Crafting and Critiquing a Doctoral Problem Statement
e writer will have to pay close attention as he chose and area of interest for this topic , and all sections
must be present as listed in the instructions below.
Crafting and Critiquing a Doctoral Problem Statement
Few are willing to brave the disapproval of their peers, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of
their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the
one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change.
�Robert F. Kennedy, June 6, 1966
As you have progressed through the early stages of your degree, you have begun to form relationships
with your fellow candidates, and they should have become trusted colleagues. Such colleagues can
provide necessary support. They can also provide objective, thoughtful critiques to help you improve
upon your work. As Kennedy noted, it takes bravery to face the critique of one�s peers. It also takes
courage to give thoughtful, rigorous, and constructive criticism. Yet both are vital to your continued
success. If you expect to receive the full benefit of such a critique, you must invest the time and thought
necessary to give such a critique to your colleagues. Your doctoral problem statement will serve as the
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foundation for the remainder of your doctoral study. Nothing is more important to success than
constructing a proper foundation. Use the opportunity to give and receive critique from your colleagues
to ensure that foundation is solid and secure.
For this paper, the writer will chose an area of interest and develop a question into a problem
statement. The writer will compose a 200 word doctoral problem statement that adheres to the
guidelines outlined below. The problem statement must comprise of the following four parts:
� The hook with citation (current/peer-reviewed scholarly article)
� The anchor with citation (current/peer-reviewed scholarly article)
� The general business problem
� The specific business problem
Note: Your problem statement must include proper APA citations and adhere to APA guidelines.
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Crafting and Critiquing a Doctoral Problem Statement
Employee job satisfaction and productivity
The general business problem is that reduced level of productivity is being affected by absence
of strategies to motivate employees, which has resulted in reduced profitability (Arogundade &
Arogundade, 2015).
The specific business problem is that that management of organizations such as SME place more
emphasis on increased productivity without providing motivation and psychological support to
their employees resulting to job dissatisfaction and consequently low productivity (Deepa,
Palaniswamy & Kuppusamy, 2014).
The purpose of this study is to examine the cause of employee dissatisfaction with their jobs in
SME to find an amicable ways to manage this problem to help improve in the level of
productivity
Studies indicate that highly motivated employees are highly satisfied and this translates into
increased productivity (Deepa, Palaniswamy & Kuppusamy, 2014). Every organization that has
ambitions to succeed must invest in right employees by ensuring that they provide rewards as
well as psychological motivation (Arogundade & Arogundade, 2015). This will help such
entities increase in their level of profitability hence be in position to provide better working
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conditions. Labour turnover will decrease, labour costs will reduce and conflicts and absenteeism
will reduce. Employee dissatisfaction is one of the reasons that make many employees to shift to
other jobs in other organization. Furthermore, decreased employee morale has a negative impact
on productivity of an organization.
References
Arogundade, O., & Arogundade, A. (2015). Psychological Empowerment in the Workplace:
Implications for Employees’ Career Satisfaction. North American Journal of Psychology,
17(1), 27-36.
Deepa, E., Palaniswamy, R., & Kuppusamy, S. (2014). Effect of Performance Appraisal System
in Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction and Productivity. Journal of
Contemporary Management Research, 8(1), 72-82.
