Study on the Role of HR Practices in Enhancing Employee Commitment towards the Organization: Participant Information Statement

This participant information statement explains the purpose, voluntary nature, confidentiality, and data protection of the study on the role of HR practices in enhancing employee commitment towards the organization. The study is being conducted by [LEAD RESEARCHER] at Coventry University. The survey aims to identify the existing HR practices followed in IBM to enhance employee commitment towards organizational goals and objectives. The survey is voluntary, confidential, and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. The data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (up until 24th May 2018) and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR) thereafter.

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION STATEMENT
The aim of this study is to demonstrate the role of HR practices in enhancing employee
commitment towards the organization. The major purpose is to analyses 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 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 to 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 processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (up until 24th May
2018) and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR) thereafter. Your data will be
held securely in Coventry University’s Library database and will only be viewed by the
researcher/research team.
You are free to withdraw your questionnaire responses from the project data set at any time
until the data are destroyed on Coventry University’s database until the data are fully
anonymised in our records on University’s computer. You should note that your data may
be used in the production of formal research outputs (e.g. journal articles, conference
papers, theses and reports) prior to this date and so you are advised to contact the
university at the earliest opportunity should you wish to withdraw from the study. To
withdraw, please contact the lead researcher (contact details are provided below). Please
also contact the Faculty Research Support Office (email
[e-mail]; telephone [phone]) so that your request
can be dealt with promptly in the event of the lead researcher’s absence. You do not need
to give a reason. A decision to withdraw, or not to take part, will not affect you in any way.
Coventry University is a Data Controller for the information you provide. You have the right
to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance
with the Data Protection Act 1998 (up until 24th May 2018) and the General Data Protection
Regulation thereafter. You also have other rights including rights of correction, erasure,
objection, and data portability. For more details, including the right to lodge a complaint
with the Information Commissioner’s Office, please visit www.ico.org.uk Questions,
comments and requests about your personal data can also be sent to the University Data
Protection Officer - [e-mail]
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 agree to take part in this
questionnaire survey. I confirm that I am aged 18 or over.