Imagine that you work in the Human Resources Department of an Organisation. It has been observed that lately there is a notable increase in the number of employees asking for a sick leave. At the same time, several employees arrive late for work. The top management has no idea why this is happening and has entrusted you with the task of finding out the potential reasons behind this situation. Critically discuss your proposed research design, focusing on the type of research (quantitative or qualitative; exploratory, descriptive or causal) you propose to use.

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