We are looking at a qualitative inquiry since we want to explore employees actual experiences and perspectives on the effect of unplanned change on them. (Covid-19 and others), management attitude and approach, factors that led to staff not being committed to their jobs or resisting change affecting productivity. U can use an organization offering facility management or any other service as a case study. A thematic analysis will be appropriate.
Listing the headings- The paper begins with the abstract, then 1. foundation of the study, 2. Background of the problem 3. Problem statement which is employee disengagement resulting from several abrupt changes and causing a reduction in performance/productivity.4 purpose statement 5. Research questions – how transformational leadership(TL) affect employees and organizational performance at times of unplanned change? What attributes of TL will build high level of trust and commitment required to get employees engagement and how will it minimize the adverse effect of unplanned change? What losses may arise from unplanned change and how can the business minimize such interference? 6. Nature if the study 7. Discussion of designs- mentioning fixed, flexible and mixed method though flexible will be elaborate as the chosen one . Subsection I Discussion of Method II Discussion of Triangulation III Summary of the Nature of the study 8. Research framework. Subsection under it – I Concepts II Theories III Actors IV Constructs V Relationship between concepts theories Actors and constructs VI Summary of the Research framework 9. Definition of Terms 10. Assumptions, Limitations and Delimitations. – subsection I Assumptions II limitations III Delimitations 11. Significance of the study. – subsections I Improving Business Practice II Relationship to the Leadership practice III Summary of the significance of the study 12. A review of the professional and Academic Literature. Subsection under it – I Leadership practices II The problem III Concepts IV Theories V Constructs VI Related studies VII Summary of literature review 13.
Section 2: The Project 14. Purpose statement 15. Role of Researcher 15. Research Methodology. Subsection I Discussion of single case study II Discussion of methods for Triangulation III Summary of Research methodology 16. Participants 17. Population and sampling subsection I Discussion of population II Discussion of sampling III Summary of population and sampling 18. Data collection- subsection I Data collection plan II Instruments III data organisation IV Summary of data collection 19. Data Analysis – subsection I Qualitative Analysis II Analysis for Triangulation III Summary of data Analysis 20. Reliability and validity. Subsection I Reliability II validity III Summary of Reliability and Validity 21. Summary of Section 2 and Transition
22. Section 3: Application to professional practice and implications for change. 23. Overview of the study 24. Presentation of the findings subsection I Relationship of findings to research questions II Relationship of findings to research framework III Relationship of findings to the literature IV Summary of findings 25. Application to professional practice subsection I Improving General Business practice II Potential Implementation strategies III Summary of Application to professional practice 26. Recommendation for further study 27. Summary of Section 3. 28 Summary and Study Conclusions 29 References- this can be up to 100. Chose 30 because it was the most on the list.
PLEASE NOTE- Remember it’s an academic writing so ever categorical statement must be backed up with an in-text citation.
ONLY references published from 2017 is acceptable. A purposeive sample of about 20 participants who are supervisors or managers or team leads in the chosen organisation will be used. Data collection will be from open ended survey questions and interviews