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Research Paper Presentation


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Author Avey et al.

Year 2008

TitleCan positive employees help positive

organizational change? Impact ofpsychological capital and emotions on

relevant attitudes and behaviors

Journal The Journal of Applied BehavioralScience, 44:1, 4870


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Study variables Psychological Capital an individuals positive psychological

state of development that is characterized by

Self efficacy, (one's confidence in their ability to achieve aspecific goal in a specific situation)

Optimism, (person has an "Internal Locus of Controlregarding their life)

Hope (a positive motivation) and,

Resilience (A positive way of coping with danger ordistress)

Note:

Independent variable

Dependent variable

Moderator variable

Mediator variable


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Contd Positive Emotions broaden one's awareness and

encourage varied, and exploratory thoughts and actions.

Employee engagement Employee Attitudes

Cynicism

Organisation citizenship

Employee BehaviorDeviance

Mindfulness enhanced attentions to and awareness ofpresent experience on a moment-to-moment basis.


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Purpose (why?) Much attention has been given to how to overcome

employees resistance to change?.

But,

the role thatpositive employees may play inpositiveorganisationalchange has been largely ignored.

Larger question


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Introduction

Positive employees, defined as

those with positive PsyCap and positive emotions, may exhibitattitudes and behaviors that may lead to more effective and

positive organizational change.

Positive organizational changeis any change

that does more good than harm in and for an organization,considering aspects of employees psychological resources,behavior, and performance that may be affected by the change


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Contd How can positive employees support the effective and

positive organisational change?

To develop a better understaning, we add to this research byhighlighting the positive processes that may be available tosupport employees who are facing organisational change.

Sub question


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Research model This study proposed process and empirical relationship

between positive employees and positive organizational

change is as follows:

Employees positive PsyCap, through positive

emotions, relates to their relevant attitudes andbehaviors that can facilitate (or inhibit) positiveorganizational change.


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Contd This study examine the impact that positive employees,

represented by their PsyCap and positive emotions andtheir relevant attitudesandbehaviorsmay have on positive

organisational change


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Contd

H 1:

Positive emotion will be positively related to employeeattitudes of engagement and negatively related to

organisational cynicism

H 2:

Positive emotion will be positively related to employeebehaviors of organisational citizenship and negatively to

workplace deviance.


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Contd

H 3: PsyCap will be positively related to positive

emptions.


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Contd

H 4:

Positive emotions will mediate the relationshipb/w PsyCap and the attitudes of engagement andcynicism and the behavior of organizationalcitizenship and devaince.


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Contd

H 5:

Mindfulness will moderate the positiverelationship b/w PsyCap and positive emotions,when PsyCap is low, mindfulness will have a strongrelationship with positive emotions.


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Testing part


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