CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 RESEARCH MODEL AND THEORIES
This study attempted to examine the relationship of role conflict, role ambiguity, organizational fairness and job satisfaction, and public agencies taking Ho Chi Minh City Tax modeling for survey research. Based on the literature review of Chapter 2, this study proposed a research model with seven main research hypothesis is as follows (see Figure 3.1)
Role Conflict
Figure 3 Research framework
Hypothesis H1: Personal characteristics will make a significant difference in the role conflict
H1a: Gender will make a significant difference in the role conflict
H1b. Ages will make a significant difference in the role conflict
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H1c. Education will make a significant difference in the role conflict
H1d. Work experience will make a significant difference in the role conflict
H1e. Position will make a significant difference in the role conflict
H1f. Department you are working will make a significant difference in the role conflict
H1g. Area will make a significant difference in the role conflict
H1h. Field you are working will make a significant difference in the role conflict
H1i. Time of work will make a significant difference in the role conflict
Hypothesis H2: Personal characteristics will make a significant difference in the role ambiguity.
H2a: Gender will make a significant difference in the role ambiguity
H2b. Ages will make a significant difference in the role ambiguity
H2c. Education will make a significant difference in the role ambiguity
H2d. Work experience will make a significant difference in the role ambiguity
H2e. Position will make a significant difference in the role ambiguity
H2f. Department you are working will make a significant difference in the role ambiguity
H2g. Area will make a significant difference in the role ambiguity
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H2h. Field you are working will make a significant difference in the role ambiguity
H2i. Time of work will make a significant difference in the role ambiguity
Hypothesis H3: Personal characteristics will make a significant difference to the organizational justice
H3a: Gender will make a significant difference to the fairness of the organization
H3b. Ages will make a significant difference to the fairness of the organization
H3c. Education will make a significant difference to the fairness of the organization
H3d. Work experience will make a significant difference to the fairness of the organization
H3e. Position will make a significant difference to the fairness of the organization
H3f. Department you are working will make a significant difference to the fairness of the organization
H3g. Area will make a significant difference to the fairness of the organization
H3h. Field you are working will make a significant difference to the fairness of the organization
H3i. Time of work will make a significant difference to the fairness of the organization
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H3.1. Personal characteristics will make a significant difference in the distributive justice
H3.1a: Gender will make a significant difference in the fair division
H3.1b. Ages will make a significant difference in the fair division
H3.1c. Education will make a significant difference in the fair division
H3.1d. Work experience will make a significant difference in the fair division
H3.1e. Position will make a significant difference in the fair division
H3.1f. Department you are working will make a significant difference in the fair division
H3.1g. Area will make a significant difference in the fair division
H3.1h. Field you are working will make a significant difference in the fair division
H3.1i. Time of work will make a significant difference in the fair division
H3.2.Personal characteristics will make a significant difference in procedural fairness
H3.2a: Gender will make a significant difference in procedural fairness
H3.2b. Ages will make a significant difference in procedural fairness
H3.2c. Education will make a significant difference in procedural fairness
H3.2d. Work experience will make a significant difference in procedural fairness
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H3.2e. Position will make a significant difference in procedural fairness
H3.2f. Department you are working will make a significant difference in procedural fairness
H3.2g. Area will make a significant difference in procedural fairness
H3.2h. Field you are working will make a significant difference in procedural fairness
H3.2i. Time of work will make a significant difference in procedural fairness
H3.3. Personal characteristics will make a significant difference in the interaction of justice
H3.3a: Gender will make a significant difference in the interaction of justice
H3.3b. Ages will make a significant difference in the interaction of justice
H3.3c. Education will make a significant difference in the interaction of justice
H3.3d. Work experience will make a significant difference in the interaction of justice
H3.3e. Position will make a significant difference in the interaction of justice
H3.3f. Department you are working will make a significant difference in the interaction of justice
H3.3g. Area will make a significant difference in the interaction of justice
H3.3h. Field you are working will make a significant difference in the interaction of justice
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H3.3i. Time of work will make a significant difference in the interaction of justice
Hypothesis H4: Personal characteristics will make a significant difference in job satisfaction
H4a. Gender will make a significant difference in job satisfaction.
H4b. Ages will make a significant difference in job satisfaction.
H4c. Education will make a significant difference in job satisfaction.
H4d. Work experience will make a significant difference in job satisfaction.
H4e. Position will make a significant difference in job satisfaction.
H4f. Department you are working will make a significant difference in job satisfaction.
H4g. Area will make a significant difference in job satisfaction.
H4h. Field you are working will make a significant difference in job satisfaction.
H4i. Time of work will make a significant difference in job satisfaction.
Hypothesis H5: Role Conflict has a significant negative impact on the job satisfaction.
Hypothesis H6: Role Ambiguity has a significant negative impact on the job satisfaction.
Hypothesis H7: Organzational Justice has a significant positive impact on the job satisfaction.
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