Research Project Report: Talent Management in the Service Industry

This report presents a research project on talent management within the service industry. It begins by outlining the aims and objectives, which include identifying ways to improve talent management among employees, understanding the concept, and recommending improvements. The report details a project management plan encompassing cost, scope, and time considerations, along with a Gantt chart illustrating the research timeline. Various research methodologies are discussed, including qualitative research approaches and an interpretive research philosophy. Data interpretation is presented through themes, such as the impact of talent management on business performance, factors affecting talent management (working environment, training, job security), and tools for improvement (workforce planning, leadership development). The report also includes reflection, recommendations for service industry practices, and a conclusion emphasizing the importance of talent management and effective communication strategies. The report is a valuable resource for understanding and improving talent management practices within the service industry.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Topic - Talent management in service industry
INTRODUCTION
 Talent management in service industry is concentrating on the communication
between the employees and hospitality industry.
 Report is concentrating on research aims and objectives which would include the
appropriate recommendations for improving the conditions.
 A project management plan is discussed in report which would cover the time, quality and
communication as well.

ACTIVITY 1
Aims and objectives
Aims: To identify ways of improving talent management among employees
Objectives :
To understand the concept of the talent management
To identify the importance of talent management
To recommend the ways which would improve talent management

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– Project management plan
A project management plan would include the plans for completing the objective in the effective way.
The purpose of the project management plan is to predict the problems and plan to organize the current
activities and complete it successfully (Cui Khan and Tarba, 2018.).
Cost
It would include the cost which is given by researcher for conducting the research in the effective way.
Information need to be collected by researcher for completing the research and for collecting the
research it would need efficient funds. The budget is given to researcher for research and that the budget
must be monitored in the effective way.

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Scope
It is including the areas on which the research would be conducted. It would help the employee to develop
and these would improve the performance of company in market. These would increase the productivity and
profits margins would be increased. Through the research objectives would be accomplished and the
research would be conducted in the effective way (Deery and Jago, 2015).
Time
Research is conducted and in research data is collected which would need time for accomplishing the work in
the effective manner. Time management is must and time must be given to the researcher for conducting
research. Task are divided by the researcher and it would need proper time for completing the work.
Research would need sufficient time for completing in the effective way.

 Gannt chart
Task Name
Duration Start Finish
Identify the research topic 1 wk Sat 12/21/19 Thu 12/26/19
Study of data 2 wks Fri 12/27/19 Thu 1/9/20
Identification of estimation of cost 3 days Fri 1/10/20 Tue 1/14/20
Used research methodologies 4 wks Wed 1/15/20 Tue 2/11/20
Data collection resources 5 wks Wed 2/12/20 Tue 3/17/20
Data analysis 6 wks Wed 3/18/20 Tue 4/28/20
Conclusion 7 wks Wed 4/29/20 Tue 6/16/20
Submission of research report 8 wks Wed 6/17/20 Tue 8/11/20

Research methodology
Research types
Research methods would include the research methods which need to be followed by researcher while
conducting the research in the effective way. The qualitative research is also defined as the market research
methods which would include the Behavior of targeted audience. Research results are more descriptive and
data is funded in the quite easy way. Qualitative research methods would include the interview method and
case study research and many more. Decision are affected and can be changed in the correct way for
conducting research. Qualitative data would be used by researcher for conducting research.

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Research philosophy
The researcher is conducting the research and so it would include the research philosophy. Research
philosophy is of many types but the researcher would use research of interpretive which is concentrating on
the human interest. Philosophy is including the qualitative data with the quantitative data. Understanding
the research and it could be specific in the unique way.
Research approach
Research approach would include the three types of approaches which are used by the researcher for
conducting the research. Inductive approach is included the new theories and generalizations as well.
Deductive approach is conducting on the validity of assumptions which would be used in research. Abductive
research is including the facts and puzzles which are used in conducting research. Researcher would use the
research approach of the induction such as the inductive approach and generalize the specific to general.

Data interpretation
Theme 1: Talent management would improve business performance
Strongly agree
12
Agree
5
strongly Disagree
8
Disagree
5

In the above discussion it would be stated that the talent management would be sued by the company for
improving the employee performance. It would include the performance of the employees which are working
in the organization. Talent management would improve the employee performance and these would have
impact on the company performance as well.
Strongly agree Agree strongly Disagree Disagree
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Column B

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Theme 2: Factors which would affect talent management
Working environment
12
Training programs
5
Job security
10
Salary benefits
5