Month: February 2022

General notions about research budgets have a tendency to single out data collection as the most costly activity. Data collection requires substantial resources but perhaps less of the budget than clients/students will expect. Research assistants must be paid, training and Read More …

The members of a sample are selected either on a probability basis or by another means. Probability sampling is based on the concept of random selection – a controlled procedure that assures that each population element is given a known Read More …

Figure 2.0 outlines the step-by-step procedures that researchers can follow when drawing a sample from a population. The definition of the population in any study is determined by the purpose of the study. But, the population should be defined very Read More …

Most people intuitively understand the idea of sampling. One taste from a drink tells us whether it is sweet or sour. If we select a few employment records out of a complete set, we usually assume our selection reflects the Read More …

Another step in planning the design is to identify the target population and select the sample if a census is not desired. The researcher must determine how many people to interview and who they will be; what and how many Read More …

WORK INSTRUCTIONS Work instructions bear a resemblance to procedures but differ from them in that they provide detailed directions consistent with requirements for activities defined in procedures. They specifically outline the tasks that are to be done in operationalizing a Read More …

HUMAN RESOURCE PROCEDURES DEFINITION Procedures {set out the ways in which specific actions concerning employees are to be carried out by managers.} Procedures comprise of a series of formalized approach to dealing with specific matters contained in the policy and practice. Read More …

COMMUNICATING THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES The Ways in which the policies/procedures can be communicated to employees in the organization are as follows: Through circulation of copies of the policy to them Through circulation of copies of the policy to them through Read More …

Budgetary control – when costs are estimated, monitored and evaluated via a budget it makes it easy to reduce costs. Effective internal control system that checks wastage theft and other factors that increases costs Sound labour – remuneration system that Read More …

The objective of a descriptive study is to learn the; who, what, when, where and how of a topic. The study may be simple or complex; it may be done in many settings. Whatever the form, a descriptive study can Read More …