Leading the positive organization : actions, tools, and processes / edited by Thomas N. Duening.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duening, Thomas N., editor.

Series:

Human resource management and organizational behavior collection. 1946-5645

Human resource management and organizational behavior collection, 1946-5645

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational effectiveness.

Positive psychology.

Management.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2016.

Summary:

Positive psychology and positive organizational scholarship have begun to have an impact on the enterprise. It is important for organizational leaders at all levels to understand this powerful new framework. This volume brings together a wide range of organizational scholars who have derived implications from positive research for the modern enterprise. Engaging topics from leadership, to self-esteem, and to conflict resolution, this book provides practical tools, actions, and processes that can be used to create positive organizations.

Contents:

1. The positive organization: why it's not more of the same / Thomas N. Duening

Part I. Positive organizational culture

2. Organization-based self-esteem: making a difference at work / Donald G. Gardner, Jon L. Pierce

3. Building positivity in your organization with psychological capital / Dustin Bluhm

4. The role of positive organizational behavior in building a world-class service organization / Andrew J. Czaplewski, Thomas Martin Key, James R. Van Scotter II

Part II. Positive organizational communications

5. Positive organizational climate / Jill Bradley-Geist

6. Positive organizational conflict and communication / Kathleen A. Tomlin

Part III. Positive organizational transformation

7. Positive transformational leadership: building positive organizations / D.D. Warrick

8. Developing the positive organization: preparation for learning and collaborative learning design / Shawna L. Rogers

About the authors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on April 10, 2016).

ISBN:

9781631573262

1631573268

OCLC:

946343024