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Introduction : what is positive about positive organizational scholarship? / Kim C. Cameron and Gretchen M. Spreitzer -- Positive individual attributes -- Psychological capital -- Prosocial motivation -- Callings in work -- Work engagement -- Positive identity -- Proactivity -- Creativity -- Curiosity -- Positive traits -- The neuroscience underpinning of pos -- Positive emotions -- Positive energy -- Positive emotions -- Subjective well-being -- Passion -- Emotional intelligence -- Group emotions -- Strengths and virtues -- Virtuousness -- Forgiveness -- Humility -- Compassion -- Hope -- Courage -- Justice -- Integrity -- Positive ethics -- Leveraging strengths -- Character strengths in global managers -- Positive relationships -- High quality connections -- Relational coordination -- Reciprocity -- Intimacy -- Civility -- Trust -- Trustworthiness -- Humor -- Psychological safety -- Career development -- Mentoring -- Socialization -- Diversity -- Communication -- Conflict resolution -- Negotiating -- Work-family dynamics -- Positive organizational practices -- Symbolism in organizations.

Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) is an umbrella concept used to emphasize what elevates and what is inspiring to individuals and organizations by defining and improving on the challenging, broken, and needlessly difficult. Just as positive psychology explores optimal individual psychological states rather than pathological ones, POS focuses attention on the generative dynamics in organizations that lead to the development of human strength, foster resiliency in employees, enable healing and restoration, and cultivate extraordinary individual and organizational performance. While POS does not ignore dysfunctional or typical patterns of behavior, it is most interested in the motivations and effects associated with remarkably positive phenomena-how they are facilitated, why they work, how they can be identified, and how organizations can capitalize on them.