(1). The topic for the
proposed study is The Perspective of Human Resources Managers on Employee
Engagement During the Times of Business Disruption (describes Human Resources
Managers, Employee Engagement, and Business Disruption).
Topic
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Describe the specific topic to be studied. Provide a brief
synthesis of recent literature on the topic and clearly identify the target
population, variables, and/or concepts under study. Ensure that the topic is
grounded in a problem and aligned with your program of study.
o Example: The topic for
the proposed study is the perspective of human resources managers on employee engagement
during times of business disruption
o Describe human
resources, employee engagement, and business disruption. Support and cite
the support for each of these descriptions.
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Describe the significance of this topic to your program or
field (business), and your specialization (HRM) within your program if
applicable.
o
Correctly form the topic.
o
Use appropriate language for key concepts/phenomena
addressed by the topic.
o
Identify and define the specific concepts or foundations to
be explored (qualitative method).
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Name the target population.
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Focus on the concepts appropriately.
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Use scholarly literature to explain what is known and
unknown about this topic. Report the actual study findings (not implications or
recommendations) from recent (5–7 years from expected date of graduation),
peer-reviewed articles, and seminal works to explain the current status of the
topic and to show the gap in understanding that you propose to fill.
Problem
- Write a brief statement regarding the need for the study that fully
describes the problem or need being addressed. The need for the study is
often referred to as the project or research
problem. Correctly state the problem: - Summarize existing literature and key findings.
- Clearly formulate gaps in the existing literature or
problems in practice. - Explicitly state, rather than imply, the project or
research problem. - State the theoretical or conceptual framework with
source. - In simplified terms, the project or research problem might take this
form: “The scholarly literature on _________ indicates that ________ is
known and __________ is known, but what is not known is
______________.” Write out the problem statement and theoretical
foundation. - Qualitative problem statement example: “The proposed study
will seek to ________ (understand, describe, develop, discover) how
[concepts/theory foundations] have addressed the ________ (central
phenomenon, experience/event, process) for _______ (the target
population). The tenets of Y theory (citation) will serve as the
conceptual framework of the proposed study.” - Example: “This qualitative generic inquiry study
will explore how Maslow’s hierarchy of needs’ foundations of
physiological and safety needs are associated with the perceptions of
post-Covid 19 unemployed job seekers toward job hunting.”
Additional Requirements
- Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the
overall message. - APA guidelines: Double-spaced paragraph formatting in the body of the paper.
When appropriate, use APA-formatted headings. Resources and citations are
formatted according to current APA style and format. - Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 points.
- Grammarly: Before submitting your work, use the free Grammarly tool
to help detect plagiarism and correct errors with grammar, usage, and
writing mechanics.
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Important Instructions
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An acceptable dissertation topic is aligned with your
program and specialization, avoids significant participant risks, and is
feasible. You must also ensure that you have the appropriate expertise and
avoid topics about which you have unmanageable bias. Your topic should align
with your program or specialization and should be grounded in the peer-reviewed
literature of your discipline.
Describe the specific topic, including the target population name and
phenomena. Explain elements of the topic and include supporting evidence.
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Provide a concise, clear overview of the
proposed research and make the link between the topic and your program. Ensure
you provide clear statements regarding how your proposed topic is within your
PhD program. Include interesting facts, statistics, or statements that catch
the attention of your reader and which are relevant to your topic and
dissertation. Use recent scholarly references published within the last 5 years
plus additional seminal research. Ensure a thesis sentence exists in which you
clearly identify the topic and the specific focus of your research. Make a
strong case for your dissertation topic and focus. This is not a purpose
statement, background of the project, or justification for the research, but an
opening 1-2 paragraph section introducing your proposed research. The section
is written clearly and is grounded in a problem in your program.
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The theoretical orientation should represent a
theory from your discipline that supports your topic. Describe any theoretical
implications that the proposed study may have for understanding phenomena.
Orient your work to your theoretical framework as applicable to your project
and your PhD program. Link your review of the literature with the theoretical
framework. Describe how the proposed study contributes to a better
understanding of the theoretical foundation of the problem or of practice.
Discuss the practical implications of how the study results will benefit
practitioners.
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Focus your writing on a non-journalistic,
scholarly style and tone. Consider choice of words, tone, and application of
supporting evidence to maintain scholarly writing standards.
2. Overview
For this assignment, you will provide
a synthesized review of the scholarly literature and address the theoretical
foundations or practice orientation for your study. Your supporting evidence
should include:
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Primary orientation.
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Efforts to address the problem.
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Synthesis of evidence.
Your project questions should
illuminate the gap in literature and align with topic, problem, and evidence.
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Ensure that your writing conveys purpose in an
appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to
organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards. Continue to
apply APA 7 formatting to your work, including your references.
Instructions
Supporting
Evidence
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Explain how the proposed study will add or contribute to a
better understanding of the theoretical foundation of the problem or contribute
to a better understanding of practice.
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Explain the proposed gap supported by scholarly literature or
the practical implications of the proposed study.
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Synthesize a review of the scholarly literature to expose,
explain, and analyze previous scholarly efforts to address the project or
problem.
Project
Questions
- List
one or more project questions that align with the topic, problem, and
supporting evidence within the program:
(1). How do HRMs utilize strategic internal
communication to sustain employee engagement during business disruptions? (This
is the main research question).
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(2). What strategic communication practices
are most effective in maintaining employee morale and productivity in times of
uncertainty?
- (3). How
do employees perceive the effectiveness of these communication strategies
in enhancing their engagement and commitment to the organization during
disruptions? - Include
a list of terms and definitions that relate to the program, topic,
problem, gap, program, and project framework. - Describe
your target population. - Describe
the background for your study and how your question relates to the
background of the study. Discuss previous studies and demonstrate exactly
how your project (answering the question, applying to practice) will
advance the scientific knowledge base on this topic. Consider the
following guidance: - Questions
should be appropriate for the knowledge gap and current state of
knowledge (supporting evidence). - Questions
are cast using the variables or phenomena under study. The variables or
phenomena in the questions are identical to the variables discussed in
the problem and specific theory gap. - Questions
are explicit in naming the type of relationship or phenomenon under
study. - When
answered, questions will make a contribution to theoretical or practical
foundations. The contribution to the academic field and to the
theoretical foundation must speak to how the relationship among the
variables or to the phenomenon addresses the knowledge gap previously
identified.
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Criteria
DISTINGUISHED
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Explains how the proposed study will
contribute to a better understanding of the theoretical foundation of the
problem or of practice. Discusses the practical implications of how the study
results will benefit practitioners.
INSTRUCTIONS
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The theoretical orientation should represent a
theory from your discipline that supports your topic. Describe any theoretical
implications that the proposed study may have for understanding phenomena.
Orient your work to your theoretical framework as applicable to your project
and your PhD program. Link your review of the literature with the theoretical
framework. Describe how the proposed study contributes to a better
understanding of the theoretical foundation of the problem or of practice.
Discuss the practical implications of how the study results will benefit
practitioners.
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Identifying the right people to serve as
participants in your dissertation is critical to your success, and critical to
the credibility, trustworthiness, and validity of your project’s results. You
must identify people who possess the right skillsets, experience, expertise,
needs, and knowledge for you to collect dependable, credible, valid data to
analyze and answer your project question(s).
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Present an analysis of analysis of a gap in
alignment with the problem and relevant to your program. Gaps in the literature
exist when professionals or practitioners are not doing everything they can,
are not doing things correctly, or could improve what they are doing. The gap
in the literature provides you with the justification to conduct the project
and serves as a guide for you to select the appropriate sample, methods, and
analyses. Demonstrate how the study will advance the scientific knowledge base,
is grounded in your field, and addresses something that is not known, something
that is new or different from prior research, something that extends prior
research, or something that fills a gap in the existing literature. Address the
broader questions of who cares and why now.
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Synthesis of the literature occurs when you
combine, compare, and contrast the findings, theories, themes, gaps, and
opinions found in the topical literature, analyze, and evaluate the compared
and contrasted literature, and draw new conclusions from the analysis and
evaluation. As you develop content for this section, you will combine, compare,
contrast, critically analyze, evaluate, and interpret the literature on your
topic, industry, organizational/professional context, and/or area of interest
within your doctoral program to provide a synthesis of the literature. This
section is not designed to comprise a fully completed review of the literature.
The objective is to provide a robust preliminary review and analysis of the
literature to synthesize the evidence to support your project.
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Project or “research” questions are influenced
by your specific problem and the identified gap you seek to address. Research
questions are formulated as interrogative statements that express the knowledge
you are seeking to obtain through conducting your project. You should
critically examine and align the project questions with the topic statements
and the specific problem. Alignment must exist among all the foundational
elements and all elements be within your doctoral program. Ensure research
questions cannot be answered with yes or no. Alignment means that each key
sentence in the foundation sections (topic, problem, gap, research questions)
are focused on the same issue and are consistent and congruent.
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Great job on conveying purpose in an
appropriate tone and style, while effectively incorporating supporting evidence
and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards!
Your writing demonstrates a clear understanding of the assignment’s
requirements. To further enhance your performance, consider providing specific
examples of how you incorporated supporting evidence to strengthen your
arguments. Continuously strive to refine your writing skills, ensuring
consistent adherence to APA style and formatting guidelines. Keep up the
impressive work in maintaining a high standard of scholarly writing.
Competencies
Measured
- Competency 1: Apply advanced critical thinking
skills to develop a researchable topic. - Describe the significance of the topic to a
program or field and program specialization. - Competency 2: Synthesize ideas and concepts from
literature and in practice to develop a researchable topic. - Describe the specific topic, including the
target population name and phenomena. - Competency 3: Integrate credible scholarly
literature to support ideas and concepts with evidence in proposing
research methods and design. - Explain the proposed gap or problem, supported
by existing literature. - Competency 4: Develop research questions that
align with an identified problem. - Articulate the problem to be addressed and the
questions aligned with the identified problem. - Competency 5: Articulate a theoretical framework
for the proposed study. - Identify the theoretical foundation or practice
orientation for the proposed study, supported by literature. - Competency 7: Integrate ethics and academic
integrity into the selection of a topic. - Achieve a Proficient or greater rating on all
grading criteria for this assignment. - Competency 8: Write in accordance with the
academic and professional requirements of the discipline during the
research process ensuring appropriate structure, grammar, usage, and
style. - Convey purpose in a well-organized text,
incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound
sentences - Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly
writing.
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3. Overview
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Your final
assignment is focused on the plan’s proposed project framework, data
collection, and ethical considerations.
Proposed Project
Framework
Your project framework should be
clearly defined and include population, foundations, phenomena, and variables.
The framework consists of three elements:
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Methodological Approach.
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Describe the proposed methodological framework that aligns
the topic, problem, gap, and project questions.
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Population and Sample (including site if necessary).
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Describe the proposed target population as it aligns with
the topic, purpose, and questions.
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Foundations, Phenomena, Variables.
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Present evidence and explanation for the final choice of
framework.
Data Collection
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Describe the proposed data collection procedures and
potential ethical considerations associated with your data collection. Data
collection begins once informed consent is confirmed. Describe where your
respondents or data are, and how you will gather information from those
individuals or sites. Indicate the steps necessary to gather and secure data.
Ethical Considerations
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Explain potential risks to study participants and how each
risk will be mitigated to reduce ethical conflicts. Describe any ethical
considerations that should be in place to address the sample, the population
overall, the data, and the topic. Fully explain how you plan to protect your
human participants along with any data collected through other providers.
Support identified ethical, confidentiality, privacy, security, anonymity, and
credibility issues and mitigation strategies with scholarly references. Be sure
to cite literature associated with ethical responsibilities, including The
Belmont Report (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1979).
Include in-text citations and a
references section at the end of your assignment.
Ethical References USE
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. (1979). The Belmont Report: Ethical principles and guidelines
for the protection of human subjects of research. https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/belmont-report/index.html
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