LSBU Business Research Methods Report: Employee Motivation Study

This report presents a research study on employee motivation, critically evaluating its impact across different genders and education levels. The research methodology includes a deductive approach, utilizing both primary and secondary data collection methods, with a mixed data analysis approach. A sample of 50 employees was selected for the study. The report provides a detailed rationale for the research topic, a comprehensive literature review, and a project plan including a Gantt chart outlining the research milestones and timelines. References to relevant academic sources are also included. The study aims to understand the influence of family and economic factors on employee motivation.

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INTRODUCTION
Discusses the rationale of research topic
Critically evaluates the impact of employee motivation in different
gender and education level
Discuss the research approach, primary data collection and analysis
methods
Shown the research project plan

RATIONALE OF RESEARCH
TOPIC
Giving the opportunity to the investigator for collecting information
in the context of the research issue
comprehend the women are affected by the family while males are
influenced by the economical factor.

LITERATURE REVIEW
Critically evaluates the employees’ motivation according to gender
and education
Demonstrates different sources that supports to collect the data
Demonstrates different elements affect to the motivation
 Education level
 Gender level

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Data approaches
 Deductive approach has been used
Data collection
 Primary and secondary data collection will be considered
Data analysis
 Mixed data analysis method
Sampling method
 50 employees has been selected to conduct the study

GANTT CHART
Research milestone Initial Day Last Day
Duration
(months)
Determination of the research issue 21-11-2018 22-12-2018 31
Literature Review 23-12-2018 23-01-2019 30
Information gathering tool by considering primary
and secondary data collection method 24-01-2019 24-03-2019 60
Data evaluation 25-03-2019 26-03-2019 31
Final submission 27-03-2019 28-04-2019 31

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