Case 1: XYZ Company Review of discriminatory practices

Symptoms

 High Wastage
 Low Productivity
 High Absenteeism
 Endless labour disputes

Problem

Qualitative studies and perusal of records revel possible discriminatory practices by the company in
terms of compensation practices resulting in a sense of inequity and resentment among employees
towards the company, further leading to decline in job motivation and involvement.

Decision statement

To improve the employee motivation and involvement by redressing the discriminatory intent in
salary administration.

Research objective

To review fairness of compensation practices in XYZ company

Research questions

1. Is there any gender discrimination in salary increases?

2. Is there any job level discrimination in salary increases?
3. Is there any gender discrimination in job levels?
4. Is there any minority status discrimination in salary increases?
5. Is there any minority status discrimination in job levels?
6. Do salary increases correspond job tenure of employees?
7. Do salary increases correspond prior experience of employees?
8. Do salary increases correspond age of the employees?

Investigative questions

1. Does salary increase between male and female employees differ?

2. Does salary increase among employees of job categories differ?
3. Does equal number of male and female employees found in different job categories?
4. Does salary increase between minority and nonminority employees differ?
5. Does equal number of minority and nonminority employees found in different job
categories?
6. Does increase in job tenure relate to increase in salary increases?
7. Does increase in prior experience relate to increase in salary increases?
8. Does increase in age relate to increase in salary increases?

Research Hypotheses (null hypotheses in parenthesis)

1. Salary increases between male and female employees differ (do not differ)
2. Salary increases among clerical, custodial and managerial job categories differ (do not
differ)
3. There are unequal (equal) number of male and female employees across clerical,
custodial and managerial job categories
 4. Salary increases between minority and non-minority employees differ (do not differ)
5. There are unequal (equal) number of minority and non-minority employees across
clerical, custodial and managerial job categories
6. Salary increases are related (unrelated) to job tenure of employees
7. Salary increases are related (unrelated) to prior experience of employees
8. Salary increases are related (unrelated to age of the employees

Measurement questions (Questionnaire items)

1. What is your gender? (Male - Female)

2. What is your date of birth? (actual date of birth in dd-mm-yyyy format)
3. How many years of education you had after primary schooling? (number of years in
integers)
4. What is your current job category? (Clerical – Custodial – Managerial)
5. How long you are in this company (in months)? (in completed months – integers)
6. What is your total job experience prior to this job (in months)? (in completed months –
integers)
7. Do you belong to minority group? (N0 – Yes)
8. What was your salary when hired for the current job? (actual salary in rupees)
9. What is your current salary? (actual salary in rupees)

Data: employee.xlsx