Final Project: Final Research Paper
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Music Productivity in the Work Environment
Music Productivity in the Work Environment.
Robertson E., Korczynski M. & Pickering M. (2007). Harmonious relations? Music at Work in the Rowntree and Cadbury factories. Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
The harmonious article relations explains the benefits of music in the Rowntree and Cadbury factories, and it specifically pertains to the research regarding the explanation of breaking the monotony in the repetitive tasks that workers in a specific work environment have to go through.
Korczynski M. (2003). Music at Work: Towards a Historical Overview. Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
The article mostly focuses on the application of music in Britain in the pre-industrialization, industrialized capitalism, and the post-industrial capitalism. This relates to the topic in that it highlights the increased productivity of the work output through the introduction of music to boost the worker’s morale.
The influence of distracting familiar vocal music on cognitive performance of introverts and extroverts.(2012). Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
The article highlights the potential distractive tendencies that music has on the introverts and the extroverts while showing that in both arenas, the lyrics in the music interfered with the work output by interfering with the cognitive processes of the brain. This research relates to the research on the influence of music in the work environment by pointing out the potential risks that could come as a result of applying music in the work environment.
Magnini V. P. (2009). The Psychological Effects of Music: Implications for Hotel Firms. Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
The psychological effects of music and the implications of music in hotel firms provides an enlightening sector where the music can be used to increase the guests’ comfortability as well as the guest services by the hotel patrons and employees. This particular article highlights the positive effects of music being introduced in the work environment and how it could potentially increase the hotel guest relationship.
Speer S. (2011). The effect of background music, speech and silence on office workers' selective attention. Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
Research into the effects of background music, speech and silence on office workers on account of their selective attention indicates that the state office workers delivered more results when working with background music. This pertains to the research in that it shows the positive effects of music in the working environment as to the productivity of the workers.
Project Outline.
a. Influence of music on worker productivity in the work environment
i. What is the effect of music in the work environment regarding the productivity?
ii. Understanding the role of music in worker productivity by helping us analyze if it would be advisable to introduce music in specific work environments and the reasons why it would be or not be prudent to introduce it in the work environment in the first place.
iii. Music is potentially beneficial to better work productivity in the work environment.
b. A literature review of Music in the Work Environment.
i. The relation of music to the work environment has continued to be a crude question in the work arena especially regarding the ethics and professionalism associated with the introduction of such practices in the work environment. Research conducted on the effects of music in the work environment proves that work productivity can have different outcomes with music playing in the background depending on the specific task that the job description requires. (Magnini V. P. (2009). The Psychological Effects of Music: Implications for Hotel Firms, Speer S. (2011). The effect of background music, speech and silence on office workers' selective attention)
ii. Background into the input of music in several work forums in the past and their implications on the overall work output. (Korczynski M. (2003). Music at Work: Towards a Historical Overview, Robertson E., Korczynski M. & Pickering M. (2007). Harmonious relations? Music at Work in the Rowntree and Cadbury factories).
iii. Implications of the research for the effects of music in the work environment. (The influence of distracting familiar vocal music on cognitive performance of introverts and extroverts)
A sampling procedure in the research.
The sampling technique that was most suitable for the study was the random sampling method which will cover most articles in regards to the project and their responses to the effects of music on the work productivity of its introduction. Randomly sampling several areas ensured the collective perspective from different fields hence giving an overall view and decisive conclusions as to the applicability of the project in the long run.
The random sampling technique was also most suitable as it provided a diverse information collection perspective without bias while offering a wider view of the project study thus incorporating many theories into the study based on the different applicability principles that were gathered from the data. This sampling technique gave an overall general perspective on the issue of the effects of music in the work environment representing different thoughts of various sources.
As to the inclusion criteria, despite using a random sampling technique, the study was keen to observe the particular effects to the workers involved in the work environment rather than the reciprocating customers or clients as the research mostly focused on the productivity of the workers as a whole and not the varied input that the clients would offer towards increasing or affecting this productivity.
The ethical implications of the collection of this information was in regards to the authenticity of the research that was pre-conducted on the workers and whether there was an actual relation between the effects of music on work productivity or if any other factors might have influenced the target groups pertaining the study to act or respond in the mannerism in which they did.
References.
Altom T. (2011). Are iPods in the workplace music to an employer's ears? Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
Fiore J. M. (2004). The effectiveness of a music-based relaxation intervention and a mindfulness-based intervention delivered online to decrease hospice workers stress and improve professional quality of life. Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
Jones K. (2010). Music in factories: a twentieth-century technique for control of the productive self. Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
Korczynski M. (2003). Music at Work: Towards a Historical Overview. Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
Magnini V. P. (2009). The Psychological Effects of Music: Implications for Hotel Firms. Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
Prichard C., Korczynski M & Elmes M..(2005). Music at Work: An Introduction. Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
Robertson E., Korczynski M. & Pickering M. (2007). Harmonious relations? Music at Work in the Rowntree and Cadbury factories. Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
Smith M. (2008). The Effects of a Single Music Relaxation Session on State Anxiety Levels of Adults in a Workplace Environment. Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
Speer S. (2011). The effect of background music, speech and silence on office workers' selective attention. Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
The influence of distracting familiar vocal music on cognitive performance of introverts and extroverts.(2012). Retrieved on 26th February 2016, from
