Does rewarding affect motivation in engineering and manufacturing organizations?

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

METHODOLOGY1

Introduction1

Overview of Research Approach1

Phenomenology2

Research Instruments3

Phenomenological Interviews3

Interview Questions Pertinent to Rewarding System4

Survey Questionnaire4

Questionnaire from Employees5

Questionnaire for Managers6

Role of the Researcher8

Overview Quantitative Research Approach9

Rationale for Employing a Quantitative Study11

Rationale for Employing a Qualitative Study11

Research Method and Design Appropriateness12

Data Analysis12

Quantitative Analysis12

Justification of Research Tools13

Participants of the Study13

Survey Participants13

Interview Participants14

Informed Consent14

Confidentiality15

Validity15

Reliability15

Ethical Concerns16

Timeline17

Limitations of Phenomenological interviews18

Time Constraints18

Sample size19

Honesty of the respondents and Interviewees:19

Conclusion19

REFERENCES20

Questionnaire for Employees24

Questionnaire for Managers28

Interview Questions32

APPENDIX B33

Interview Responses33

Interview 133

Interview 234

Interview 335

Interview 436

Interview 537

APPENDIX C38

Analysis of Survey for Managers47

METHODOLOGY

Introduction

The purpose of this research study is to explore that whether rewarding effects the motivation in engineering and manufacturing organisations. This chapter of the research study furnishes a comprehensive sketch of the design of the research of the research study. In this chapter of the dissertation, the researcher elaborates the different components of the design of the research, particularly, the approach that has been adopted for this particular research. In the determination of the appropriate methodology for conducting this research study a mixed methodology has been adopted. This research study comprises of phenomenological interviews and survey questionnaire that are to be filled by both managers and employees of the engineering and manufacturing organisations.

Overview of Research Approach

In this research study, the dissertation has adopted a mixed approach in order to meet the objectives and aim of this study. The proper formulation of the theoretical framework, real theoretical basis of the study focuses on how we can approach the study from the consultation of a history of how this type has been treated problem in other studies, what type of information is collected, what designs have been used, and so on. For studying such topics like analysing whether rewarding has an effect on the levels of motivation of the employees working in the engineering and manufacturing organisations, the usage of both primary and secondary research method was deemed beneficial.

When conducting quantitative research it refers to empirical data gathering about researched phenomena. This is basically done through a statistical or mathematical method. The primary aim of this type of research is to develop methodical theories that coincide with realistic developments of that phenomenon. The final outcome of such research could be formula, graph, diagrams which could assist to analyze and find out how that phenomenon changes when the time and other variables change. Quantitative research allows making general judgment about similar phenomenon in general.

Phenomenology

The adoption of the phenomenological approach in social sciences an area of open questions and problems that some Researchers expect the beginning of their research - on the method, suspension of a priori theoretical approach, the quality of openness to the phenomenon, descriptive and epistemological issues as well as miscellaneous current from its development (Gray and Lynda, 2002, p. 24).

The formal philosophical framework of descriptive phenomenology is generally credited to Edmund Husserl. Husserl's initial training was among the disciplines of mathematics and science, but his interest turned toward philosophy when these disciplines could not satisfy his search for understanding related to human and ...