For the week 4 assignment, you were asked to create a hypothetical research project related to a business topic. For this discussion, please share with the rest of the class who your population is and how you would go about selecting a sample population that truly reflects the entire population of your research project (ie. random, stratified, snowball...). Be specific! Explain your thought process! Use sources!o All posts must be meaningful and demonstrate relevance to the topic, knowledge of the topic, adding interest and dynamics to the discussion forum. Proper grammar, spelling, and source citations are expected in all discussion posts.
Follow Figure 5, page 55 (only Analyze and Design), in your textbook “An Introduction to Business Research”.
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Running Head: BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS1 BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 2 UNDERLYING CAUSES FOR EMPLOYEE TURNOVER IN A RETAIL COMPANY Table of Contents Introduction3 Problem Statement3 Research Question4 Research Design4 References5 Introduction One of the most studied domains in business research is employee turnover. Employee turnover in the retail industry is a significant issue of concern for start-ups from the practical standpoint where there can be various underlying causes, which can provide insight for controlling the reasons to address the issue (Olubiyi, Smiley, Luckel & Melaragno, 2019). Retail industries worldwide can retain employees for great business performance, but in the case of Delta Pvt. Ltd., the rate of employee turnover is increasing day by day. The findings of this research will be used for developmental purposes if the organization takes precautionary measures. The complexity of the problem is that it is challenging for both their administrators and the workplace. Unless the reasons are unveiled, the solutions cannot be formed (Martelli & Greener, 2018). There can be ranging factors like job dissatisfaction, stressful workload, unhealthy work culture, poor compensation plan, lack of future growth, absence of career development and discrimination (Pandey, Singh & Pathak, 2019). However, apart from the factors mentioned earlier, there also can be other reasons. Particularly in the retail sector, this can be specifically due to boundary-spanning activities, imbalance in personal and professional life, extended work hours and impractical sales targets. Problem Statement Employee turnover is an issue of great concern, and recruiting new employees is a lengthy and costly process. Therefore, finding out the root cause of employee turnover is important for arresting the issue. In addition, it would be useful for the refinement of the personnel practices carried out in the organization (Kim, Tam, Kim & Rhee, 2017). This has continued to plague the company, and minimizing the number of skilled professionals is very crucial. This can reduce the escalating cost associated with recruiting another set of employees. There can be multiple issues, which are job-related or even non-job related. Another issue can be organizational fit. Improvements can be designed by the managers and the HRM only if there can be potential identification of the major factors leading to employee turnover in the respective organization. Research Question What are the underlying causes of employee turnover in the retail sector in Delta Pvt. ltd? Research Design This will be descriptive research, which will be based on deductive research design. The questionnaire for the survey will be sent to the participants through e-mail, and before that, their consent will be taken through e-mails. The questionnaire for this study will be semi-structured for generating the maximum number of options and concepts for a good result. The primary qualitative data will be collected from the current employees and recent ex-employees. The sample size for this research will be 50 employees who will be randomly chosen 25 out of them will be working currently with the company. The data will be measured through frequency distribution in excel to determine the major reasons for leaving the company. The result will be represented through graphs and charts. Based on the findings of this research, preventive measures can be taken, and the company's policy can be restructured for the proper functioning of the company. References Kim, S., Tam, L., Kim, J. N., & Rhee, Y. (2017). Determinants of employee turnover intention: Understanding the roles of organizational justice, supervisory justice, authoritarian organizational culture and organization-employee relationship quality. Corporate Communications: An International Journal Martelli, J., & Greener, S. (2018) An Introduction to Business Research Methods Bookboon Olubiyi, O., Smiley, G., Luckel, H., & Melaragno, R. (2019). A qualitative case study of employee turnover in retail business. Heliyon, 5(6), e01796 Pandey, P., Singh, S., & Pathak, P. (2019). Factors affecting turnover intentions in the Indian retail industry. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 19(2), 166-182 An introduction to Business Research Methods 2 DR. SUE GREENER & DR. JOE MARTELLI AN INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS 3 An Introduction to Business Research Methods 3rd edition © 2018 Dr. Sue Greener, Dr. Joe Martelli & bookboon.com ISBN 978-87-403-2045-9 Peer review by Kiefer Lee, Principal Lecturer, Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University http://bookboon.com AN INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS Contents 44 CONTENTS Preface 8 1 Research problems and questions and how they relate to debates in Research Methods 9 1.1 Chapter Overview 9 1.2 Introduction 9 1.3 The nature of business research 10 1.4 What kind of business problems might need a research study? 14 1.5 What are the key issues in research methods we need to understand? 16 1.6 Questions for self review 24 1.7 References 24 2 Putting the problem into context: identifying and critically reviewing relevant literature 26 2.1 Chapter Overview 26 2.2 How does literature relate to research? 26 2.3 What kind of literature should we search for? 28 © Deloitte & Touche LLP and affiliated entities. 360° thinking. 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Discover the truth at www.deloitte.ca/careers http://www.deloitte.ca/careers AN INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS Contents 5 2.4 Effective literature searching 31 2.5 Critical analysis of literature 35 2.6 Using Harvard referencing style 41 2.7 Questions for self review 42 2.8 References 43 3 Choosing research approaches and strategies 44 3.1 Chapter overview 44 3.2 Different perspectives of knowledge and research which underpin research design 44 3.3 Identify differing research paradigms for business 46 3.4 Key differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods and how and why they may be mixed 47 3.5 Criteria of validity and reliability in the context of business research 49 3.6 Your choice of research strategy or design 51 3.7 Classification of research 52 3.8 The Business Research Process 54 3.9 The Academic business research process 55 3.10 Questions for self review 56 3.11 References 56 4 Ethics in business research 58 4.1 Chapter Overview 58 4.2 Understand how ethical issues arise in business research at every stage 58 4.3 Ethical criteria used in Higher Education business research studies 62 4.4 Strategies to ensure ethical issues in business research are addressed appropriately 62 4.5 Plagiarism 66 4.6 Questions for self review 67 4.7 References 67 5 Choosing samples from populations 68 5.1 Chapter Overview 68 5.2 Understand how and why sampling relates to business research 68 5.3 Identify and use a range of probability and non-probability sampling techniques 69 5.4 Selecting the size of your sample 72 5.5 Understand and assess representativeness of samples and generalisability from samples 75 5.6 Sampling simulation exercise 77 5.7 Questions for self review 77 5.8 References 77 AN INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS Contents 6 6 Quantitative research methods: collecting and analysing data 78 6.1 Chapter Overview 78 6.2 Anticipating how the research design is affected by data collection and analysis tools 79 6.3 Recognising different levels of data for analysis 80 6.4 Coding and entering data for computerized statistical analysis 82 6.5 Choosing appropriate ways to present data through charts, tables and descriptive statistics 85 6.6 Selecting appropriate statistical tools for the research variables 88 6.7 Families of Statistics 89 6.8 Measures of Correlation – the correlation coefficient 91 6.9 Regression analysis 92 6.10 Statistical significance 93 6.11 Questions for self review 95 6.12 References 96 7 Questionnaire design and testing 97 7.1 Chapter overview 97 7.2 Appreciate and overcome the difficulties associated with questionnaire design 97 7.3 Choosing from a range of question formats 99 7.4 How to design, pilot and administer questionnaires 101 7.5 Questions for self review 105 7.6 References 106 8 Using secondary data 107 8.1 Chapter Overview 107 8.2 The value of secondary data to business research 107 8.3 What to look for as secondary data and where to find it 110 8.4 The disadvantages of using secondary data in business research 112 8.5 Big Data 114 8.6 Questions for self review 115 8.7 References 115 9 Qualitative research methods: collecting and analysing qualitative data 116 9.1 Chapter overview 116 9.2 Key issues in qualitative data analysis 116 9.3 The range of qualitative research methods applicable to research topics 118 9.4 How qualitative data can be prepared for analysis 123 AN INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS Contents 7 9.5 Computer based methods for qualitative data analysis 124 9.6 Questions for self review 125 9.7 References 125 10 Practical issues in conducting interviews, focus groups, participant observation 127 10.1 Chapter overview 127 10.2 Practical considerations relating to participant observation 127 10.3 Practical issues relating to interviews 130 10.4 Practical issues relating to focus groups 134 10.5 Questions for self review 136 10.6 References 136 11 Forecasting trends 138 11.1 Chapter overview 138 11.2 Why forecasting is not widely covered in the business research methods literature 138 11.3 Existing methodologies for forecasting 140 11.4 Basic forecasting tools 144 11.5 Regression and discriminant analysis 145 11.6 Measures commonly used to evaluate forecasts & predictions 148 11.7 Exploring the value of forecasting methods in business practice 150 11.8 Questions for self review 151 11.9 References 151 12 Reporting research results 152 12.1 Chapter overview 152 12.2 Your personal approach to writing a research report 153 12.3 The differences between writing a report for a business audience and for academic purposes 155 12.4 Producing an oral presentation of key findings 161 12.5 Questions for self review 163 12.6 References 163 Comments from peer reviewer 164 AN INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS PrefaCe 8 PREFACE Welcome to this research methods guide which aims to introduce students to the main ideas and issues to consider in conducting rigorous and effective business research. We offer many links and references to standard works in the field. This book is not a substitute for those standard works, but a starting point which should help you to understand the terminology and find what you might need to know. In this third edition, we have included some updating and improved explanations of families of statistics, regression analysis, big data