Workplace Sexual Orientation Discrimination

            Research Question Description

            Workplace Sexual orientation discrimination is currently a critical issue. Sexually oriented individuals are among the minority groups in the working sectors in the world today (Köllen, 76). The society holds a negative perception against these peoples their personal performance and that of the organization is normally affected. The workforce today is becoming diversified in the context of gender, religion, ethnicity and sexual orientation as well. Sexual orientation  stills stand as the so referred to as the final acceptable and the existing prejudice in the society as well as in corporations comparative to other  diversity dimensions.  Sexually oriented persons are continuously subjected with difficulties which range from the pressure to remain closeted whose opposition may result in work dismissal. Discrimination is not acceptable because it involves the general act of treating an individual different based on a particular perception (Baumle, 254). Workplace sexual orientation judgment may result to unmotivated and unsatisfied employees thus affecting output and performance.   It is, therefore, essential to establish whether this form of judgment in the work industry affects individual’s performance and the general productivity of the corporation. This paper will seek to investigate whether workplace sexual orientation discrimination affects individual’s performance and organization’s productivity.

            Research Methodology

            A mixed methodology will be utilized in this research. The research design is described as the structurally built plan then is to be used for the objective of presenting an investigation of research questions.  Research methodology is a designed plan in providing answers to research study questions. This research will thus use random sampling approach as a descriptive research design. This will be objected on the investigation of how sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace impacts performance.

            Research Method

Simple random sampling process and qualitative design will be used in the research which will incorporate both quantitative and qualitative processes will be selected with the objective of eliminating the occurrence of biases.  Qualitative design that will be utilized in this study will entail the use of questionnaires and interviews.  The questionnaires will involve both closed and open-ended queries.  This will assist in warranting that   maximum information is developed to increase the credibility and reliability of the study (Singh, 1).  This data will thus contribute to developing a well-established and organized understanding of the sexual orientation discrimination issue in the context of reducing performance.  A descriptive method was selected because it provides accurate and detailed finds since the chances of omission and misinterpretation are reduced (Singh, 2).  The qualitative approach will safeguard to generate an expressive purpose that is set through sampling the whole population objectively by the utilization of observations, questionnaires, and interviews.  On the other hand, a qualitative approach will use quantifiable data in the formulation and uncovering of study’s patterns.  This will thus involve the utilization of both interviews and observations in generating additional information.

            Sexual orientation is a critical issue in the society today the employees will be required by the researcher to fill their feedbacks in questionnaires which will help in maintaining and safeguarding confidence.  Qualitative and quantitative approach elements will thus assist in answering whether sexual orientation discrimination in their workplace affects their performance as well as productivity of the organization (Lim, 9).  This will help to understand whether discrimination based on individual sexual orientation is a demotivation and dissatisfaction factor.

The rationale behind utilizing mixed study approach that involves qualitative and qualitative designs as well as random sampling approach is to get maximum information from the population.  Additionally, a mixed methodology is essential in providing comparable data which is effective in generating accurate findings and a well-developed analysis of the issue (Katsirikou, Anthi, and Christos, 112).  The mixed methodology will work to ensure that the provided information is utilized as a source of reference in the future while seeking to develop solutions to sexual orientation discrimination relative matters.  This will be achieved through providing future scholars with appropriate strategies and further investigations grounds based on the recommendation provided.  It is essential to note that the incorporation of qualitative, quantitative design and random sampling assists in maintaining the reliability and accuracy of research because the obtained feedback from the respondents can be summarized and analyzed in the later period which increases efficiency (Katsirikou, Anthi, and Christos, 112).

Random sampling surveys that will be utilized completely to ensure that there are no chances of biases while selecting the target population.  Random sampling is essential for the research as it pursues to safeguard that the provided feedback from all the respondents is reliable and accurate thus developing study’s efficiency (Katsirikou, Anthi, and Christos, 112).  The utilization of simple sampling is effective in ascertaining that each person in the target population is well incorporated.  The research study population is five persons from an organization.  The employees will thus hold equal opportunities as the method has no impact on the target population.  The quantitative and qualitative approach will seek to answer how sexual orientation discrimination affects work performance.

            Sampling

The target population for this study will be an organization employees and one leader in the particular organization.  The participants will be selected from the management, mid-level, and junior employees.  The research will involve both male and female genders which are an incorporation of lesbians, gay, and transgender which will eradicate biases.  A list of the 50 employees from the organization will be used as the sample frame in which the lost will be outsourced from the employee’s database in the organization with the consent of the company.

A study population will be required because is characterized by accessibility, low cost, as well as target elements availability.  Sampling is significant to this study because  is  additionally associated with high processing speed  and simplicity  in analyzing the collected data as compared to other approaches that are linked to complexity (Vogt, Gardner, & Haeffele, 2012).  This approach is significant in safeguarding efficiency and accuracy of the research.

This research will test a sample from those employees who have worked for more than three years in the particular organization.  This will be conducted because the sample is expected to provide more relevant and accurate responses based on their broadened working experience.  The sample population will thus be able to maximum provide responses to my research queries on the grounds of their working knowledge.   Those employees who have a short working period may generate inaccurate and unreliable data as they have no real and adequate experience of the effects of sexual orientation discrimination on individuals and origination’s performance.

The language background for the sample is English background.  The language was selected to pursue the objective of providing reliable and simplified data that can be interpreted easily.  This will help in certain that as a researcher I will not experience interpretations issues in the process of summarizing and analyzing the information.  Language interpretation issues may result in misinterpretation, the high cost of acquiring an interpreter as well as inaccuracy while generating research findings (Vogt, Gardner, and Lynne, 15).  The employees mean ages will be 35 since the selection will be done from 30 years and above who have developed organization’s experience.

The sample population will thus be chosen on the grounds of language, age and working experience.  However, those below the age of thirty years and have a working experience of three years and above will be incorporated in the sampling.

            Data Collection Methods

            The collection of data tools that will be utilized in this research will involve the utilization of interviews, questionnaires as well survey tools.  The interviews will be performed personally be performed by the researcher from the organization at a particular period.  This will engage asking questions to the respondents and noting down the responses.   With permission from the respondent, the researcher will record some responses for further evaluation and reference.  The information will be summarized and later followed by data analysis.

Questionnaires will be used in collecting data through administering questionnaires to the sampled population via email.  The completed questionnaires will then be sent back to the researcher’s address at the agreed time.  This will contain both closed and open-ended queries to gather maximum information. The researcher will later gather all the returned questionnaires to summarize and analyze the findings. A pretesting will be done on the collection tools which will involve making consideration of instruments efficiency.

Confidentiality of the responses will be maintained since the questionnaires will be returned to my individual email and the data acquired using all the collection tools will be summarized and analyzed personally by the researcher.  The study’s ethical consideration is ensuring that all the participants fill a permission form to permit the researcher to use their responses to the study’s findings.  Filling and signing the form will imply that consent is provided.

Permission Form

Research Title: Workplace Sexual Orientation Discrimination

            Please complete by ticking inside the boxes or leaving the spaces blank.

1. I hereby grant the researcher my permission to use my response in this research, having read and understood the purpose and every detail of the study.
2. I endorse that I have read all the information for the study above, developed adequate comprehension and got an opportunity to pose questions.
3. I understand that my contribution is voluntary and that am permitted to withdraw it at any period without providing any rationale.
4. I hereby permit the researcher to utilize my contributions in achieving the purpose of the study.
5. I hereby agree to participate in this study.

 

 

Participant’s Name ……………                   Date ……………………    Signature…………

Researcher’s Name …………..                    Date ……………………….. Signature………..

 

Questions

Please answer the questions below with as much honesty and accuracy as possible. Thank you for your contribution.

Employee’s name: ……………………….

Employee’s working identification number: ….....                           Date: …………….

Fill the following please……….

Personal Details

Age……..

Gender ………….

Language ………..

Marital status…………..

Education level……………

Phone number………

Address………..

Please indicate where you experience discrimination based on your sexual orientation status?

Yes ( )

No ( )

Maybe ( )

Question 1:  please fill in your working period in the company?

Question 2: what kind of discrimination have you been subjected to while in the organization?

Question 3: how has the previously mentioned discrimination experience affected your performance?

Question 4: please describe your full experience so far in regard to workplace sexual orientation discrimination?

Question 5: Does discrimination of sexual oriented persons decrease the organization’s productivity?

Question 6: How is performance and sexual orientation discrimination related?

(Select one)

1. Workplace sexual orientation discernment resulted in reduced motivation and low productivity
2. Sexual orientation discernment does not affect performance
3. Sexual orientation discernment and performance are not associated

Question 7: Describe the outcome of workplace sexual judgment on organization’s productivity.

Question 8: Explain why sexual orientation diversity acceptance can positively impact an organization.

Question 9: Apart from productivity and performance how else does work place sexual judgment affect employees and the organization?

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            References

            Baumle, Amanda K. International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality. Dordrecht: Springer, 2013. Print.

            Katsirikou, Anthi, and Christos H. Skiadas. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries: Theory and Applications : Proceedings of the International Conference on Qqml2009, Chania, Crete, Greece, 26-29 May 2009. Singapore: World Scientific, 2010. Internet resource.

            Köllen, Thomas. Sexual Orientation and Transgender Issues in Organizations: Global Perspectives on Lgbt Workforce Diversity. , 2016. Internet resource.

            Lim, Weng M. Research Methodology: A Toolkit of Sampling and Data Analysis Techniques for Quantitative Research. Place of publication not identified: Grin Verlag, 2013. Print.

Singh, Yogesh K. Fundamental of Research Methodology and Statistics. New Delhi: New Age International, 2006. Internet resource.

Vogt, W P, Dianne C. Gardner, and Lynne M. Haeffele. When to Use What Research Design. New York: Guilford Press, 2012. Print.