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Berg, J.M., Wrzesniewski, A., & Dutton, J.E. (2010). Perceiving and responding to challenges in job crafting at different ranks: When proactivity requires adaptivity. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31, 158-186.

Bright, D.S., & Cameron, K.S. (2009). Positive organizational change: What the field of positive organizational scholarship offers to OD practitioners. In W.J. Rothwell, R.L. Sullivan, J.M. Stavros, & A. Sullivan (Eds.), Practicing organizational development(pp. 397-410). San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Cameron, K.S. (in press). The effects of virtuous leadership on organizational performance. In S.I. Donaldson, M. Csikszentmihalyi , & J. Nakamura (Eds.), Applied positive psychology: Improving everyday life, schools, work, health, and society. New York: Routledge.

Cameron, K.S. (2010). Five keys to flourishing in trying times. Leader to Leader, 55, 45-51.


Carmeli, A., Brueller, D., & Dutton, J. (2009). Learning behaviors in the workplace: The role of high-quality interpersonal relationships and psychological safety. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 26, 81-98.


Carmeli, A, & Spreitzer, G. (2009). Trust, Connectivity, and Thriving: Implications for Innovative Work Behavior. Journal of Creative Behavior, 43(3), 169-191.

Dutton, J. E., Roberts, L.M., & Bednar, J. (2010). Pathways for positive identity construction at work: Four types of positive identity and the building of social resources. Academy of Management Review, 35(2), 265-293. (Academy of Management members can download the paper by clicking on the title.)


Dutton, J., Roberts, L., & Bednar, J. (in press). Prosocial practices, positive identity, and flourishing at work. In S. Donaldson, M. Csikszentmihalyi and J. Nakamura (Eds.), Applied Positive Psychology: Improving Everyday Life, Schools, Work, Health, and Society. New York: Routledge.


Fritz, C., Lam, C.F., & Spreitzer, G.M. (in press). It’s the little things that matter: An examination of knowledge workers’ energy management. Academy of Management Perspectives.


Grant, A.M., Dutton, J.E., & Rosso, B.D. (2008). Giving commitment: Employee support programs and the prosocial sensemaking process. Academy of Management Journal 51(5), 898-918.


Heaphy E., & Dutton, J.E. (2008). Positive social interactions and the human body at work: Linking organizations and physiology. Academy of Management Review, 33(1), 137-163.


Lilius, J., Worline, M., Maitlis, S., Kanov, J., Dutton, J., & Frost, P. (2008). Contours of compassion at work. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29(2), 193-218.

Mishra, A., Mishra, K., & Spreitzer G. (2009). Downsizing the company without downsizing morale. Sloan Management Review, Spring, 39-44.

Spreitzer, G., Stephens, J.P., & Sweetman, D. (2009). The Reflected Best Self Field Experiment with Adolescent Leaders: Exploring the Psychological Resources Associated with Feedback Source and Valence. Journal of Positive Psychology, 4(5), 331-348.



Review Articles


Bernstein, S.D. (2003). Positive Organizational Scholarship: Meet the Movement. Journal of Management Inquiry, 12(3): 266-271.

Cameron, K. S. (2007). Positive Organizational Scholarship. In S. Clegg and J. Bailey (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Organizational Studies. Beverly Hills: Sage.

Caza, A., & Cameron, K.S. (2008). Positive Organizational Scholarship: What Does it Achieve?. In S. Clegg and C. L. Cooper (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Organizational Behavior: Volume 2: Macro Approaches. New York: Sage.

Dutton, J.E. & Glynn, M.A. (2008). Positive Organizational Scholarship. In J. Barling and C. Cooper (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Organizational Behavior: Volume 1: Micro Approaches (pp. 693-712). Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Dutton, J.E. & Sonenshein, S. (2009). Positive Organizational Scholarship. S. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology. Wiley-Blackwell.

Roberts, L.M. (2006). Response – shifting the lens on organizational life: The added value of positive scholarship. Academy of Management Review, 31(2): 292–305.

Spreitzer, G.M. (2008). A Note on 'The Future of Positive Organizational Scholarship.' In D. Barry & H. Hansen (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of New Approaches in Management and Organization (pp. 501-503). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.