...Survey Paper: Businesses often use surveys to gain a better understanding of the happenings within a company. The results of the surveys are used to make changes to improve the company and solve business problems. This paper will address the survey created in regard to supervisory performance, managerial leadership style, and performance appraisal systems. We will discuss how the proposed survey addresses the problem and determine if the survey questions are appropriate to research the business problem. We will identify the level of measurement used for the survey questions. Finally we will discuss what ethical implications must be considered when developing survey questions. This survey was designed to find what the employees think about supervisory performance, managerial leadership style, and performance appraisal systems. The survey consists of a series of questions to arrive at the views of the employees first regarding the supervisors. The questions will answer the question of how well the supervisors are performing the supervisory functions required. Next the survey asks questions to see if the employees are receiving the proper performance appraisals from verbal recognition to how satisfied the employees are with the pay rate. The survey then addresses what type of managerial leadership style the supervisors have, it gives the option of the three leadership styles preferred from within the company and gives an option for “other” to determine how many leaders have...
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...Job Satisfaction Survey Encourage an effective workforce with job satisfaction surveys. Support a happy, productive workplace by using surveys to ask about employee satisfaction and employee engagement. Do your employees feel their work is meaningful and their objectives clear? What motivates them to do their best work? Job satisfaction surveys help you make a meaningful connection between employees’ criteria for job satisfaction and your business goals, so you can engage your workforce in a truly satisfying way. Create a Job Satisfaction Survey → SurveyMonkey makes it easy to learn from your employees. Create a custom job satisfaction survey, or get a jumpstart with an employee satisfaction survey template from our expert methodologists. We’ll even help you collect answers and analyze the results. Please note: Some survey templates are only available in English. How to Use Job Satisfaction Surveys What is the top reason employees stay with an organization? Studies have shown they stay for “exciting work and challenge.” To keep your employees excited, poll them to understand whether they’re happy with their jobs – and what it takes to ensure that they are. Learn more about: Job satisfaction. There’s a direct relationship between overall employee morale and employee job satisfaction, and surveys can help you see it. Ask your employees: “How meaningful is your work?” and “How challenging is your job?” Or: “In a typical week, how often do you feel stressed at...
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...When your survey and analysis has been completed, the final step in the survey process is to present your findings, which involves the creation of a research report. This report should include a background of why you conducted the survey, a breakdown of the results, and conclusions and recommendations supported by this material. This is one of the most important aspects of your survey research as it is the key in communicating your findings to those who can make decisions to take action on those results. eSurveysPro results can be displayed right from the software, or your data and graphics can easily be exported to a variety of applications like Excel, Word and PowerPoint. For a more powerful report, you should include descriptive text along with your charts, tables, and graphs to give added visual impact. Provide a background Before you start working on the details of your report, you need to explain the general background of your survey research. If you will be presenting the findings to your audience (the decision-makers), you will need to make the basis for your research clear, including what objectives were established, and the conclusions drawn from your findings. Introduction to the survey research List the factors that motivated you to conduct this research in the first place. By stating the reasons behind the research, your audience will have a better understanding of why the survey was conducted and the importance of the findings. Identify research objectives ...
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...look forward to talking with you about your FAP over the course of the semester and to reading about and hearing your team’s FAP findings and recommendations. CONTENTS 1. Introduction to the Field Application Project 2. Timetable / Project Requirements 3. Choosing a Site 4. Gaining Access 5. Working in Your Study Group 6. General Principles and Guidelines for Data Collection 7. Strengths and Weaknesses of Different Data-Gathering Approaches a. Archival Data b. Interviews c. “Shadowing” Job Incumbents d. Focus Group Interviews e. Surveys 8. Analyzing the Data You Collect For Your FAP 9. Writing Your FAP Report 10. Tips on FAP Presentation 11. A Look Beyond the FAP Presentation 12. Appendix: Sample Survey Reminder Email and Survey Items You Can Use or Adapt 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD APPLICATION PROJECT (back to contents) The major assignment...
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...study is to observe health trends to effectively respond to the changing patterns of the people’s physical condition in the community (Channel News Asia [CNA], 2012). 2) Survey methods are advantageous as they are generally useful in describing the features of a huge population, there is not another method that could provide such a general form of observation (Colorado State University [CSU], 2012). Survey methods are advantageous as it allows flexibility during the early stages choosing how the questions will be asked, by face-to-face interview, telephone, written survey, oral survey or by any electrical ways (CSU, 2012). Survey methods are advantageous as they use uniformly questions which make measurements much more accurate by ensuring standard definitions on the applicants (CSU, 2012). Survey methods are disadvantageous as they are rigidity. They need the first study design, the apparatus and the application of the apparatus to remain the same during the whole duration of data collecting (CSU, 2012). Survey methods are disadvantageous as they rely heavily on standardization which causes the researcher to only make questions that are common enough so that its negligibly appropriate for all respondents and maybe causing many respondents to miss out on what is most suitable for them (CSU, 2012). Survey methods are disadvantageous as some respondents might have difficulty remembering some information or to be even honest about a provocative question (CSU, 2012). 3) The...
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...Restaurant Customer Satisfaction Surveys Can Keep Your Customers Coming Back Keep your customers coming back and recommending your restaurant to others with help from restaurant customer satisfaction surveys. Restaurant customer satisfaction surveys give you quantitative insight into the opinions and attitudes of your customers. You’ll obtain facts about what they want, what they expect, and if they plan to return to your restaurant again. If results show that your restaurant does not meet your customers’ expectations, you’ll know exactly what areas to target for improvement. Whether you own a fast-food restaurant, a dine-in establishment, or a chain of restaurants, Infosurv’s restaurant survey measuring customer satisfaction can provide you with valuable data you can use to make better business decisions. Gauging satisfaction with a restaurant customer survey can tell you about the demographics of your customers as well as give you insight into what they really think about: * Food quality * Menu selection * Menu pricing and value * Waiting times * Promptness of service * Professionalism and friendliness of server(s) * Server’s knowledge of menu * Decor * Restaurant location * Overall restaurant experience By assessing the wants and needs of customers – and then acting upon them – restaurants have continually found that satisfaction surveys encourage: * Repeat business * Positive feelings towards the restaurant because they...
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...("NUS to conduct Singapore Health 2012 survey," 2012). (27 words) 2. In paragraph 2, the “Singapore Health 2012” survey “aims to reach more than 3,000 participants”. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a survey method? (150-250 words) There are many advantages and disadvantages of a survey method. The advantages of a survey method are that it lets researchers to gather a significant number of data in a short period time and is less expensive compare to most of the other data collection methods. In addition, survey can also collect information on variety of things, including personal facts, attitudes, past behaviors and opinions (Cherry, n.d.). Moreover, if there is a very large sample size, it will make the results statistically important even when exploring several variables (CSU, 2012). The disadvantage of a survey method is that it must be properly managed; the result of poor survey construction and administration can render the survey useless. Also, the answers provided on a survey may not be accurate of how the person truly feels. The response rates of a survey can bias the results of it (Cherry, n.d.). Besides, it may be hard for the person to remember information or to state the face about controversial questions (CSU, 2012). The larger the sample size, the better the result. (170 words) 3. According to this article, what are the benefits of this Study? Do you agree? (150-250 words) I agree as it says how effective current health promotion programs...
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...Introduction III. Statement of the problem IV. Literature Review A. Sampling Plans 1. Survey Method 2. Qualitative Method 3. Quantitative Method B. General Information 1. Research Design 2. Mythology C. Who does it affect 1. Expected Results 2. Reports IIII. Conclusion and Recommendations Introduction Employees of all incomes brackets and age groups continue to become less and less satisfied at work. Employee satisfaction means different things to different people. For example, an employees’ motivation can range from basic pay to survive, to contributors that work for the satisfaction of contributing to the greater good (Thompson, (2004). Research indicates that satisfied employees are more likely to stay with his or her employers (Heathfield, 2012). According to this survey 82% of the employees at this hospital indicated overall satisfaction with his or her position with 35% reporting he or she was very satisfied. More surprising 62% said that the current job market did not play a role in his or her job satisfaction. Hospitals have a well-balanced diversity of people and levels of working roles. In process for any giving organization to make sound decisions within the company, it is beneficial to display effective employee satisfaction. This paper will cover...
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...Programme name | Management | Module title | Survey Research Management | Module code | MN3121 | Local Resource Centre (where relevant) | School of Management | Date Submitted | 13/12/2013 | Word count (to include everything except the references and appendices) | 2108 | Nonprobability sampling in management research ESS has made a survey created to measure attitudes cross-nationally in Europe, using probability sampling. Measuring an attitude across countries is a tough job, but to successfully apply the methods of probability sampling too, seems close to impossible. This essay will look at the sample-problems that this survey faces, and how a non-probability sample can be successfully integrated. Before starting to analyse the survey, I would like to briefly explain what a sample is, and the main differences between the two sampling techniques. First of all the objective of most surveys or research projects is to obtain information about the parameters of a population. To do this a sample is collected representing a subgroup of the population selected for participation in the project. The sample characteristics are used to “make inferences about the population parameters”. (Malhotra, 2010: 370) Meaning that you by selecting a small representation of the population can tell something about the whole population. Non-probability sampling can be defined briefly as “Sampling techniques that do not use chance selection procedures, but rather rely on personal...
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...data about a given subject directly from the real world. This section includes information on what primary research is, how to get started, ethics involved with primary research and different types of research you can do. It includes details about interviews, surveys, observations, and analysis. Contributors:Dana Lynn Driscoll, Allen Brizee Last Edited: 2012-09-21 10:05:43 Primary research is conducted all of the time--journalists use it as their primary means of reporting news and events; national polls and surveys discover what the population thinks about a particular political figure or proposal; and companies collect data on their consumer base and market trends. When conducting research in an academic or professional setting, you need to be aware of the ethics behind your research activity. Here are some specific points to consider: * You should have the permission of the people who you will be studying to conduct research involving them. * Not all types of research require permission—for example, if you are interested in analyzing something that is available publicly (such as in the case of commercials, public message boards, etc) you do not necessarily need the permission of the authors. * You don’t want to do anything that would cause physical or emotional harm to your subjects. This could be something as simple as being careful how you word sensitive or difficult questions during your interviews. * Objectivity vs. subjectivity in your research is...
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...also will describe the instrument used for data collection, identify types of data collected—quantitative, qualitative, or both—and how the data is collected, and identify the level of measurement for each of the variables involved in the study. Next, as a team we will Code the data, explain how the data is coded and evaluate the procedure used, and clean the data by eliminating the data input errors made. Lastly, we will draw conclusions about appropriateness of the data to meet the design of the study. BIMS situation as an overview—problem, purpose Barbara Tucker the manager for BIMS. Her employer was concerned about her staff’s morale. She felt that it had been weakening over the past several months. Ballard Integrated Managed Services, Inc. (BIMS), provided food and hospitality services on a contractual basis for all patient and staff needs. As general manager of this site for BIMS, Barbara needs to figure out why. The turnover rate seemed somewhat higher than usual, but no new information was emerging from exit interviews. Her department heads and supervisors agreed that something was happening to morale, but they could not tell her why either. This is why we are analyzing and experimenting in order to find a solution to this problem Instrument used for Data Collection. The instrument BIMS used for data collection was a survey. The survey BIMS provided the employees to use a scale provided by circling the number...
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...McKinsey Global Survey Results McKinsey Global Survey Results: How companies make good decisions How companies make good decisions Companies get a lot of advice about how to make good decisions. Which decision-making disciplines really make a difference? Do strong decision-making processes lead to good decisions? This McKinsey survey highlights several process steps that are strongly associated with good financial and operational outcomes. In the survey, we asked executives from around the world about a specific capital or human-resources decision their companies made in the course of normal business. We learned who was involved, what drove the decisions, how deep the analysis was, how unfettered the discussions, and how and where politics were involved. Respondents also described the financial and operational outcomes of the decisions.1 The results highlight the hard business benefits—such as increased profits and rapid implementation—of several decision-making disciplines. These disciplines include ensuring that people with the right skills and experience are included in decision making, making decisions based on transparent criteria and a robust fact base, and ensuring that the person who will be responsible for implementing a decision is involved in making that decision. Finally, although corporate politics sometimes seems to undermine strong decision making, some types of consensus-building and alliances apparently can help create good outcomes. 1 The survey was in the...
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...Survey Paper in Housing Disrepair Gabriela Martinez RES/341 February 7, 2012 Biman Ghosh University of Phoenix How the Proposed Survey Addresses the Problem Statement The survey items are constructed to establish the quality of life, housing cleanliness and health issues associated with the target population. This has been done by aligning the survey questions with the objectives of the research (Mugenda & Mugenda, 2003). These objectives are: to establish the level of cleanliness of the target population, to determine the effect of low income on quality of housing and housing disrepair in the target population, and to determine effect of cleanliness and pest infestation on health of the target population. Appropriateness and Level of Measurement of Survey Items The survey items are appropriate for this study as they will easily describe the targeted characteristics of the entire target population. The survey items are feasible for administration to a large sample, which will make the data collected to be statistically significant. Also, the questions will allow standardization, which will make measurement easy and precise (Maxwell, 1996). Standardization will be done through adopting uniform definitions of variables. The first survey item concerning the ethnicity of the respondent is in the nominal level of measurement. The importance of this question is primarily to gather the demographic data of the respondent. This question will enable the researcher...
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...Dealing With Stress My senior thesis project is going to be about stress. I want to learn how to educate others (my peers) throughout a web site about stress, what it is, how serious it is and how to deal with it. I will create a Wonder How To account where I am going to update every time I have something or learn something new about stress. I am interested in this project because I know counselors have to deal with this type of problems, and know information about what is stress and how to deal with it. By doing this project I will be a step closer in knowing a start of big problems among teens. My investigation for my senior thesis will be: What affects does stress cause in your body? How could teens alleviate stress? Is stress different between teens and adults? My products are going to be: To create a brain model Two types of surveys, one will be done in school the other one will be done throughout the community Reflections on testing out surveys. The survey that I will be testing among my peers is going to be from school. Research Paper Wonder How To (website) Authenticity My project is going to be real by the products I will be creating, updating information to the wonder How To and by doing the research. One of the reasons I choose this project is because, is the first thing that came to my head when I was meeting with Joan. It is also one of the things I see everyday. This is also something I been...
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...Running head: QUALITY SURVEY SERVER Quality Survey Server Eduardo Woods Western Governors University Quality Survey Server Quality Survey Server The world of healthcare is changing. Patient care is reported out to the public by WebMD, Google, and quality surveys. Patients are more informed, but don’t have the full context to base their opinions in reality. Hospital visits, whether inpatient or outpatient are measured by HCAHPS. (The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) The survey is a great tool to measure patient outcomes and level of quality provided by hospital staff members. The disadvantage is the data is collected weeks, to months afterwards and the feedback is not being addressed in a timely manner. The “Quality Survey Server” is a new opportunity, a new and immediate way to collect and make data-driven decisions. The QSS is a service that hospitals can use to acquire their patient experience outcomes. The survey questions will measure patient’s experience either before their appointment or after. The development of the survey will be based on management choices. Data will be collected and put onto a survey poll report that the manager or leader of the department can view real-time. The Quality Survey Server has other modules available for purchase. The QSS dashboard is a service which aggregates the data and delivers a comprehensive quality metrics dashboard. The dashboard will provide detailed analysis and graphics providing...
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