broad) ✓
3. Is the research feasible? (i.e. could be done) ✓
4. Is there a research question or hypothesis? ✓
5. Is there a rationale or clear reason for choosing the research title? ✓
6. Has the student considered how the data will be collected? ✓
7. Has the student considered where the data will be collected? ✓
Comment (If any)
Agreement from project proposal checker (if applicable)
I confirm the learner has met and discuss their topic with me and is appropriate to the theme
provided.
Name & signature: