Transformational leadership and its effects on employees

Choice of methodology
An understanding of a methodology to use in a research is crucial as it determines the choice of method a researcher will adopt in collecting data. The question of whether or not using a specific methodology is effective and if it affects a data collection method and analysis raises diverse responses from various analysts. While the choice of methodology in developing a study determines the acceptability of research findings, the effect of the choice of data collection should be appreciative of the role played by exactitude in ensuring that the findings of a research are acceptable.

Selecting a particular methodology as Wright and Ogbuehi (2014) suggest is important in determining the level of accuracy of data that a study seeks to obtain. This is echoed in the article Strengthening methodological architecture with multiple frames and data sources which offers important concepts for conducting effective studies. Harris and Clark (2014, p. 382) point out that adopting a specific data collection method is of critical importance as it reflects the accomplishment of the objectives of a study. It has a major influence in collecting quantifiable data. For instance, the author points out that one effect of a methodology such as a survey are the advantage of high representativeness. The general capability of a survey method to represent a large population is remarkable. This is owing to the fact that through survey answers are obtained from a large number of people. Besides, extraction of data is better that other methods of collecting data and the data portrays relative characteristics of the study population.

On the other hand, selecting a particular method of data collection affects the reliability of a data. Schoenherr, Ellram and Tate (2015, p. 299) are of the view that relying on one choice might limit the accuracy of data a study seeks to gather. Using survey as a method, Hillier, Cannuscio, Griffin, Thomas and Glanz (2014, p.290) also lament that respondents may not provide honest answers. Closed ended questions in survey lower the rate of validity of data. While it might be a convenient data collection method, data errors and bias from the difference in respondents answers to survey questionnaires and non-responses are some of the outcomes that can be avoided by adoption of a variety of methodologies.

Methodology: Survey

In a study on transformational leadership and its impacts on employees, the choice of research methodology that should be used is very crucial and should be reflective of its objectives. This is the main factor that will be considered in seeking to understand transformational leadership and its impacts on employees. The method that will be used is survey approach. The use of questionnaires where primary data is got from the respondents will be crucial in ensuring that a broad range of data- factual, values, opinions and attitudes- is collected. Importantly, the study questions for this particular survey will be framed are framed in a manner that seeks to answer the specific research problem being dealt with. This as discussed earlir will be important in ensuring high levels of accuracy to the issue under discussion.

Employees are important assets in an organization as they form the most critical component that ensures objectives of an organization in terms of product and service provision are met (Syed et al. 2015, p. 541), Leadership in .n organization should always factor in its plans and strategies that encourage, support and care for the welfare of employees. According to Ghasabeh, Reaiche and Soosay (2015, p. 459), transformational leadership is therefore crucial due to its inherent role of effective application of policies and change in an organization’s operations.  From this, survey as the study approach will make it necessary for the researcher to engage in designing the nature of response. Use of statistical data collection and analysis tools will also play a role in ensuring that the approach is carried out smoothly.

Primary data for this study will be collected using survey via questionnaires and mail. The latter will be sent to selected individuals who will have provided their e-mail address. It is imperative to note that the choice of survey as a method is considered to be better in this study since it will give more employees time to answer the questions even after work and then send them back to the researcher. In an organization setting, this method guarantees a strong consideration of workplace rules and policies and therefore will reduce interference with the normal running of the organization duties. Though having the surveys will facilitate respondents seeking possible assistance from the others members of their teams in the organization, a notion that deters personal opinion, it will be considered a plus in this study for enhancing further representation of others in the group.  Survey as Harris and Clark (2014, p. 381) point out will aid in generating vast information from the respondents unlike other methods.

While it is agreeable that survey as a method does not give the respondent enough time with the researcher and is therefore prone to vast errors due to lack of clarifications (Schoenherr, Ellram & Tate 2015, p. 299), the researcher will provide a full time support call number which he can be easily reached by the respondents. In order to curb bias and non-response errors, the researcher will constantly remind employees and other respondents on the need to return the filled survey questionnaires.