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 Employees4

Questionnaire for Managers6

Role of the Researcher8

Overview Quantitative Research Approach8

Rationale for Employing a Quantitative Study10

Rationale for Employing a Qualitative Study10

Research Method and Design Appropriateness11

Data Analysis11

Quantitative Analysis11

Justification of Research Tools12

Participants of the Study12

Survey Participants12

Interview Participants13

Informed Consent13

Confidentiality14

Validity14

Reliability15

Ethical Concerns16

Timeline17

Limitations of Phenomenological interviews18

Time Constraints18

Sample size18

Honesty of the respondents and Interviewees:18

Conclusion19

REFERENCES20

APPENDIX A22

Questionnaire for Employees22

Questionnaire for Managers26

Interview Questions30

APPENDIX B31

Interview Responses31

Interview 131

Interview 232

Interview 333

Interview 434

Interview 535

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. (White 2002, p. 112) Quantitative research allows making general judgment about similar phenomenon in general.

Phenomenology

The formal philosophical framework of descriptive phenomenology is generally credited to Edmund Husserl.(Kumar, 2007, p. 34) 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 social matters. He believed that applying the methods used to study the natural sciences were inadequate when studying human interactions. Husserl proposed phenomenology as a means of bringing a scientific approach to “bring out the essential components of the lived experiences specific to a group of people.

Husserl was of the opinion that “psychology deals with ...