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Associations between Quantitative, Qualitative Job Insecurity and Well-being

Research questions

De Witte et al. (2010) investigated the association of employee’s perception of quantitative and qualitative job insecurity with job satisfaction, and psychological distress in the Belgium banking sector.

Job insecurity is defined as the employees’ concerns about their work-related future. There are two kinds of job insecurities, the quantitative job insecurity and the qualitative job insecurity. The quantitative job insecurity is about the threat to the continuation of the job in the future. The qualitative job insecurity is about threat to the various valued aspects of the job, such as job content or working conditions.

Data collection and respondents

In total, there were 69,000 employees working in the 63 Belgian banks affiliated to the sector’s joint industrial committee in 2001. As questioning all employees would be too expensive, the researchers decided to survey a sample of 15,000 employees (roughly 21%).

All the 63 banks participated in the survey. About 21% of employees in each bank were invited to participate in the survey. Within each bank, the respondents were selected at random with no particular quota for gender, age or employee level. The survey was based on addresses which had been provided by the banks (name, language, address) and each randomly selected employee received a personalized envelope through regular mail, sent to him/her by the employer. The completed questionnaire needed to be returned (free of charge) through the internal post within each bank. The researchers travelled to each bank to collect the completed survey.

The sample was representative for employees in the banking sector, however, not for the total working population. More men (58.5 percent) than women (41.5 percent) participated. About two in three respondents were between 35 and 44 years old or between 45 and 54 years old, while about one in four was between 25 and 34 years old. Only a minority (4 percent) was younger than 24 or older than 55. Most respondents had an education beyond high school (63.9 percent), had partners with an income and children (72.4 percent), and worked full-time (85 percent). There were about as many white-collar workers (54.4 percent) as executives (45.6 percent).

Measures

Quantitative job insecurity was measured with four items developed by De Witte (2000) on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree). Sample items were “I feel insecure about the future of my job”’ and “I am sure that I will be able to keep my job” (reverse coded). Reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) equalled .89.

Qualitative job insecurity was measured with ten items from the 17 item measure that was originally proposed by Ashford, Lee, and Bobko (1989). These job features concerned four broad dimensions previously distinguished to describe the various characteristics of a job: job content (autonomy, skill utilization, and specific tasks), working conditions (workload and quality of working conditions), employment conditions (wage, working hours, and opportunities for promotion), and social relations at work (relations with colleagues and supervisors, respectively). Respondents had to indicate whether each of the job features would likely improve or deteriorate in the near future (1 = strongly deteriorate; 5 = strongly improve). We recoded the items so that a high score reflected qualitative job insecurity. Cronbach’s alpha equalled .87.

Job satisfaction was measured with one item: “Overall, how satisfied are you with your current job?” (1 = very dissatisfied; 5 = very satisfied).

Psychological distress was measured with the 12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg, 1978). A sample item was “Have you recently lost much sleep over worry?” Responses varied from 1 (“less than usual”) to 4 (“much more than usual“). Reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) was .89.

Control variables. The following social demographics and work-related factors were included: gender (0 = men; 1 = women), age (1 = 18–24; 2 = 25–34; 3 = 35–44; 4 = 45–54; 5 = 55+), education (0 = no education beyond high school; 1 = education beyond high school), extra income (0 = no partner with extra income; 1 = partner with extra income), children (0 = no children; 1 = children), occupational position (0 = white-collar worker; 1 = executive), working hours (0 = part-time; 1 = full-time). The demographics were used as control variables in data analysis.

Instructions for answering the questions

Use at least four academic sources in English to answer the questions. The sources can be books or peer reviewed journal articles or a combination of both books and peer reviewed journal articles. The academic sources as well as responding to the questions will be around 2000 words in total.

Q1: Sample size

The sample size for this study is fifteen thousand employees selected from a total of 69,000 bank employees (about 21% of the employees). Is a sample of this size necessary? Give your reasons.

Q2: Sampling method

What is the current method of sampling? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the current sampling method?

Q3: Measures of variables

Give your comments on the reliability and validity of measures of the variables.

Q4: Collection of data on social demographics

The purpose of this research is to find the associations between quantitative and qualitative job insecurity and well-being. However, data on variables such as gender, age, education level, extra income were also collected. What is the purpose of collecting data on variables such as gender, age, educational level etc.?

Q5: Research design

What research design is used for current research? What are the positive and negative side of the current research design?

References

Ashford, S. J., Lee, C., & Bobko, P. (1989). CONTENT, CAUSE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF JOB INSECURITY: A THEORY-BASED MEASURE AND SUBSTANTIVE TEST. Academy of Management Journal, 32(4), 803-829. doi:10.2307/256569

De Witte, H. (2000). Arbeidsethos en jobonzekerheid: meting en gevolgen voor welzijn, tevredenheid en inzet op het werk (Work Ethic and Job Insecurity: Measurement and Consequences for Well-Being, Satisfaction, and Performance at Work). In van groep naar gemeenschap, ed. R. Bouwen, K. De Witte, H. De Witte, and T. Taillieu, 325–350. Leuven: Garant. Goldberg, D. P. (1978). Manual of the General Health Questionnaire. Windsor, UK: NFER-Nelson.

De Witte, H., De Cuyper, N., Handaja, Y., Sverke, M., Näswall, K., & Hellgren, J. (2010). Associations between quantitative and qualitative job insecurity and well-being: A test in Belgian banks. International Studies of Management & Organization, 40(1), 40-56. doi:10.2753/IMO0020-8825400103

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Introduction
A business plan is a written document that describes your business, its objectives
and strategies, the market you are targeting and your financial forecast. It is
important to have a business plan because it helps you set realistic goals, secure
external funding, measure your success, clarify operational requirements and
establish reasonable financial forecasts. Preparing your plan will also help you focus
on how to operate your new business and give it the best chance for success.
Securing financial assistance to start your new business will be directly related to the
strength of your business plan. To be considered a viable candidate to receive funds
from a financial institutions or investors, you must demonstrate that you understand
every aspect of your business, and its ability to generate profit.
A business plan is more than just something to show lenders and investors; it is also
necessary to help you plan for the growth and progress of your business. Your
business’s success can depend on your plans for the future.
Listed below are examples of questions to ask you when writing your business plan:
• How will I generate a profit?
• How will I run the business if sales are low or if profits are down?
• Who is my competition, and how will you co-exist?
• Who is my target market?
You are required to write a Business Plan Report and you are advised to follow the
below given outline. To make the best impression, a business plan should follow a
convention structure, such as the outline shown below.
Cover page
Table of contents
1. Executive Summary
• A succinct highlight of the overall plan- include ownership structure, business
address, product/service, the management team and strategy and strengths.
2. Industry Analysis
• An overview of the industry, including consideration of the competition, industry
trends, and regulatory bodies.
3. Definition of the Business
• Explanation of the business concept, the current offering and the projected
growth.
4. Purpose of the Business Plan
• Dominant reason for the preparation of the business plan.
5. Business Feasibility
• Analysis of the demand (include highlights of the findings of the market
feasibility study), risk (include business and market risks), environmental
impact.
6. Justification of the Business
• Economic, social and personal benefits.
7. Organisation and Management
• Vision and mission statement, corporate goals, managerial competence,
organisation structure and organisation chart.
8. Operational Considerations
Location, technical requirements (explain key business processes),
equipment required (state whether it is a manufacturing or retail business),
suppliers of raw materials, utilities, opening hours etc.
9. Marketing Arrangements
• Target market, definition of the product or service, pricing, distribution and
promotion.
10. Financial Consideration
• Source of financing, capital cost, pre-operating expenses, working capital
requirements, cash budget over three years (estimation of the cash inflows
and outflows).
11. Appendices
• Tools used in feasibility study, profile of management team, prospective
suppliers and clients, samples of product design, labels, promotional
campaigns, floor plan and legal documents (where possible)
12. References
• Bibliography, credits, acknowledgements.
Guidelines writing business plan
1. All work must be submitted in English.
2. Please use the same format for completing the final project report:
a. Use A4 size paper and leave at least 40 mm for the left-hand margin and about
25 mm for the right-hand margin. Also leave about 40 mm at the top and 25
mm at the bottom of each sheet.
b. Font is Arial and font size 12.
c. Paragraph spacing 1.5.
d. Number each sheet at the bottom. As you write, make cross-references by
section rather than by pages. Page numbers may change later. If you wish to
refer to the page numbers in the text, do so only after you have the final
version of the report.
e. Sections and subsections should be numbered for reference, but avoid
cumbersome sub-sub-section numbering such as 4.2.3.6. To keep the
contents, list short, include only numbered headings. There is probably no
need to exceed two digit numbers, such as 4.2 or 3.4.
f. Headings should be used at the beginning of sections and anywhere else
necessary. Carefully selected headings make the report clearer and will avoid
confusing the reader. They should be distinguished by a change of font or size,
or may be underlined in the report.
g. Tables should be used to present information concisely where graphs or
histograms are not appropriate. In setting out tables, arrange the data so that
there are more rows than columns and use a minimum of horizontal lines.
Table headings should follow the section number (e.g., in Section 1, Table 1.1,
1.2, 1.3 ...) in the order in which they are mentioned. They can then be referred
to in the text by number only (e.g., Table 1.1). Place the tables in the text near
to where they are first referred to. If you use a very large number of tables,
they may be more conveniently placed at the end of the report or you may
want to put them in the appendix.
h. Equations should be numbered by section (e.g., in Section 2, Equation 2.3, 2.7
...). You may need to show an equation in the financial projection section. This
ensures that if one is deleted or if you need to refer to an equation that you
have not previously numbered, only those in that particular section need to be
re-numbered. Keep the number to the right margin of the page. Check all
references to equations in the text when editing your final draft.
i. Graphs, histograms, drawings, diagrams and photographs should all be
referred to as figures: Figure 1.1, Figure 1.2, and so on. If the size of the
figures is small, you may put two on one page. Insert a caption for each figure.
Place the figures in the text next to where they are first mentioned. Keep the
labelling inside the figures to a minimum using letters, abbreviations and
symbols; avoid phrases. Use the figure caption to explain the details. For
example, different curves on a graph may be labelled A, B, C and so on and
each can then be identified in the caption. Check all references to figures in the
text and any information you quote from within the details of the figure.
j. You may use different colours between curves or parts of a diagram.

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A business plan is a written document that describes your business, its objectives
and strategies, the market you are targeting and your financial forecast. It is
important to have a business plan because it helps you set realistic goals, secure
external funding, measure your success, clarify operational requirements and
establish reasonable financial forecasts. Preparing your plan will also help you focus
on how to operate your new business and give it the best chance for success.
Securing financial assistance to start your new business will be directly related to the
strength of your business plan. To be considered a viable candidate to receive funds
from a financial institutions or investors, you must demonstrate that you understand
every aspect of your business, and its ability to generate profit.
A business plan is more than just something to show lenders and investors; it is also
necessary to help you plan for the growth and progress of your business. Your
business’s success can depend on your plans for the future.
Listed below are examples of questions to ask you when writing your business plan:
 How will I generate a profit?
 How will I run the business if sales are low or if profits are down?
 Who is my competition, and how will you co-exist?
 Who is my target market?

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Constructivism
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