This document outlines a research study on employee job satisfaction. The researcher will use a mixed methods approach including a 5 question survey to understand what factors influence employees to stay at their jobs. The survey will collect both quantitative data in the form of ratings of satisfaction, recognition, and feedback, as well as qualitative data from open-ended questions about satisfaction levels and job preferences. The researcher hopes to provide organizations with insights into improving employee job satisfaction.

2. AREAS TO DISCUSS
• TOPIC
• PROBLEM STATEMENT
• RESEARCH STRATEGY
• RESEARCH QUESTION
• REASON FOR RESEARCH STRATEGY
• RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
• 5 QUESTION SURVEY

3. TOPIC: EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION
THIS AREA OF DISCUSSION FOCUSES ON A KEY FACTOR THAT IS NEEDED FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS.

4. PROBLEM STATEMENT
• IN RECENT TIMES, ORGANIZATIONS HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT JOB SATISFACTION PLAYS A VITAL ROLE
IN EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE.
• THE AMOUNT OF DEDICATION THAT AN EMPLOYEE WILL GIVE DEPENDS ON THE LEVEL OF MOTIVATION
THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS TO OFFER.
• DETERMINING HOW TO INCREASE EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION HAS BEEN AN UPHILL BATTLE, WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HIT ITS PEAK BY GETTING INTO THE MINDS OF EMPLOYEES TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
DRIVES EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION.

5. RESEARCH STRATEGY
• THE MIXED METHODS RESEARCH STRATEGY IS ONE THAT I WILL USE TO CONDUCT THE INFORMATION
THAT WILL BE DOCUMENTED FOR THE PREFERRED OUTCOME.

6. RESEARCH QUESTION
• WHAT FACTORS MAKE YOU STAY AT YOUR JOB?

7. RESEARCH RATIONALE
• I CHOSE THE MIXED METHOD APPROACH BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE FEEDBACK THAT IS REQUIRED.
THE PARTICIPANTS WILL NEED TO DISCUSS THEIR HONEST OPINIONS.
• “MIXED METHODS IDEALLY INCLUDE THE BENEFITS OF BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA”,
(HUGHES, 2016)
• THE QUALITATIVE ASPECT OF THE RESEARCH INCLUDES OBSERVATIONAL OR INTERVIEW DATA.
• THE QUANTITATIVE ASPECT OF THE RESEARCH INCLUDES NUMERICAL DATA.

8. RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
• THE MIXED METHODS RESEARCH DATA WILL BE CONDUCTED USING A SURVEY THAT ASK SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION.
• THIS INSTRUMENT WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURE IT HOLDS FOR OBTAINING NUMERICAL
AND OBSERVATIONAL DATA.

9. THE 5 QUESTION SURVEY
1. ARE YOU CURRENTLY SATISFIED WITH THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF WHICH
YOU ARE EMPLOYED? YES OR NO
2. HOW OFTEN DOES UPPER MANAGEMENT RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS THAT YOU PUT FORTH? NEVER,
SELDOM, OFTEN, ALWAYS
3. IS THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM UPPER MANAGEMENT HELPFUL? YES OR NO
4. IF YOU ARE SATISFIED, WHY? IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, WHY NOT LEAVE?
5. IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN RECEIVING A RAISE FROM YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER OR TAKING
YOUR DREAM JOB AT YOUR CURRENT SALARY, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? WHY?

10. DATA ANALYSIS
1. ARE YOU CURRENTLY SATISFIED WITH THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF WHICH
YOU ARE EMPLOYED?
• 5 OUT OF 5 PARTICIPANTS SAID THAT THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF THEIR PLACE
OF EMPLOYMENT.

11. DATA ANALYSIS CONT.
2. HOW OFTEN DOES UPPER MANAGEMENT RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS THAT YOU PUT FORTH?
• 2 OUT OF 5 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED RECOGNITION OFTEN.
• 2 OUT OF 5 PARTICIPANTS SELDOM RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM UPPER MANAGEMENT.
• 1 OUT OF 5 PARTICIPANTS NEVER RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM UPPER MANAGEMENT.

12. DATA ANALYSIS CONT.
3. IS THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM UPPER MANAGEMENT HELPFUL?
• 2 OUT OF 5 PARTICIPANTS SAID THAT FEEDBACK RECEIVED WAS HELPFUL
• 3 OUT OF 5 PARTICIPANTS SAID THAT FEEDBACK RECEIVED WAS NOT HELPFUL

13. DATA ANALYSIS CONT.
4. IF YOU ARE SATISFIED, WHY? IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, WHY NOT LEAVE?
• ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE CURRENTLY NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, BUT WERE CONTENT
BECAUSE OF THE PAY.

14. DATA ANALYSIS CONT.
5. IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN RECEIVING A RAISE FROM YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER OR TAKING
YOUR DREAM JOB AT YOUR CURRENT SALARY, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? WHY?
• 3 OUT OF 5 PARTICIPANTS SAID THAT IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY THEY WOULD WORK AT THEIR DREAM JOB
WITH THEIR CURRENT SALARY.
• 2 OUT OF 5 PARTICIPANTS SAID THAT THEY WOULD TAKE A RAISE AT THEIR CURRENT PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.

15. REFERENCES
• HUGHES, ALLYSON. 2016. MIXED METHODS RESEARCH.
HTTP://WWW.PSYCHOLOGICALSCIENCE.ORG/OBSERVER/MIXED-METHODS-
RESEARCH#.WKW5Y_KRLIU
• SHETRONE, APRIL. 2011. 7 WAYS TO IMPROVE EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION.
HTTP://WWW.INC.COM/GUIDES/201105/7-WAYS-TO-IMPROVE-EMPLOYEE-SATISFACTION.HTML