BA in Business Studies
Report on:
<Research Methods>
Title:
<ASDA – Research Methods >
Date of submission: 21/01/2022
1
,Abstract
Talent management is one of the most important human resource functions in a workplace. Talent
management strategically circulates potential talent in a company and allows the company to retain
old skillsets. Talent management increases retention sustainability and improves the skillsets of
working employees. ASDA is one of the biggest market shareholding grocery retailers and
supermarket chains in the UK market. The company has faced significant loss in the 2020 global
pandemic situation.
The research will introduce the background of the problem and talent issues in ASDA. The
research will review some existing literature on talent management practices and their theoretical
aspects. The proposal will elaborately discuss the methodological considerations and timeline of
the research in the last section of the proposal.
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, Contents
Abstract ......................................................................................................................................2
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................4
1.1 Research Question .............................................................................................................4
1.2 Research Objective ............................................................................................................5
2. Literature review .....................................................................................................................6
3. Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Research Onion ............................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Research Philosophy ....................................................................................................... 12
3.3 Research Approach.......................................................................................................... 12
3.4 Research Design .............................................................................................................. 13
3.5 Data Collection and Sampling ......................................................................................... 13
3.6 Ethical Consideration ...................................................................................................... 14
3.7 Research Limitation......................................................................................................... 14
3.8 Research Timeline ........................................................................................................... 15
4. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................ 16
5. Reference .............................................................................................................................. 17
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Report on:
<Research Methods>
Title:
<ASDA – Research Methods >
Date of submission: 21/01/2022
1
,Abstract
Talent management is one of the most important human resource functions in a workplace. Talent
management strategically circulates potential talent in a company and allows the company to retain
old skillsets. Talent management increases retention sustainability and improves the skillsets of
working employees. ASDA is one of the biggest market shareholding grocery retailers and
supermarket chains in the UK market. The company has faced significant loss in the 2020 global
pandemic situation.
The research will introduce the background of the problem and talent issues in ASDA. The
research will review some existing literature on talent management practices and their theoretical
aspects. The proposal will elaborately discuss the methodological considerations and timeline of
the research in the last section of the proposal.
2
, Contents
Abstract ......................................................................................................................................2
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................4
1.1 Research Question .............................................................................................................4
1.2 Research Objective ............................................................................................................5
2. Literature review .....................................................................................................................6
3. Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Research Onion ............................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Research Philosophy ....................................................................................................... 12
3.3 Research Approach.......................................................................................................... 12
3.4 Research Design .............................................................................................................. 13
3.5 Data Collection and Sampling ......................................................................................... 13
3.6 Ethical Consideration ...................................................................................................... 14
3.7 Research Limitation......................................................................................................... 14
3.8 Research Timeline ........................................................................................................... 15
4. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................ 16
5. Reference .............................................................................................................................. 17
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