Annotated Bibliography: Exploring Attribution Theory in Management

This annotated bibliography examines the application of attribution theory within the field of management, focusing on how individuals attribute causes to events and behaviors in organizational settings. The bibliography includes two key articles: the first explores the underutilization of attribution theory in organizational research and its importance in understanding cognitive processes and organizational outcomes. The second article investigates the implementation of attribution theory in the workplace, highlighting the impact of past experiences on employee behavior and organizational success. Each entry provides a summary of the article's aim, methodology, key findings, strengths, and weaknesses, offering a comprehensive overview of the current research landscape and its implications for management practices, particularly in understanding and influencing workplace dynamics and performance. The articles emphasize the importance of attribution theory in comprehending and managing employee behavior and its impact on organizational outcomes.

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ATTRIBUTION THEORY IN MANAGEMENT
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The attribution theory of management refers to the theory that aims to discuss the various
reasons that are related to the behavior that are demonstrated by the concerned human beings.
The following paper attempts a discussion on the opinions of the scholars on the attribution
theory of management.
Harvey, P., Madison, K., Martinko, M., Crook, T. R., & Crook, T. A. (2014). Attribution
theory in the organizational sciences: The road traveled and the path ahead. Academy
of Management Perspectives, 28(2), 128-146.
Reference Harvey, P., Madison, K., Martinko, M., Crook, T. R., & Crook, T. A. (2014).
Attribution theory in the organizational sciences: The road traveled and the
path ahead. Academy of Management Perspectives, 28(2), 128-146.
Aim Implementation of the attribution theory in the concerned workplace
Article Type Meta-analysis research article
Approach Quantitative statistical review method
Conclusion The article suggests that the attribution theory has faced underutilization in
the several researches that have been related to the performance within the
organization. The article further states that the attribution theory is an
important as well as integral part of the management of the organization. The
article opines that the attribution theory aims to play an important role in the
cognitive processes of the individuals thereby leading to the results within
the organization that are critical in nature.

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Relationship to
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articles
The article is helpful in the matters that are related to the attribution theory is
applicable in the discussion of the behavior of the several workforce
members within the organization.
Strengths The article aims to discuss the fact that the attribution theory helps in the
proper understanding as well as the management of the organizational
outcomes. This further helps in the matters that are related to the
improvement of the overall performance of the company in the given market.
Weaknesses The major limitation as suggested by the authors of the article refers to the
additional research that is required in the field in order to deal with the
factors that are related to the boundaries and the required power of
explanation within the concerned organization.
Snead, K. C., Magal, S. R., Christensen, L. F., & Ndede-Amadi, A. A. (2015). Attribution
theory: a theoretical framework for understanding information systems
success. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 28(3), 273-288.
Reference Snead, K. C., Magal, S. R., Christensen, L. F., & Ndede-Amadi, A. A.
(2015). Attribution theory: a theoretical framework for understanding
information systems success. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 28(3),
273-288.
Aim Application of the attribution theory within the multitude of the workplaces
in the global scenario is necessary for the understanding of the behavior of
the concerned staff.
Article Type Quantitative research article

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Approach The data was collected through a survey.
Conclusion The concerned article aims to deal with the matters that have been related to
the several important attributes that are related to the past experiences of the
concerned person in the field of work. The authors suggest that the
concerned management should implement the attribution theory in order to
discuss the impact of the matters on the concerned organization.
Relationship to
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articles
The article in discussion aims solely at the contribution of the matters that
are related to the locus of the attributional dimension of control.
Strengths The major strengths of the article refer to the contribution of the motivational
antecedents as well as the collected information towards the results depicted
by the concerned organization.
Weaknesses The article depicts a key limitation inn the matters of the scope within the
research undertaken.
The concerned articles in discussion helps in the proper understanding of the attribution
theory as discussed in the above sections. The concerned articles aim to focus on the matters that
have been related to the implementation of the attribution theory within the several operations
that are conducted in the concerned workplace.

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References
Harvey, P., Madison, K., Martinko, M., Crook, T. R., & Crook, T. A. (2014). Attribution theory
in the organizational sciences: The road traveled and the path ahead. Academy of
Management Perspectives, 28(2), 128-146.
Snead, K. C., Magal, S. R., Christensen, L. F., & Ndede-Amadi, A. A. (2015). Attribution
theory: a theoretical framework for understanding information systems success. Systemic
Practice and Action Research, 28(3), 273-288.