Individual Programmatic Assessment: Research Proposal

Individual Programmatic Assessment: Research Proposal
Research Proposal PSYCH/610 Version 2 University of Phoenix Material Research Proposal Develop an original research study proposal and describe it in detail in a 8-10 page (APA style) paper. Include at least 10 scholarly references in your proposal. Use the following outline as a guide when writing your paper. Be sure to include detailed information on all of the topics listed below and use headings to organize your thoughts. Statement of the problem: Introduce the reader to the problem to be studied. Provide sufficient background information such that the reader has a grasp of the situation and its importance. Review of the literature: Provide the reader with a review of most relevant literature, beginning with general information, and narrowing the focus to the specific issues under consideration in the study. Purpose of the study: Identify why the study that you are proposing is needed. Hypotheses or research questions: List them as simple statements. Make sure they are measurable. Definition of terms: Operationally define terms the average reader may not know, or that have a specific meaning in your study. Assumptions: Identify issues you assume to be true in order for your study to be valid. Research methods and procedures Population: Describe the population sample to be studied Procedure: Discuss how the study will be carried out. Instruments: Describe the specific measurements (instruments) to be used to test each hypothesis (research question). Data Analysis: Describe the procedures you intend to use to analyze the data produced from your instruments, and how that would answer the hypotheses (research questions). Discussion: Since you are only proposing (not conducting) a research study, you will not have results; however, you can discuss potential outcomes. Review your hypothesis and discuss how this study will address it. For example, if the results allow you to reject the null hypothesis, what are the implications? What would happen if you fail to reject the null hypothesis? Discuss the implications of your proposed study, the limitations of your study, and future research ideas and directions. Implications: Provide a brief summary of your proposal and a powerful statement as to how your study would advance the field. References: Include at least 10 scholarly sources in your Reference section. Be sure to use APA style throughout your paper.
Individual Programmatic Assessment: Research Proposal
Running head: EMPLOYEE RETENTION 0 Outline of Research Proposal Antoinette Dent PSYCH610 May 26, 2017 Professor Gregory Fabiano Introduction Many organizations are usually faced with the challenge of employee turnover. It is important for these organizations to identify causes of employee turnover and address them. Employee retention is beneficial to the organization in various ways. Employees are a critical asset to the organization and thus play a critical role in the success of the organization (Goetsch, 2014). Employees who remain in the company are more likely to contribute more and even become loyal to their employers. With high levels of employee turnover, the organization will have to spend a lot of resources and time training new employees (Khatri, 1999). This is costly to the organization and it even negatively impacts its reputation among the customers. New employees are less likely to perform well because they have to adapt to the new environment. There is a high likelihood of employees quitting the company joining the competitors and they may move along with the organization’s customers. It is thus important for organizations to have employee retention in order to compete with others and attain high productivity among employees. Many reasons have been identified to result in employee turnover and include; unsatisfactory working environment, lack of motivation, poor job satisfaction and poor management among others. This paper will focus in how bad management affects employee turnover. Purpose of Study Employee turnover is a major challenge among many organizations. This has led to loss of employees with high potential and the organization suffers a great setback. Poor management has been identified to be one of the major reasons which make employees leave the organization. A manager plays a critical part in the workplace as they can motivate employees and make them feel appreciated (Rose, 2015). However, a manager with poor management skills will create a poor working environment thus making employees have a bad attitude towards work and ultimately quitting their jobs. The research study examines what employees feel about those in management and if it is the cause of quitting jobs. Rationale For Conducting the Study The study will be of great significance in identifying is bad management affects employee retention. The findings of the study will be of great importance to the organization as it will give them recommendations on how they can deal with employee turnover. The research study will therefore provide a solution to the problem of employee turnover. Hypothesis The hypothesis of the research study is: Bad management is negatively associated with employee retention. Methodology Participants: The subjects in the study will be employees working in 5 different organizations in different industries. They will be randomly selected. The target sample is 200 employees. Procedure: With the help of human resource managers in different organizations, employees will be invited to take part in the research study using emails. They will informed on the purpose of the study before being asked to fill the questionnaire online. Material and Instruments: Collection of data will be done using a questionnaire that will be filled online. Data Analysis After collection of data, it will be entered and summarized for analysis. This will establish how the variables in the study are related. In this case, the data collected from the questionnaires will be analyzed to establish if bad management results in high employee turnover. Rating scales will be used in tabulating quantitative data, the data will then be analyzed using t-tests to determine significance levels. Regression analysis will also be done to establish relationship between independent and dependent variable. This will explain if the relationship between the two is either weak or strong. References Goetsch, D. L., & Davis, S. B. (2014). Quality management for organizational excellence. Upper Saddle River, NJ: pearson. Khatri, N., Budhwar, P., & Fern, C. T. (1999). Employee turnover: bad attitude or poor management. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University, 12-99. Rose, K., Shuck, B., Twyford, D., & Bergman, M. (2015). Skunked: An integrative review exploring the consequences of the dysfunctional leader and implications for those employees who work for them. Human Resource Development Review, 14(1), 64-90.