Topic and Research Question
In this worksheet you will create a substantial outline for your upcoming research paper. This worksheet will help you plan out and form the structure of your paper.
First, you will form the skeleton of the introduction paragraph of your paper by typing the answers to the below questions in red on this worksheet, in complete sentences.
Topic: What is the broad topic for your research paper (for example, vaccinations)? Why did you choose it?
Ans. The topic for the research paper is “Bullying at workplace.”
Bullying at workplace is chosen as a topic for the research paper as it is the most common issue identified at workplace. Performing any offensive/harassing activity (verbal/action) with any person at workplace is recognized as bullying. A victim of bully can be mentally or physically assaulted at workplace and this sometimes led to suicidal attempts by the victims.
Research Question: What is your research question (for example, “Should parents vaccinate their children and why or why not”)? What question about your topic will your paper answer?
Ans. The research question is “Impact of bullying at workplace and is it gender specific”?
“Is bullying stands as an assault in the workplace”.
“Are women more subject to bullying as compared to men”.
“How does the bullying at workplace does affects the victims both physically and mentally.”
“What contributes to workplace- related bullying?”
“Does both the genders contributes to bullying?”
“What are the preventive measures that should be implemented in the workplace to minimize or curb workplace- bullying in the organizations.”
“Is there any anti-bullying right to stop bullying is implemented in the workplace to protect the employees.”
“What are the workplace policies implemented regarding bullying?”
“Does bullying leads to depression?”
Stakes: Why do your topic and research question matter to your readers? Why do your topic and research question matter to society?
Ans. It is important to make people aware about workplace bullying which stands as a major issue in the company. It helps the administrator and higher authority to know about what type of physical and mental assaults are going on with their employees in the workplace (Hoel, & et.al, 2020). Through this research paper, readers can have a clear picture as to what all elements leads to bullying and what actions can be taken against it.
The topic is important for the society as bullying leads to depression and can potentially inclines a person towards suicidal thoughts. Hence, it is important for the society to know that even workplace contributes to depression. Along with that it is important of the organizations to eradicate all the elements of bullying from their culture (Høgh, & et.al, 2021). The society includes various structures and thus it is vital for everyone to know the possible elements that contribute to the evil of bullying.
Thesis Statement: You will draft a thesis statement here, but it may change as you conduct your research and draft your paper. To build your thesis statement, follow this guideline:
Answer your research question and then include at least three supporting points within your thesis statement. The supporting points will be different headings or paragraphs within the body of your paper. Here is an example using the vaccination topic:
Why Workplace Bullying Matters to Society
Parents should vaccinate their children because, although some data indicates vaccinations cause autism, there is no hard evidence to support it. More children are dying each year from preventable diseases, and the cost for vaccinations is minimal or even free.
In the above thesis statement example your reader can see what your position is on the topic (parents should vaccinate), and which direction your paper will go (autism, deaths, and cost).
Now write your thesis statement:
Workplace bullying is a major issue and cannot be ignored in any case. It leads to anxiety, depression and can also force a person to make a suicide attempt. It is crucial that the organization must recognize the bullying behavior at workplace and must implement relevant policy to curb down bullying at workplace. The fact cannot be denied that people working in the toxic organizations are more likely to fall into depression. The suicide data is inclusive of the statistics of the people who have committed suicide because of bullying at workplace. So, relevant rules and regulations must be framed government alongside the policies by the organization to curb bullying immediately at workplace.
Second, you will form the skeleton of your support paragraphs by typing the answers to the below questions in red on this worksheet, in complete sentences. You may change the order of these paragraphs, delete some, and add others as you conduct your research and draft your paper. This is just your initial plan. Your areas of focus below should match what you wrote in your thesis statement above.
What is one area of focus for your paper?
Ans- The area of focus of the research paper is to identify the reasons of bullying in the form of sexual assault, harassment, physical and mental torture at workplace.
Why is this area of focus important to your reader/society?
Ans- It is important for the society to know the factors associated with bullying. Bullying leads to depression, anxiety, suicides, attacks etc. Hence, it is important for the parents to know the triggering points that can possibly lead to these factors. Also, the topic is important for the fresher’s who are applying for jobs. It is important for them to know the culture and environment of the companies they are applying in (Conway, 2021).
How does this area of focus support your thesis statement?
Ans- The thesis statement focus on the workplace bullying which states that bullying can result in depression, sexual assault to the victim. Alongside the focus area refers to the factors that are leading to bullying at workplace. The focus area of the paper and the thesis statement together can work towards identifying and answering the objectives of the paper.
What questions do you have about this area of focus that you need research to answer?
Ans- “Even if the policies are made by the companies, can it be efficiently implemented and executed?”
What is one area of focus for your paper?
Ans- Relevant issues related to workplace bullying faced by the employees at workplace
Why is this area of focus important to your reader/society?
Ans- The people in the society must understand that it is important to curb bullying or else it will stand as a major reason for people’s death due to mental stress, anxiety etc.
How does this area of focus support your thesis statement?
Ans- The thesis statement states the causes like depression, anxiety, and suicides etc. that are being caused due to bullying especially at workplace.
What questions do you have about this area of focus that you need research to answer?
Ans-“Can workplace bullying stands as a major reason for the employees terminating their job and career.”
What is one area of focus for your paper?
Ans- A healthy work environment should be built in the organization to stop bullying at the workplace.
Why is this area of focus important to your reader/society?
Ans-It is important to build a healthy workplace environment, so the employee feels free to work in the workplace without having the fear of harassment, sexual assault or any conduct of irrelevant activities in the workplace (Salin, 2021).
How does this area of focus support your thesis statement?
Ans- The organization should implement frequent sessions with the team in the workplace to make them feel free in the organization.
What questions do you have about this area of focus that you need research to answer?
Ans-“Can workplace bullying will be removed from the workplace after the implementation of relevant policies to curb bullying in the company.”
References
Høgh, A., Clausen, T., Bickmann, L., Hansen, A. M., Conway, P. M., & Baernholdt, M. (2021). Consequences of workplace bullying for individuals, organizations and society. Pathways of job-related negative behaviour, 177-200.
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-981-13-0935-9_8.pdf
Hoel, H., Cooper, C. L., & Einarsen, S. V. (2020). Organizational effects of workplace bullying. Bullying and harassment in the workplace, 209-234.
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=jGPcDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA209&dq=articles+on+workplace+bullying+in+organization&ots=LoKk9vDuhr&sig=PV2eGq18YDTWejvqFIdySG2R7uE
Salin, D. (2021). Workplace bullying and gender: An overview of empirical findings. Dignity and inclusion at work, 331-361.
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-981-13-0218-3_12.pdf
Conway, P. M., Høgh, A., Balducci, C., & Ebbesen, D. K. (2021). Workplace bullying and mental health. Pathways of job-related negative behaviour, 101-128.
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-981-13-0935-9_5.pdf
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