The Number of People Who Resigned Under the

Supervision of Male or Female Boss

A Research Project Proposal

Presented to the Faculty of the

Language and Mass Communication Department

Cavite States University – Imus Campus

In Partial Fulfilment of the

Requirements for the Degree

Bachelor of Science in Business Management

By

ABIGAIL B. DIAZ

MARIA DESERIE B. CASAO

JOAN T. TRONGCOSO

ARA MAE M. VIDAR

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MARCH 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTIONS: PAGE

INTRODUCTION .................................................

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Statement of the Problem

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Significance of the Study

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Scope and Limitation of the Study

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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

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METHODS OF THE STUDY AND SOURCES OF DATA

Method of the Research

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Method of Collecting data

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Method of Developing of Research Instrument

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Statistical Treatment

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PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF STATISTICAL

DATA .........................................................

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CONCLUSIONS ..................................................

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APPENDIX .....................................................

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REFERENCE ....................................................

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Introduction

Leading was one of the most important administrative

functions of management in which managers should do to

achieve the goals and objectives of the company. But

sometimes the way the managers lead or treat his/ her

subordinates was the reason why the employees quit their

jobs. There was a saying that “People don’t leave companies,

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they leave leaders.” This was a quite true most often

employees resigned because of the attitude of the bosses or

the superior managers.

According to an article “Bad Bosses to Blame For Most

Resignations” The Boss day approach, a survey that they

conduct, “bosses not the job challenges force the people to

quit their jobs. 7 out of the 10 corporate employees in the

country leave their jobs due to their bosses.” conducted

among 2,500 executive across the country.

This research shows us which has the greater number of

people resigned under the supervision of their male or

female boss.

Statement of the Problem

This study clearly discussed about the number of people

resigned under the supervision of their male or female boss

and has a goal to answer the following objectives:

1. Who do you considered most male or female boss?

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2. What are the factors that influenced them to resign?

3. What are the effects to the person after he/she

resigned?

4. What is the difference between male or female boss in

terms of managing his/her subordinates?

Significance of the Study

The research The Number of People Resigned Under the

Supervision of Male or Female Boss was conducted for us to

know the reasons why some employees leave their jobs at the

difference of male or female boss in managing an

organization and their subordinates. And its effects to the

person after they experienced to resigned.

The result of this study can guide us to change the

things that cause the employee to quit their jobs.

Scope and Limitation of the Study

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The idea of resigning in a company comes when the

employees were working and the factors that provoke them to

resign because of their bosses. Regular or loyal employees

may not think of it because they used to accept the attitude

of their boss.

The only focus of our study were the ex-employees who

resigned for almost 2-3 years and the research wants to

emphasize which the greater number of people has resigned

under the supervision of their female or male bosses.

Review of Related Literature

Most of the business take careful attention about the

increase number of employed workers that resigned because of

their bosses whether a male or female or immediate

supervisor. Which would be the number one reason why people

quit their job? “People leave managers not companies .... In

the end, turnover is mostly a manager issue,” Gallup wrote

in its survey findings (From the Editors at Netscape). From

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this statement, we could see that problems with bosses are

the causes why employees intended to leave their jobs the

unprofessional behaviour Poor Management, Incompetence,

Inadequate compensation, Harassment and discrimination,

Privacy Invasion, Bullying and not respecting your legal

rights, can we considered as the factors that provoke the

employees to resign.

Whether a male or female boss can show this kind of

behaviour to their subordinates. “Is that some of the

behaviours that we think most protect us are what in fact

allow the behaviour to continue worker become desensitized,

tacitly complicit, and don’t always act rationally.” Dr.

Calvin Morrill of the University of California at Irvine

told times reporter Benedict Carey. This behaviour can have

a large impact to the employees like fear, stress, being

less motivated, emotional exhaustion, can decrease your

self-esteem and sometimes may lead to suicide.

According to the website Badbossology.com who did its

own online survey of 11,118 people it found out that fully

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half of people working slobs would fired their own bosses if

they could. Nearly 30% would they that their bosses seen by

workplace psychologists, but just 23% would send their

bosses for management training. Some of the cases of bad

bosses could lead to court some recent legislative changes

have attempted to put a face on a workplace bullying and

harassment. Surprisingly like what happened on an ex-

employee of Apple who had spoken out about how his nightmare

boss caused him to resign in his job at the company.

Designer Jordan Price has blogged out his experienced on

Mediums Apple Daily, revealing how his insulting boss at

Apple made him quit shortly after getting the job. The rude

boss who is known as a producer within the Apple workplace,

apparently made a habit of threatening Jordan with the non-

renewal of his contract if he did not complete certain role.

The unprofessional behaviour of his Boss did not stop and so

in the end the best course of action to the developer was to

quit from his dream job. Perhaps quitting was not the best

course of action and issue could have been resolved in HR

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meeting. Still you can get unprofessional people within an

ultra professional company

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METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the methodology that will be used

in the conduct of this study and will include the

discussion of research design, samplings, data

gathering and statistical treatment used. 

Method of Research

This study used the descriptive-normative-

survey approach.  The descriptive method involves the

description, recording, analysis and interpretation of the

prevailing conditions and the present nature of a certain

group. The researcher tend to answer the curiosity about the

topic of this study, if what were the reason behind the

number of people resigned under the supervision of male and

female boss and to get beneficial answer for the questions

flying on the minds of the proponents. This type of research

described what exists and may help to uncover new facts and

meaning.

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Method of Collecting Data

The researcher used the survey technique which was

under descriptive research design. Survey technique,

requires gathering of facts that requires sufficient and

accurate interpretation. This technique was used to collect

data about respondents’ opinions or suggestions and the

gathered data were analyzed, organized, and interpreted.

Method of Developing Research Instrument

The researcher used questionnaire and survey forms as a

research instrument. The survey form asked for the opinion

of employees of why they resigned from their jobs because of

their bosses or senior managers.

Statistical Treatment

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In determining the sample size of the study, the

researchers used the following formulas to evaluate the

results of the survey; frequently is the number, proportion,

or percentage of items in a specific category in a set of

data, while percentage is proportion or share in relative to

a whole. This method is used to determine the percentage of

our respondents out of total population in terms of the

Effects of the growth of hackers to IT Industry. The formula

for frequency and percentage is:

F

P = ------------- x 100 %

N

Where:

P is percentage

F is number of IT students who give their opinion about

the Effects of the Growth of Hackers to IT Industry

N is total number of population

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The mean, or average, is the sum of the values divided

by the total number of values. This determined the average

result of data gathered from different respondents.

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PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF

STATISTICAL DATA

This chapter presents, analyzes and interprets the

findings based on the specific problems and hypothesis that

were formulated at the beginning of the study.

The interpretation and analysis were presented after

each table in order to widen the facts of information on

each given questions.

TABLE 1: Are you employed?

CHOICES FREQUENTCY PERCENTAGE RANKMale Female Male Female Male Female

Yes

No

Total

8

0

8

8

0

8

100%

0%

100%

100%

0%

100%

1

2

1

2

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This presents that both gender male and female werecurrently employed.

TABLE 2: Have you experienced to resign because of yourboss?

CHOICES FREQUENTCY PERCENTAGE RANKMale Female Male Female Male Female

Yes

No

Total

3

5

8

5

3

8

37.50%

62.50%

100%

62.50%

37.50%

100%

2

1

1

1

It shows that more female had experienced to resignbecause of their bosses.

TABLE 3: Is your boss forcing you to do hard task?

CHOICES FREQUENTCY PERCENTAGE RANKMale Female Male Female Male Female

Yes

No

Total

4

4

8

2

6

8

50%

50%

100%

25%

75%

100%

1

1

2

1

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This presents that half of the number of the malestates that they were forced by their boss to do hardtask and the remaining said no. While all the femalesaid that they were not forced by their boss to do hardtask.

TABLE 4: Does the company follow the working hours?

CHOICES FREQUENTCY PERCENTAGE RANKMale Female Male Female Male Female

Yes

No

Total

7

1

8

7

1

8

87.50%

12.50%

100%

87.50%

12.50

100%

1

2

1

2

It presents that the companies both gender employeesworked followed the proper working hours.

TABLE 5: What are the reasons that make you resign from yourpast job?

CHOICESFREQUENTCY PERCENTAGE RANK

Male Female Male Female Male Female

Strict boss

Salary

2

1

1

325% 12.50

%

2

3

2 

1

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Wrong computationof salary

Salary Delay

Benefits

No overtime pay

Working condition

The work itself

Psychologicaltorture

Jealousy

Gossips

Favouritism

Nepotism

Tantrums

Total

0

4

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

12.50%

0%

50%

0%

0%

0%

12.50%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

100%

37.50%

0%

37.50%

0%

0%

0%

12.50%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

100%

4

1

4

4

4

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

1

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

It presents that the number one reason for a male andfemale to resign on their jobs was because of salarydelay.

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TABLE 6: Have you already tried to object/confess on therule given by your boss?

CHOICES FREQUENTCY PERCENTAGE RANKMale Female Male Female Male Female

Yes

No

Total

4

4

8

3

5

8

50%

50%

100%

37.50%

62.50%

100%

1

1

2

1

Half of the number of male states that they tried toconfess on the rule given by their boss and theremaining said no. While all the female said no, theydon’t object on the rule given by their boss.

TABLE 7: Who is better in terms of managing the business?

CHOICES FREQUENTCY PERCENTAGE RANKMale Female Male Female Male Female

Male boss

Femaleboss

Total

5

3

8

6

2

8

62.50%

37.50%

100%

75%

25%

100%

 1

2

1 

2

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It shows that both male and female chose male bosses interms of managing the business.

TABLE 8: What is the difference between male or female bossin terms of managing the business?

CHOICES FREQUENTCY PERCENTAGE RANKMale Female Male Female Male Female

Treatment to theemployees

In terms ofhandling emotion

Implementingworking hours

Others

Total

6

0

2

0

8

3

3

2

0

8

75%

0%

25%

0%

100%

37.50%

37.50%

25%

0%

100%

1

3

2

4

1

1

2

3

According to male and female employees, the differencebetween male or female boss in terms of managing thebusiness was likely about the treatment to their

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employees. Male and female boss have their own way totreat their subordinates.

TABLE 9: What leadership style your boss implementing?

CHOICESFREQUENTCY PERCENTAGE RANK

Male Female Male Female Male Female

Job-centeredmanager

Employees-centeredmanager

Total

7

1

8

5

3

8

67.50%

12.50%

100%

62.50%

37.50%

100%

1

2

1

2

It shows that both male and female experienced to havea Job-centered manager which was a type of manager whoset a fight to work standard and organized.

TABLE 10: What are the effects to you after you resignedbecause of your boss?

CHOICES FREQUENTCY PERCENTAGE RANKMale Female Male Female Male Female

Less motivated

Fear

Stress

Emotional

2

0

4

0

3

0

4

0

25%

0%

50%

0%

37.50%

0%

50%

0%

2

4

1

4

2

4

1

4

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exhaustion

Psychologicaltrauma

Suicide

Others

Total

0

1

1

8

0

0

1

8

0%

12.50%

12.50%

100%

0%

0%

12.50%

100%

4

3

3

4

4

3

This shows that male and female employees’ experiencedstress after they resigned because of their bosses.

TABLE 11: Can you consider your boss as a good leader?

CHOICES FREQUENTCY PERCENTAGE RANKMale Female Male Female Male Female

Yes

No

Total

6

2

8

5

3

8

75%

25%

100%

62.50%

37.50%

100%

1

2

1

2

Both male and female employees/ex-employees consideredtheir bosses as a good leader.

Conclusion

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The research “The Number of People Resigned Under the

Supervision of Male or Female Boss” had made the process of

gathered information’s and conduct the various result of the

research. An equal number of male and female answered the

questionnaire/survey and all of them were currently

employed. The research shows that more female had

experienced to resign because of salary delay. Half of the

number of the male states that they were forced by their

boss to do hard task and the remaining said no. While all

the female said that they were not forced by their boss to

do hard task. The difference between male or female boss in

terms of managing the business was likely about how they

treat their employees. All of the gender (male or female)

preferred male bosses than female in terms of managing the

business. As a result after they leave their jobs they

suffered from stressed. 23

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APPENDICES

Reference

From the Editors at Netscape. No. 1 Reason People Quit Their

Jobs. Retrieved from

http://webcenters.netscape.com/whatsnew/package.jsp:name=fte

/quitjobs/quitjobs.25

From the Editors at Netscape. Is Your Boss Just Tough, or a

Bully?. Retrieved from

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/ca

reer-advice/life-at-work/is-your-boss-just-tough-or-a-

bully/article4469548.

From the Editors at Netscape. Matt tran, posted 15 Feb 2014.

Apple Boss Causes Employee To Resign Job. Retrieved from

http://www.product-reviews.net/2014/02/15/apple.boss.causes-

employee-to-resign-job/

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