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This presentation will discuss a proposed research study that aims to examine the effect of group evaluation on employee self-esteem. The study will investigate the hypothesis that employees evaluated in a group setting will have lower self-esteem scores compared to those evaluated individually. The presentation will cover the introduction, methods, proposed results, and discussion of the study. Possible implications, limitations, and suggested solutions will also be discussed.
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i/o research methods: final Presentation guidelines AllaChavarga Spring 2018
Final presentation • Approximately 15 minute long presentation. • Make eye contact with your audience! Don’t just read off the slides • At least 1 slide per section of paper (minus abstract) • Intro • Method • Proposed Results • Discussion • References
introduction • Introduce your organizational problem; what is it? Why did you choose it? Why is it important? • Define your construct (and any other terms we will need to understand your presentation. For example, if you are talking about leadership as your construct, and at some point you will refer to a transformational leader, define what that is—not all of us know these terms!) • What is your intention with this study? • State your hypothesis/es clearly.
methods • 3 sections • Participants: Include N, any demographic characteristics you choose to study (sex, age, ethnicity, etc) • Materials: The actual measures you will be using; names of surveys, description of manipulation, etc. Example: If you are showing people a video to boost their mood, describe the video. • Procedure: This should describe the exact measurement process; what is a participant in your study going to experience, and in what order?
Proposed results • You do not need to have a true results section for this presentation since you are not collecting real data. However, you can explain what you expect the effect to be. • Example: I am studying employee self-esteem when evaluated only in the context of group work vs. individual work. My theory states that when working in groups, employees experience a diffusion of responsibility and, therefore, a reduction in productivity. This will lead them to feel less confident about their work relative to employees judged by their individual work alone. • Expected Results: I will conduct an independent-samples t-test to determine if there are any mean differences in self-esteem score between the two groups. I expect the group-evaluated condition to have lower self-esteem scores than the individual-evaluated condition. This is the kind of information to include in your introductory slide
discussion • If you were to run your study and your proposed results came true, how would you interpret this finding? What would it mean? • What are the implications of this finding? How would you use these results to make a change or improve the workplace? Remember: you are trying to address an organizational problem; you should talk about a possible solution. • What if you do not observe the expected findings, what would this mean? What are the implications? • Are there any confounds or shortcomings to your study? For example, if you do find a difference between group- and individual- evaluated groups, could it be due to something else? Maybe the department implementing the individual evaluations has a nicer or more generous manager/evaluator, so the people in that group expect to receive good evaluations, resulting in high self-esteem.
references • APA-format. Self explanatory.
