Comprehensive Discussion on Ph.D. Thesis Preparation, Questionnaire Design, and Research Methodology

Hi Njeyasree,

I am doing my Ph.D. on employee retention in the banking sector. I have an idea to select 6 or 8 private banks for my study. Please help me in framing the questionnaire and also with the tools to be used in the analysis.

Thank you.

Dear Jeyasree,

Please see my post on research methodology and publishing papers (Author Workshop) at CiteHR. Before you can frame a questionnaire, you need to study previous papers published in that field to learn what others have done, how, and why.

The Ph.D. thesis has to add something new to the knowledge bank, and if you repeat what others might have already done by the time you complete yours, you may not even be awarded the degree.

Have a nice day.

Simhan
A retired academic in the UK

Dear Simhan,

Thank you for your kind advice and informative message. How can I locate the author workshop at CiteHR? Once again, thank you for your kind reply.

Regards,
Jeyasree

The way to search for info at CiteHR is to click on "Search Forum" when on the Recent Posts' page and search for posts by Nashbramhall on Research Methodology and Publishing.

To save you the trouble, I have searched, and here is the site reference https://www.citehr.com/64483-study-w...employees.html where I have given links to https://www.citehr.com/219355-resear...-training.html for Research Methodology and to <link outdated-removed> for Publishing Papers.

Hope you find them useful.

Have a nice day.

Simhan

Dear HR Mates,

I want to do a Ph.D. in Management or Law. Can anyone suggest me the institute, preferably IGNOU? Please suggest the procedure for getting enrolled and completion of it.

Pradeep Verma

Dear Simhan sir,

Thank you for your great help regarding the questionnaire design site. It is highly useful for me in framing questionnaires. Also, help me in collecting reviews of literature on my topic. If you can provide a website like this, I can gather materials from it.

Thanks a lot.

Dear Xavier sir,

Thank you for your reply. Framing a questionnaire is the first step in my topic. So, I asked for help in framing it as Simhan sir guided. If you have any ideas, please share them with me.

Thanks

Dear Jeyasree,

I have to do the same as you to provide links to websites: that is search the web. Also, framing questions comes after the literature survey and not before.

Best wishes,

Simhan

Dear Jeyasree,

Great that you are pursuing your doctorate; not everybody does it. Therefore, summoning help and giving help are both fair means to my mind. Now, to get down to brass tacks, please find attached a book on questionnaire design, development, and administration. Additionally, I have included the Memphis Talent Acquisition plan, the Deloitte Talent Management Approach, and a very useful excerpt of a paper on Retention Concepts with a built-in link. These are some of the supportive materials for my MBA Final Dissertation Project on Talent Acquisition, Retention, and Development.

Hope this helps you.
:) Arun

Why, dear Barber, only from the guide? A number of times, guides do not have the time or, like my supervisor, may not have much idea about the topic, though an expert in his field and an excellent guide on the structure. They could ask probing questions to help me think through.

Have a nice day.

Simhan
A retired academic in the UK

Hi, I have graduated with an MSc in Human Genetics and am currently pursuing my PhD in the same field. I would like my PhD topic to focus on a comparative study between Indians and Arabs related to autism. Can you suggest a title for my PhD research?

You have already got the title in your message itself. At what stage are you? Though the title comes first, it's the last thing that you should decide. Have you done any literature survey? If not, that's the first step. Please see Google for some ideas.

Please see the following links:
- https://www.citehr.com/150459-research-methodology.html#axzz1AXiE5Xjz where I have attached a PowerPoint presentation on Research Methodology.
- [link no longer exists - removed] where (Cite Contribution) has provided links to useful materials.

Have a nice day.

Simhan
A retired academic in the UK

Hi,

If you like, you can select any one of the following topics for your thesis:

"A Comparative Study of Genetic Differentials and Inheritance Patterns Between Indian and Arabic Natives."

OR

"A Comparative Study of Indian and Arabic Ethnic Human Genetics."

Hi, I have graduated from MSc in Human Genetics, and I am pursuing my PhD in Human Genetics. I would like my PhD topic to be a comparative study between Indians and Arabs related to autism. Can you suggest a title for my PhD?

Dear NJayasree,

I am pursuing a Ph.D. in Talent Management in the banking sector. I am lacking study materials and would greatly appreciate it if we could exchange our study materials. Kindly reply at rags_bilochi@yahoo.com.au.

Thanks

I need your help and suggestions on my Ph.D. topic selections. I am very keen on Organizational Behavior and HR. Can anyone suggest a topic for a Ph.D. through which I can concentrate on OB and HR in connection with human resources? Kindly let me know if you have any ideas. Any help will be appreciated. You can email me or add me on Gtalk at [Email Removed For Privacy Reasons].

Regards,