Positive organizational practice and resources

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to review premises of positive organizational scholarship.Design methodology approach - The paper looks at positive organizational scholarship and presents design experiments to test positive practices.Findings - The paper finds that, in theory, it is possible...

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Published in:The Bottom line (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2010-11, Vol.23 (3), p.122-124
Main Author: Steele, Kirstin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic disciplines
Academic libraries
Affirmative action
Atmospheres
Conferences
Emotional intelligence
Librarians
Libraries
Library associations
Methodology
Occupational psychology
Organizational behavior
Organizations
Personnel management
Psychology
Public libraries
Studies
Vices
Workplaces
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to review premises of positive organizational scholarship.Design methodology approach - The paper looks at positive organizational scholarship and presents design experiments to test positive practices.Findings - The paper finds that, in theory, it is possible to improve the atmosphere in a workplace.Practical implications - The paper highlights the need to be aware of how easy it is to "tip" the atmosphere of an organization from positive to negative, and vice versa.Originality value - The paper provides useful information on positive organizational scholarship.
ISSN:0888-045X
2054-1724
0888-045X
DOI:10.1108/08880451011087685