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Business Research Methods Proposal Fiinal
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2.3.5 Technological Unemployment ..................................................................................................... 8
2.4 Major causes of Unemployment ......................................................................................................... 9
2.4.1 Population Growth ....................................................................................................................... 9
2.4.2 Slow Economic Growth ............................................................................................................... 9
2.4.3 Patterns of Investment .................................................................................................................. 9
2.4.4 Migration...................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4.5 The Education System ............................................................................................................... 10
2.5. Consequence of Unemployment ...................................................................................................... 10
2.5.1. The Effects of unemployment on the youth .............................................................................. 10
2.5.2. The Effects of Unemployment on the Personal ........................................................................ 10
2.5.3. Emotional and Social Effects .................................................................................................... 10
2.5.4..The impact of unemployment on the political and Economic .................................................. 11
2.6. Empirical Literature Review ............................................................................................................ 11
2.6.1. Nature of Unemployment in Developing Country .................................................................... 11
CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................................... 13
3. Research Methodology ........................................................................................................................... 13
3.1. Research Design............................................................................................................................... 13
3.2. Methods of Data collection .............................................................................................................. 13
3.2.1. Primary Data (Key Informant interview & Questionnaire) ...................................................... 13
3.3. Target Population ............................................................................................................................. 14
3.4. Sample Techniques .......................................................................................................................... 14
3.5. Data Collection Tools ...................................................................................................................... 14
3.6. Methods of Data Analysis and Discussion....................................................................................... 14
3.7. Ethical Consideration ....................................................................................................................... 14
3.8. Time Schedule and Budget Plan .......................................................................................................... 20
3.8.1 Time Schedule ............................................................................................................................... 20
3.8.2 Budget Plan .................................................................................................................................... 21
References ................................................................................................................................................... 22
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Abstract
The research will conduct in Yeka sub city wereda 05 which is found in Addis Ababa city with
the aim of finding out the cause, effect, and trend of unemployment since 2017 to 2019.The
research will uses mixed approach that a systematical and simple random sampling technique
additional with primary and secondary source. These dates will present in respondents narration,
table and percentage and finally give recommendation for the study.
According to the researchers will bestudy the cause of unemployment that will identify by
investigation are low payment, choice or work, lack of job, choice of work area and being
illiterate. The major consequence of unemployment people will psychological, economic,
political, and social and health related problems. Finally the researchers willbe recommend that
effective control of population growth, encourage investment, reduce rural to urban migration,
improving educational system and active participation of governmental and other concern bodies
will be the solutions forward by the researchers.
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CHAPTER ONE
1. Introduction
Unemployment is a term referring to individuals who are employable and seeking a job but is
unable to find a job. Furthermore, it is those people in the workforce or pool of people who are
available for work that does not have an appropriate job. Usually measured by the
unemployment rate, which is dividing the number of unemployed people by the total number of
people in the workforce, unemployment serves as one of the indicators. The part of the study
contains background of the study, statement of the problem, research questions, objectives of the
study which are general and specifics, significances, scope, limitations, background of the study
Ethiopia is one of the developing countries with high population growth rate. From the historical
perspective, Ethiopia population tends to show increment from time to time (WB, 2017:20-3).In
most developing countries, including Ethiopia, agriculture is the backbone of their economy.
Specifically, it plays great role for the growth of domestic production, feeding of the population,
providing employment opportunities, source of income and raw material for others economic
sectors. But, still it is traditional in productivity due to inadequate, variability and seasonality of
rainfall, lack of improved technologies, poor infrastructures, low soil fertility, absence of surplus
markets and so on (Henok, 2006 p 13-5 ).
The high growth of population and low performance of the economy have created gab between
the producer and the consumer of goods and services such as food, shelter, clothing, and
education. The major determinants of development in Ethiopia are unemployment, population
growth, underemployment, inequality, low level of education, lack of finance, weak institution
and natural and human factors (Abebe, 1990 p41-5).
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Ethiopia is characterized by rapid population growth, migration and its mismatch with economic
growth. The real gross domestic product was growing less than two percent per annum during in
the 1990’s while, population expended by about three percent per annum on average. As a result,
the country’s economy could not generate adequacy and well-paying job opportunities for the
labor force and tend to increase unemployment. The youth seem to suffer the most from this
socio-economic problem was those who complete the 10th and 12th grades in Ethiopia, only
limited number of joins colleges and universities. Even of those who graduate with diploma and
degree, many stay for long in search of job. The problem of unemployment has many adverse
ramification of on the unemployed and the society at large. Desperation and disappointment may
lead many to self-destructive and anti-social behaviors and actions, such as drug addiction,
alcoholism, organized crimes (like robbery, tariffing), suicide and violence against women, theft
and begging (Zerihun, 2005 p207-8).
Today, unemployment is one of the controversial issues and it has emerged as the most symptom
of lack of development in almost all developing countries. Unemployment mostly occurs in
youth people and urban areas (Samuelson, 2002:81-4).In the case of Ethiopia, unemployment is
one of the alarming problem in all urban centers, one of these is Addis Ababa city. This study
will be try to assess the causes and consequences of unemployment in Addis Ababa city, taking
in the Yeka sub city wereda 5 as a case.
Unemployment is almost a feature of capitalist and socialist society. It is not only for the
developing countries that affected by unemployment is a problem but, it also for developed
countries. The extent, feature, and causes of it vary from country to country. In Ethiopia,
particularly in Addis Ababa city, there is a high degree of unemployment and underemployment
that challenge the development of the city (Henok, 2006 p456-59).
Hence, some researchers who studied the problem of unemployment in Addis Ababa city can be
noted here. For example, Tamiru Abate (2005 ) in his study, “The attitude and job expectation,
particular among the younger and educated “ in Addis Ababa city the case of Yeka sub
citywereda1 argued that the choice of youngster and educated person toward the jobs and
other persons attitude toward the jobs that causes the raise of unemployment, TayeAbebe
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(2007)in his study, “Unemployment and underutilization of labor force” in Addis Ababa city
the case of Arada sub citywereda 07 argued that most of the time the causes of unemployment
and underutilized are raise from the government side, i.e. the government cannot available job
opportunity for the labor force , and GetaweyKebede (20099 ) in his study, “The shortage of
additional job opportunity” in Addis Ababa city the case of Gullele sub city district 02 argued
that like the idea of the above Taye. This study will may be filling the knowledge gab between
the above researchers to assess the causes and consequences of unemployment in Yeka sub
citywereda5, Addis Ababa.
What are the major factors that give unemployment in the study area?
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To will be assess the consequences of unemployment on socio-
economic activities inYeka sub citywereda5, Addis Ababa.
For government, it will be provide information about the sub city, unemployment and it
helps to design strategies and policies at the government to reduce the rate of
unemployment within the sub city in particular and the country in general.
For sub city, this study will be creating favorable environment to identifying the major
factors that leads to creation of unemployment.
For community, it will be creates awareness about the causes and consequences of
unemployment in the society.
For other researchers, the study will be also down benefits from it for other researchers
who like to conduct further research on this topic.
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1.8. Structure of the study
The research paper will beorganized into five chapters: Chapter one deals with the introduction
part of the paper and the second chapter discussed the review of related literatures about the
subject matter followed by chapter three deals with research methodology used in the research.
In chapter four data analysis performed in the research will be extensively covered. Finally, in
chapter five of the document the summary, conclusions and recommendations of the research
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CHAPTERTWO
2 Literature Review
2.1. Definition of concepts
The greatest sociologist and economist Karl Marx (1976:143-4) defined the term unemployment,
it is not a permanent features, it is the state of affairs which can be observed at a particular period
of time, it can be removed by appropriate government fiscal and monetary policies measures and
applies only able bodied people of working age (Marx 1902:143-4 quoted in Zerihun, 2005
p208).
From these different point of view authors generalized that unemployment is restricted only to
the number of the labor force who has ability to work and willingness to work, but does not get
work at the current normal market wage rate in the given period of time (Henok, 2006:458-9)
Many factors influence the size of labor force at a given time. Some of the more, size of total
population, age composition of the population, activity rate, and ability of the work force. The
total labor force is classified into unemployed and employed. Those who are actively searching
but unable to get a job are unemployed. Therefore, employment refers the portion or labor force
that have job while unemployment refers to the portion a labor force who have not but actively
searching for a job (Henok, 2006 p452-3).
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directing macroeconomic policies to control inflation while using microeconomic policies to
reduce the long run natural rate of unemployment (Todaro and Smith 2006 p312).
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2.3.1 Frictional unemployment
Frictional unemployment is a temporarily phenomenon between jobs and looking new jobs. It
may take place in various ways when some workers are temporarily out of work while others are
changing jobs. The imperfect mobility of labor due to lack of labor market information exist for
the time being and inhabiting geographical or occupational movement of unemployed workers
into vacant jobs are the cause of frictional unemployment (Mitanni,1998 p434)
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2.4 Major causes of Unemployment
Unemployment occurs when the economy fails to absorb the labor force. There are varies cause
that contribute the rise of unemployment. Some of them are: rapid population growth, migration,
low level of investment, slow economic growth, low level of education, technology, inflation,
political problems social problems…etc.
2.4.4 Migration
One of the most important components of population dynamics that has serous implication for
the level of employment is the direction and volume of migration. The urban labor grows as
result of the combined effect of the natural increase in urban areas and from rural-urban
migration. Migration is one of the factors which aggravate unemployment. Rural-urban
migration to day should be viewed as a major contribution factors to urban surplus labor force
which continues to accelerate the serious of urban unemployment problem (Birhanu, 2001:11-3).
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2.4.5 The Education System
The educational system of the country is designed on the ground that it does not provide the
students with marketable skills is being more of theoretical. Because students lack of training
faculties, lack of vocational and professional guidance. The economic sectors could not provide
employment for all graduates from higher education. Moreover, those employed could from not
be produce as expected. Graduate have the political to acquire skills but they are generally very
little practical skills needed in the work place. There is also a mismatch between the type of work
for which people are trained and willing to work on one, and the job opportunities available on
the other (Birhanu, 2001 p15-7).
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and having other value that performance, the sense of community of stared by daily association
with colleagues is sum the feeling that one is participating in society and contributing to it.
Unemployment is a major social problem because enormous suffering as unemployed workers
struggle with reduced incomes. It is a well-known fact that unemployment has a direct
relationship with some social problems or anti-social activities like increase poverty, social
unrest, theft, robberies, violence potential psychological harm, loss of motivation and increase in
crime rates (Zerihun, 2005 p210).
Persistently high unemployment create huge cost for individuals and for the economy as whole
some of these costs are difficult to value and measure especially the longer term social costs.
Some of the impact of unemployment on economic are, loss of income, negative multiplier
effect, loss of national output and fiscal output.
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incidence of unemployment in poor country is speed over the bulk of the population instead of
narrow range of in particular group of works.
ILO (1998:34-5) reported that the number of unemployed people throughout the world has 150
million people that were seeking and available for work but could not find it. But few years
earlier, the number of unemployed people in the world has been 140 million people.
Unemployment has now in the third world countries become one of the serious and chronic
problems in ever developing country.
According to Efere(2004:245) state that the type of unemployment in under developed countries
in Africa, Asia and South America were structural or cyclical unemployment (economic
recession) may be the closest description. It is difficult to describe it as such as some countries
like Mali in Africa and Bangladesh in Asia have been in the same state of high unemployment
such unemployment in developing countries are a result of infrastructural skilled work force and
investment in the economy. This intern is result of lack of political instability, mismanagement,
lack of foreign currency reserves and problem with debt financing.
According to Todaro(1992:215-16) mention that today many developing countries are plagued
by a historical unique combination of massive rural to urban population movements, stagnation
agricultural productive and grouping unemployment. Substantial unemployment in under
developed economies is probably one of the most striking symptoms of their inadequate
development. It wide spectrums of poor countries open unemployment. In urban areas new affect
10-20% of their labor force, it is because of its relationship to the problem of third world
poverty, therefore, that the unemployment issue occupies such a central place in the study of
under development.
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CHAPTER THREE
3. Research Methodology
In this study, the researcher will be employing both qualitative and quantitative (mixed)
approaches, to be drawn from primary and secondary data sources.
Questionnaire producer tend to become indirect and impersonal; often the respondents fill in the
form (Kottack, 2011 p54). In this study, the researcher will be use questionnaire paper question
to gather data from the sub city community by distribution the question paper of the problem.
The question papers will be distributing among literate people who able to read and understand
and give meaning to the question in hand.
In this study, the researchers will be use secondary data sources to gather data about the problem
that helps to our fill gab of the primary data sources to have more understanding and organize the
problem and the researchers will be review written document such as books, magazines,
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newspaper, annual reports, official documents and we will use website to connect more data on
the problem.
We will be free from personal bias when collecting, organizing, and analyzing the
data.
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3.8. Time Schedule and Budget Plan
3.8.1 Time Schedule
No Activity
Year
2019/2020
Months
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
1 Topic Approval *
2 Proposal preparation *
3 Proposal presentation and *
4 submission of
Preparation *
Questioners/interview
5 Review of literatures *
6 Data collection * *
7 Data organization *
8 Data analysis *
9 Paper writing *
10 First draft submission *
11 Final draft submission *
12 Defense *
Annex 2.
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3.8.2 Budget Plan
No. List of Items Unit Quantity Unit price(Birr) Total price
(birr)
1 Stationary and materials
A4 paper Packet 4 500 2000
Pen Packet 1 300 300
Clip board No 3 50 150
Note book No 3 50 150
Mobile card - -- -- 500
Photo copy Page 500 1.50 750
Printing Page 500 2.00 1000
flash-disk No 2 200 400
CD No 5 30 150
Binding No 4 20 80
2 Respondents expense Birr -- -- 500
3 Transportation Birr -- -- 800
4 Personal expenses Birr -- -- 2000
5 Advisors Birr -- -- 8000
Sum total Birr -- -- 16780
6 Contingency rate (10%) Birr -- -- 1678
Grand total Birr -- -- 18458
Annex 1.
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