The psychology of positivity at work

Authors

Suzy Green, University of Wollongong, University of Sydney
Michelle McQuaid, University of Melbourne
Alicia Purtell, Lion
Aylin Dulagil, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

113605

Publication Details

Green, S., Mcquaid, M., Purtell, A. & Dulagil, A. (2017). The psychology of positivity at work. In L. G. Oades, M. F. Steger, A. Delle Fave & J. Passmore (Eds.), The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Positivity and Strengths-Based Approaches at Work (pp. 11-33). United Kingdom: Wiley Blackwell.

Abstract

It has been reported that between 20 and 30% of business performance can be determined by the mood of employees, however to date there has been limited evidence to support such a claim. There can be no denying, though, that contemporary organizations recognise that Taylor's once-popular scientific management practices of treating employees like machines overlooked emotion as one of the key drivers of human performance.