MGT726 Managerial Project
Task 1 Project Proposal/Background
Name:
Student Number:
Title of your Project (in about 8 words):
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION
1. What is the specific problem or issue to be investigated? (what are you seeking to find out, what do you not know, what management decisions will be made and why is it important) (approximately 100 words)
• Employees are considered to be the first customers to the organization who tirelessly contribute to its success.
• Understanding the employees' perception about CSR would help in answering the question about the relation between CSR and employee performance.
• Its also examines the extent to which corporate social responsibility influence the employee's performance in an organization.
• How and whether corporate social responsibility has impacts on employees regarding satisfaction, performance and turnover.
• Does CSR improve employee performance in job satisfaction?
2. What is your proposed Research Question (RQ) and associated research objectives i.e. the specific information you need to answer your RQ? (approx. 50 to 100 words)
Is corporate social Responsibility a source of employees’ satisfaction in an organisation?
Objectives:
1. To identify how engaging in CSR impact the employees' performance.
2. To determine the extent at which CSR can be used to improve the employees' morale.
3. To determine if high CSR participation has an impact on the employees' satisfaction.
3. What specific subject area of business management are you investigating (ie what is your parent discipline eg marketing, HRM, strategy etc) and what is your key theoretical framework (or sub discipline) (about 10 words)
Subject area. Corporate Social Responsibility
Key theoretical framework. Employee’s performance & Satisfaction in an organization
4. List 3 specific academic journals you will search for background/literature
1. HRM
2. Business and Ethics
3. Leadership
5. List 3 company/industry/government sources you will investigate for secondary data.
1. Coca Cola Company
2. Mining industry
3. Hotel companies
6. Outline your method/approach to gathering and analysing data to address your
research objectives. (approx. 150 words)
This research, primary data and secondary data are used by the researcher in order to obtain the required data and information. In this way, primary data is gathered by the survey method. Because, survey methods obtain the new information hence, it is effective for the researcher to get the reliable and valid data.
Research objectives Method Used Details
RO 1 Secondary data
This will give better idea on employees’ performance as they contain most of the information.
RO 2 Secondary data
Qualitative data
These two-analysis gives information about the most important factors on employees’ morale as well job satisfaction.
RO 3 Qualitative data
Quantitative data These date gives an over view of the training and job satisfaction of employee.
7. Complete the time schedule below (Note Task 2 is due in Week 7 and Task 3 is due in Week 13)
Actions Work on task 1 Submission Proposal
/Background Secondary data Submit progress report Research & data collection Conclusion
& Final report
Week 1&2
Week 3
Week 4- 6
Week 7
Week 8-11
Week 12
Week 13
8. What additional feedback or guidance would you like to help you complete Task 2 and Task 3?