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Human Relations, Employee Retention And Organizational Culture

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The research methodology can be described as the different processes, structural dispensation, framework, methods, designs, and systems through which the social scientist intends to empirically carry out his or her research work. It is concerned with the detailed pattern and techniques upon which the researcher premises various activities concerned with exploring, describing or interpreting various social realities and phenomena of which his social world is besotted or by which he or she is intrigued (Sarantakos, 2005).
This preceding chapter examined through in-depth discourse of extant literature, the nature and relationship between the study variables (human relations, employee retention and organizational culture); with previous research studies closely examined with regards to identifying relationship patterns or attributes; this chapter examines the relative methods and techniques which can be considered as suitable or appropriate; given the intent and objectives of the study; in carrying out an empirical assessment of the relationship between the study variables; hence the study is structured as follows:
i. Research design ii. Population of the study iii. Sample size determination/sample technique iv. Operational measurement of variables
v. Data collection technique vi. Reliability/validity of the instrument vii. Data analysis technique
3.2 Research Design
Baridam (2001) describes a research design as the framework, plan or structure upon which a research endeavour

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