Positive organizational scholarship has led to a growing interest in the critical role of positive
emotions for the lives of both workers and organizations. We review and integrate the …

Overwhelming evidence demonstrates the benefits of positive affect for various life and work
outcomes. However, the relevant organizational research almost exclusively has focused on …

This paper draws on writings in psychology, sociology and organizational behavior to
develop a conceptual framework that specifies how positive emotion helps employees …

Positive psychological principles have become increasingly prevalent in the workplace in
recent years. However, the field still lacks a comprehensive and practice-based overview of …

For many years now, both organizational researchers and practitioners alike have been
interested in the role played by employee happiness on a number of workplace outcomes. In …

This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge about positive
emotions: their nature, functions, and consequences for individuals and society. Specific …

Current organizational theory and research affirm the beneficial effects of experiencing
positive affect at work. In recent years, researchers have begun to question the popular …

Research in industrial and organizational psychology demonstrates that the regulation of
negative emotions in response to both organizational stressors and interpersonal workplace …

This article describes how experiences of positive emotions—like joy, interest, pride,
contentment, and love—can transform individuals as well as organizations. Fredrickson's …

This study updates and extends current understandings of the organizational experiences
likely to evoke positive emotions by examining 835 US employees' responses of their best …