DDBA 8151 Week 5 Research Study: An Annotated Bibliography & Discussion: Organizational Stress: Positive or Negative?

Assignment: Research Study: An Annotated Bibliography

To prepare for this Assignment, select three peer-reviewed scholarly articles, with each article addressing a topic of your interest for research.

Submit an annotated bibliography for the three peer-reviewed resources you selected. In your annotated bibliography, include the following:

·         A full APA-style bibliographic reference for each resource that includes the author, date, title, place of publication, and publisher

·         A summary of the document (2–3 paragraphs for each entry), including the main points, its purpose, the theoretical perspective on which it is based, and the scope

·         For each article, evaluate the following:

o   Reliability (research methods used, theories used, and data on which it is based)

o   Appropriateness for the intended audience

o   Background and authority of the author

o   Limitations of the research (which can depend on the scope, reliability, age of the document, and bias)

o   Significance of the research

Note: Be sure to use the Sample Annotated Bibliography template to complete this Assignment. Also, refer to the Week 5 Assignment Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this rubric to assess your work.

DDBA 8151 Week 5 Discussion Organizational Stress: Positive or Negative?

Post your evaluation of the impact of organizational stress on the health of an organization. In your evaluation, do the following:

·         Explain whether you think organizational stress can be positive, negative, or both.

·         Then, given your proposed nature of stress, explain how you, as a leader, would work to promote or minimize stress within your organization.

·         Identify two or more specific tools and strategies you would employ to assess and manage organizational stress.

Be sure to support your work with a minimum of two specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and one or more additional scholarly sources.