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Appendix 3: Participant Information Sheet – Subordinate<br />
Participant Information Sheet<br />
Date Information Sheet Produced:<br />
13 th September, 2011<br />
Project Title<br />
An examination of the relationship between Leader Member Exchange (LMX) Agreement<br />
and the work attitudes of the hotel employees.<br />
An Invitation<br />
My name is Amrit Chandrasekaran Sankaran, a Master’s student at AUT University. I<br />
invite you to participate in a study of the people working in the hospitality industry.<br />
Your participation in this project is voluntary, and if you wish, you can withdraw from<br />
this research at any stage with no adverse consequences to you.<br />
What is the purpose of this research?<br />
I am interested in examining the relationship between the congruence in the<br />
supervisors and the subordinates’ perspective of Leader-Member-Exchange and the<br />
subordinates’ work outcomes such as organisational commitment and turnover intent.<br />
This study aims at deriving the results required for completing my Masters in<br />
International Hospitality Management. The information I collect is likely to be used to<br />
develop further studies.<br />
How was I identified and why am I being invited to participate in this research?<br />
After obtaining permission from your senior management for conducting my project in<br />
your organisation, I am inviting you for explaining about this project. I had approached<br />
you directly and your senior management does not know about your participation.<br />
Though your immediate supervisor would come to know your name, I can assure you<br />
that your responses would be kept confidential and would never be exposed to him/her.<br />
I am inviting you to participate in this project because you are a staff of an<br />
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