Human Energy in Organizations: Implications for POS from Six Interdisciplinary Streams

Gretchen M. Spreitzer; Chak Fu Lam; Ryan W. Quinn

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199734610.013.0012

Human Energy in Organizations: Implications for POS from Six Interdisciplinary Streams

Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Chak Fu Lam, Ryan W. Quinn

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review

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Abstract

Energy is often viewed as the basic fuel for individual action and cognition, yet what exactly is energy? How can it be defined? How should it be measured? And, most importantly, why should organizational scholars, especially positive organization scholarship (POS) scholars, care about it? This chapter reviews the burgeoning interdisciplinary literature on energy-related constructs. We identify six distinct streams of energy-related literature. We then highlight how human energy at work can contribute to our understanding of POS.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Print)	9780199940608, 9780199734610
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199734610.013.0012
Publication status	Published - Aug 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Energy
Fuel
Resources
Self-regulation
Thriving

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