OB 510 (Lee) - Organization Behavior

Scholarly journals are also referred to as “peer reviewed,” “academic” or “refereed” journals.  The articles they contain:

• Are written by a subject expert(s)

• Are aimed at a specific audience

• Often follow a fixed format that includes an abstract, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, and reference

• Involve extensive research as reflected in the list of references

• Are usually published on a monthly or quarterly basis (as opposed to daily or weekly)

• May have undergone a rigorous peer review process to be accepted for publication

Examples of scholarly journals include:

• Leadership & Organization Development Journal
• The Journal of Management Development
• The Journal of Management Studies

At least one of your sources for your annotated bibliography needs to be empirical. 

Empirical studies conduct original, observational or measurement-based research, rather than discussing a theory or belief. So, you will want to look for articles that are conducting this type of research. To identify an empirical study, look for papers with a methodology and/or results section. Empirical studies should also typically include the specific research question being studied and an explanation of the population or phenomena being investigated. 

The video below walks through the steps of identifying an empirical article:

Video credit: USU Libraries