Chapter 5 CONCLUSION & IMPLICATIONS
5.4 Suggestions for Future Research
Future research should examine with a larger sample size to better explain the target population: Vietnamese stock brokers. And, another suggestion for the future research is that this study could be replicated in other high stress white collar industries such as banking, insurance, advertising, marketing, media, and/or other countries undergoing their own unique, rapid economic changes.
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Appendix A: English Cover Letter
Dear staff member,
I am a Vietnamese graduate student currently at I-Shou University in Taiwan and conducting research for the completion of my Master in International Business Administration. This research is about Human Resource Challenges in a Transition Economy: An Exploratory Study amongst Vietnamese Stock Brokers. This exploratory research study sets out to understand and characterize the nature and processes involved in managing stock brokers in Vietnamese stock market. The key objectives of my research will enable human resource managers to better understand and find key factors:
job stress, social support and learned resourcefulness play in employee’s decision to remain with or leave their organization. My academic supervisor for this research is Dr.
David C. Trott.
The questionnaire that follows concentrates on a various issues which are related to your current job and/or organization. Please answer all questions to the best of your ability. Completing the questionnaire should take about 20 to 25 minutes. I want to thank you in advance for giving me some of your valuable time to completely answer all the items on the questionnaire.
Your survey will be used for academic purposes and will be kept confidential.
Your participation in my research is voluntary. You have the right to withdraw from this research any time without any penalty or repercussions.
If you would like to have any further information about this research, or have any problems in completing this survey, please contact me via my e-mail address as follows: mc.misscady@gmail.com or thunga842000@yahoo.com.
Please complete and submit this questionnaire by 31th March, 2011.
Best regards,
Dang Thi Thu Nga (Cady) IMBA Student
College of Management I-Shou University Taiwan
Appendix B: Employee Questionnaire
This research is about exploring factors that might be related to your decision to stay in your company. This survey has five (5) sections related to your work, job stress, social support, learned resourcefulness and work engagement. Please complete all the following items using the rating scales provided.
Section A: Socio- Demographic Information
1. What is your current job title?___________________ (Please be specific) 2. What is your age? _____ Years ___ Months.
3. Do you work full time? A. Yes B. No
(If you chose “No” please stop here.)
4. How many years have you been working for this company? ________________
5. Gender A. Male B. Female
6. Highest level of education A. < High School B. High School C. Intermediate D. College
E. Graduate School F. Post Graduate
7. Monthly income (include base salary and approximate commission) A. < $100
B. $100-$250 C. $250-$500 D. $500-$750 E. $750-$1,000 F. >$1000
Section B: Depression
Please mark (highlight) the response that is closest to your opinion
1.
A. I do not feel sad.
B. I feel sad.
C. I am sad all the time and I can't snap out of it.
D. I am so sad and unhappy that I can't stand it.
2.
A. I am not particularly discouraged about the future.
B. I feel discouraged about the future.
C. I feel I have nothing to look forward to.
D. I feel the future is hopeless and that things cannot improve.
3.
A. I do not feel like a failure.
B. I feel I have failed more than the average person.
C. As I look back on my life, all I can see is a lot of failures.
C. As I look back on my life, all I can see is a lot of failures.