Identifying Corporate Issues in Tesco Due to Human Allocation Report

This report provides a case study on Tesco, a multinational retail organization, to identify corporate issues arising from human allocation. It begins with an introduction outlining the research aim, objectives, and questions, followed by a Gantt chart illustrating the project schedule. A comprehensive literature review explores resource allocation within retail organizations, focusing on Tesco's decision to replace managers and its implications. The research methodology section details the use of primary and secondary methods, quantitative and qualitative research approaches. The report concludes with a list of references, offering valuable insights into the challenges and strategies related to human resource allocation in a corporate setting.

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Contents
Topic: To identify the corporate issues that occurred in a multinational retail organization due to
human allocation. A case study on Tesco.................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................3
Research Aim..........................................................................................................................................3
Research Objectives................................................................................................................................3
Research Questions.................................................................................................................................3
Gantt Chart..............................................................................................................................................3
Literature Review......................................................................................................................................4
Research Methodology..............................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................7

Topic: To identify the corporate issues that occurred in a multinational retail organization
due to human allocation. A case study on Tesco.
INTRODUCTION
Corporate strategy can be defined as a company’s overall strategic plan that outlines the overall
goals, objectives and different management activities of the company (Chatterji and et. al., 2016). It a
long-term and clearly defined direction of the company. It is one of the most important components for an
organization as it ensures effective allocation of the resources as well as improve its overall position
within the market. Organization chosen for this research is Tesco, which is multinational retailer of
groceries headquartered in England, United Kingdom. The company was founded in the year 1919 by
Jack Cohen. The report identifies and explains the problem of a large number of managers being replaced
in Tesco. A Gantt chart showing the start and finish of project is also included in the research.
Research Aim
“To identify the corporate issues that occurred in a multinational retail organization due to human
allocation. A case study on Tesco.”
Research Objectives
 To study the importance of human resources allocation in a multinational retail organization.
 To determine the issue that took place in Tesco after the replacement of a large number of
employees from the position of managers.
 To develop corporate strategies that can help Tesco in resource allocation in a positive manner
without having to replace its managers.
Research Questions
 What is the importance of human resources allocation in a multinational retail organization?
 What is the issue that took place in Tesco after the replacement of a large number of employees
from the position of managers?
 What are the corporate strategies that can help Tesco in resource allocation in a positive manner
without having to replace its managers?
Gantt Chart
It can be defined as a type of horizontal chart that describes the complete schedule of a particular
project (Foucault and Frésard, 2019). Organizations today use this chart in their systems effectively in
order track schedules of the projects. Gantt charts also help the managers in understanding the number of

projects that are related to each other within a company. A Gantt chart is the maximum often used charts
in challenge control and assists in detecting capability risks that may were missed in the course of the
direction of mission. These sorts of charts are generally useful in the course of planning in addition to
scheduling initiatives and additionally help in identifying its time length, resources wished to finish the
equal and consequently planning the order wherein all obligations may be completed as a result (Ledin
and Machin, 2016). Various soft wares can be used by professional in the company to develop Gantt
charts. The chart was first presented by Henry Gantt in the years 1910-1915.
Literature Review
Resource Allocation can be defined as a process that involves planning, allocating and managing
resources so that organizational goals and objectives can be achieved. This is an important component in
order to complete and deliver a particular project effectively and efficiently (Johnson, 2016). There are
various departments within a retail organization and therefore, as a result, it becomes even more
important to implement this concept in the system. The process of resource allocation helps in enhancing
the overall productivity levels as well as employee morale of the employees in the company.

In an article about Tesco replacing employees in the management division, it was seen that the
company decided to remove manager employees who were responsible for handling recruitment and other
matters relating to the workforce of the company (Tesco to shed up to 1,700 jobs in new management
shake-up, 2019). The primary obligations of those new managers are too powerful cope with subjects like
human aid allocation, across multiple shops. As this would aid in getting their efforts for gaining highly
competitive benefit at marketplace. It has evaluated the primary purpose at the back of replacement of
those managers is irrelevant usage of human resource. The company also hired new managers in order to
carry out business operations effectively.
In order to allocate resources properly, the company has decided to hire new managers. But this
can also be done by opting various other strategies wherein there will be no requirement of replacing the
current employees. Effective training should be provided to the staff members in the human resources
department, so that they acquire new skills. Also, an effective budget should be developed so that all the
expenses can be overlooked and managed effectively.
Research Methodology
Primary Methods – Primary methods of a research help the researcher in collecting data that is
accurate, reliable as well as first hand. Some examples of primary methods of data collection are
observation questionnaires, focus groups etc. The collection of data through these methods consume a lot
of time in addition to money. One of the fine benefits of number one strategies of research are that they
may be customized in line with the want of researcher.
Secondary Methods – Online articles, diaries, books, journals are some examples of secondary
methods of collecting data. These are more cost and time effective as compared to primary methods
(Rugman and Verbeke, 2017). One of the best ways to gather secondary data is through official
government websites and agencies.
Quantitative Research – This is a kind of research herein results are represented in the form of
numbers, graphs and statistics (Chatterji and et. al., 2016). Different methods by which information or
data can be gathered for a quantitative research include online polls, questionnaires, interviews etc. The
methods of collecting information for this type of research are comparatively more structured as
compared to qualitative research.
Qualitative Research – Qualitative research is basically carried out in order to
understand the reasons behind a particular problem. The results cannot be expressed in the form
of numbers or graphs but facts and figures. The behavior of target audience can also be

understood through this type of research. Also, the number of respondents in the sample of a
qualitative research are comparatively less as compared to those in quantitative research.

REFERENCES
Books & Journals
Chatterji, A. K. and et. al., 2016. Do ratings of firms converge? Implications for managers, investors and
strategy researchers. Strategic Management Journal. 37(8). pp.1597-1614.
Foucault, T. and Frésard, L., 2019. Corporate strategy, conformism, and the stock market. The Review of
Financial Studies. 32(3). pp.905-950.
Johnson, G., 2016. Exploring strategy: text and cases. Pearson Education.
Ledin, P. and Machin, D., 2016. The evolution of performance management discourse in corporate
strategy diagrams for public institutions. Discourse, Context & Media. 13. pp.122-131.
Rugman, A. M. and Verbeke, A., 2017. Global corporate strategy and trade policy (Vol. 12). Routledge.
Online
Tesco to shed up to 1,700 jobs in new management shake-up. 2019. [Online] Available Through:
<https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/22/tesco-to-shed-1700-jobs-in-new-
management-shake-up>.