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The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship
Kim S.; Spr Cameron
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Description for The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship
Paperback. An ideal resource for organizational scholars, students, practitioners, and human resource managers, this handbook covers the full spectrum of organizational theories and outcomes that define, explain, and predict the occurrence, causes, and consequences of positivity. Editor(s): Cameron, Kim S.; Spreitzer, Gretchen M. Series: Oxford Library of Psychology. Num Pages: 1106 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JMH; JMJ; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1850.
Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) is an umbrella concept used to emphasize what elevates and what is inspiring to individuals and organizations by defining and improving on the challenging, broken, and needlessly difficult. Just as positive psychology explores optimal individual psychological states rather than pathological ones, POS focuses attention on the generative dynamics in organizations that lead to the development of human strength, foster resiliency in employees, enable healing and restoration, and cultivate extraordinary individual and organizational performance. While POS does not ignore dysfunctional or typical patterns of behavior, it is most interested in the motivations and effects associated with remarkably ... Read more
Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) is an umbrella concept used to emphasize what elevates and what is inspiring to individuals and organizations by defining and improving on the challenging, broken, and needlessly difficult. Just as positive psychology explores optimal individual psychological states rather than pathological ones, POS focuses attention on the generative dynamics in organizations that lead to the development of human strength, foster resiliency in employees, enable healing and restoration, and cultivate extraordinary individual and organizational performance. While POS does not ignore dysfunctional or typical patterns of behavior, it is most interested in the motivations and effects associated with remarkably ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
1106
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Library of Psychology
Number of Pages
1106
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199989959
SKU
V9780199989959
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About Kim S.; Spr Cameron
Kim S. Cameron, Ph.D., is William Russell Kelly Professor of Management and Organization at the Ross School of Business and Professor of Higher Education in the School of Education at the University of Michigan. Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Ph.D., is Area Chair and Professor of Management and Organizations at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship
"This excellent book seeks to discover what positive psychological states motivate individuals and organizations in order to operate at an optimal level. It focuses on strengths without ignoring weaknesses. It is research-based, but easy to read. At the end, the authors are even willing to question themselves, asking in the concluding chapter: "Can there be too much positivity?" Their book ... Read more