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because each sequential stage fed the agenda of the next. Therefore the results of the focus group will be the
emphasis of the qualitative aspect of the work to be compared against the results of the MSIT later in this chapter.
Lastly, it should be noted that only the Management Standards Indicator Tool, as a measure of the
psychosocial workplace hazards, will be included in the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. This
is because the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey focuses on chronic stress-related outcomes (Exhaustion,
Cynicism and Professional Efficacy) which the positive underpinnings of an Appreciative Inquiry methodology would
struggle to fulfil, and as such no related qualitative data has been collected. However, the psychosocial hazards as
measured by the MSIT can be reported positively with qualitative results also focussing on these outcomes at
times.
9a) Combined Results: Similarities
The following section of this thesis is to look at the similarities discovered when mixing the qualitative and
quantitative results. As is inherent within the research study, a focus was on what worked well within the
organisation, as well as what could be improved, is taken Therefore convergent findings from the qualitative and
quantitative elements of the work are to be depicted through a series of flow charts alongside accompanying
resultant descriptions.