Effects of positive attitude on earnings: Evidence from the US longitudinal data

Mohanty, Madhu S.

doi:10.1016/j.socec.2008.07.012

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“…Optimism relies on how a person evaluates and predicts the outcomes of daily life events (Mohanty, 2009). Optimists attribute unpleasant events to external (It isn't my fault), inconstant (It just happened once) and specific (just for this case) factors; while pessimists interpret similar events as internal, constant, and global (Peterson, 2000).…”

Section: Literature Review Psychological Capitalmentioning

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The Effect of Psychological Capital on Innovation in Information Technology

Ziyae¹,

Mobaraki²,

Saeediyoun³

2015

J Glob Entrepr Res

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In today's competitive world, innovation is considered as a key factor to success and survival for organizations. So far, the literature has recognized various items that affect innovation in organizations. This paper seeks to investigate the effect of psychological capital on innovation in Information Technology (IT) among branches of Agriculture bank in Tehran, Iran. In terms of objective, this study is considered as an empirical one, and the research methodology is descriptive-correlative type. The population includes 132 managers and employees working in Agriculture bank branches in Tehran. Among those people, 100 individuals were selected to be studied based on using Cochran formula and through random sampling method. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used for data analysis. The Results of study showed a significant effect of psychological capital on innovation in IT. In addition, more specific analysis on each of the psychological capital dimensions (self-efficacy, hope, optimism, resilience) revealed that except resilience, none of them enhanced innovation in IT. Finally, this study proposes insights for managers how to enhance their employees' capabilities and psychological capital through constant measurement as well as using improvement plans in order to provide higher innovation in IT. The current research also provides more suggestion for future studies that could consider consequences of innovation in IT.

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Section: Literature Review Psychological Capitalmentioning

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“…Creation and establishment of innovation depend on the capital changes in an organization (Mohanty, 2009). Capital has been modified from its traditional form of economic capital to first human capital, second social capital, and finally psychological capital form (Jafri, 2012).…”

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The Effect of Psychological Capital on Innovation in Information Technology

Ziyae¹,

Mobaraki²,

Saeediyoun³

2015

J Glob Entrepr Res

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“…affect the worker's earnings positively (Goldsmith, Veum, & Darity, 1997;Groves, 2005;Heckman, Stixrud, & Urzua, 2006;Mohanty, 2009;Mueller & Plug, 2006;Nollen & Gaertner, 1991;Nyhus & Pons, 2005;Salgado, 1997;Waddell, 2006). Interestingly, these psychological variables in most studies not only assume statistically significant positive coefficients, but also have predictive powers higher than those of the standard human capital variables (Goldsmith et al, 1997;Mohanty, 2009;Nyhus & Pons, 2005), indicating the importance of these variables in the estimation of wage equations.…”

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Effects of positive attitude on happiness and wage: Evidence from the US data

Mohanty

2009

Journal of Economic Psychology

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“…Second, there is today an emerging but very considerable amount of evidence of the impact of well-being indicators on creativity, innovation, and economic growth. Empirical studies suggest that well-being positively impacts individual wage levels (Mohanty 2009a;Luthans et al 2005Luthans et al , 2007, as well as the broader societal level (Diener 1984;Easterlin 2001a). Psychologists have long been interested in studying the conditions of creativity and innovation and have consistently found that the positive emotions associated with wellbeing are critical determinants of creative behavior (e.g., Fredrickson 2003).…”

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Tolerance is Not Enough: The Moderating Role of Optimism on Perceptions of Regional Economic Performance

2010

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Current theories on economic growth are stressing the important role of creativity and innovation as a main driver of regional development. Some perspectives, like Richard Florida's 'creative class theory', have elected tolerance and diversity as a core concept in explaining differential development between different places, but his assumptions are challenged by other empirical and theoretical studies. In this article, we raise the possibility that tolerance is a necessary yet not a sufficient ingredient to trigger economic development in regions, and explore the role of subjective well-being (life-satisfaction, happiness, and optimism) as a moderator. Using a nationwide survey of 3,757 respondents from 21 different municipalities, the results show that optimism played the role of moderator, thus evidencing that psychological variables should be taken into account when trying to understand regional economic development.

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Effects of positive attitude on earnings: Evidence from the US longitudinal data

Cited by 30 publications

References 24 publications

The Effect of Psychological Capital on Innovation in Information Technology

The Effect of Psychological Capital on Innovation in Information Technology

Effects of positive attitude on happiness and wage: Evidence from the US data

Tolerance is Not Enough: The Moderating Role of Optimism on Perceptions of Regional Economic Performance

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