DEAR UKZN MEMBER OF STAFF

Good Day, my name is Rakshika Sibran a Master of Business Administration student at the Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). 

You are being invited to consider participating in a study that involves research on the relationship between internal communication and employee engagement at UKZN. The proposed research is likely to gather information that better understands staff perceptions, responsiveness and acceptance to the UKZN internal communication strategy, additionally determining any source of negative perceptions of UKZN. The result of which would lead to suggestions of improvement to maintain and enhance UKZN internal communication systems.

The study is expected to enrol ten percent of staff population from all 5 UKZN campuses. It will involve answering a 37-question survey. The duration of your participation, if you choose to enrol and remain in the study, is expected to be 4-6 minutes. 

Participation in this research is voluntary and you may withdraw participation at any point. Refusal or withdrawal will not incur penalty.

Your confidentiality will be maintained at all times as your personal details will not be stored, answers given will be untraceable and no name or contact details are required to participate.

This study has been ethically reviewed and approved by the UKZN Humanities and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (HSSREC) (approval number HSS/0543/016M).

In the event of any problems or concerns/questions, or should you wish to receive feedback on the findings of the study at its conclusion you may contact the researcher: R Sibran (200501234@stu.ukzn.ac.za /sibran@ukzn.ac.za) or Dr M. Hoque (hoque@ukzn.ac.za) or the UKZN Humanities & Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee, contact details as follows: 


HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH ETHICS ADMINISTRATION 
Research Office, Westville Campus
Govan Mbeki Building
Private Bag X 54001 
Durban 
4000
KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: 27 31 2608350- Fax: 27 31 2604609
Email: hssreclms@ukzn.ac.za

 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY, PLEASE CLICK ON: http://goo.gl/forms/stB3rn5RQ3

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