Examining Talent Management's Role in Unilever's Business Performance

This research project investigates the impact of talent management on business performance, using Unilever Plc as a case study. The study aims to examine the role of HR in enhancing business performance by strengthening the workforce. Research objectives include identifying the importance of talent management and training and development, determining the impact of talent management on business performance, identifying issues in talent management, and suggesting ways to overcome barriers. The research includes survey findings, conclusions emphasizing the importance of HR in attracting, developing, and retaining talent, and recommendations for improving talent management practices, such as using applicant tracking software. The findings highlight the positive correlation between effective talent management and organizational success. The report provides a detailed analysis of the importance of talent management in the context of Unilever, emphasizing the role of HR in attracting, developing, and retaining talent, and offers recommendations for improvement.

Research Project
RESEARCH OUTCOMES

Research Aim
 The aim of this research is “To examine the impact of talent
management on role of HR in increasing the performance of
business by strength the workforce.” A study on Unilever Plc.

Research Objectives
 • To identify the importance of talent management and
training and development role performed by HR in managing the
talent in Unilever organization.
 • To determine the impact of talent management in increasing
the performance of the business.
 • To determine the issues faces by the businesses in relation to
managing talent at workplace.
 • To access ways that can be implement by Unilever Plc to
overcome the barriers of talent management.

Research Questions
 What is the importance of talent management and training and
development role performed by HR in managing the talent in
Unilever organization?
 How talent management impact on increasing the
performance of the business?
 •What are the different issues faces by the businesses in relation to
managing talent at workplace?
 •What are the ways that can be implement by Unilever Plc to
overcome the barriers of talent management?

Findings to Stakeholders
Stakeholders are organizations or individuals who have an effect on
research programs and their results. The research project involves a
variety of stakeholders, including researchers, investors, company
administrators and others. In order to conduct research, the investigator
must be certain that the research findings can be communicated to
other stakeholders on the importance of talent management strategies
in improving employee performance. To effectively convey research
conclusions, an investigator must use efficient communication
strategies such as emails, presentations, and others.

Outcomes
Q1) Do you have detailed understanding about the talent
management in regards to an organization?
Frequency
a) Yes 35
b) No 5
a) Yes b) No
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Q2) According to you, does talent management helps the
company to enhance its performance level?
Frequency
a) Yes 32
b) No 8
a) Yes b) No
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35 32
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Q3) What is the importance of the talent management in an
organization?
Frequency
a) Attracting high quality employees 10
b) Create motivated workforce 15
c) Retain talented employees 15
a) Attracting high
quality employees
b) Create motivated
workforce
c) Retain talented
employees
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Conclusion
From the above mentioned information, it has been concluded that talent
management is related to anticipation of necessary human capital of company
and also planning to meet with the objective. The main role of HR in talent
management is to attract the right person, developing them and also sustain at
workplace for longer time period. The main focus of HR is to enhancing the
organizational performance and attaining organizational objectives.

Recommendations
From the above mentioned information, it has been recommended that
companies should hire the right talent which can focus on attaining the set
objectives with in a given period of time and improving the organizational
performance. It is necessary to use the applicant tracking software in order
to hiring the employees. Instead of wasting time on the resume screening
and organizing candidate, company can able to automate process with
software and speed up its hiring process.

References
 Collings, D.G., Mellahi, K. and Cascio, W.F., 2019. Global talent
management and performance in multinational enterprises: A
multilevel perspective. Journal of management, 45(2), pp.540-566.
 Davidavičienė, V., 2018. Research Methodology: An Introduction.
In Modernizing the Academic Teaching and Research Environment
(pp. 1-23). Springer, Cham.
 Devi, P.S., 2017. Research methodology: A handbook for beginners.
Notion Press.

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