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Assignment 3: Final Project Annotated Bibliography

By

Carey Wolf

Argosy University, 2016

Jones, K. (2005). Music in factories: A twentieth-century technique for control of the productive self. Social & Cultural Geography, 6(5), 723-744. doi:10.1080/14649360500258229

The article by Jones discusses the use of music in the twentieth-century in the industrial work place to see if it may have an effect on the workers. Jones is looking to find out if they become more efficient and more committed. The article focuses on the emotional control within ones environment.

Avila, C., Furnham, A., & McClelland, A. (2012). The influence of distracting familiar vocal music on cognitive performance of introverts and extraverts. Psychology of Music, 40(1), 84-93.

This article goes a bit further when looking at how music can influence one’s self. Introverts and extraverts are tested cognitively based on numerical, verbal and a logic test that uses the conditions of music; vocal, instrumental and silence. This study is based on the overall affects music has in general.

Miller, D. B. (1977). How to Improve the Performance and Productivity of the Knowledge Worker. Organizational Dynamics, 5(3), 62-80. NOT APA FORMAT

This article will look at a few different ways to improve performance and productivity amongst the work place and music is one of them. The quality of work is the main focus and the outcome is towards a higher productivity. Morrow, I. J. (1983). Worker Productivity: Myths and Reality. Personnel Psychology, 36(2), 470-473.

In the past people just went to work, did the job and came home. Now days the work place is an entirely different environment. This article will discuss the myths and realities about the work place and it is possible to have so many different outcomes.

SCHLITTMEIER, S. J., & HELLBRÜCK, J. (2009). Background music as noise abatement in open-plan offices: A laboratory study on performance effects and subjective preferences. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 23(5), 684-697.

When continuous noise is played in the background of the work place the results can be stammering. This article discusses the results of when staccato, legato or continuous music is superimposed into an office and which one was preferred and showed better productivity results.

Each one of these articles relate to the paper I will be writing, however, I would still like to do more research, as I feel I may be able to find results from the workers point of view. RESEARCH QUESTION

Hypothesis - If one is to play music during work hours then productivity will be improve over time.