Positive Organizational Behavior In The Workplace: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Abstract

Positive psychological principles and subsequently positive organizational behavior (POB) have become increasingly prevalent in the workplace in recent years. We have witnessed many struggles in the global economy where organizations across the world have experienced layoffs, lower productivity, lower employee morale, and generally struggling to be competitive. Given these negative environments, what can organizations do across the world to enhance the positive practices that will create benefits for all of the stakeholders through POB? We also identify gaps that exist in organizational practices and how positive organizational behavior can be integrated to build sustainable organizations.

Employee Voice: Moderators and Predictive Factors Enhancing Prosocial Organisational Behaviour in Educational Environments

“…These results seem to be very optimistic as long as, positive dimensions of employees' voice may foster creativity, commitment, productivity and organisational sustainability (Ramlall,, Al-Kahtani,, & Damanhouri, 2014;De Cremer, & Van Lange, , 2001;Kahn, 1990) whereas, negative aspects, especially when occurring on a large-scale may, may lead to the overall drop in performance and to further significant organisational disfunctions (Moaşa,, 2013;Pinder & Harlos, 2001;Vakola, & Bouradas, 2005). Sustainable organisational change is connected to transparency and honesty and, when employees feel able to speak out, job satisfaction, well-being and psychological contract are fostered (Spencer, 1986;Verhezen, 2010).…”