文档介绍：anizational behavior Developing and managing
Academy of Management Executive, 2002, Vol. 16, No. 1 ....................................................................................................................................................................... anizationbaehla vior: Developing and managing psychologicasltr engths Fred Luthans Executive Overview This article proposes a positive approach anizational behavior (OB). Although the importance of positive feelings has been recognized through the years in the academic OB and popular literature, both management scholars and practitioners have arguably too often taken a negative perspective-trying to fix what is wrong with managers and employees and concentrating on weaknesses. anizational behavior (POB) follows the lead of recently emerging positive psychology, which is driven by theory and research focusing on people’s strengths and psychological capabilities. Instead of just retreading and putting a positive spin on traditional OB concepts, this unveiling of POB sets forth specific criteria for inclusion. Not only does positivity have to be associated with the concept, but it must also be relatively unique to the OB field, have valid measures, be adaptable to leader/management and human resource training and development, and, most important, capable of contributing to performance improvement in today’s workplace. The criteria-meeting concepts of confidence/self-efficacy, hope, optimism, subjective well-being/happiness, and 1>emotional 2>intelligence (or the acronym CHOSE) are identified and analyzed as most representative of the proposed POB approach. The implications of these POB concepts for the workplace are given particular attention. ;We don’t look for people with specific levels face validity (., it makes sense that confident, of education and experience. We look for one happy, optimistic employees at all levels are more criterion for hiring: optimism. We look for pas- productive), the OB fi