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Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Work

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ISBN-10: 0199989966

ISBN-13: 9780199989966

Edition: 2013

Authors: P. Alex Linley, Susan Harrington, Nicola Garcea

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The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Work examines what positive psychology offers to our understanding of key issues in working life today. Drawing on the disparate literatures from positive psychology, management, I/O psychology, and human resources, the volume begins with a consideration of the changing world of work that sets the context for the rest of the book and then moves into a specific consideration of work issues from the perspective of positive psychology. Chapters focus on such topics as strengths, leadership, human resource management, employee engagement, communications, well-being, and work-life balance. Now a portable paperback, this handbook is still a core…    
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Book details

List price: $71.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.73" wide x 9.57" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Foreword: The Abundant Organization
Preface
Finding the Positive in the World of Work
Positive Psychology and the Changing World of Work
The Changing World of Work
Generation Me and the Changing World of Work
Positive Organizational Leadership
What is Authentic Leadership Development?
Enablers of a Positive Strategy: Positively Deviant Leadership
Change and Its Leadership: The Role of Positive Emotions
Working Positively Toward Transformative Cooperation
Strengths: Your Leading Edge
Toward a Positive Psychology for Leaders
Positive Work Environments for Individuals and Organizations
Employee Engagement and the Psychology of Joining, Staying in, and Leaving Organizations
Work as Meaning: Individual and Organizational Benefits of Engaging in Meaningful Work
More than Meets the Eye: The Role of Employee Well-Being in Organizational Research
Positive Engagement: From Employee Engagement to Workplace Happiness
Enabling a Positive Working Life
Using Coaching and Positive Psychology to Promote a Flourishing Workforce: A Model of Goal-Striving and Mental Health
Mindfulness at Work: Paying Attention to Enhance Well-Being and Performance
Work-Life Balance: The Roles of Work-Family Conflict and Work-Family Facilitation
Strengths Development in the Workplace
Strengths of Character and Work
Models for Positive Organization
Dream Teams: A Positive Psychology of Team Working
Positive Organizational Scholarship Leaps into the World of Work
Look Before You Leap or Dive Right In? The Use of Moral Courage in Response to Workplace Bullying
An Integrated Model of Psychological Capital in the Workplace
Building the Positive Workplace: A Preliminary Report from the Field
Looking to the Future: Challenges and Opportunities
Good for What? The Young Worker in a Global Age
What's Wrong with Being Positive?
Building Positive Organizations
Index