Research Methodology of a Research in Health, Safety and Welfare
- March 27, 2018
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Management
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume V, Issue III, March 2018 | ISSN 2321–2705
Research Methodology of a Research in Health, Safety and Welfare
Dr. Rajeshwar Wamanrao Hendre
(AMIE, MBA, PGDOM, Ph.D., M.Com, PGDAST)
Assistant Professor, International Institute of Management Studies, Nere-Dattawadi, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Abstract: – This research methodology is a part of my Ph.D. research thesis. The topic of the research was “study of HR practices related to Health, Safety and Welfare in the automobile industry situated in the Pimpri-Chinchwad industrial area, Pune, Maharashtra”. This chapter will be useful for the scholars preparing for Ph. D. in management science. This part contains research motivation, rational behind selection of OEMs, Problem statement and Rationale and Significance of the Study. Further it focuses on objectives, hypothesis, limitations and research design. The research design explains in detail Unit of analysis, results of Pilot Survey and modifications in questionnaire, dependent and independent variables used, measurement scale used for response, Likert scale and A Review of Measurement Scales Used in Previous Researches. Validity, Reliability and Practicability, primary and secondary sources of data, determination of sample size, Basis of Stratification, Justification for Purposive Sampling, ways of data collection and their advantages and disadvantages are elaborated in detail. At the end it takes review of data Analysis and justifies statistical tools applied for hypothesis testing.
I. RESEARCH MOTIVATION
Researcher has worked in construction industry during 1987-2008. “It is a labour- intensive and second largest employer after agriculture in India, contributing about 12% in national GDP.”1 The construction workers are one of the most vulnerable segments of unorganized labour exposed to wide variety of OHS hazards having the rate of fatal accidents is 4-5 times higher than that of the manufacturing sector.2 Researcher has experienced number of violations on construction sites. Issues associated with safety are so wide that it makes confusion what measures should be taken into consideration for study. A study found significant difference in the safety climate of different organizations.3 “Government of India also concurred that construction industry has been witnessing decline in quality and safety aspect during past one/two decades. Underreporting of employed labourers (20% of the actual), highly unorganized nature of employment, inability of workers to respond government initiatives and the most no special division for enforcement of Acts are some responsible weaknesses”.4 Hence after voluntary retirement the researcher had decided to take up research in organized industry in OHS area.
