HNBS 311 Research: Impact of Pandemic on Workplace Transformation

This research proposal investigates the impact of the global pandemic on accelerating workplace transformation, focusing on a case study of Imaginera. It aims to analyze the role of the pandemic and the importance of workplace transformation in promoting employee performance. The proposal outlines research questions and objectives, including determining the pandemic's impact, analyzing the significance of workplace transformation, evaluating its influence on employee performance, and recommending strategies for Imaginera to improve transformation outcomes. The research will employ a qualitative approach, utilizing both primary and secondary data collection methods, including surveys and thematic analysis. Ethical considerations are addressed to ensure the protection of participants' rights and data security. The proposal includes a detailed timeline for activities and milestones, such as submitting the research proposal and project report.

Research Proposal Form
Student Name:
Student Number:
Centre Name:
Tutor
Date:
Unit: HNBS 311
Proposed title:
The impact of the global pandemic on accelerating workplace
transformation

Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title:
‘The impact of the global pandemic on accelerating workplace transformation’
Introduction:
Background –
The workplace transformation refers to rethinking process of serving newly culture at workplace environment
by forming it with more flexibility and implementation of technology. It could drive towards broad range of
employee benefits comprising empowerment of individual to work more effectively as well as boost
productivity and morale.
Research Aim –
To analyse the impact of global pandemic over accelerating transformation at workplace: A case study on
Imaginera.
Research questions –
 What is the role of global pandemic and crucial aspects related to it?
 What is importance of workplace transformation?
 How transformation encourages employee performance?
Research objectives –
 To determine the situation of global pandemic and some crucial aspects associated with it
 To analyse significance of workplace transformation

 To evaluate the influence of workplace transformation towards promoting employee performance
 To recommend appropriate strategies to Imaginera to further improve transformation at workplace in
favour of better resulted outcomes
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this research project
The main purpose of selecting this topic is to analyse the impact of global pandemic accelerating workplace
transformation. Such workplace modifications derive the purpose of enabling innovation, flexibility and agility
for progressively mobile as well as scattered workforce. It would positively reflect towards enhanced
personality as well as growth of person. Physical working environment seems to affected because of pandemic
whereby conglomerate should comply with hybrid practices into day to day business operations.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Theme 1 - Situation of global pandemic and some crucial aspects associated with it
According to Meske and Junglas (2021), Covid-19 outbreak is considered as crucial reminder which indicates
occurrence of other jeopardise in past scenarios and further remains as continuous process directing towards
futuristic concerns. In this modern era crisis has favoured with issues likely to be termed as economic
consequences all around. Also, there is no change in consequences but it has created some of the dramatic
alterations that clearly specifies how business conduct deal effectively as per the customer requirements.
Theme 2 - Significance of workplace transformation
As denoted by Stecher and Soto Roy (2019), transformation at workplace plays decisive role in formulating the
moral of employee and overall productivity of business practices. It usually consist of various benefits
regarding to employee terms which can be stated as empowering them to uplift their working with the
purpose of enhancing productivity and morale. Workplace can be termed as culture of intangible ecosystem
which formulate some crucial areas of work as well as other places such as noxious. Similarly, workplace
transformation is recognized as important for carrying out best from individual even in such contrary
circumstances. So these transformations will be helpful to develop further development which would create
productive organization and employee efficiency as well.
Theme 3 - Influence of workplace transformation towards promoting employee performance

As per the view of Meske (2019), the influence of transformation stimulated the further growth development
prospects for both business as well as employee. In such revolution there are several methods which advances
the performance of individual as promoting to positive working environment whereby employee can work
collaboratively to form better outcomes. It gauges the poor performance issues and favours with appropriate
solutions that assist employee to make effective alterations and monitoring their working to undertake the
goals and objectives. Working towards the mutual goal should be mindful in which employee must feel
intermingled to transformation. They are intensive on formulating and aligning among each role and whole
goal of the organization so they opt- in towards transformation efforts.
Section Four: Activities and timescales
Activity Days and target date
Proposal Week 1
Chapter 1 Week 2
Chapter 2 Week 3
Chapter 3 Week 3
Chapter 4 Week 4
Chapter 5 Week 4
Chapter 6 Week 5
Time period:
 Milestone one: Submitting the Research Proposal
Target date:
Milestone two: Submitting the Research Project Report
Target date:
Section Five: Research approach and methodologies
Research Type:
The research type is used to form the research, usually it consists of two methodologies likely qualitative and
quantitative. In this current study, researcher consider Qualitative approach to get in depth understanding
about broad range of theoretical outcomes and well as information for the selected topic.
Research Approach:
This method is the planned process whereby it includes several steps for broad assumption which is used for
collection, interpretation and analysis. There are two essential components such as inductive and deductive
whereby researcher will make use of inductive approach to provide the actual conclusion through collected

data as going from specific to general. It will be advantageous for researcher to maximize the feasibility in
results.
Research Philosophy:
This process deals with knowledge, assumptions as well as nature of study, forms out with specific way of
formulating knowledge. It has two core components such as interpretivism, positivism. Interpretivism
philosophy will be utilize by researcher in order to focus over subjective experiences of individual and further
assessing best results.
Data collection:
The collection of data is systematic approach of gathering convenient information and measurement, it
comprises of two major sources for collection of data such as primary and secondary. Whereas researcher will
make effective use of both primary and secondary data for better planning and appraised outcomes. While
primary data will be considered with the help of survey and secondary data would be considered by books and
journals and other relevant articles.
Data analysis:
It is method of systematically applying logical as well as statistical techniques for defining, gauging and
illustrating data. Data analysis has two types likely to be known as thematic and statistical whereas for
researcher thematic data will be favourable to identify interesting themes and patterns in data which would
further assist to get better analysis.
Sampling:
It indicates specific group of participants from whom actual data would be collected for conducting primary
research. It has two types of sampling such as probability and non-probability. Similarly, probability sampling is
the suitable approach that will be considered by researcher to provide fair likelihoods of getting selected to
individual. In this current research 30 working employees of Imaginera will be highlighted to conduct the
appropriate survey and make brief discussions.
Ethical consideration:
Ethical considerations indicate bunch of principle that assist in guiding research practice and designs. Proper
knowledge about research, simplicity for relevant topics and securing the right of individuals will be some
specific key ethics which would be followed by researcher in this study.

Comments and agreement from tutor
Agreed: (name): (date):
Comments and agreement from project proposal checker (if applicable)
Comments:
I confirm that the project is appropriate.
Agreed: (name):
(date):
Meske, C. and Junglas, I., 2021. Investigating the elicitation of employees’ support towards
digital workplace transformation. Behaviour & Information Technology, 40(11),
pp.1120-1136.
Stecher, A. and Soto Roy, Á., 2019. Crisis and transformation of occupational identities in
three sectors (retail, mining, state): contributions to understanding workplace
subjectivities in neoliberal Chile. Subjectivity, 12(4), pp.309-332.
Meske, C., 2019. Digital workplace transformation–on the role of self-determination in the
context of transforming work environments.

Research Ethics Approval Form
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collected from human participants are required to gain ethical approval before commencing
their research. Please answer all relevant questions and note that your form may be
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For further support and guidance please see your respective Unit Tutor.
Before completing this form, we advise that you discuss your proposed research fully with
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Section 1: Basic Details
Project title:
Student name:
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School / College:
Intended research start date:
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Section 2: Project Summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as part of your project (Please tick):
• Interviews:
• Questionnaires:
• Observations:
• Use of Personal Records:
• Data Analysis:
• Action Research:
• Focus Groups:
• Other (please specify):
Section 3: Participants
Please answer the following questions, giving full details where necessary.
Will your research involve human participants? Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Ages 12-16:
Young People aged 17–18:
Adults:
How will participants be recruited (identified and approached)?
Online
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
Emails

How will you obtain consent from participants? Will this be written? How will it be made clear to
participants that they may withdraw consent to participate at any time?
Consent will be in email format and it would be into written. All details will be specifically
mentioned in email.
Studies involving questionnaires: Will participants be given the option of omitting questions they do not
wish to answer? Please tick:
Yes:
No:
If No please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical issues arising from this.
Studies involving observation: Confirm whether participants will be asked for their informed consent to be
observed. Please tick:
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No:
Will you debrief participants at the end of their participation (i.e. give them a brief explanation of the
study)? Please tick:
Yes:
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Will participants be given information about the findings of your study? (This could be a brief summary of
your findings in general). Please tick:

Yes:
No:
Section 4: Data Storage and Security
Confirm that all personal data will be stored and processed in compliance with the Data Protection Act
(1998).
Yes:
No:
Who will have access to the data and personal information?
Scholar and company
During the research:
Where will the data be stored?
Online

Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used?
Yes:
No:
If yes, please provide further details:
Digital devices will be advantageous for better safety purposes
After the research:
Where will the data be stored?
Online
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
1 year and records into digital written structure

Will data be kept for use by other researchers?
Yes:
No:
If yes, please provide further details:
Section 5: Ethical Issues
Are there any particular features of your proposed work which may raise ethical concerns? If so, please
outline how you will deal with these:
It is important that you demonstrate your awareness of potential risks that may arise as a result of your
research. Please consider/address all issues that may apply. Ethical concerns may include, but are not
limited to the following:
• Informed consent.
• Potentially vulnerable participants.
• Sensitive topics.

• Risks to participants and/or researchers.
• Confidentiality/anonymity.
• Disclosures/limits to confidentiality.
Data storage and security, both during and after the research (including transfer, sharing, encryption,
protection).
• Reporting.
• Dissemination and use of your findings.
Section 6: Declaration
I have read, understood and will abide by the institution’s Research and Ethics Policy: Yes: No:
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with my Unit Tutor: Yes: No:
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge:
The above information is correct and that this is a full description of the ethics issues that may arise in the
course of my research.
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