Dear Sir/Madam,
I am conducting a project on shop floor employees' expectations towards their employer and their demographic mix in a manufacturing company.
Demographic mix and employee expectations
I have shortlisted the following procedures to study the same:
1. **Secondary data from the company's history:** This includes data analysis of age, race, income level, education, previous misconducts, and behavior.
- Null hypothesis: The company knows all that the workers expect from the management.
- Previous records on grievance management and handling.
- Suspensions and domestic inquiries held.
- Any strikes and the demand charter of the union.
- Previous settlements and the workmen/union expectations.
2. **Primary data collection regarding the same:** (Note: I cannot distribute a form)
- Direct interaction (minimum due to trust factor). I need to find one worker who can provide all the data about the others (validity becomes a question).
- Supervisor interaction.
- Pure observation.
3. **Estimating workmen expectations by assessing their positions in the need hierarchy:** Evaluating the practicality of meeting these expectations from the employer's end.
Questions for validation
How do you think my approach should be on the third step? How can I validate my data and the inferences drawn from it? What questions should I include to make validation easier? Are there any previously designed valid questionnaires I should consider? What should be the sample size, or what is the minimum number of samples I should take?
Am I going in the right direction in framing the above problem statement?
Any suggestions and recommendations would be highly appreciated.
Thank you.
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8I am conducting a project on shop floor employees' expectations towards their employer and their demographic mix in a manufacturing company.
Demographic mix and employee expectations
I have shortlisted the following procedures to study the same:
1. **Secondary data from the company's history:** This includes data analysis of age, race, income level, education, previous misconducts, and behavior.
- Null hypothesis: The company knows all that the workers expect from the management.
- Previous records on grievance management and handling.
- Suspensions and domestic inquiries held.
- Any strikes and the demand charter of the union.
- Previous settlements and the workmen/union expectations.
2. **Primary data collection regarding the same:** (Note: I cannot distribute a form)
- Direct interaction (minimum due to trust factor). I need to find one worker who can provide all the data about the others (validity becomes a question).
- Supervisor interaction.
- Pure observation.
3. **Estimating workmen expectations by assessing their positions in the need hierarchy:** Evaluating the practicality of meeting these expectations from the employer's end.
Questions for validation
How do you think my approach should be on the third step? How can I validate my data and the inferences drawn from it? What questions should I include to make validation easier? Are there any previously designed valid questionnaires I should consider? What should be the sample size, or what is the minimum number of samples I should take?
Am I going in the right direction in framing the above problem statement?
Any suggestions and recommendations would be highly appreciated.
Thank you.
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It's not clear what you mean by "Any Primary data conducted regarding the same (cannot float a form) through". If you can't administer a questionnaire, how does the following question arise "What should be the sample size that I take, or minimum number of samples?" Please let us know what is the total strength of the organization. For what qualification are you doing this project?
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The plant has about 10,000 shop floor workmen. The forms, I mean, are Google Docs or offline sheets. It has to be through direct interaction, i.e., verbal administration of the questionnaire. That's why the sample size. This is my Master's project for a two-month stint.
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Thank you for the information. I wonder whether you have studied Research Methodology as a topic in your course! Please see https://www.researchgate.net/post/Wh...n_sample_frame, which gives you information on how to calculate the sample based on the error tolerated and the confidence level.
Please let us know what sample size you will use and why?
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Please let us know what sample size you will use and why?
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Thank you for the prompt reply, sir. However, could you please answer a few of my important queries? What kind of questions do we need to administer on the respective sample? Do I need to create one for validity, or is there an available questionnaire?
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I presume this is a project for a Master's Course of studies and not an MPhil by research, which is a stepping stone to a PhD.
If that is the case, then you need to exhibit that you are aware of the validity and reliability issues involved in research studies and explain the limitations of your research given the time and accessibility constraints.
Please study the materials available at the following sources and design a questionnaire and test it for its usefulness with a cross-section of your population and then design your final questionnaire.
- [link]http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.457.4291&rep=rep1& amp;amp;amp;type=pdf[/link]
- [link]http://fortune.com/2016/02/16/evolving-manufacturing-industry-workers/[/link]
- eprints.uwe.ac.uk/11169/1/EJIR_Final09versionEPI-UK-Italy_paper.doc
All found by searching the net. More links at [link]https://www.google.co.uk/#q=manufacturing+shop+floor+employees&#039 ;+expectations+of+employer[/link]
Though I appreciate the reasons to remain anonymous, it is disheartening to deal. You can also use a username, which could be your nickname.
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If that is the case, then you need to exhibit that you are aware of the validity and reliability issues involved in research studies and explain the limitations of your research given the time and accessibility constraints.
Please study the materials available at the following sources and design a questionnaire and test it for its usefulness with a cross-section of your population and then design your final questionnaire.
- [link]http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.457.4291&rep=rep1& amp;amp;amp;type=pdf[/link]
- [link]http://fortune.com/2016/02/16/evolving-manufacturing-industry-workers/[/link]
- eprints.uwe.ac.uk/11169/1/EJIR_Final09versionEPI-UK-Italy_paper.doc
All found by searching the net. More links at [link]https://www.google.co.uk/#q=manufacturing+shop+floor+employees&#039 ;+expectations+of+employer[/link]
Though I appreciate the reasons to remain anonymous, it is disheartening to deal. You can also use a username, which could be your nickname.
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