Flow at work : measurement and implications / edited by Clive Fullagar and Antonella Delle Fave.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fullagar, Clive, editor.

Delle Fave, Antonella, editor.

Series:

Current issues in work and organizational psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Work--Psychological aspects.

Psychology, Industrial.

Physical Description:

xi, 193 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

Summary:

Flow can be defined as the experience of being fully engaged with the task at hand, unburdened by outside concerns or worries. This ground-breaking new collection is the first book to provide a comprehensive understanding of flow in the workplace, and includes a contribution from the founding father of flow research, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. The collection addresses a number of key issues, including: Core components of how the idea of flow differs from experience in the work context, Organizational and task-related conditions fostering flow at work, How flow can be measured in the workplace, The organizational and personal implications of flow, The relationship between task features and flow opportunities at work, Featuring contributions from some of the most active researchers in the field, Flow at Work; Measurement and Implications is an important book in an emerging field of study. This volume will be of interest to all students and researchers in organizational/occupational psychology and positive psychology, as well as practitioners and consultants with an interest in employee motivation and well-being. Book jacket.

Contents:

Preface

Flow at work : the evolution of a construct

Measuring flow at work

Capturing within-person changes in flow at work

What predicts flow at work?

Redefining flow at work

The consequences of flow at work

Applications of flow to work

Flow in the context of industrial and organizational psychology

Work cultures and the culture of work

Will work ever be fun again?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Flow at work.

ISBN:

9781848722774

184872277X

9781848722781

1848722788

OCLC:

971129599