Practice 4: Rewriting a paragraph.

    Any organisation that allows researchers to interview its employees runs a risk. Some workers often wish to complain about the boss or about other workers, but they are aware that this might make the reputation of the organisation suffer. This creates the danger that employees may feel obliged to give positive answers to questions instead of their honest opinions, because they are afraid of their bosses finding out what they really think. Thus, it is the duty of researchers to ensure that this does not happen. They must make it clear why they are doing the research, and maintain the anonymity of everyone involved by using false names. Were these measures not to be taken, there would be a good chance of the validity of the whole research project being threatened.