Informed Consent Paper
You are invited to participate in a research study exploring “Toxic Leadership Practices that Impact Turnover Intention and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Non-profit Organizations. This study is conducted by Ashraf Ismail, a PhD student in the Human Capital Management program at Bellevue University, under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Linenberger, his dissertation committee chair.
You must have previous experience in dealing with a toxic leader to participate in this study. The researcher is inviting 25 employees who have previous experience with toxic leaders in non-profit organizations to be part of the study. This form is part of a process called “informed consent” to allow you to understand this study before deciding whether …show more content…
Participating in this study will not pose risk for your safety or wellbeing. The benefit to this study is the sharing of knowledge on how employees in nonprofits are impacted by toxic leadership and how they cope with the toxicity of this type of leadership.
Privacy:
The researcher will not use your personal information for any purposes beyond this research project. Also, the researcher will not include anything that could identify your name or anything else that could identify you in the study reports. Data will be kept secure by not using the actual names of the individuals participating in the study or the names of their organizations.
Contact and Questions:
Please do not hesitate to ask questions about the study before participating or during the research process. If you are interested in sharing the results, I will be happy to share them with you when the study is finished. Again, to confirm the confidentiality of the research, pseudonyms will be used for participants. For any further questions, you may contact the
You must have previous experience in dealing with a toxic leader to participate in this study. The researcher is inviting 25 employees who have previous experience with toxic leaders in non-profit organizations to be part of the study. This form is part of a process called “informed consent” to allow you to understand this study before deciding whether …show more content…
Participating in this study will not pose risk for your safety or wellbeing. The benefit to this study is the sharing of knowledge on how employees in nonprofits are impacted by toxic leadership and how they cope with the toxicity of this type of leadership.
Privacy:
The researcher will not use your personal information for any purposes beyond this research project. Also, the researcher will not include anything that could identify your name or anything else that could identify you in the study reports. Data will be kept secure by not using the actual names of the individuals participating in the study or the names of their organizations.
Contact and Questions:
Please do not hesitate to ask questions about the study before participating or during the research process. If you are interested in sharing the results, I will be happy to share them with you when the study is finished. Again, to confirm the confidentiality of the research, pseudonyms will be used for participants. For any further questions, you may contact the