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TAKE-HOME ASSIGNMENT

Adopting, adapting or developing a new questionnaire

Example 1: research in HRM area1

„Job Satisfaction‟ versus „HRM Practices and Job Satisfaction‟

1. If a researcher is interested to carry out research on topic like ‘Job Satisfaction’, then

he/she can used one of the several below given questionnaires. i. 3-items questionnaire developed by Cammann et al. (1983; attached p. 5. ii. 5-items questionnaire developed by Bacharach & Bamberger (1991;

attached page 6). iii. 7-items questionnaire developed by Cook et al. (1981; attached p. 10) iv. 6-items questionnaire developed by Pond & Geyer (1991; pp. 12-13). v. 6-items questionnaire developed by Agho et al. (1992; pp. 18-19)

vi.

18-items questionnaire developed by Cook (1981; attached page 18-19). i. 5-items questionnaire developed by Rentsch & Steel (1992; p. 26)

But if researcher is interested to carry out research on topic like ‘HRM Practices and Job

Satisfaction’, then he/she will have to use one of the aforementioned questionnaires along

with some similarly developed questionnaires on various HRM practices.2. Some researchers have developed mixed/hybrid questionnaires which include questions

on both ‘HRM practices’ and ‘Job satisfaction’; such questionnaires are of further two

categories, namely:a. those which have mixed questions, including both aspects of job satisfaction and

HRM practices, such as:

ii. 20-items Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ questionnaire)

developed by Weiss et al. (1967; attached pages 7-8);iii. 6-items questionnaire developed by Tsui, Egan & O’Reilly (1992;

attached page 16);

iv. Job Diagnostic Survey-questionnaire developed by Hackman & Oldham(1974; attached pages 20-22).

b. those which cover questions on ‘HRM practices’ only, such as:

i. 15-items questionnaire developed by Cook et al. (1981; attached p. 27-28);ii. 36-items questionnaire developed by Spector (1997; attached p. 14-15);

iii. 21-items questionnaire developed by Hatfield et al. (1985; attached p. 17). 3. The existence of the three types of questionnaire (covering questions on i. Job

Satisfaction only; ii. Job satisfaction and HRM practices, and iii. HRM practices only) poses certain problems for a researcher while he/she has to select a questionnaire for

adopting for research; such problems are:

(a) Which questionnaire should be selected, the one having maximum number of items?

It is possible that some technically better questionnaires are available with lessnumber of items;

1Take-home assignment will be solved by all AQT students, while examples 1, 2 and 3 can be used as guiding

materials by HRM students for developing and improving their own research proposals.



(b) Should researcher combine two or more-than-two questionnaires? Then which ones?

And on what basis?

(c) If even by combing two or more-than- two questionnaires, some particular aspects of HRM practices are still not covered, what should then researcher need to do?

Econometrics theory requires all relevant variables need to be included; otherwise

biased βs would be resulted.

Take-home Assignment(Due though email one day before our next class after Mid-term exam)

(Hard copies of above referred pages are available at Photocopier shop)

(a) Identify questionnaires (amongst the ones referred above) which

provide complete coverage of all required aspects for doing research on

topic “HRM Practices and Job Satisfaction”; please also explain as to

why you consider these questionnaires complete.

(b) Prepare 3-combinations of questionnaires (choosing from the above

listed ones), which can provide full coverage of all aspects required on

the topic. Please also explain as to why you understand that these

combinations provide complete coverage of the topics or otherwise.

(c) Indicate which of the aspects of HR management (practices) are still

excluded.

(d) Explain if you have some questionnaire which can provide better

coverage (language-wise, contents-wise) than that of the ones referredabove.

(e) In case you are supposed to do research on the above stated topic, would

you like to adopt some questionnaire (which one; which combination),

adapt some questionnaire (how) or develop questionnaire of your own

(present a specimen).

Please solve this Assignment, send me a soft copy through email one daybefore the next class, and bring a hard copy with you on next class-day.



Example 2

The six-dimensional Hofstede national culture: does it moderate

organizational HRM practices-employees job satisfaction relationship in

Pakistani organization?Research questions:

1. Do the six-dimensions of Hofstede national culture exist in Pakistani organizatios? if yes,

then upto what extent?2. Do these cultural dimensions moderate HRM practices-employees job satisfaction

relationship in Pakistani organization?

Research objectives1. To find out the levels of prevalance of the six dimensions of Hofstede national culture in

public sector pakistani organizations.

2. To check whether the prevalance of the six dimensions of Hofstede national culture

affects organizational HRM practices and employees job satisfaction in public sector pakistani organizations?

3. To identify which of the six dimensions of Hofstede national culture affects HRM practices-employees job satisfaction relationship more, relative to each others.

4. To suggest policy prescriptions based on the research findings.

Example 3

HRM and its outcomes

Like

(a) HRM and employees’ commitment

(b) HRM and employees’ turnover

(c) Organizational justice and its outcomes like……

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