My name is Nyikiwa Agreement Mavunda, I am a PhD student from the School of Management, IT and Governance, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. My email address is 204000630@
stu.ukzn.ac.za, cell no: 0738376575.
You are being invited to consider participating in a study that involves research in ‘Developing a framework for the strategic alignment of human resource practices with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) transformation agenda’. The aim and purpose of this research are to develop a framework for the strategic alignment of HR practices with the University of KwaZulu-Natal transformation agenda. The study is expected to include 370 participants in all five campuses at UKZN. The duration of your participation, if you choose to participate and remain in the study, is expected to be 20 minutes. The study is funded by the researcher.
The study does not involve any risks. We hope that the study will create the following benefits, to be able to develop a framework for the strategic alignment of HR practices with the UKZN transformation agenda which will improve the success rate of change implementation strategies, not only in the HR department but throughout the entire institution. The findings on the subject of this research study will contribute to a more practical approach to the management of transformation and strategic change at UKZN.
This study has been ethically reviewed and approved by the UKZN Humanities and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (approval number: HSSREC/00000758/2019).
In the event of any problems or concerns/questions you may contact the researcher at email: 204000630@
stu.ukzn.ac.za or cell no: 0738376575 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 2604557- Fax: 27 31 2604609
Email:
HSSREC@ukzn.ac.zaYour participation in the study is voluntary and by participating, you are granting the researcher permission to use your responses. You may refuse to participate or withdraw from the study at any time with no negative consequence. There will be no monetary gain from participating in the study. Your anonymity will be maintained by the researcher and the School of Management, I.T. & Governance and your responses will not be used for any purposes outside of this study.
All electronic data will be securely stored during the study and archived for 5 years. After this time, all data will be destroyed.
If you have any questions or concerns about participating in the study, please contact me or my research supervisor at the numbers listed above.
Sincerely
Nyikiwa Mavunda
