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Content Analysis - PL20878 - Qualitative Methods

   

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Running Head: CONTENT ANALYSIS1Content AnalysisStudent’s NameInstitutionDate

CONTENT ANALYSIS2Qualitative methodsCommon themesOne of the most obvious things to be observed when you read through the interviews is that both participant 1 and participant 2's interviews were conducted in their offices. This seems to me like a common theme which seems to hold a meaningful value to the interviewer. The logical reasoning behind this approach is that interviewees tend to be repulsed by the setting that is usually typical of most interviews (Jones & Risi, 2015). Having a panel of stern-faced interviewers with all eyes on you can have an intimidating effect on an interviewee hence the idea of a more personalized, one on one interview with a single interviewer can bring about the notion of more confidence and security. Conducting the interviews for both participant 1 and 2 intheir offices ensured that they felt secure and in the comfort of the familiar environment. Coding is usually a prolonged and expensive practice, especially if a researcher is using full transcribing processes (Huberman & Saldana, 2013). For this research, I used partial transcription where instead of rewriting the whole interview, I used partial transcription which is writing down a summary which has well-elaborated details answering all the questions. This summary shows another theme that seemed to show great importance to the researcher, which is the hierarchy theme. The researcher asks both participant 1 and two about the structure of the chain of command at their workplace by telling them to describe how power is distributed along the chain of command. He goes ahead to ask the participants on how easy or difficult it is to get access- whether verbal or written, to the mid-level management and senior-level management. The researcher gets information on the overall quality of leadership at the company by asking both participant 1 and two about how they felt about approaching the management about issues facing them at the workplace whether positive or negative.

CONTENT ANALYSIS3Another common theme addressed is the reward mechanism employed at the company. Participant 1 and two are both asked to describe the reward and recognition process at the company and what is required of an employee to achieve a reward. The questions seek to identify the roles that are stipulated to every employee and how willing the employees engage these activities and how they address issues such putting in extra work (Agwu, 2013). This themealso correlates with the other side of the coin which is punished or dismissal of an employee. Participant 1 and two are asked about the process of firing an employee, what constitutes poor performance and what activities could lead to the dismissal of a worker. The interviewer asks about the processes involved in assessing faults at the workplace and how the management deals with poor performance on the job and seeks to understand which mistakes are tolerable and which ones require drastic decisions to be made. The researcher also asks the interviewees about their roles, duties and their level of satisfaction in the job. Through his questions, he tries to probe into know the extent of the participants' impact on the performance of the company based on their intuition and judgment(Feinholdt & Lang, 2013). This is important in determining the passion of the employees regarding the effort they put in at work and whether they feel that their work is being noticed andor appreciated. Another question about the reward mechanism at work and the appreciation of individual contributions to the good performance of the company is that of whom the participantsfelt were the heroes at the workplace. The researcher tries to determine the relationship between the participants of the interview and these said heroes and try to see if they emulate these heroes, values, assumptions, biases, and goals. In the school-to-work segment, the theme of the level of education stands out. The researcher asks both the interviewees questions on their level of education. These questions include details

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