Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Work (Oxford Library of Psychology)

About this Book

• Selling point: This comprehensive volume pulls together research from a number of distinct literatures such as positive psychology, management, human resources, and industrial-organizational psychology.

Part of the Oxford Library of Psychology, the Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Work examines what positive psychology offers to our understanding of key issues in working life today. Drawing on the disparate literatures from positive psychology, management, I/O psychology, and human resources, the volume begins with a consideration of the changing world of work that sets the context for the rest of the book and then moves into a specific consideration of work issues from the perspective of positive psychology. Chapters focus on such topics as strengths, leadership, human resource management, employee engagement, communications, well-being, and work-life balance. The volume will be a core resource for both researchers and practitioners interested in the application of positive psychology to work.

Readership: Researchers and practitioners interested in the application of positive psychology to work

Author Information

Edited by P. Alex Linley, Founding Director, Centre for Applied Positive Psychology, Edited by Susan Harrington, Teaching Fellow, School of Psychology at the University of Leicester, and Edited by Nicola Garcea, Consulting Director, Centre for Applied Positive Psychology