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Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Work


Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Work

Hardback by Linley, P. Alex (Founding Director, Founding Director, Centre for Applied Positive Psychology, Coventry, UK); Harrington, Susan (Teaching Fellow, Teaching Fellow, School of Psychology at the University of Leicester, Leicester, UK); Garcea, Nicola (Consulting Director, Consulting Director, Centre for Applied Positive Psychology, Coventry, UK)

Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Work

£100.00

ISBN:
9780195335446
Publication Date:
19 Nov 2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Inc
Pages:
368 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 28 May - 2 Jun 2024
Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Work

Description

Part of the Oxford Library of Psychology, the Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Work examines what positive psychology offers to our understanding of key issues in working life today. Drawing on the disparate literatures from positive psychology, management, I/O psychology, and human resources, the volume begins with a consideration of the changing world of work that sets the context for the rest of the book and then moves into a specific consideration of work issues from the perspective of positive psychology. Chapters focus on such topics as strengths, leadership, human resource management, employee engagement, communications, well-being, and work-life balance. The volume will be a core resource for both researchers and practitioners interested in the application of positive psychology to work.

Contents

1. Finding the Positive in the World of Work P. Alex Linley, Susan Harrington, and Nicky Page Part One: Positive Psychology and the Changing World of Work 2. The Changing World of Work Wayne F. Cascio 3. Generation Me and the Changing World of Work Jean M. Twenge and Stacy M. Campbell Part Two: Positive Organizational Leadership 4. What is Authentic Leadership Development? Bruce J. Avolio, Jakari Griffith, Tara S. Wernsing, and Fred O. Walumbwa 5. Enablers of a Positive Strategy: Positively Deviant Leadership Lynn Perry Wooten and Kim S. Cameron 6. Change and Its Leadership: The Role of Positive Emotions Malcolm Higgs 7. Working Positively Toward Transformative Cooperation Leslie E. Sekerka and Barbara L. Fredrickson 8. Strengths: Your Leading Edge Danny Morris and Jill Garrett 9. Towards a Positive Psychology for Leaders Robert E. Kaplan and Robert B. Kaiser Part Three: Positive Work Environments for Individuals and Organizations 10. Employee Engagement and the Psychology of Joining, Staying In, and Leaving Organizations James K. Harter and Nikki Blacksmith 11. Work as Meaning: Individual and Organizational Benefits of Engaging in Meaningful Work Michael F. Steger and Bryan J. Dik 12. More than Meets the Eye: The Role of Employee Well-Being in Organizational Research Thomas A. Wright 13. Positive Engagement: From Employee Engagement to Workplace Happiness? Martin Stairs and Martin Galpin Part Four: Enabling a Positive Working Life 14. Using Coaching and Positive Psychology to Promote a Flourishing Workforce: A Model of Goal-Striving and Mental Health Anthony M. Grant and Gordon B. Spence 15. Mindfulness at Work: Paying Attention to Enhance Well-being and Performance Oberdan Marianetti and Jonathan Passmore 16. Work-Life Balance: The Roles of Work-Family Conflict and Work-Family Facilitation Boris B. Baltes, Malissa A. Clark, and Madhura Chakrabarti 17. Strengths Development in the Workplace Timothy D. Hodges and Jim Asplund 18. Strengths of Character and Work Christopher Peterson, John Paul Stephens, Nansook Park, Fiona Lee, and Martin E. P. Seligman Part Five: Models for Positive Organization 19. Dream Teams: A Positive Psychology of Team Working Joanne Richardson and Michael A. West 20. Positive Organizational Scholarship Leaps into the World of Work Don Mroz and Shawn Quinn 21. Look Before You Leap or Dive Right In? The Use of Moral Courage in Response to Workplace Bullying Susan Harrington and Charlotte Rayner 22. An Integrated Model of Psychological Capital in the Workplace Carolyn M. Youssef and Fred Luthans 23. Building the Positive Workplace: A Preliminary Report from the Field Jocelyn S. Davis Part Six: Looking to the Future: Challenges and Opportunities 24. Good for What? The Young Worker in a Global Age Lynn Barendsen and Howard Gardner 25. What's Wrong with Being Positive? Samantha Warren 26. Building Positive Organizations Nicky Page, Susan Harrington, and P. Alex Linley Index

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