The role of employee training and development strategies on enterprise  growth - a case study on Unilever

Bernard Boateng; Nasir Iqbal; Leonardo Mataruna-Dos-Santos; Rommel Sergio; Shabaz  Mustafa; Arfeen Shah

The role of employee training and development strategies on enterprise growth - a case study on Unilever

Bernard Boateng^*, Nasir Iqbal, Leonardo Mataruna-Dos-Santos, Rommel Sergio, Shabaz Mustafa, Arfeen Shah

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School of Business and Creative Industries

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Abstract

Unilever is a leading Multinational Corporation (MNC) which has a presence all over the world. However, Unilever faced struggles in retaining employees. Therefore, such businesses must identify appropriate strategies to retain employees. Therefore, this paper explores how Unilever’s approach to employee training and development affects its organizational growth. This study employs a systematic literature review (SLR) to identify productivity, innovation, empowerment and promotion as factors attributing to employee retention. The study was carried out in December 2024. Based on the key findings, this paper outlines policy and practice-based implications as well as recommendations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on Business and Technology 2025
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2 Apr 2025
Event	International Conference on Business and Technology 2025 - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 12 Apr 2025 → 13 Apr 2025 https://icbtedinburgh.com/

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Business and Technology 2025
Abbreviated title	ICBT 2025
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	12/04/25 → 13/04/25
Internet address	https://icbtedinburgh.com/

Keywords

employee retention
professional development
training
Unilever
SLR

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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