BMA317: Increased Working Hours Impact on Happy Dogs Pty Ltd Staff

This presentation outlines a research proposal investigating the impact of increased working hours on the staff of Happy Dogs Pty Ltd. The research aims to evaluate the effects of long working hours on employee health, psychological well-being, and organizational outcomes. The proposal includes research questions addressing the personal and psychological effects of increased work timings, as well as the company's strategies for mitigating these effects. A quantitative research method using a survey questionnaire and random sampling will be employed to collect primary data from a sample of 30 employees. Ethical considerations, such as ensuring confidentiality and voluntary participation, are addressed, along with practical issues related to time and budget constraints. The research seeks to test the hypothesis that prolonged working hours significantly impact various aspects of employees' lives.

PROJECT TITLE
Impact of increased working hours on the
staffs of Happy Dogs Pty Ltd.

NATURE OF THE
PROBLEM
 The problem is the
increase in working
hours for the staffs of
different departments.
 This is widely accepted
and serious issue.
 Each employee suffers
from this
problem(Albrechte et
al. 2015).
 Psychological, physical
and health impacts are
huge.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF
THE RESEARCH
 The aim is to evaluate and
investigate the effect of long
working hours on the staffs of
different departments of Happy
Dogs Pty Ltd.
 The research objectives are
highlighted below.
 To analyze the effect of
increasing working schedules on
the employee health
 To evaluate the psychological
effect of work overloads on the
staffs.
 To determine the organizational
effect of increase in work
timings the staffs of the
company.
 To evaluate the ways of reducing
the work loads for the staffs.

RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
 What is the personal
effect of increase in
working time for the
staffs of Happy Dogs Pty
Ltd?
 What is the psychological
effect of increasing work
timings for the staffs?
 What is the effect of
increasing working time
for the staffs on Happy
Dogs Pty Ltd.
 What are the strategies
developed by Happy
Dogs Pty Ltd. in order to
reduce the effect of
prolonged working hours
for the staffs?

RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
H0: The prolonged
working hours for
the staffs of
Happy Dogs Ltd.
have a significant
impact on the
different aspects
of the individuals
H1: The prolonged
working hours for
the staffs of
Happy Dogs Ltd.
does not have a
significant impact
on the different
aspects of the
individuals.

TYPES OF INFORMATON
NEEDED
 Quantitative method is used
 Primary data collection (Bratton and Gold
2017).
 The primary data is taken to measure it
statistically (Cascio 2018).

WAYS OF COLLECTION OF
INFORMATION
 Deductive
approach is
taken
 The survey
questionnaire is
used.
 Primary data
will be collected
(Mone and
London 2018).

RESPONDENTS OF THE
RESEARCH
 The samples are staffs of Happy Dogs
Pty Ltd.
 Random Sampling is used in the study.
 The sample population is 150.
 The sample size for the study will be 30.
 They are selected on the basis of
demographics.

ETHICAL ISSUES
IDENTIFIED
 No Personal
Questions
 Proper storage of
confidential
information(Hendry
2012).
 Respondents
should not be
forced to
participate in
survey.
 Letter of Approval
(Storey 2014).

PRACTICAL ISSUES
IDENTIFIED
 Time- Need to complete the study within
the specified time.
 Budget- Need to complete the study
within budget.

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