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Spokojený pracovník – dobrý pracovník aneb Pozitivní přístup v organizaci a řízení
| Title in English | Satisfied staff - a good staff: Positive attitude in the organization and management |
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
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| Description | Positive psychology is the current movement in psychology that studies positive emotions and positive thinking, human strengths, and positive interpersonal relationships. It focuses also on better understanding of factors of successful functioning of companies and organizations. The results of recent studies researching relationships between job performance and subjective well-being point to a close relationship between employees' work efficiency and their positive emotions (Fredrickson, 2008), frequency of the Flow experience (Nakamura, Csikszentmihalyi, 2002), a use of their own strengths and virtues (Linley et al., 2010) and especially their overall attitude to their work (Wrzesniewski, 2003). Researchers also point out the importance of good interpersonal relationships in the workplace (Dutton, 2003) and examine conditions for optimal functioning of the individual on the part of the employer (Warr, 2007). A wide range of findings became the basis for many practical positive psychology interventions in organization and management (Henry, 2004). In this paper we summarize the results of relevant research studies and we present the concrete possibilities of practical use of positive psychology in work and organisational psychology. |