Participant Information Statement and Consent Declaration for Anonymous Data Collection

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COLLECTION OF FULLY ANONYMISED DATA – I.E. FOR SITUATIONS IN
WHICH THE RESEARCHER CANNOT LINK ANSWERS TO IDENTIFIABLE
PARTICIPANTS. IN ALL OTHER CASES, THE TEMPLATE FOR PARTICIPANT-
IDENTIFIABLE DATA SHOULD BE FOLLOWED AS PERSONAL DATA MUST BE
COLLECTED AND PROCESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DATA
PROTECTION ACT 1998 – UNTIL 24TH MAY 2018 – AND THE GENERAL DATA
PROTECTION REGULATION THEREAFTER].
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION STATEMENT
The aim of this study is to demystify the role and influence of HR practices
for improving employee commitment in IBM UK. The primary purpose of
the project is to analyse the role of HR in engaging employees and gaining
employee commitment to the company. The study is being conducted by
[LEAD RESEARCHER] at Coventry University. You have been selected to
take part in this questionnaire survey because you are invited to
participate in this study because you being an employee of IBM can give
us an idea about the HR practices that IBM presently follows to enhance
employee commitment. We believe that when it comes to employee
commitment, it would be effective to collect views of employees
themselves.
. Your participation in the survey is entirely voluntary, and you can opt
out at any stage by closing and exiting the browser. If you are happy to
take part, please answer the following questions relating to role of HR
management practices on employee commitment in the context of IBM.
Project aims to identify the existing HR practices followed in the IBM to
enhance employee commitment towards organizational goals and
objectives. Your answers will help us demonstrate the role of HR practices
in enhancing employee commitment towards the organization. The survey
should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Your answers will be
treated confidentially and the information you provide will be kept
anonymous in any research outputs/publications. Your data will be held
securely in Coventry University’s Library database and all data will be kept
in the computer with password protected. All data will be deleted by
[SPECIFY DATE]. The project has been reviewed and approved through
the formal Research Ethics procedure at Coventry University. For further
information, or if you have any queries, please contact the lead researcher
[NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS]. If you have any concerns that cannot be
resolved through the lead researcher, please contact [NAME AND
CONTACT DETAILS OF SUPERVISOR, LINE MANAGER OR ASSOCIATE DEAN
RESEARCH]. Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey.
Your help is very much appreciated.
I have read and understood the above information. I understand that,
because my answers will be fully anonymised, it will not be possible to
withdraw them from the study once I have completed the survey. I agree