Exploring Positive Relationships at Work

<p>This edited volume brings together a select group of leading organizational scholars for the purpose of developing a foundation-setting book on positive relationships at work. Positive Relationships at Work (PRW) is a rich new interdisciplinary domain of inquiry that focuses on the generative processes, relational mechanisms and outcomes associated with positive relationships between people at work. This volume builds a solid foundation for this promising new area of scholarly inquiry and offers a multidisciplinary exploration of how relationships at work become a source of growth, vitality, learning and generative states of human and collective flourishing. A unique feature of the book is the use of a connecting commentator chapter at the end of each section. The Commentator Chapters, written by preeminent scholars, uncover and discuss integrative themes that emerge within sections.</p><p>The editors approach the topic from multiple levels, each level providing critical, valuable insights into the dynamic process underlying positive relationships at work. These levels are arranged in five parts:</p><ul> <li>an introduction to positive relationships at work;</li> <li>Individuals and Dyads;</li> <li>Groups and Communities;</li> <li>Organizations and Organizing; and</li> <li>a conclusion that offers an engaging invitation and multi-level map for guiding future research.</li> </ul><p>This volume will appeal to academics and practitioners, as well as scholars and graduate students in organizational psychology, management, human resources, and inter-personal communications.</p> <p><b>Contents:</b> Series Foreword. <b>Part I:</b><i> Introduction.</i><b> B.R. Ragins, J.E. Dutton,</b> Positive Relationships at Work: An Introduction and Invitation. <b>Part II: </b><i>Positive Relationships: Individuals and Dyads. </i><b>L.M. Roberts, </b>From Proving to Becoming: How Positive Relationships Create a Context for Self-Discovery and Self-Actualization. <b>E.D. Heaphy, </b>Bodily Insights: Three Lenses on Positive Organizational Relationships. <b>R.W. Quinn, </b>Energizing Others in Work Connections. <b>B.R. Ragins, A.K. Verbos, </b>Positive Relationships in Action: Relational Mentoring and Mentoring Schemas in the Workplace. <b>M.G. Pratt, K.T. Dirks, </b>Rebuilding Trust and Restoring Positive Relationships: A Commitment-Based View of Trust. <b>M.N. Davidson, E.H. James, </b>The Engines of Positive Relationships Across Difference: Conflict and Learning. <b>J. Greenberg,</b>Positive Organizational Justice: From Fair to Fairer—and Beyond. <b>S. Duck, </b>Commentary: Finding Connections at the Individual/Dyadic Level. <b>Part III:</b><i>Positive Relationships: Groups and Communities. </i><b>W.A. Kahn, </b>Meaningful Connections: Positive Relationships and Attachments at Work. <b>M. Higgins,</b> A Contingency Perspective on Developmental Networks. <b>D. Ancona, W. Isaacs,</b>Structural Balance in Teams. <b>R. Blatt, C.T. Camden<i>,</i></b>Positive Relationships and Cultivating Community. <b>K.L. McGinn,</b> History, Structure, and Practices: San Pedro Longshoremen in the Face of Change. <b>W.A. Kahn,</b> Commentary: Positive Relationships in Groups and Communities. <b>P</b><b>art IV:</b><i>Positive Relationships: Organizations and Organizing. </i><b>K. Golden-Biddle, K. GermAnn, T. Reay, G. Procyshen, </b>Creating and Sustaining Positive Organizational Relationships: A Cultural Perspective. <b>M.A. Glynn, K. Wrobel, </b>My Family, My Firm: How Familial Relationships Function as Endogenous Organizational Resources. <b>W. Baker, J.E. Dutton, </b>Enabling Positive Social Capital in Organizations. <b>J.K. Fletcher, </b>Leadership, Power, and Positive Relationships.<b> D.M. Rousseau, K. Ling,</b> Commentary: Following the Resources in Positive Organizational Relationships. <b>Part V:</b><i>Conclusion.</i><b>J.E. Dutton, B.R. Ragins,<i> </i></b>Moving Forward: Positive Relationships at Work as a Research Frontier.</p>