MBA7018 Research Methods

Tesco loan, Tesco mobile, Tesco filling station and car body repair services. Other services offered to customers include, food collection, momentum 99, MoneyGram money transfer and Tesco Pay.

Research Question

How might TESCO, Stockport better integrate the UK and Foreign Nationals into their workforce?

Research Objectives

1. To critically evaluate the integration of foreign nationals into Tesco Stockport's workforce

2. To critically evaluate the integration of UK nationals into Tesco Stockport's workforce.

Literature Review

Literature Table

Table 1

Author(s)/ Year Findings

Hopkins (2012) It is important for firms to embrace diverse skills in the UK economy.

To examine the integration of an increasingly diverse workforce in UK.

Organisational performance and productivity can be improved when skills and innovation are integrated  Osbaldeston

The major challenges facing business are from different people from different cultural background working together BIS

Foreign national’s workforce contributes immensely to UK GDP; therefore, companies should critically encourage diverse skills at various workplace  Lai, Janki Shankar and Ernest Khalema

The presence of immigrant workers is vital for UK worker force. It will help integrate the labour market.

Frijters, Shields and Price

Embracing foreign culture at various workplace enhances skills and competences. Gagliardi

The presence of foreign nationals sometimes create tension at various workplace, although there are exchange of ideas and skills Johansson

Integrations of skills encourages innovation and productivity Sulaiman

Effectiveness of team building activities through HR interventions. Ally

Staff training and development in an open and distance learning. Online learning will enable the staff to improve their skills at work in a more convenient way. Schwabenland

The vital role of employee retention in human resource management.

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