Observation techniques can acquire effective information in different research design methods. For ethical reasons, though, they have to be carefully considered when investigating sensitive topics that could not investigated using an experimental approach.

State how you would create a correlational research design using either direct or contrived observation methods or the use of content anlaysis or the observation of physical objects to study workplace bullying (which for ethical reasons could not assign people randomly to either a workplace group to be bullied or not) and its effect on organizational culture. Comment on how the use of your observation techniques would minimize ethical concerns.