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RESEARCH METHODS (STA630)

ASSIGNMENT # 02

DUE DATE: August 05, 2014 TOTAL MARKS: 10

SCENARIO:

An organization recently brought an internal change by implementing the Human Resource

Information System (HRIS). After implementation, the organization has been confronted by a

series of work related issues and problems by the employees undergone change. The CEO

noticed these issues and also noted that employees performance has been suffering badly so he

decided to conduct a research in order to find out the effectiveness of this implemented change

and the reasons behind low performance. Subsequently, he conducted an employee attitude

survey, in order to explore employees attitude and behavior towards change. He also focused

different aspects of job satisfaction, resistance to change, attitude to management, and workplace

relation issues. He selected 60 employees who were easily accessible.

Based on the outcomes of the analysis, it was found that employees have been facing both

technical as well as emotional issues due to the implemented change, which also affected their

performance.

QUESTIONS:

1. On the basis of given scenario, identify the following:

i. The Research Problem

ii. Independent Variable(s)

iii. Dependent Variable(s)

iv. Unit(s) of Analysis

v. Data Collection Tool

vi. The Sampling Technique

2. Explain the significance of this research and why the results are useful. Also what is new

to our understanding as the result of this research inquiry?

NOTE: Prepare the solution in the format given on the next page.

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SOLUTION FORMAT

SOLUTION GUIDELINES:

You are advised to study the whole scenario carefully and critically analyze thesituation.

Once you have grabbed the concepts clearly then answer the questions from the given

scenario.

Give proper reasoning to justify your answer.

Do not give definitions and theoretical explanations of different concepts. Do not include any irrelevant material/ detail in the solution.

Come up with precise and original answers and write to the point.

Q. # Questions Solution

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i. The Research Problem

ii. Independent Variable(s)

iii. Dependent Variable(s)

iv. Unit(s) of Analysis

v. Data Collection Tool

vi. The Sampling Technique

2 Explain the significance of the

research conducted. What is new

to our understanding as the resultof research inquiry?

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