Research Methods

Unit V Mini Project

The age of supervisors and the nature of relationship with their juniors greatly affect their general motivation level (Crosby, DiClemente & Salazar, 2011). A past study suggested that staff members value the interaction with their seniors more than benefits and pays in developing reliable levels of interest towards their routine tasks (McBurney & White, 2010). This paper focuses on describing a basic experimental design for a proposal that recommends the study of the relationship between the age of employers and job satisfaction levels amongst the employees. The proposal is a qualitative kind of study that sought to determine the nature of correlation between the ages of employers and the consequential level of job satisfaction of their employees.

Research Design

The proposal recommends the investigation of how baby-boomers kind of executives relate with generation Y employees, and how the phenomenon impacts the overall organizational culture and efficiency. In other words, it seeks to uncover how and why getting along well at the workplace reinforces a person’s interest and commitment towards the job. All the variables reflect an abstract/qualitative nature. Consequently, the best research design to approach the problem under analysis include a true experiment method. It includes an approach where the independent variable is manipulated by the researcher to find out how it is affected by the dependent variable (Crosby, DiClemente & Salazar, 2011). The proposal involves a phenomenon that evaluates some cognitive processes, such as the perception of generation Y employees over the class of employers known as baby boomers.

Objective

            The goal of the proposal is to determine whether there is a correlation (and is nature) between the ages of executive members is an organization and the job satisfaction level of the workforce. It is crucial to find out whether the set of attitudes adopted by the baby boomers generation affects how generation Y employees perceive their jobs.

Hypothesis

            Employees develop and exhibit a greater level of productivity when they perceive their contributions and presence in the organization as meaningful and valued through positive feedback. The (hypothesis) statement is just an observation that requires a phenomenological and statistical investigation to determine whether it holds. The inquiry seeks to determine the cause and effect between the age of employers and how it affects the manner in which they motivate their members of staff.

Variables

            Blocking variables include the attitude of employers in the baby boomers category and the professional level of both subjects. They are vital in the manipulation of the statistical outcome but are not the main variables. The independent variable includes the age of the generation Y employers, while the dependent variable is the job satisfaction level of generation Y employees in the course of their interaction with the aforementioned executives.

Validity Issues

            To deal with internal validity issues, the research will feature blocking variables, such as the attitude of employees, to attain the most valid outcome. It is also crucial to hold some tenets, for instance, employee maturation (changes that occur during the study) and set a threshold of qualification for the participants. On the other hand, external validity issues will be dealt with through a sufficient illustration and justification of the sample and the criteria used in their selection.

Conclusion

            In conclusion, the true experiment method is the most suitable in handling causal relationships (Crosby, DiClemente & Salazar, 2011). The investigation of the relationship between the age of employers and the consequential job satisfaction level will help board members to institute the right kind of leadership that aligns with the nature, needs, and diverse backgrounds of all employees. Internal validity issues will be handled using blocking variables, while the justification of the selection and sample size and type will solve the external validity issues.

References

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Crosby, R. A., DiClemente, R. J., & Salazar, L. F. (2011). Research Methods in Health Promotion. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.

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McBurney, D., & White, T. L. (2010). Research methods. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

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