MANCOSA: BACHELOR ASSIGNMENT 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (PROJECT) QUESTION 1 (50) Motivation levels are important in harnessing employee productivity. A number of research studies have extensively documented the relationship between motivation and job satisfaction on organizational success. For example, according to Ganta (2014) workers who are motivated and excited about their jobs carry out their responsibilities to the best of their ability and production numbers increase as a result. Equally Ganta (2014) adds that unmotivated employees are likely to spend little or no effort in their jobs, avoid the workplace as much as possible, exlt the organization if given the opportunity and produce low quality work. Consequently, this means that unmotivated employers are unlikely to commit to organizational goals hence poorly affecting organizational success. This therefore makes human capital an important determinant of success for organizations. Additionally, it is important to consider that motivation levels among employees may have different drivers or factors Influencing them. Dobre (2013) highlights that each person has a different mixture and strength of needs, as some people are driven by achievement while others are focusing on security. Dobre (2013) adds that if the managers are able to understand, predict and control employee behaviour, they should also know what the employees want from their jobs. Therefore, it is essential for a manager to understand what really motivates employees, without making just an assumption. As a researcher, your line manager has directed that an Investigation be conducted to investigate the factors enhancing employee's motivation. 1.1. Design a 10-item Likert scale, which would include some of the selected questions for the data collection process. (10) 1.2. Write a Short Literature Review (1-2 pages in length) focusing on factors influencing employees' motivation. (15) 1.3. Discuss the sampling strategy and the data collection process to be employed. (10) 1.4. Describe and discuss the role of validity and reliability in your assessment. In your answer, make sure to include an explanation of the difference between validity and reliability and the relationship between reliability and validity. (5) 1.5. In what ways could the researcher improve reliability and validity of the assessment? 1.6. If the researcher wished to test for the existence of significant differences in motivation levels between males and females, which inferential test would be appropriate? (2) 1.7. If the researcher wished to test for the existence of significant differences in motivation levels between the different race groups, which inferential test would be appropriate? (2) 1.8. Why would the test used in 1.7. be more advantageous than the test used in 1.6 to test for differences? (2) MANCOSA: BACHELOR ASSIGNMENT 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (PROJECT) QUESTION 1 (50) Motivation levels are important in harnessing employee productivity. A number of research studies have extensively documented the relationship between motivation and job satisfaction on organizational success. For example, according to Ganta (2014) workers who are motivated and excited about their jobs carry out their responsibilities to the best of their ability and production numbers increase as a result. Equally Ganta (2014) adds that unmotivated employees are likely to spend little or no effort in their jobs, avoid the workplace as much as possible, exlt the organization if given the opportunity and produce low quality work. Consequently, this means that unmotivated employers are unlikely to commit to organizational goals hence poorly affecting organizational success. This therefore makes human capital an important determinant of success for organizations. Additionally, it is important to consider that motivation levels among employees may have different drivers or factors Influencing them. Dobre (2013) highlights that each person has a different mixture and strength of needs, as some people are driven by achievement while others are focusing on security. Dobre (2013) adds that if the managers are able to understand, predict and control employee behaviour, they should also know what the employees want from their jobs. Therefore, it is essential for a manager to understand what really motivates employees, without making just an assumption. As a researcher, your line manager has directed that an Investigation be conducted to investigate the factors enhancing employee's motivation. 1.1. Design a 10-item Likert scale, which would include some of the selected questions for the data collection process. (10) 1.2. Write a Short Literature Review (1-2 pages in length) focusing on factors influencing employees' motivation. (15) 1.3. Discuss the sampling strategy and the data collection process to be employed. (10) 1.4. Describe and discuss the role of validity and reliability in your assessment. In your answer, make sure to include an explanation of the difference between validity and reliability and the relationship between reliability and validity. (5) 1.5. In what ways could the researcher improve reliability and validity of the assessment? 1.6. If the researcher wished to test for the existence of significant differences in motivation levels between males and females, which inferential test would be appropriate? (2) 1.7. If the researcher wished to test for the existence of significant differences in motivation levels between the different race groups, which inferential test would be appropriate? (2) 1.8. Why would the test used in 1.7. be more advantageous than the test used in 1.6 to test for differences? (2)