AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY DURING AN ECONOMIC CRISIS

Researcher: D.Govender
Supervisor: Professor A.M.Singh
Ethics:

Dear Respondent,
I, Devan Govender, am a MBA student, at the Graduate School of Business, of the University of Kwazulu Natal. You are invited to participate in a research project entitled: LEADING EMPLOYEES IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY DURING AN ECONOMIC CRISIS. The aim of this study is to: 1. Establish the manner in which people were managed by the organization.2. Establish the changes made in managing people during the economic crisis.3. Determine the response of employees to these changes.Through your participation I hope to understand the importance of management styles during an economic crisis.Your participation in this project is voluntary. You may refuse to participate or withdraw from the project at any time with no negative consequence. There will be no monetary gain from participating in this survey/focus group. Confidentiality and anonymity of records identifying you as a participant will be maintained by the Graduate School of Business, UKZN. If you have any questions or concerns about completing the questionnaire or about participating in this study, you may contact me or my supervisor at the numbers listed above. The survey should take you about 10 minutes to complete. I hope you will take the time to complete this survey. If you agree to the above and want to proceed to the questionnaire, please select the I AGREE checkbox and then click on CONTINUE, alternatively to opt out of the questionnaire, please select the EXIT SURVEY link on the top right corner of the screen.SincerelyDevan GovenderDate: 06/03/2011

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