TESCO - A CASE STUDY

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Executive summary:
The study indicates the present work force of Tesco to make the competitive
advantage in the current market place. The strategies of Tesco for adopting people,
giving proper development and retaining the employees are also described in the
study. The research also reflects the different leadership approaches of Tesco to
enhance the high power work system within the organisation. The employee
commitment and engagement strategies illustrate the high performance of Tesco in
UK market. The study also analyses the ongoing theories, concepts and tools for
the organisational change in Tesco. Finally, the research produces the effective
strategic recommendation for Tesco to expand the productivity of employees.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:................................................................................................3

1.0 The workforce of the organization to make competitive advantage and the
advancement of the strategic vision and values.................................................3

2.0 The strategies for people resourcing, retention and development....................4

3.0 Strategies to enhance employee engagement and commitment within an

organisation, using incentives and other mechanisms.........................................6

Conclusion:.................................................................................................13

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Introduction:
Tesco is the reputed retailer brand in the United Kingdom. According to the view
Guerra-Lopez (2014) the international prolongation of Tesco is one of its marketing
strategies to diversify and improve the business. The present assignment focuses
on the workforce of the employees inside the organisation to improve the
competitive advantage using some strategic values. The adopted strategies for
recruiting, retention and development of the people are also analysed here. The
leadership approaches followed by Tesco for increasing high performance workforce
in the organisation is also elevated in the study. Finally, some effective
management Change for maximising the HPW culture is also addressed within this
topic.

HEADINGS EXAMPLE :

1.0 The workforce of the organization to make competitive advantage and

the advancement of the strategic vision and values
Tesco is leading the global success due to the outstanding performance of its
employees. The management has created the performance management framework
which provides the employees the map for regarding the key strategic objectives.

2.0 The strategies for people resourcing, retention and development

3.0 Strategies to enhance employee engagement and commitment within

an organisation, using incentives and other mechanisms

Conclusion:
The prime assertion of the study reflects the outstanding performance of Tesco to
make competitive advantage and the advancement of the strategic vision and
values of the brand. The study also describes the internal and external recruitment

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strategies of Tesco along with that the reward and employee recognition
programme to retain the employees. The transformational and participative
leadership approached adopted by the brand is also addressed in the research. The
research has also revealed that the Global Consultancy Firm declared Tesco as a
number one in the UK in case of employee retention. The study highlights the stage
and failure induced theory for the organisational Change of the brand. Finally, the
present study evaluates the HPW system of Tesco and efficient initiatives to
maximise the contribution of people within the organisation.

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