Secondary Sources (CIPD) Research 2022

Use of secondary
sources of
research: Employee
engagement and
HR practices

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USE OF SECONDARY SOURCES IN RESEARCH: EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Executive Summary
An analysis has been done over the employee engagement on the bases of articles taken from
different sources. The different methods of measurement of the performance of the
employees will be analysed. The positive impact of employee engagement has been analysed
in this report. Articles from people management, personnel today and a report over CIPD has
been analysed in order to find the effect of the various methods used for employee
engagement in the organisations.

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USE OF SECONDARY SOURCES IN RESEARCH: EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Table of Contents
Executive Summary...................................................................................................................1
(1.1)Introduction........................................................................................................................4
(2.1) Different stages of research problem.................................................................................4
Stage (1): Defining the research problem..............................................................................4
Stage (2): Literature review...................................................................................................4
(2.2) Reviews of the three articles are as follows..............................................................4
(a) One article is taken from the website of ‘People Management’..................................4
(b) Article from ‘personnel today’................................................................................5
(c) A report of CIPD......................................................................................................5
Stage (3): Designing the research approach...........................................................................6
Stage (4): Analysis of the literature.......................................................................................6
(a) Analysis of the article of ‘People management’......................................................6
(b) Analysis of the article from ‘Personnel Today’.......................................................7
(c) Analysis of the report of CIPD................................................................................7
Diagrammatic representation of methods of employee engagement.................................8
Stage (5): Formulation of research question..........................................................................8
Stage (6): Evaluation of literature review..............................................................................8
Step (7): Interpret the results and conclusions.......................................................................9

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USE OF SECONDARY SOURCES IN RESEARCH: EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Stage (8): Summary of findings for the audience..................................................................9
Evaluation of two different primary resources.........................................................................10
Advantages of use of primary sources.................................................................................10
Disadvantages of use of primary sources.............................................................................10
(3.1) Conclusion.......................................................................................................................11
Recommendations for improving HR practices.......................................................................11
References................................................................................................................................13