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Dissertation Research - Collaboration in Organizations

  • 1.  Dissertation Research - Collaboration in Organizations

    Posted 05-27-2005 14:46
    From: Cheryl Harris [mailto:cheryl-harris@comcast.net]

    Hello, my name is Cheryl Harris. I am a doctoral candidate in
    Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of North Texas.



    I am currently in the process of completing my dissertation research on
    Collaboration in Organizations and I'm looking for people to complete a
    survey. Please consider participating if you are currently employed by an
    organization, firm, school, or other organizational entity.



    For more information about this study - including an overview of the model
    being studied, Frequently Asked Questions, and sample email text to send to
    others in your organization who you would like to invite to participate - go
    to www.collaborativeorganization.com/study.htm.





    How Do I Participate?



    Individuals are asked to complete a confidential survey. Participation in
    the study is anonymous and your responses will not be linked to you in any
    way. Completing the survey will take from 30-45 minutes. To complete the
    web-based survey, click on the following link (or copy and paste it into
    your web browser).



    http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=1493951570





    What Is the Purpose of the Study?



    The purpose of the study is to understand how organizations can better
    support people working together effectively to get the job done. I have
    created a model of the organization design elements necessary to support
    collaboration in organizations. The current study will help improve this
    model and begin establishing links between collaboration in organizations
    and organizational effectiveness.





    Why Am I Asking You to Participate?



    I am looking for a variety of individuals from a wide spectrum of
    organizations to complete the survey. Whether or not your organization uses
    teams or other ways to improve collaboration, your input is valuable to the
    study!





    Can I Get the Results?



    FREE! Feedback reports summarizing the results of this survey are available
    at two levels:

    . Study-level report. Any individual participating in this survey is
    eligible to receive a report summarizing the compiled results of everyone
    participating in the study

    . Organization-level report. If 30 or more people take the survey (special
    arrangements may be made for smaller organizations) and select the same
    organization in the demographics section of the survey they are eligible to
    receive a feedback report summarizing the compiled results of the
    organization.



    Please note that no information identifying individual participants will be
    included in any report. Please contact Cheryl Harris using the information
    below to request study-level or organization-level reports. At the end of
    the survey, you will be reminded to contact Cheryl for a feedback report and
    given her contact information again.





    Thank you!



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    Cheryl Harris

    Industrial/Organizational Psychology Doctoral Candidate

    University of North Texas

    cheryl-harris@comcast.net

    214-455-7476

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