An Investigation on the Importance of Change Management in the Construction Sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

This what I wrote so far in this chapter. I was meant to do my interview through Skype as mentioned in the proposal but I decided to fly from England to Saudi Arabia to do my interview face to face in SKAMCO company. My interview basically gonna be semi structured questions interview with a maximum 30 minutes using my phone to record the interview. Most interviews gonna be in Arabic. After finishing the interviews I will take each one and write a summary about each person after translate then in English to prove that I have done the interviews and this is how I want to enter my findings.You also have to edit and rewrite everything I have already wrote in this chapter to meet all requirements in this order.
Please if there is any question do not hesitate. i will also upload both proposal and literature review so you can fully understand what my dissertation on about.
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1. Chapter introduction
This chapter describes the procedure that was used during the study. This includes data sources, data collection methods used in gathering information from these sources and the methods used in analysing data.
3.2. Data sources
The data sources used during the study included:
• Reviewing literature about change management in Saudi Arabia.
• Case study analysis of change management.
• Interview the employees work at SaadKhafir Al Musaad& Partners Group (SKAMCO)
3.3. Data collection methods
The data collection methods used during the study included interviews.
3.3.2. Interviews
An interview is a one-on-one conversation where a researcher poses semi structured questions to the interviewee in order to elicit facts. Additionally, they gave the researcher the opportunity to probe the respondent and thereby getting more reliable information. This probing also ensured that the validity and reliability of information was upheld.
3.3.4. • Reviewing literature about change management in construction projects in Saudi Arabia.
3.4. Sampling
Due to the high number of workers in SKAMCO Company, it was not feasible to include all of them in the study. Therefore, a sample of these employees was used as a representation of the sample population.
3.4.1. Sample size
The total sample size was 11. This sample size included 3 departmentmanagers such as Financial, human resource and IT, 6 employees, and 1 General Manager and 1 chairman. All the participants in the study were males.
3.4.2. Procedure for administering interviews
The interviewees were allowed to give the time when they felt they were ready for the interviews. Maximum interview duration was 00:30. Most interviews was in Arabic. Using a phone record during the interview to keep data and play it again.
3.5. Data analysis

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