Positive emotions boost employee engagement: Making work fun brings individual and organizational success
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 7 January 2014
Abstract
Purpose
Highlights the power of positive emotions in helping to build individual and organizational success.
Design/methodology/approach
Explores the meaning of positive emotions, how they can be promoted at individual and organizational level and the benefits they can bring to the individual and organization.
Findings
Advances the view that positive emotions can benefit physical health, mental well-being and the ability to flourish, creativity, resilience, the mood of others, positive memories and relationships.
Practical implications
Argues that the positive emotions of the workforce can improve the organizational culture and improve organizational performance.
Social implications
Demonstrates that around three positive emotions are needed to balance out each negative emotion and shows that positive emotions can be stimulated through having new experiences and through acts of kindness and gratitude.
Originality/value
Extends psychological thinking on positive emotions to the workforce and workplace.
Keywords
Citation
Hazelton, S. (2014), "Positive emotions boost employee engagement: Making work fun brings individual and organizational success", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 34-37. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-01-2014-0012
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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