Positivity within teamwork: Cross-level effects of positivity on performance

Livi, Stefano; Alessandri, Guido; Caprara, Gian Vittorio; Pierro, Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.05.015

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“…Positivity affects the lives of people in different functional areas, such as psychological, health, and well‐being (Alessandri, Caprara, & Tisak, 2012). Organizational studies have examined the relationship between positivity and job‐related outcomes, where positivity has been found as a strong predictor of job performance and organizational citizenship behavior (Alessandri, Vecchione, et al, 2012; Kanwal, Chong, & Pitafi, 2019a; Livi, Alessandri, Caprara, & Pierro, 2015). Similarly, few studies have examined the impact of positivity components on organizational outcomes.…”

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Impact of positivity and empathy on social entrepreneurial intention: The moderating role of perceived social support

Younis

Peng

Nadeem

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Journal of Public Affairs

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Social entrepreneurship is a growing area of interest among practitioners. Social entrepreneurship meets and satisfies social needs and brings social change through innovative ideas. This study aims to investigate the impact of positivity and empathy of individuals on social entrepreneurial intention. This study considers the mediating role of social entrepreneurial self‐efficacy between the relationship of positivity, empathy, and social entrepreneurial intention. In addition, this study investigates perceived social support as a boundary condition between the relationship of social entrepreneurial self‐efficacy and social entrepreneurial intention. Findings show that positivity and empathy positively influence social entrepreneurial self‐efficacy, which subsequently positively influences social entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, results show that high perceived social support strengthens the relationship between social entrepreneurial self‐efficacy and social entrepreneurial intention. Discussions and implications based on the study findings are reported.

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Section: Literature Review and Hypothesis Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of positivity and empathy on social entrepreneurial intention: The moderating role of perceived social support

Younis

Peng

Nadeem

et al. 2020

Journal of Public Affairs

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“…Livi, Alessandri, Caprara, and Pierro () investigated the effect on individuals' performance of one's own and others' positivity, moving from the premise that it may make a big difference for workers to be in workgroups composed of members with a different (i.e., low or high) positive orientation. As expected, people high in positive orientation perform their duties more efficiently than did people low in positive orientation.…”

Section: Impact Of Positivity On Job Performance and Job Satisfactionmentioning

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Associations of positive orientation with health and psychosocial adaptation: A review of findings and perspectives

Caprara

Alessandri

Caprara

2018

Asian J of Social Psycho

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Earlier findings have shown that positive evaluations about oneself, life, and future are related to each other and can be traced to a common latent dimension originally named positive orientation and then positivity. Further findings have led to the development of an eight-item scale that allows a direct measurement of positivity. A review is presented of the major findings that point to positivity as a basic self-evaluative disposition and that attest to its relevant impact across domains of functioning. Finally, possible avenues for promoting positivity and to allow individuals to fully benefit from it are discussed.

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“…Key is how their enactment in work relationships produces positive emotions, which can affect others through social contagion processes (Barsade, 2002), such as how positive mood states enhance a reciprocal effect of helping behaviors, while also increasing self-efficacy and task performance (Tsai, Chen, & Liu, 2007). In work teams, positivity not only enhances individual performance, but others’ positivity can neutralize an individual’s low positivity, uplifting his for her positivity and performance (Livi, Alessandri, Caprara, & Pierro, 2015). Baker and colleagues (Baker, Cross, & Wooten, 2003; Cross, Baker, & Parker, 2003) identified those who uplift and boost others as “positive energizers,” who enact positive energy as a behavioral mechanism, with research indicating that high performance organizations have three times as many positive energizers as average organizations do (as cited in Caza & Cameron, 2009, p. 108).…”

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Positive Practices in the Workplace: Impact on Team Climate, Work Engagement, and Task Performance

Geue

2018

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

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Positivity in organizations accentuates that which is flourishing and life-giving to discover and promote the best of the human condition, exemplified in the recent focus on positive practices, behaviors that enhance positive affect in employees and lead to organizational performance. A quantitative study of positivity in a team-based food service context elucidated significant relationships between positive practices, social climate, work engagement, and task performance. Finer delineation of positive practices demonstrated the importance of team members discovering meaning in their work through mutual interaction that promotes trust, respect, and confidence, with employees believing the best in one another and inspiring one another in their performance. The findings suggest that in an intensive service climate positivity can foster team member engagement and performance through prosocial actions that demonstrate appreciation, affirmation, and respect, thus promoting greater meaningfulness in work.

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Positivity within teamwork: Cross-level effects of positivity on performance

Cited by 24 publications

References 26 publications

Impact of positivity and empathy on social entrepreneurial intention: The moderating role of perceived social support

Impact of positivity and empathy on social entrepreneurial intention: The moderating role of perceived social support

Associations of positive orientation with health and psychosocial adaptation: A review of findings and perspectives

Positive Practices in the Workplace: Impact on Team Climate, Work Engagement, and Task Performance

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