Research Proposal

Running head: METHODOLOGY & RATIONALE 1

Methodology & Rationale

Latorrie Smith

Interdisciplinary Studies 400

Professor Clifford Stumme,

13 June 2020

METHODOLOGY & RATIONALE 2

Methodology

The type of research on exploring the emotional intelligence used by business leaders

in the United States in enhancing effective team communication is qualitative in nature. I

intend to carry out a cross-sectional study in a period of one month in 20 business firms

around the U.S. I will issue open-ended questionnaires to the different organizations. For

each firm, I will pick a sample of the total population of employees, and another for the

administration. The questionnaires will be electronic, and will require the employers and

employees to fill in on what they know about emotional intelligence, whether it is used in the

organization, and its effects so far in enhancing group work. I will employ deductive

approach for the analysis of the data collected from the firms. I will specifically use

computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) packages to manage and

analyze the collected data. I expect that the organizations which are keen on emotional

intelligence will have effective team communication.

Rationale

The research topic on relating emotional intelligence and team communication is very

important to study because the findings will help those organizational leaders who have not

embraced emotional intelligence to understand its benefits to the team. The research will also

display the difference between the organizations which practice emotional intelligence and

those that do not. One of the drivers for this study is that there exist few materials which

speak about the importance of emotional intelligence in improving team communication in

various organizations. It is an area which is overlooked by most leaders, and that’s why it is

important to understand what it is about before suggesting to the various firms to incorporate

it.

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There is need to fund this research because businesses have to understand the

importance of embracing emotional intelligence in their daily operations. For any business to

be successful, there has to be team work among the employees and the employers. One way

to promote teamwork is by understanding how to control and manage emotions. When people

get emotional, even those around them are affected in many ways. If both parties do not know

how to handle the emotions, then the end result will be disastrous. It is, therefore, a

requirement for leaders to have the skill of emotional intelligence in dealing with their

employees. In fact, it is recommended that every member of the organization should have the

skill for peaceful co-existence. The study aims at showing the importance of embracing

emotional intelligence in improving effective team communication in organizations.

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Comment Summary Page 2

1. +a 2. SMART 3. *will show themes of 4. WONDERFULLY done, Latorrie. This is beautiful. Very clear and direct and very scholarly albeit on a small scale.

5. SU: ST 6. C'U

Page 3 7. This is more explanatory. Focus more on RGAP 8. Focus more on RGAP and be wary of AR. Rationale is strong otherwise.