3.9 Data analysis methods
Data was analyzed through the use of simple
statistical table and charts in order to indicate the frequency of responses to
particular questions.
Moses and Kalton (1997:27), asserts that after data has been edited and coded
it is then combined together in some form of tables for statistical analysis.
The statistical tables were used to calculate the percentages rate of responses
to some questions. The results of the study were analyzed and interpreted
basing on the research questions and objectives of the study.
3.9.1 Ethical contemplation
The behavior of respondents during the interview will
be analyzed and considered, which should be given a certain interpretation and
implication about the organizational communication in enhancing work
effectiveness in Tumba Sector.
First, the respondents participated in this research
voluntarily after being fully explained about the aim and objectives of the
research. During the field visit, the researcher assured that the questions
were asked properly, comprehensively, and motivated the respondents to make
necessary efforts in answering them. In doing so, I as researcher, introduced
myself to the respondents at first contact, telling them that I am an Rwandan
student searching for improving skills (rather than being a politician), a
trustworthy human being who would ensure confidentiality of respondents
information. During data collection process, the researcher made sure that his
conduct was gracious, polite, conversational, cooperative, and unbiased.
Second, the questions of interview were prepared in
Kinyarwanda, the language that they are good at so that they could understand
well the essence and terms used in appropriate manner. And the have been
designed to collect information directly related to the research questions and
no private or personal questions were asked from the respondents.
3.9.2 Limitations of the
study
As identified by Huberman A. et Al. (1994), limitation of the
study consists of characteristics of design or methodology that impacted or
influenced the application or interpretation of the study. It consists
therefore of the obstacles that the researcher met in his or
her research process. Therefore, in this study I have got many limitations but
the necessaries are like:
About the respondents: Since this work
concerns with the impact of organizational communication in enhancing work
effectiveness of local government entities, it involves the research questions
about the communication within TUMBA Sector. However, some citizens still have
the social stigma and therefore do not want to talk about how they are
communicated for the updates and its effects. Therefore, despite a big
population of TUMBA Sector, only few of its population admitted to respond to
research questions. Hence the small sized sample because the interview consumes
much time.
Lack of prior research studies on the topic:
As this research involved the issue of organizational communication, it is
observed that mostly, it is understood within top-down and lateral approach of
communication and involve much more reading. Hence, many of writings have been
addressed on approach. However, I wanted to indicate how the bottom-up
organizational communication approach involves the simple citizens in
disseminating about their view points, and this information is at the source
work effectiveness but I haven't the strictly related topics to guide me in
researching.
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