Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Aamodt, G. M. (2011) Industrial/Organizational Psychology: An Applied Approach. Cengage Learning.

In this book, the author has tried to create a balance among theories, research and application. As a student, I can draw relevance among the said elements because I can find practical example in it. The analysis on each scenario will encourage me to understand how each organization is different from other in terms of psychology. The surveys in it give a wide ranged insight of a variety of people with their knowledge on motivation, job satisfaction, performance appraisal and leadership. Although the author has talked in-depth about the role of leadership, he fails to tell how to develop and transfer the role of leadership in a crisis.

The research question which I have formulated tries to in the role of leadership in crisis management. If I compare it with other studies like the implications of workplace, I find a deep-rooted role of a leader in keeping the focus of the whole organization onto organizational goals. Traditional management often ignores the role of transformational and participative leadership to get the organization out of the crisis. The management has to keep preparing their workforce for the role of leadership in their own paradigm.

Anderson, N., Ones, S. D., Sinangil, K. H. and Viswesvaran, C. (2001) Handbook of Industrial, Work & Organizational Psychology. Organizational Psychology vol: 2. SAGE Publications

This journal is a collaborated work of many authors. They have given their collective opinions on the needed organizational behavior. My research questions aim to find if the individual interaction is directly proportional to motivation, leadership styles, job-satisfaction, decision making and communication. The last factor is something extremely significant in carrying out the prescribed implementation. Is communication a driving force to achieve goals? It is not very simple thing to practice as it has to ...