Managers of IT projects (PMs) tend to "gloss over" the reality in their external reports including withholding bad news ("mum effect"). Reasons that have been suggested for this bias can be classified as personal-oriented and project-oriented. This paper is an initial study on the impact of positive psychology on IT project management. Prior studies have found that High Psychological Positive C...

This paper is an initial study on the impact of positive psychology on IT project management. Prior studies have found that High Psychological Positive Capital (PsyCap) of individuals is positively correlated with their work satisfaction and higher performance. PsyCap comprises individual’s positive capacities of optimism, hope, resilience and efficacy. Drawing from Beck’s cognitive theory, the...

Psychological Capital (PsyCap) construct is a core concept of positive psychology consisting of the positive psychological resources of self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience. Previous studies confirmed link of PsyCap with employee attitude, behavior, workplace outcomes and job performance. In today's competitive environment, it is a challenging task for all organizations to enhance the ...

Although depression is a major problem affecting the physical and mental health of the occupational population worldwide, little research is available among bank employees. The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of occupational stress and work-family conflict on depressive symptoms and the mediating role of psychological capital (PsyCap). A cross-sectional study was performed from ...

A key assumption of effective international human resource management (IHRM) is that global leaders influence and serve as role models for their followers, regardless of the inherent distance (physical and frequency of interaction) between them in today’s global context or the quality of the relationship. Although considerable attention has been devoted to cultural differences between global le...

psychological capital (psycap) construct is a core concept of positive psychology consisting of the positive psychological resources of self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience. previous studies confirmed link of psycap with employee attitude, behavior, workplace outcomes and job performance. in today's competitive environment, it is a challenging task for all organizations to enhance the ...

Antecedents: University students confront academic stress in pursuing their goals, which may negatively affect mental wellbeing. Consequently, it is relevant that develop coping strategies to face students' daily life. Previous organisational research has proposed the positive core construct of psychological capital (PsyCap) positively relates effective strategies. This been identified settings...

Employee psychological capital (PsyCap), perceptions of organizational virtue (OV), and work happiness have been shown to be associated within and over time. This study examines selective exposure and confirmation bias as potential processes underlying PsyCap, OV, and work happiness associations. As part of a quasi-experimental study design, school staff (N = 69) completed surveys at three time...

BACKGROUND Burnout is recognized as an occupational hazard, and nursing has a high risk of burnout. This study aims to explore the relationship between psychological capital (PsyCap) and burnout among Chinese nurses and the mediating role of coping style in this relationship. METHODS A total of 1,496 nurses (effective response rate: 80.11%) from two large general hospitals in Daqing City of C...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between work-family conflict and burnout, and the mediating role of psychological capital (PsyCap) in the relation between work-family conflict and burnout, among Chinese doctors. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed during the period of September/October 2010. A questionnaire that comprised work-family conflict asse...