Critical Review of Qualitative Data Methods

A​‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​ssessment A: Critique (20%) – 1,000 words, excluding references Overview During the early weeks of this unit you will learn about various qualitative data collection methods, and how different methods are appropriate for differing research projects. With your research problem in mind, and briefly and clearly stated, critically review three alternate qualitative data collection methods in terms of their appropriateness for your proposed research project. For example you might choose to collect data by interviews, case study, secondary data collection, observation or others. This critique has a word limit of 1,000 words. Details 1- State your research problem clearly and briefly. 2- Identify three qualitiative data collection methods for review. 3- Critique each nominated data collectio​‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​n method, with your research problem in mind. 4- Discuss the assumptions that surround each data collection method in your critique. 5- Discuss why each nominated data collection method may or may not be appropriate for your proposed research. 6- Conclude your critique by nominating the most appropriate data collection method for your proposed research project. My research problem : The study seeks to explore the degree to which a leader’s leadership style affects employee turnover in SMEs in Saudi Arabia. Specifically, the study aims to answer the research question whether there exists any significant correlation between leadership style and worker turnover. Kindly, I need all the references that used in my paper to be sent to me after the work. All of the must be Peer-reviewed arti​‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌​cles.

ANSWERS

The following report seeks to provide a comprehensive coverage pertinent to the role played by leadership and how it affects certain aspects such as the turnover of workers in the small and medium sized enterprises in Saudi Arabia. Put simply, this particular research problem stems from a backdrop of topical issues which have undermined worker turnover in the said industries as a direct consequence of leadership interference; per se. Accordingly thus this report largely seeks to establish the best techniques requisite for the collection of relevant data regarding the relationship of leadership tenets exercised in Saudi Arabia and how this affects the turnover of employees in the SMEs sector therein. Leadership plays a core role in the scope of every business operations within and without. Inherent leadership tenets which create a more sustainable working environment, therefore accounts to a larger extent the coexistence and productivity of workers within a specific organization. Such compelling reasons thus set forth a platform which aims towards the realization of such a feat with a view to practicing and the incorporation of relevant leadership doctrines which favor worker turnout in such industries in Saudi Arabia, as well as elsewhere in the world over. In this regard thus the incorporation of self-evident data collection techniques for the purpose of achieving quality findings relative to this research problem is core to the success of this particular study from broader dimensions. Effective techniques required to successfully conduct particular studies are diverse and range from such qualitative mechanisms as interviews, case study while focusing on a smaller group of respondents, as well as the supposed monitoring of staff participation with a view to establishing a more conclusive approach matching the relevance of this particular research’s aim and purpose accordingly (Englander, 2012).

Interview

Conducting interviews with the appropriate respondents generally come across as one of the available techniques by which to come by a proper qualitative analysis. Such interviews thus serve to generate proper responses from the workers in this sector and thus provide a suitable platform for engagement (Elo et al., 2014). The success of such interviews relies to a larger extent on certain core aspects which directly govern and subsequently aids in the collection of the right kind of data (Cleary, Horsfall & Hayter, 2014). Such significant aspects required to ensure and thus enhance these interviews’ effectiveness to the realization of the research purpose vary and in a manner propels the substantiation of factual findings from the study.  According to analytical perspectives, clarity of the questions addressed to the workers in this particular case plays a core role more so in relation to the collection of quality information from the respondents. Therefore, these kinds of questions should be open ended, a feature which ensures that each significant respondent utilized in this research responds according to their knowledge of the question addressed to them, per se. An interview should be prepared before the scheduled time so that a researcher can capture all necessary questions that a respondent is expected to answer (Petty, Thomson & Stew, 2012). The interview questions should also progress and transit from the basic to complex questions about the leadership style adopted in an organization and the effect it has on the employees (Cope, 2014). Otherwise, the interviewee should accord the respondent sufficient time in a bid to create an easy rapport between themselves and the respondents (Elo et al., 2014).

Use of observation

Notably, the use of observation as a technique for data collection takes on a whole different angle as it requires the researcher to engage within the workplace with a view to establishing the nature of real time events and thus make valid judgments which better serve and thus conform to the study’s aim from varied angles (Cope, 2014).  Observation necessitates the researcher to put themselves within the context of the situation at hand and as a caveat this technique requires no intrusion from the one carrying out the study in a bid to aid dispel any changes in routine and manner of interaction within a workplace. However effective this type of technique may appear, it holds certain limitations which may hamper collection of true findings. One such limitation presents itself when the employer, as well as the staff changes their acts which set forth the challenge of collecting real data.

Focus group

Reliance on a focus group also serves to provide a better angle in relation to accomplishing the set objectives of the study from broader spectrums (Lewis, 2015). A focus group comprises a smaller number of selected respondents with whom the researcher asks questions relevant to the study. The researcher is in this particular case tasked with the mandate of keenly monitoring the responses of each group member in relation to whatever pertinent discussions the group engages (Dierckx Casterle et al., 2012). However, this kind of method would necessitate the researcher to establish earlier contact with the members of a focus group. In the event that this should happen, the respondents may fail to give out real data due to fear of bad profiling at the workplace. The most appropriate data collection method for the proposed research project is using focus groups. A justification for using this method for collecting data is that it will be possible to capture the collective attitudes and opinions towards the leadership style of leaders in organizations from the employees’ point of view and evaluate how it affects their performance and turnover. It will also be possible to understand the best leadership style preferred by most employees based on the space they are given by their leaders to make minor decisions.