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February 20, 2019
Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) superstars David M. Mayer, Susan J. Ashford, and Scott Sonenshein (along with Madeline Ong) teamed up to author a Harvard Business Review article detailing their research recently published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. The HBR article, “To Get Companies to Take Action on Social Issues, Emphasize Morals, Not the […]
February 14, 2019
Ron May, an Executive in Residence at the Center for Positive Organizations, developed and currently teaches a course titled “Leadership Principles and Positive Engagement” at Oakland University. May describes his class as, “a course that is envisioned to take practical leadership issues and provide insight and understanding to the participant as to the underlying attributes […]
February 12, 2019
New research from Professor Ach Adhvaryu demonstrates a win-win for companies and employees Giving low-wage workers a “voice” on the job — the ability to communicate concerns to management — is believed to improve employee satisfaction and retention. Now a new paper supports this theory using a field-based, randomized, controlled trial — the most rigorous […]
February 7, 2019
Professor David Mayer and colleagues explore how employees can most effectively influence companies More workplaces are being asked to use their considerable economic impact to address social issues from health care to the environment, and how management is asked to help makes a difference, says a University of Michigan researcher. “Employees often care about social […]
January 29, 2019
Mari Kira and Stacey Scimeca represented the Center for Positive Organizations in an interview, “The Heartbeat of Human Capital: Q&A with the Center for Positive Organizations,” for the Ross Human Capital Club. Throughout the Q&A session, Kira and Scimeca discussed the purpose and goals of the Center, best practices for Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS), and […]
January 25, 2019
In developing countries, there are significant wage gaps between men and women, and between rural and urban workers. A Michigan Ross professor has a plan to help rural women in India transition into better-paying urban jobs, and this effort is among nine new projects funded by the U-M Poverty Solutions initiative. Professor Ach Adhvaryu and […]
January 25, 2019
Menlo Innovations was featured in a Forbes article titled, “Why Menlo Innovations Relies On Employees To Decide Who Gets Promoted.” The article highlights their unconventional, but provenly effective way of organizing, hiring, and promoting their employees. Menlo Innovations was one of five organizations named an Example of Excellence in the 2017 Positive Business Project. Menlo […]
January 23, 2019
In a recent NPR article titled, “From Couch Potato To Fitness Buff: How I Learned To Love Exercise,” Michelle Segar debunks preconceived notions of what actually defines “exercise.” “The research does now show that basically all movement counts, and anything is better than nothing,” Segar tells NPR. She offers suggestions as to how you can […]
January 23, 2019
Gretchen Spreitzer offered her advice on how to persevere through a company’s organizational restructuring in a recent Wall Street Journal story, “How to Navigate Yet Another Office Shakeup.” Spreitzer tells the Wall Street Journal that, “keeping your résumé up-to-date and maintaining an active network of contacts outside work can lend confidence during a reorg,” especially if […]
January 22, 2019
Barbara Fredrickson discusses the well-known, and often frustrating, negativity bias in an NBC article titled, “We’re wired for negativity. Here’s how to keep small setbacks from ruining your day.” Throughout the article, she offers suggestions as to how to curb the glooming effects of the negativity bias so you can avoid ruining your entire day […]
January 18, 2019
In the Forbes post, “Six Things To Build a Successful Workplace Culture and One To Tolerate,” O.C. Tanner shares the results of a study they conducted that defines the six “fundamental building blocks” of a great workplace culture: purpose, opportunity, success, appreciation, well-being, and leadership. O.C. Tanner is a member of the Center’s Positive Organizations […]
January 17, 2019
Grand Rapids-based consortium member Atomic Object was named one of Forbes’ top 25 Small Giants of 2018. According to the Grand Rapids Business Journal, Forbes’ Small Giants are “small companies focused on being of great caliber, rather than just great in size.” The GRBJ explains that, among other factors, Small Giants are chosen because of […]