Read more
This handbook synthesizes the literature on the changing world of work from the perspective of positive psychology.
List of contents
- 1. Finding the Positive in the World of Work
- P. Alex Linley, Susan Harrington, and Nicola Garcea
- 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
- Nicola Garcea, Susan Harrington, and P. Alex Linley
About the author
Alex Linley, Ph.D., is the Founding Director of the Centre for Applied Positive Psychology
Susan Harrington, Ph.D., is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, a Director at the Centre of Applied Positive Psychology
Nicola Garcea, Ph.D., is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist
Summary
This handbook synthesizes the literature on the changing world of work from the perspective of positive psychology.
