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THE ROLE OF MUSIC AT MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM TURKISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY

Year 2011, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 81 - 92, 01.06.2011

Bengi Baraz Çınar Ozan Ağlargöz

Abstract

We are all living in the soundscape of our environment. We listen to and/or exposed to music in many instances. This particular study focuses on music at work from the perspectives of blue-collar workers and tries to investigate their attitudes towards various functions of music. A quantitative survey was conducted on production workers of a textile firm located in Eskisehir, Turkey. Analysis revealed that music is an important mood regulating aspect of modern factory floors which has important positive benefits on employees’ well-being. Selection of music genre and the choice of broadcasting medium are done randomly. Employees are not allowed to create their own soundscapes which we found to be a limiting factor on realizing the merits of music at work. Context specific scale development and proactive planning of music at work are suggested as theoretical and practical outcomes of the study respectively

Keywords

Music at work Blue-collar workers Well-being

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Year 2011, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 81 - 92, 01.06.2011

Bengi Baraz Çınar Ozan Ağlargöz

Abstract

References

  • Adorno, T. W. (2009). Kültür Endüstrisi-Kültür Yönetimi, İstanbul: İletişim.
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  • Attali, J. (2005). Gürültüden müziğe: Müziğin Ekonomi Politiği Üzerine, İstanbul: Ayrıntı.
  • Complex of Sultan Beyzaid, II Health Museum, Trakya University, http://saglikmuzesi.trakya.edu.tr/ [Accessed 10.12.2010].
  • Comrey, A. L. and Lee, H. B. (1992). A First Course in Factor Analysis (2nd edition), Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
  • Group and Organization Management (2004), Call for Special Issue on Music at Work, http://www.massey.ac.nz/~cprichar/music_at_work/special%20issue%20call%20f or%20papers.htm [Accessed 10.02.2011].
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  • Organization, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 5-31. Korczynski, Marek and Jones, Keith., (2006), “Instrumental Music? The Origins of Broadcast Music in British Factories”, Popular Music, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 145
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  • Wokun, W. (1969), “Music for Working”. Science Journal, 5a, pp. 55-59.
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Bengi Baraz Çınar This is me

Ozan Ağlargöz

Publication Date June 1, 2011
Published in Issue Year 2011 Volume: 3 Issue: 1

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APA Baraz Çınar, B., & Ağlargöz, O. (2011). THE ROLE OF MUSIC AT MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM TURKISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY. International Journal of Business and Management Studies, 3(1), 81-92.
AMA Baraz Çınar B, Ağlargöz O. THE ROLE OF MUSIC AT MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM TURKISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY. IJBMS. June 2011;3(1):81-92.
Chicago Baraz Çınar, Bengi, and Ozan Ağlargöz. “THE ROLE OF MUSIC AT MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM TURKISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY”. International Journal of Business and Management Studies 3, no. 1 (June 2011): 81-92.
EndNote Baraz Çınar B, Ağlargöz O (June 1, 2011) THE ROLE OF MUSIC AT MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM TURKISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY. International Journal of Business and Management Studies 3 1 81–92.
IEEE B. Baraz Çınar and O. Ağlargöz, “THE ROLE OF MUSIC AT MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM TURKISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY”, IJBMS, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 81–92, 2011.
ISNAD Baraz Çınar, Bengi - Ağlargöz, Ozan. “THE ROLE OF MUSIC AT MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM TURKISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY”. International Journal of Business and Management Studies 3/1 (June 2011), 81-92.
JAMA Baraz Çınar B, Ağlargöz O. THE ROLE OF MUSIC AT MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM TURKISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY. IJBMS. 2011;3:81–92.
MLA Baraz Çınar, Bengi and Ozan Ağlargöz. “THE ROLE OF MUSIC AT MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM TURKISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY”. International Journal of Business and Management Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 2011, pp. 81-92.
Vancouver Baraz Çınar B, Ağlargöz O. THE ROLE OF MUSIC AT MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM TURKISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY. IJBMS. 2011;3(1):81-92.