Research Design on Teamwork: Analyzing Efficiency in Organizations

This research design paper investigates teamwork, its impact on individual and organizational efficiency, and the dynamics of effective team development. The study employs primary research methods, including surveys and focus groups, to gather data from employees in healthcare organizations. The paper outlines the research paradigm, methodology (positivism, deductive approach, descriptive design), sampling techniques (probability sampling), and data collection procedures. Ethical considerations, such as obtaining authorized access and data application, are addressed. Limitations, including time constraints and potential respondent bias, are acknowledged. The research concludes with a summary of the design and suggests directions for future research, emphasizing team collaboration and communication.

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Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction....................................................................................................................3
1.1 Background information about research topic.......................................................................3
1.2 Research questions.................................................................................................................3
Section 2: Significance of the research............................................................................................3
2.1 Statement of contribution of proposed research to theory and practice................................3
Section 3: Research design..............................................................................................................4
3.1 Specific research methods.....................................................................................................4
3.2 Research paradigm.................................................................................................................5
3.3 Sampling................................................................................................................................6
3.4 Outline of data collection procedure......................................................................................6
3.5 Measurement..........................................................................................................................7
3.6 Ethical considerations............................................................................................................7
3.7 Research design limitations...................................................................................................8
Section 4: Conclusion......................................................................................................................9
4.1 Brief summary of research design.........................................................................................9
4.2 Future research directions......................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................................................10
Appendix........................................................................................................................................12
1. Survey questionnaire.............................................................................................................12

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2. Gantt chart.............................................................................................................................14

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Section 1: Introduction
1.1 Background information about research topic
The research design paper is based on teamwork where it analyzes emergence of
teamwork in day-to-day life of people. People are facing issues related to lack of communication,
therefore proper teamwork is required to overcome the issues.
1.2 Research questions
The aim of this paper is to study how the team work is affected entire efficiency of the
individual and the organization. Following are research questions based on which the literature
study is carried out such as:
1. Is teamwork the problem or solution?
2. How teamwork works dynamic of effective team development?
3. How teamwork is supported in every sphere of life?
Section 2: Significance of the research
2.1 Statement of contribution of proposed research to theory and practice
Galegher, Kraut and Egido (2014) stated that the organizations are becoming dynamic as
well as unstable; there is rise in greater reliance on the teams and increase in complexity of the
team collaboration. High reliability organizations are existed in environments where there are
higher consequences of the errors. McClellan (2016) argued that teamwork is essential
components to achieve higher reliability in the business organizations. Teamwork ensures to
provide effective use of project time as well as resources by collaborative working in the

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organization. There is efficient ability of leader to organize as well as ease the team members in
work efforts. The factors which contribute effectiveness of teamwork are organizational support,
structure of communication, role of leader, structural environment as well as interpersonal
dimensions. Gounaris et al., (2016) discussed that teamwork enhances level of morale, decision
making, productivity, cooperation along with communication among individual team members.
It helps to achieve organizational goals.
Section 3: Research design
3.1 Specific research methods
In this study, primary research methods are used to analyze the teamwork among the
employees working in the business organization. The methods which are used to conduct
primary research are observations, survey, focus groups and interview. This research method is
used by researcher to collect data rather than based on data collection from past research. The
researcher has conducted the research only on specific research problem and focused to obtain
related research solutions (Lewis, 2015). Based on selected research topic, the organization is
required to validate data to create knowledgeable decisions. The researcher has used of online
survey to gather information from selected respondents. The online survey is suitable as well as
it is sent through emails in addition to filled out online. After deployment of survey, certain
period of time is provided to the respondents to reply the survey questions and then it is sent
back to the project researchers (Gibert, Tozer, & Westoby, 2017). The survey questions are
consisted of open ended and closed ended questions. Focus group technique is used to collect
data from smaller number of people to get higher insights to the research topic. The researcher
also views reactions of the subject as well as makes a research notes for future reference.

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3.2 Research paradigm
Flick (2015) stated that research paradigm is set of common beliefs as well as agreements
which are shared among the researcher about how the problems are unspoken as well as tackled.
There are four elements of the research paradigm such as epistemology, ontology, methodology
and axiology. It is required for the researcher to understand the elements as it is comprised of
assumptions, norms in addition to values.
Epistemology: In this research, this type of research paradigm is used to describe how the
researcher will analyze the study and how they know about the truth. It is focused with base of
knowledge, nature and forms which are acquired (Silverman, 2016).
Ontology: It is a branch of philosophy focused with assumptions to consider that
something creates sense as well as real to selected research topic.
Methodology: It is a term which is used to refer to the research design, approaches as
well as procedures which are used to investigate the research topic (Ledford & Gast, 2018). Data
collection methods, participants, sampling, data analysis and research instruments are part of the
methodology.
Axiology: It is referred to the ethical issues which are required to consider at the time of
planning a research proposal (Smith, 2015). It is considered with philosophical approaches to
make decisions of value and right decisions.
In this particular research study, selected research paradigm is methodology. Detailed
research techniques are used to analyze teamwork and its influence for the team collaboration in
business organization. Under the research methodologies, selected research philosophy is
positivism which helps to achieve information based on research evaluation work. Deductive

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research approach is used to conduct the study based on primary sources which help to define the
teamwork in day-to-day life of people. Descriptive research design helps to apply teamwork
concepts in the study for defining the impact of research study on others. Application of primary
sources helps to bring a quality analysis of selected topic.
3.3 Sampling
The target population is the employees which are working in the healthcare
organizations. They are directly affected by content of research processes. The researcher is not
considered each employees of the organization; therefore smaller sample of population is
selected as sample. The sample technique for the employees is probability sampling where no
such selection criteria are selected for the respondents (Panneerselvam, 2014). This sampling
technique is where the samples are collected in research process which provides the individuals
in population equal chances to be selected. In order to perform the online survey using
questionnaire, the selected sample size of population is 30.
3.4 Outline of data collection procedure
From the selected sample of population, quantitative research method is used to analyze
collected data. The data collection is a process to gather and measure information on variables of
interests. It will enable to answer associated research questions, and evaluate the research
outcomes. Steps for data collection are as follows:
a. The first step is to identify the research issues to collect data and conduct both internal as
well as external assessment to understand functions of selected organization.
b. The researcher should review the issues identified from the organization to prepare set of
survey questions based on research objectives and goals (Dang & Pheng, 2015).

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c. The researcher them decides who will be the research participants, how the data will be
collected, data sources used and duration of data collection.
d. The researcher prepares survey questionnaires and then distributes it among the
employees working in selected organization through email.
e. After getting answers from the respondents, the researcher collects the data in form of
excel format.
f. Then, statistical graph are drawn to analyze the questions so that the researcher can
determine if the teamwork is required in the organization or not. Explanation of the
questions involved to analyze and interpret the data beyond the research scope.
3.5 Measurement
The data collection method in this study is survey. This particular method is systematic
measurement instrument which is used to gather the information directly from the respondents
about the attitudes as well as perceptions of the team those are working in the organization. The
list of survey questions are provided for this study so that it helps to better analyze selected
research topic- teamwork. Refer to Appendix-1 for the survey questions.
3.6 Ethical considerations
In order to collect data and analyze those collected data, the researcher is required to
consider codes to maintain the research ethics. The researcher is required to recognize difference
among wrong as well as right set of behaviors which are required to follow while conducting the
study. Following are ethical considerations which are taken to conduct this particular research
study such as:

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Obtain authorized access: The researcher is required to utilize the information relevant
to the teamwork followed in the firm. Data and research reports are achieved and online data
storage system is used to access sensitive and confidential data so that no other person can access
to the data. The researcher ensures that it provides with legal authorized access to collected
information. The researcher has followed of strict organizational policies to handle the
information in digital form.
Data application: The raw data are collected using the primary sources which are
resulted in violation of anonymity. The researcher has chose use of primary data to conduct and
analyze the research study. It is pointed that in order to access the information collected from the
research study; the researcher should safeguard the data from deceptive functions. The data
application is limited for the academic usages only.
3.7 Research design limitations
In this research study, there are two main research constraints such as time constraints
and reliability. Because of limitation of time for conducting the research study, the researcher has
conducted a cross sectional study. Application of this study is limited the researcher to conduct
detailed analysis and evaluate different hidden details related to research topic. The data are
collected from the respondents through survey data collection method. The respondents are
biased to provide feedback that provides an impact on research outcome. The researcher is used
of primary data in organizational publications obtainable from the open sources. There is non-
reliability of data, and then it is a huge limitation in the research study.

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Section 4: Conclusion
4.1 Brief summary of research design
Through the research design, it is summarized that the researcher demonstrates various
tools and techniques, methods to analyze the research topic. The researcher aligned with the
research study and framed the research study based on the techniques which are available to
evaluate the entire study.
4.2 Future research directions
The future research is conducted to enhance an understanding of the research processes
related to teamwork. The study is focused to perform a team collaboration among the team
members so that they can overcome with the communication problems while working in a
project.

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