Comprehensive Research Proposal: Employee Selection Methods at Omantel

This research proposal investigates employee selection methods within Omantel Company, aiming to analyze current practices and identify areas for improvement. The study begins with an introduction highlighting the significance of effective employee selection for organizational profitability and competitive advantage. The research justifies the need for this analysis, emphasizing the potential to enhance financial performance and address challenges in hiring. The objectives include defining employee selection concepts, examining different selection methods, exploring influencing factors, and identifying improvement strategies. The proposal reviews existing literature on employee selection, covering topics such as selection processes, various methods like interviews and situational judgment tests, and factors affecting selection decisions. The research methodology includes literature review and surveys using questionnaires, employing both qualitative and quantitative research designs. Data will be collected through primary and secondary methods, with a probability sampling approach targeting 50 employees. Statistical analysis will be performed using MS-Excel. The study acknowledges potential limitations related to time and cost, and it outlines ethical considerations regarding data security and participant confidentiality. A detailed timeline and budget are provided, outlining the stages of the research project. The expected outcome is to provide Omantel with actionable insights to optimize its employee selection methods.

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Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................3
Research justification........................................................................................................................3
Research aim and objectives..............................................................................................................4
Research question..............................................................................................................................4
Literature review...................................................................................................................................4
Variables............................................................................................................................................7
Conceptual framework......................................................................................................................7
Research Methodology..........................................................................................................................7
Research Strategy..............................................................................................................................8
Research design.................................................................................................................................8
Data Collection Method.....................................................................................................................8
Sampling Procedure...........................................................................................................................8
Data analysis method.............................................................................................................................9
Research Limitation...........................................................................................................................9
Ethical approval.....................................................................................................................................9
Timeline................................................................................................................................................9
References...........................................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
The research subject is “to analyze the method of employee selection in the context of
Omantel Company. In the existing business scenario, it is obligatory for an organization to
gain their understanding about the selection of employees. It can be effective to improve the
profitability of an organization. For this, it is effective for a company to improve the skills of
the human resource manager and increase the understanding towards the employee selection
method. However, it can be significant to improve the financial condition of an organization.
In addition, it can also be appropriate for gaining the competitive benefit in future. The
employee’s selection method is imperative for increasing the productivity of corporate
systematically. A corporation can use the effective selection method can help the researcher
to select appropriate people at the right place. Furthermore, it can also be said that most of the
organization has used employee selection methods to accurately operate the firm and obtain
higher profitability in less time and cost. In addition, it is also stated that the implementation
of employee selection method can be vital to enhancing the current condition of corporate. As
a result, the company can be able to control on the unexpected occurrence in the business
(Roth, et al., 2016).
Research justification
The employee selection method is significant to enhance the current financial condition of the
company. In addition, the ways of employee selection method can be imperative to gain the
production and values of organizations by hiring the appropriate people in less time and cost.
Further, the Oman organization faced many issues in the context of hiring appropriate people
at the right place due to enhancing the organization performance. This research can also help
to gain understanding towards the different factors that can affect the employee selection
method. Through this research, a corporation will capable to address the ways of employee
selection method and also address the strategies that can be effective to improve the

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employee selection method systematically. At the same time, this research proposal can
support to improve the knowledge of researcher towards the employee selection method. This
research is effective for researchers if they want to make their career in the human resource
management. This research proposal can be supportive for existing and new business because
of gaining understanding towards the importance, role, and output of the effective employee
selection method practices. Consequently, it will aid the organization for effective use of
employee selection method. In addition, this research plan can be imperative to make
adequate policy with respect to employee selection method (Miles, et al., 2014).
Research aim and objectives
The main aim of this research is to analyze the methods of employee selection in the context
of Omantel Company.
 To analyze the meaning and concept of employee selection method in context of
Omantel Company
 To analyze the type of employee selection method in Omantel Company
 To explore the factors that affect the employee selection method
 To identify the strategies to improve the employee selection method
Research question
 What is the meaning and concept of employee selection method?
 How many types of employee selection method?
 What are factors that affect the employee selection method?
 What are the strategies to improve the employee selection method?
Literature review
To analyze the meaning and concept of employee selection method in context of
Omantel Company

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According to the Alshamlan et al., (2015) the procedure of interviewing and analyzing
applicants for a particular job and hiring an individual for operating the business
systematically. The ways of employee’s selection can be very complicated or easy that can be
based on the norms of the organization. It is also stated that anti-discrimination laws can be
used by the organization during the selection of employees. The employee selection is a way
by which an organization can select a right person at the right place. It can be a process of
matching the needs of the organization with the education and qualification of the individual.
To analyze the type of employee selection method in Omantel Company
Gupta et al., (2014) stated that the human resource selection method can rely on the staff and
resources of the firm. There are different methods that are used by the organization to hire the
employees such as phone interviews, preliminary screening, and face-to-face meetings. It is
effective to identify whether the applicant is appropriate for the job. In the small organization,
these methods are implied to select the candidates at the right place. Further, it can be
effective in the situation of imitated staff resources. It is also examined that the employee
selection method enabled the organization to make an effective decision, retain the
employees and decline the level of employee turnover systematically.
To explore the factors that affects the employee selection method
I support to this, Abernethy, et al., (2015) examined that a large number of the organization is
depending on the specialist of human resource management section to make an effective
selection decision as per the organization norms. It is also addressed that the selection of
appropriate applicants to fill the job placement in the organization can be confronting, but at
the same time some factors may affect the selection method of employees. A business owner
and their staff member should comprehend the values of factors that may directly impact on
the employee selection method. It can be effective to attain the specified goal of the
organization in the context of employee selection. It is also stated that lack of relevant

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experience, qualification, salary requirements, and transfer can impact on the ways of
employee selection.
To identify the strategies to improve the employee selection method
Nolan et al., (2014) argued that general mental ability, structured interviews, and situational
judgment tests methods are effective to improve the employee selection method
systematically. An organization should use the GMA method to enable the candidates for
online computer adaptive test and paper pencil test. It is also analyzed that both tests are
appropriate for the organization due to enhancing the method of employee selection.
In support to this, Cook (2016) examined that the structured interview method is also
imperative for improving the employee selection method. Under this, an organization should
use structure base interview wherein organization previously determine the questions that
will be asked to the candidates at the time of hiring an employee. Through this method, an
organization can include 2-4 experienced managers for asking the question to the applicants
and react on the particular. It can also be effective to gain the reliability of employee
selection method. As a result, the company can get a feasible result in less time and cost due
to the selection of right person at the right place.
Govindan et al., (2015) the situation judgment can also be used by the organization to
improve the employee selection method. Under this, the organization has used the multiple-
choice equivalent for performing the structured interviews. The candidates are able to react
on some specified topics related to the target job. It is also illustrated that this method can
enable the organization to deeply understand the opinion and thinking of candidates towards
any particular subject. It will also allow of the organization to comprehend how the candidate
reacts to the particular situation. As a result, an organization can improve their employee
section method and productivity (Brinkmann, 2014).

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Variables
The researcher has determined some different independent variables that can direct impact on
the employee selection method in an organization (Taylor, et al., 2015). The following table
shows the independent variables of employee selection method:
Dependent Variable Independent Variables
Employee selection method
Relevant experience
Education
Salary requirement
Transfer
Skills
Conceptual framework
Research Methodology
The research methodology can be effective to identify the tools and techniques that will be
required to complete the research aim and objectives systematically (Mackey, et al., 2015).
The following methods are considered in the research methodology:
Employee
selection
method
Relevant
experience
Education
Transfer
Skills
Salary
requiremen
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Research Strategy
For this research, the researcher will use literature review and survey through a questionnaire
to attain the research objectives. It will also permit the researcher to pool the adequate
information towards the ways of employee selection method. The literature review method
will enable the researcher to collect theoretical data towards the research issue while the
survey through questionnaire support to collect the opinion and views towards the research
aim (Krylovas, et al., 2014).
Research design
The researcher will imply both data collection method like qualitative and quantitative
method due to getting the adequate result in less time and cost. In addition, a research will
use the qualitative research design to build the conceptual understanding towards the research
matter. Beside this, quantitative research design is implied to show the numeric data through
statistical methods (Nikolaou, 2014).
Data Collection Method
For this research, the researcher will use both data collection method such as primary and
secondary data collection method. A researcher will use the primary data collection method
to collect the fresh data in the context of the research matter (Guerrero, et al., 2015). There
are different kinds of methods such as observation, survey through a questionnaire, and
interview to collect the data. Besides this, the secondary data collection method is also used
by the researcher to collect the information from existing sources such as journals,
government publication, offline sources, and books (Li, et al., 2014).
Sampling Procedure
In this research, the researcher will use the probability sampling method due to mitigating the
biases from the research. It offers an equal chance to the participant for contributing to the
research (Vahdani, et al., 2014). From this research, the researcher will choose 50 employees

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from the Ooredoo Oman, Nawras, and Omantel to conduct the research and pool adequate
data.
Data analysis method
The data analysis method will also imply by the researcher to evaluate the collected data and
get a feasible outcome. The researcher will execute the statistical data analysis method for
evaluating the collected data of this research. A researcher will also practice the MS-excel by
involving different tools like a pie chart, bar diagram, and column diagram (Stephenson, et
al., 2014).
Research Limitation
The research limitation can direct impact on the reliability of research result. There are
different types of factors that are considered in the research limitation like cost, time, and
resources. In addition, the specified time can bound the researcher to collect the data about
the research dilemma. Moreover, it is also analyzed that the primary data collection method
can take more time and cost that will restraint the researcher to get the adequate result in the
context of the employee selection method (Gatewood, et al., 2015).
Ethical approval
In this research, the researcher will use the data safety and security act 1988 to secure the data
of participants and make a robust relationship with them. A researcher will also concentrate
on some factors such as university regulation, data manipulation, and reference. It will
support to avoid the ethical issues from the research (Ababneh, et al., 2014).
Timeline
The following table shows research plan:
Table 1: Research schedule for completing project
Research actions Time
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1

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0
Research dilemma selection
Development of research aim and objectives
Data collection method
Questionnaire development
Sampling techniques
Data evaluation
Report writing
Final submission
From the above table, it is analyzed that the data collection methods take more time than the
other research activities.
Budget
For this research, the researcher will estimate $2400 to attain the research objectives
systematically (Rana, et al., 2014).
Purpose Estimated amount ($)
Literature Review (LR) 800
Data Collection Method 800
Data Analysis 800
Total financial plan Expectation 2400

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