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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813903103321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-63157-326-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Human resource management and organizational behavior collection, , 1946-5645

Disciplina

658.4

Soggetti

Organizational effectiveness

Positive psychology

Management

Success in business

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.