Research: Talent Management Benefits within Tesco Supermarket

This document is a research project proposal focusing on the benefits of developing talent management programs within Tesco Supermarket. The study aims to determine the advantages of implementing such programs, exploring the rationale behind the research, which includes the need for skilled employees in a competitive market and the potential for increased awareness of talent management capabilities. The research will utilize a mixed-method approach, including interviews, questionnaires, observations, focus groups, and data analysis. The proposal includes a literature review discussing the importance of talent management in the context of globalization and economic challenges, along with potential methodologies, ethical considerations, and a timeline for the project. The abstract highlights the significance of talent management in enhancing organizational success and the role of human resources in achieving business goals. The research intends to contribute to the understanding of talent management strategies and their impact on business performance, particularly within the retail sector. The project also considers challenges and problems arising within implementation of talent management within Tesco. The report is the mixture of quantitative and qualitative data analysis.

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Project title: A study into the benefits of developing talent management within the Tesco Supermarket.
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Programme: Diploma in business management
School: School of business
Intended research start date:Sept 2020 Intended research end date: 01 March 2020
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One: 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?):
a) To determine the benefits of Introducing talent management programmes at Tesco Supermarket.
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,why the topic is important):
a) The study assess the benefit of developing Talent Management programmes within the
Supermarket of Tesco. Therefore, this research is of a great value since the results of the study
can assist in the creating awareness the staffs in order to develop Talent Management
capabilities.
b) The outcomes of the research can produce a viable aspects of knowledge which has been
received from the research on the programmes of talent management and can assist other people
who are willing to conduct a further research and can be used by many businesses for
developing their talent management scheme.

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 Interviews:
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 Observations:
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 Data Analysis:
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 Focus Groups:
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Some of the research methodologies used are;
Interviews, questionnaires, observations, focus groups and data
analysis.
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A STUDY INTO THE BENEFIT OF DEVELOPING TALENT MANAGEMENT
WITHIN THE TESCO
BY
ABDULWAHAB KASSIM SUGULE.
STUDENT IDENTIFICATION: STUDENT ID: 18000978
A RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL TO BE SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL
FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DIPLOMA IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
OF UNITED KINGDOM COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND COMPUTING.
7TH DECEMBER 2020.

ABSTRACT
Talent management is one of the most significant movements which are being used by
the businesses in order to enhance ratio of organisational success. With the use of talent
management a business can grow and keep such skills in the business which leads in
developing market growth and expansion. This report is covering challenges and problems
arising within implementation of talent management within Tesco. The report is the mixture of
quantitative and qualitative data analysis which could be helpful in developing the overall
research in appropriate manner. With the help of appropriate research methodology research
aims can be attained so that systematic path for research can be made. On the other hand up-
keeping research ethics will lead in developing such constraints in research due to which
prominent results can be developed.

Table of Contents
ABSTRACT.....................................................................................................................................6
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................8
Rationale for Research...........................................................................................................8
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................9
Aim and Objectives..............................................................................................................12
POTENTIAL THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE..........................................................................13
POTENTIAL METHODOLOGY AND METHODS...................................................................14
CONSIDERED ETHICS, LIMITATIONS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS.......................................16
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17
TIMELINE (GANTT CHANT).....................................................................................................18
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................19

INTRODUCTION
Currently, as a result of sudden disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the
organizations are facing many disturbing issues which should they shouldtackle, without
forgetting the survival. The talent management within the business can't be a priority.
Many businesses struggle to maintain their image in the world market because of problems such
as globalization, tough competition as well as improving the technology (Johennesse and Chou,
2017). The companies have moved their systems from the situation of targeting only on the
raising their productions as well as differentiations of their goods and services but on their
human resources such as workers since they are the most vital resource in all the business.
The companies which manage takes care of their employees effectively achieves their business
goals and objectives hence improving the talent of their human resources. In line with Rop, the
prosperity and progress of any business depends on placing the suitable staffs having the best
skills during the right time, taking the employees who are talented as the asset can result to
sustainable competitive benefits and the best performance(Whysall, Owtram and Brittain,
2019). Business faces problems concerning the talent shortage even more than financial crisis,
according to the research, the employees who are talented covers about three to five percent of
all the workers in the business.Talent is the main factor for prosperity to increase and
maintaining the performance of the business where talent includes, abilities of a person, level of
experience, amount of knowledge as well as their credentials.
Rationale for Research
1. For the fastest fluctuating and unstable economy which experience globalization as tough
working environment of today, the talent management such as creating appropriate talent,
individual skills, having good knowledge as well as experience leading the good performance
of the business (Anlesinya and et. al., 2019). The overall agreement between the human
resources department and researchers that the management of talent is the crucial human
resources crisis affecting the business of this generation. It's a main test for the managers of
Tesco to create the talent abilities as well as retaining skilled employees for them to achieve
competitive advantage.

2. The study assesses the benefit of developing Talent Management programmes within the
Supermarket of Tesco. Therefore, this research is of a great value since the results of the study
can assist in the creating awareness the staffs in order to develop Talent Management
capabilities.
3. The the outcomes of the study can produce a viable aspects of knowledge which has been
received from the research on the programmes of talent management and can assist other people
who are willing to conduct a further research and can be used by many businesses for
developing their talent management scheme.
LITERATURE REVIEW
In the present state of economic crisis, the threats of instability in the regions,
globalization as well as global competition, the new forces in the market of supply as well as
demand changes according to the population and hence, resulting to the major crisis for the
business to control the talent, more so for the companies which possess higher specifications for
the job and focusing on recruiting the staffs who has special competencies.(Schuler and
Tarique, ). This scenario has developed a requirement for the study in the field of Talent
Management that resulted to the several researches done in the past two decades. Due to this,
Talent Management is at the point, it has become of concern to the Organization and
academics. (Lewis and Heckman ). For attaining business succession this is imperative to hold
various strategies of talent management so that to inhale high skilled employees and to develop
understanding as well regarding market needs.
Apart from this literatures, the discussion on talent remains a point of concern and it's
still pertinent today(Iles, et al . Collings and Mellahi ; Hartmann, et al ; Bethke-Langenegger, et
al , Gallardo-Gallardo, et al ).
Although the management of talent, is another new concept of management in the
Human Resource Management, it's progressively earning popularity as well as attention
resulting from research to the world of enterprises. Still there are more gaps which needs further
theorical study, preferably in the United Kingdom, The word Talent is a buzz word, in
managing the company when the consultant company McKinsey put the phrase, war for talent,

to show the way companies are affected by the lack of enough talents as well as the competition
by business to influence and maintaining their employees as they are the vital asset (McKinsey
& Company, ). McKinsey as well as Organization expresses that it's important for the company
to posses the suitable talent to attain the competitive advantage. They as well says it again, that
attracting and retaining talent is very hard task.(McKinsey & Company, ). McKinsey and
research for company, are claiming that, it's not suitable practices which led to the higher
functioning businesses different though it's an unfriendly management of talent mentality.
(Michaels, et al). This research has created awareness and offered important inputy on the ways
of strengthening the human resources of the business, inorder to raise the functionality of the
business.
The length and width of the literature concerning the talent targeting the benefit of
developing talent and describing the reasons behind why managing talent is very important for
the prosperity of the business. (Huang and Tansley, ). Additionally, the scholarly research on
talent management explains the responsibility of talent in moving the performance of the
business, benefits and manageable competitive benefits (Collings&Mellahi, ; Ulrich & Ulrich,),
as well as tending to suppress the perception of the staffs. (Tansley and Tietze, ).
As stated by Berger and Berger, Talent Management is a vital tool for the success of the
business since it assists them to achieve and retain competitive benefits although, Ntonga
clarifies that investment in the activities of conservation of employees talents resulting to the
effective functionality of the staffs, that encourages the business to be prosperous in the end.
However, similarly according to the Rothwell, who defined that, it's vital where skilled human
capital is present for the strategic locations of the business as well as orderly arrangements
should be in place so as to achieve business strategic needs.
According to Anlesinya and et. al., (2019), Talent management is the successful tool
which is used by the by the business for inhaling talented workforce within business and to get
succession opportunities. When an organisation is implementing talent management strategies
then this leads them to face several issues may be related to its application within business or
resistance of employees. For a supermarket retailer talent management strategies are playing
advanced role in inhaling higher talent as for every retailer their employees are regarded as their
frontier so that talent management strategies are highly effective for the business of retailers.

Besides this perception of employees are also importantly handled by the business so that to
successfully implementing talent management strategies. According to perception of Collings,
Scullion and Caligiuri (2018), The perception of employee could be negative for talent
management as this is a change implementation which could be resisted by them. In order to
escape from this situation the management of the organisation is required to develop such
aspects within business so that to enhance employee engagement and to satisfy employees as
well. This will help the business to boost its creativity and productivity as well which could
lead in developing market image in tremendous manner.
According to viewpoints of Sheehan, Grant and Garavan (2018), This is being observed
that in current time market is having higher competition so that to deal with this aspect talent
management plays effective role and helps the business to grow and deal with this fierce market
competition. With the help of talent management distinct competitive edge can be created by
the organisation in the market which leads to develop several benefits in sales and market
prominence as well. In current time businesses are working to attain wealth maximisation and
this is possible only when employee and their talent enhancement are being focused. (Maamari
and Alameh, 2016)
When an organisation moves towards talent then this may lead them towards succession
and higher intensity market coverage as well. For management of competitive edge this is
necessary to have skilled and talented workforce and this is possible just by implicating talent
management strategies within business.
According to van Zyl, Mathafena and Ras (2017), The major problem with talent
management is associated with tight market of talent which leads the business to face several
implications related to workforce and their talent management. Besides this when employee
turnover is high then this is not possible to emphasis over managing talent so this could also be
the major problem with the business while implementing talent management. On the other hand
huge benefits are being attained by the businesses when they use talent management strategies
on board experience of the employees can be enhanced due to which more opportunities can be
obtained by them for career advancement. Similarly overall employee performance can be
enhanced due to which productivity of the business can also be improved and ROI of the
business can also be improved.

Aim and Objectives
a) To examine the present problems as well as challenges inhibiting the development of a
Talent Management strategy in the supermarkets of Tesco.
b) To evaluate the perceptions and perspectives of workers and managers at Tesco supermarket
towards Talent Management.
c) To determine the benefits of introducing Talent Management programmes at Tesco
supermarkets.