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MBA 704 - KUNGU - WEEK 4 CHAPTER 7 & 8
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MBA 704 - KUNGU - WEEK 4: CHAPTER 7 & 8Positive Organizational Behavior (POB) - Answers-the study and application of
positively oriented human resource strengths and psychological capacities that can be
measured, developed, and effectively managed for performance improvement in today's
workplace
Based on theory & research - Answers-based on constantly building the theoretical
grounding and continuing basic and applied research findings
Valid measures - Answers-needing a grounding in theory and research and to further
differentiate from the popular self-development literature, to be included in POB, the
construct must have reliable and valid measures.
state-like and thus open to development - Answers-(situationally based, open to
learning, change, and development) as opposed to trait-like (dispositional, relatively
fixed across situations and time).
the psychological capacity can be developed and trained
Managed for performance improvement - Answers-concerned with the workplace and
how the positive psychological resource capacity can be applied to improve human
performance
Aim of positive psychology - Answers-to use scientific methodology to discover and
promote the factors that allow individuals, groups, organizations, and communities to
thrive; concerned with optimal human functioning instead of pathological human
functioning
Valued subjective experiences - Answers-well-being, contentment, and satisfaction in
the past; hope and optimism for the future, and flow and happiness in the present.
Positive individual traits - Answers-The capacity for love and vocation, courage,
interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future
mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom.
Civic virtues and the institutions that move individuals toward better citizenship. -
Answers-Responsibility, nurturance, altruism, civility, moderation, tolerance, and work
ethic.
Specific efficacy - Answers-belief in successfully completing specific task- state like-
open to development
General efficacy - Answers-people's belief in successfully accomplishing tasks across a
wide variety of achievement situations; trait-like and fixed
, Self esteem - Answers-a global construct of one's evaluation and belief of overall
worthiness; stable and trait-like.
Self efficacy can directly affect - Answers-1. Choice behaviors
2. Motivational effort
3. Perseverance (to bounce back)
4. Facilitative thought patterns
5. Vulnerability to stress
Self-efficacy - Answers-One's belief about a task-and context-specific capability;
changing over time as new information and task experiences are gained and developed
and is state-like.
Bandura: how well one can execute courses of action required to deal with prospective
situations
Luthens: Self-efficacy refers to an individual's conviction (or confidence) about his or her
abilities to mobilize the motivation, cognitive resources, and courses of action needed to
successfully execute a specific task within a given context.
HRW (health relationships work) well being - Answers-indicates there is an interactive,
reciprocal determination between one's health, relationships, and work
One's happiness (or HRW wellbeing) is determined as... - Answers-1. About half can be
attributed to a genetic, dispositional "hardwiring" 50%
2. About 10% seems to be the result of life's circumstances
3. The remaining 40 % of one's happiness, positivity, or HRW wellbeing is determined
by international activity
Psychological Capital (PsyCap) Development - Answers-Hope - Optimism - Resilience -
Efficacy
- Goes beyond economic, social, and human capital.
- An individual's positive psychological state of development characterized by having
self-efficacy, optimism, hope and resiliency.
- Positively related to desired OCBs and negatively related to cynicism
Garner's Multiple Intelligences - Answers-linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical,
spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist
Subjective wellbeing (SWB) - Answers-- a more scientific-sounding term for what people
usually mean by happiness.
- Usually considered broader and is defined as people's affective and cognitive
evaluations of their lives.
- Demonstrated a direct correlation with job satisfaction
- Peoples affective (moods and emotions) and cognitive evaluations of their lives.
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