Positive Psychology at Work

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-470-68320-0
Verlag: Turner Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 565 g

Positive Psychology at Work brings the fields of positive psychology and appreciative inquiry together for the first time to provide leaders and change agents with a powerful new approach to achieving organizational excellence.
* Draws together positive psychology and appreciative inquiry in the context of leadership organizational challenges for the first time
* Presents academically rigorous and referenced material in a jargon-free, accessible manner
* Arranged with chapters focused on specific organizational challenges to allow readers to quickly find ideas relevant to their unique situation
* Features short contributions from experienced practitioners of positive psychology and Appreciative Inquiry, and includes case studies from the UK, Europe, Australia and the USAÂ

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lewis, Sarah

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Wirtschafts-, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Positive Psychologie, Glücksforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Author

Book Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgements

The Short Version of This Book

1. Introduction to Positive Psychology

2. Positive Workplaces

3. Positive Engagement and Performance

4. Positive Communication and Decision-Making

5. Positive Leadership and Change

6. Positive Sustainable Growth

7. Positive Relationships at Work

8. Positive Transformation

Other Things You Need to Know

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sarah Lewis is an Associated Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Principal member of the Association of Business Psychologists, and the owner of Appreciating Change, where she works as a facilitator and consultant. She is the lead author of Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management (2007).