Software Developer earning his Doctorate needs help

[Guest]

I have been a Software Developer for 25 years mostly PC based for the last 20. I have been earning my Doctorate for the past 4 years and am now doing my Dissertation. The theme of my dissertation is the relationships between job characteristics, job satisfaction and turnover intention among Software Developers. I have developed a model that shows the paths from job characteristics such as autonomy or task significance to job satisfiers such as internal work motivation or satisfaction with pay, and ending with the Developer's turnover intention (quitting their job in the near future). Survey data will drive the model and will hopefully serve as a basis for structuring programs and policies to promote the retention of Software Developers

The help I need is if you're a Software Developer I would truly appreciate it if you would take a few minutes out of your busy schedule and take my survey at http://www.dolphinmsds.com/progsurvey The survey consists of 6 pages and should take about 5 to 10 minutes to take

Your e-mail address is optional but if you leave it I will send you a copy of my dissertation in the next 90 days. I will also have a drawing for 4 Amazon $50 gift certificates for survey participants. The survey results will be very helpful for future developers and for management to understand the nature of developers. Feel free to ask your Developer friends and I sincerely thank you for the help

Ti

 

[DalePres]

Why doesn't your email say (e-mail address removed) if this is anything more
than just a sales pitch?

Dale

I have been a Software Developer for 25 years mostly PC based for the last

20. I have been earning my Doctorate for the past 4 years and am now doing
my Dissertation. The theme of my dissertation is the relationships between
job characteristics, job satisfaction and turnover intention among Software
Developers. I have developed a model that shows the paths from job
characteristics such as autonomy or task significance to job satisfiers such
as internal work motivation or satisfaction with pay, and ending with the
Developer's turnover intention (quitting their job in the near future).
Survey data will drive the model and will hopefully serve as a basis for
structuring programs and policies to promote the retention of Software
Developers.

The help I need is if you're a Software Developer I would truly appreciate

it if you would take a few minutes out of your busy schedule and take my
survey at http://www.dolphinmsds.com/progsurvey The survey consists of 6
pages and should take about 5 to 10 minutes to take.

Your e-mail address is optional but if you leave it I will send you a copy

of my dissertation in the next 90 days. I will also have a drawing for 4
Amazon $50 gift certificates for survey participants. The survey results
will be very helpful for future developers and for management to understand
the nature of developers. Feel free to ask your Developer friends and I
sincerely thank you for the help.

 

[Chris R. Timmons]

Why doesn't your email say (e-mail address removed) if this is
anything more than just a sales pitch?

Dale,

It looks legitimate to me. Did you check out the DolphinMSDS.com
website? Did you read Tim Doré's bio?
(http://www.dolphinmsds.com/?t=employees&id=7). Did you read the
letter of informed consent?
(http://www.dolphinmsds.com/progsurvey/letter.asp). You could even
e-mail Tim with your questions ([email protected]).

Chris.