IURC130310

IQRA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTRE- IURC IQRA UNIVERSITY

RESEARCH PROPOSAL FORMAT Research Title:

IMPACT OF GENDER COMPOSITION ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION IN WORK GROUPS.

Introduction: From the last few years we are seeing that the trend of working women has increased rapidly. Previously we could see that men were dominant in all occupations and where positioned on top most post. But now the trend has change, In every organization we can find working women who are equally compatible to men in every aspect and they are on competitive post. Gender composition of an employee's work group may affect employee job satisfaction. This study will focus to find whether gender composition has any impact on job satisfaction in Pakistan or not. Statement of the Problem:

To analyze Impact of gender composition on employee satisfaction in work groups.

Model/Framework to be used:

Independent Variables Gender of Employee Work group gender composition

Variable to be Studied:

Dependent Variable Employee Job Satisfaction

DEPENDENT VARIABLE 1. Employee Job Satisfaction INDEPENDENT VARIABLE: 1. Gender of Employee 2. Work group gender composition
Proposed Research Hypothesis:

H1: Gender of employee has significant impact on Employee Job Satisfaction. H2: Work group gender composition has a significant impact on Employee Job Satisfaction.
Sources of Information:

Source of information are from Research paper s, Journals ( Jstore, Emerald, Repac & etc), magazines and books.
Sampling Technique & Procedure:

Sampling technique would be Non random sampling and questionnaire will be filled by Employees working in any organization.

Sample Size:

Sample size will be approximately 200 respondents.

Method of Data Collection & Procedure:

Primary data Questionnaire Secondary Data Research Journals (Jstore, Emerald, Repac & etc)
Instrument/s of Data Collection:

Questionnaire will be used for the collection of data.

Statistical Tests to be used:

Multiple Linear Regression analysis will be used to analyze the data collected from questionnaire.
Possible Research Findings:

The research is mainly conducted to find out that is there any impact of gender of Employee and work group gender composition on Employee Job Satisfaction. It will also help us to know the level of satisfaction of employee while working in gender balanced group comparing to the people working in Homogeneous group
List of References:

Fields, D.L & Blum, T.C (1997), Employee Satisfaction in Work Groups with Different Gender Composition, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 181-196. Jackson, S. E., Brett, J. F., Sessa, V. I., Cooper, D. M., Julin, J. A. and Peyronnin, K. (1991). 'Some differences make a difference: Individual dissimilarity and group heterogeneity as correlates of recruitment, promotions, and turnover', Journal of Applied Psychology, 76(5), 675-689. O'Reilly, C. A., Caldwell, D. F. and Barnett, W. P. (1989). 'Work group demography, social integration and turnover', Administrative Science Quarterly, 34, 21-37. Pfeffer, J. and Davis-Blake, A. (1987). 'The effect of the proportion of women on salaries: The case of college administrators', Administrative Science Quarterly, 32, 1-24. Randal, A.E (2002), Identity salience: A moderator of the relationship between group gender composition and work group conflict, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 749-766. Chatman, T.A & OReilly, C.A (2004), Asymmetric Reactions To Work Group Sex Diversity Among Men And Women, The Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 193-208.
Hobman, E.V., Bordia, P & Gallois, C (2003), Consequences of Feeling Dissimilar from Others in a Work Team, Journal of Business and Psychology, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 301-325.

Mohr, L.A & Henson, S.W (1996), Impact of Employee Gender and Job Congruency on Customer Satisfaction,Journal of Consumer Psychology, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 161-187

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Thesis Supervisor Research IURC

Head

IMPACT OF GENDER COMPOSITION ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION IN WORK GROUPS.

Submitted to Dr. Masood Supervisor Thesis I (HR)

Submitted by Saiga Munir (9173)

NOV 24, 2011