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FarE6 i..epreJ fo pubr,Grion bur n l -in .orPonhons.ommission or ; I pb\" d. ronai rinv .Lr a la+c ir(Dni ol -E -I TI]I NssprF!( pro!fic rFb h rnrr rhcy ar. !].rte o.(kd. hdn{rr, or.ohpsnv TllI PR()BIIM STATiMfIII PROBITM ARIA AIiD i lNp u5erul ot spd.iic lapusrt.^{ ;t"n,s s.rr is ror sp..iariz.d d. ., 5qr, dr lonrDJ- pubti.n(fs.rnd icp trr\ I F per, n,arqizin!\, ind jou,n sg sn! ripnnv ddernininsihc!!.tu ncsald i5!es d'e qurLi! ot rcl nbdihon is c..k. vcnt nnireFlin of rl( rnrerner ;6m ion found 1 rrebfut $ur( rhri nav h.tp vr c00r) hi{ d.r.totd u (.h!rl fo' ftrin(, hdl,//!s,n Yituir ..nhelF you to fi rd r.lerir NbNe, c..al.s.horir, shi.h !:'r b.:nesnt nom rru co!rgl!, [!nr|i$ tr\ F{r rN,.(all PrP{s, rheses, b rtkl.s fr.fr i..,dem( pDbrnhss, .an he]F v.u h Lo l'nv6t1!,onehid ro u t3!irl}oufr'$v{irbibliosraphraLindo6rtrariry!,mra,hd 'r aenodni f; LninSrh.l.triirs.bo()l5,indother$!icsin\+rnr|ublls I rcrhtul(rv. L.{ nrs$unsfhfert[bpn5ofn ern hiF heo pnblish.d hi\ be.oN nu.h ii\io N sy l,bnft rRriv h.E.;pu o on[ic ^hNr srneDs ro lorar. puhh<he! h,onn m corpuielr(i v.rdaSa FiBt, ihev a enorm rconprehln,ve nl th.n. reaso|' lh? ie{Jnhcl .di fu drimcon hcomnrs raniti{ $nh th hik rl\e ntlNnn! elenn thit rour libmry tidide5. 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As Coulto (20r) pna*ed, rhdto a [tls .mhtus .n hnw r. .on€ptualize, msN, d expLin oE. ThG shtuld, how*r, nd conea a {rpn$ io s sincoE models iF *ntuny vJluebos€d clissiriohoN of the 3nstucr (he valu6 beins !h6e o, the Bearhc6) and the Fbrial nunhs o( nodek rhr ..n b€ aeneokd by GRrheF is viftrany linftls. R€rcheE aF row nDvinS away tum a singlc mod..l and are bring conti$€nry app(Eh(s ro onepbalizing OE lcamlnn, 1996; wcnerrek, rr3; Yeder 2OO1), Howeve, rhey re *in hnib.B rhmslves to cxininins the inpact oI rhe donimnr .otutihmciB sned a.d rhe oryaniaftnfl liL cy.l€ on oE iNbd or brin8, b@der, moF dynrni. aprsch d€fin€d o4anizational (Dahl,2ml,p.25). hrod(p! rh. subj.d ,,t llle ll.r.nur revLe!. o) +ur! (]rItinz riiL erleniv.r.\), 12) hrshhshE rhr problem phnl iianen ork nI und$hndrn rd'dt.p,.inrirn.rrhat.onvnr.asrhrr.rJerih rhc reseiKher h.sind.ed su^eyRl rh the undeE randing of ihe on.epi, t.rkfg o ff oi rhd . ri{onhns.n.vipptu.r.heinrmo( eP, i mor.!!li eind robunnodc nrrfuin maM]ienrtrr ni.nilgv, d(.), rhi.h nLi0! on.? rhr whnh n!,d.v.toP or {hoh, his.\fLi e $ r be w nc\r n.p r! b JNdop r.nirrl. hvto Be\ b fe rr iht TllI IROSLf M ARIA AIID IliI PROBIIM STAIIMINI ,\ld t herh! pftlFinary idnr .Pn,h, ".. P.o", .h..J "o Delining the problem slatement .ton nsoriSinalb(Ed har :" l-,1 the pnnten, . -fisl Gi€ .r rhcProblen d d.lim rh.i5{$ .ome ..d" b.e,.,.h r,bcs lvhal males a q0od probtem slalement? m.',,p q' trG,,. h,!r.fuht. fl!p.\l . br i , , I i f nrnftr-. ,,Jp.,.1. f, ,4, r., : - h '1." 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R;rhd thr aNprins ii as su.h, the r€adr nc€ds ro idoiify rhe probld nop a.oEtely o:re way of dehinlng rh.. the pobld, ra&6 d'm rhe slmpb, is b€ina addcs{d is b ast the ql6don (afte Saihenng sulticioi intomation thrdgh inter ryr ubruF ear.h6). "k rhis latur I have idenm€d an de.! b\e ral 'nd pmblem, or th€ one€qusef'The effi m b€ dnc!$.\d in the.mdt of ihe dlier exanpl€ .t low prcdudivity ftc r$l isrc d Problen h{t is low mocle and noiiyaiion Tlr. .orequen.€ of rhe pn$lm i5 lor prc\duct,v r. Nd. tnt lh€ c('equdc (or effat) of low mdvation ..n ais. mnilet iklr in ab!6@im, ebd8e, or any mnb€r ol oths.dre dffeb for rhe 6m. Th€ real preblm ihar ne€ds to b€ addred in ihb l:&, hmcq i3 ret produdinty, blt 6orivati.n. The andmr of the prblm (i.e., rhe onhibunn8 racror) in ft€ Srwn sitoatid sde b b. norar3nibon of the dploys' conbibuhons Until st.h tine as th€ mplot€ ar€ ll€gnizrl fr their mrlr rhor notivatioh and morale will .ot inPlove, nor will thor Prod!.lrvi9, ts istre if n@ noney is 8ivd, oi b4b a .mr.qtd.e. withour addftsins rhe st'l equiphent insbll.d b hcre prcdu.tiriiy, rhe deired Hdb wJl not mue bdu* the rhht probld hr nd b€a addased Frcn rn nd,r.r,. p€Bp{rivr, r$.:th s &r iri(l)fothDgLkno$nib.uiirot(,12) r ih. knortn$ b fdEreJ .nd n([,nr.Er.t.d, (]) mu.h ihr bpic nivrLible, bur rhd tu{Llb arc lFnly) .ontr!l(G!, or (4)&ibl\tud reLirnD5hrF do not hold i, ( i '',rorlusiskn.wn" r+uNnt,t.L $ Ehr Thd.b{^.!on nd nd Di!3liieJ al$ ihi n,u.h n knoLrn ibout i bPt, b pro\d6 i g&l bais lora r$r,rch tuF.fr Ydurblr is,ho\'.\.r,i d .ipeded th lou $illPre*N atr ini$rardl ok^ra or the bPrc A re5drth Pnrjdd rhl iims d.N hNlinss or b sbblGh boundary.ondihor! l to (on.ild .'tid A g.ar probLen lit.mant is relemnt bui il$ tulil,r. 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Thse.c bo$ dind and indiEd involved. FIii. ro leaving m6, ruplalbenr sre, and bansition cca, whlle indiEt osb relare b the lo$ o, produdioD rt&ed p€.td1ane lftls, unnsery ovdinq &d low hmle. l1E 6utts of rhis sbtly Fovide mna8e6 vith rhe m.ans ro rhe cos6 of €nploye hhorer. dploys'EauneErion cb Dd cs ds6e Tll. r*rh d6ien li,e., d.t its of in. rhdy) s!tuliaru,?,rs.Fi6r,wewilintrfli a snan nmber of mployG who harejoinetr ihe.mprny n ttulasr rhpyes Bapd on th*qplorarory findinSs, we witt adninnhr a qudimMiP io tne dplaF€ who hav€ pined rhe mprny in rhe lGr thR t€s. &k oreld The in@icws willb€ odu.Gl duinsdn@hffi in ihe cq emc Hdr or the osrniario. at a pPam$ed rine qvoi tbtheinrdisG Tneqrrion Min wiu be 8ilm b &e mploy€ b be cmplehd by L\o in rheir hm6 and tued almF@dy b the box d up fo the purpc€ by rhe spRided dak. Trey win an tt e. d,F b€foE rhe tlre dab b Fnrm deir qu6hlljmiE, ir mr atpady dde minded 'Ite riru rrrcnlerytorohpldimof ihblE€rch pnFnaFpMimidt fir mnds Du4 th* nrc ro[E, Fiodic E?orb win be prc\id€d on ihe pr%js behg tude The budspt for dis proFd is in App€ndii A. T.S. and sira$f, S (1934! A L.nsitudinal An.tysis of rhe Anr€.€dob of oqaniatiofrr commihor m.,audnr rf MdMs dt lout"'t,27, rr,et-112. bchrun, L. and Aranya, N. 0936). Evaluidon ol arkmlir modets ol .ommihmb d job atrituda of p.ofsionars, /owutalo.tup ianal tsdtu 4t,/,227 213. Me_vei I and Allen, N. (1997). cm itut in ttu wa*tnm: Thnry, nnrch otu1 oprlierro,. rlDGand oaki saEe. Meys,1., Sbnl€y, D., Helsvitch, L and Topolnytrt r Q002). ArIRriv., onbnu ce and nmahve lffiibmL a m.ra anarysis oI ant€edenb, ofttaG .nd coR qljae. Iarmat ,f vanti,Jtul B,hatu . 63. 20-52. schlain8ei, L, & H6L.{, J o91) np seni.cDiven s.ri€ company. satu7d Baremq vandab€l*hq c., B€niein, x and shnslhanber, F. cm2). 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Hor.!.L b mik Mmaasi mpdt hdp G€rh.B to denna ilr€ b{rc.n th. ninr8er a'd (h. rer.(hd duine rhcirh pre$! $iI definit.l' en d.hanse all rh. inFoni {age ol rhd nd thc quaLr$ of rhe Ethhat tssues in the preliminary stages 0l investiqation rr.Ini.a ,nflmndf i\ gather.il hy rhc rsea(h.r tu nrn.s thP brMd Pnrbl.m (, dJina i +rNiri. probLdn (arenent rn natrv cN!s, the research{ nrke6, nina8eB, iid oihE anP undeEhnd thd probldm On.e i Frobl.nhsPs6.\l ind i prdbld'" r irea and n.!ns to i$({s his or her a5or.h !:Pibiliti6; il the re5ear ^\qtr.h.i 5kilhorresoutusto.arryourrhepidj{t,hcorshe5houlddedinethePtuj{' rlihe!!aaidtr de.Js ro.an oui ihd projlrt, ir F ne.ei{ry b nrloD ill ihl d'4novec5 Pa i.nlidvthose nho\',1Lbeunerri.$.d brpr.liminaryditi g*heii*ihrough nructo inrani!.\s otth.FopGedstuLll(rhouglr itnnoinec5$rr" toalalFi' nshi bbs rsPonss) The elentnt lt unPlersanr surPn:e I thu5 be elinimrei n' th'emP :.. dmplo]'ees '.-r",-r.wirh rtu;*a[h ufdcnaLen tid $uie thcn operdbn ,Enit.p, ri ,+. .,..-'h rhr npr,),r oi,o,r EmPLv€s should ''InPrctr'nAI' hr' e"1_r1- i.t rren br. b. ror.&t ro 11L ip' '1 r_ THI PROBIIM ARtA,{IIO Tl]I PROBIIM STATIMIIiT ::*Tii:li:li. ^""'"""'"bhh h'o'inab'n ih.ush d*p, k F 4hec*rist for dealingrvith ethical conslderations and dil€mmas during the firsi steges ofthe research procesi . whv is rhis re*inh ptur{r !r.nh doin8l ii from rhF Prjc i -, ^ru p.d opan s qrpn rheripp!duni'\ r nn r':tir'' Liqln. frdtrfrhon. 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