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Here you can find Newsworthy Items, information about Positive Link Sessions as well as Past Positive Link Sessions.  Information about Professional Meetings related to Positive Organizational Scholarship and Executive Education.
 

Newsworthy Items

Leading in Trying Times webpage updated!
Designed as a response to the tragedy of September 11th, 2001, the essays on this page speak on how a positive difference can be made in the wake of trauma and crisis. Click here to access the recently updated essays produced by scholars at the Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship.

New course syllabi are available!
Jane Dutton's MO615 course syllabus (with teaching notes) on managing professional relationships and Helge Hernes' ORG 420 course syllabus on leader-follower relationships are both now available. Click here to access the syllabi for these courses, both of which are taught from a POS perspective.

The POS Gathering at the 2005 Academy of Management Meeting
At the 2005 National Academy of Management Meeting in Hawaii, we had approximately 100 enthusiastic faculty and doctoral students come together to for the 2nd annual POS gathering of scholars. Click here in order to read more about the gathering, access slides from the session and find out about symposia and paper sessions.

JOB Special Issue Call for Papers
The Journal of Organizational Behavior is calling for papers for their special issue on "The Contexts of Positive Organizational Behavior". Submission due date: September 1, 2005.

Harvard Business Review article (Jul. 2005) by Bob Quinn on the Fundamental State of Leadership
In their special double issue on "The High-Performance Organization", the HBR features an article on "Moments of Greatness: Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership" by Bob Quinn. Click here to link to the HBR site.


Executive Education

Leading the Positive Organization
A new Executive Education course on Managerial Leadership, Leading the Positive Organization, will be offered at the Ross School of Business in June and November of 2005. More information.

 

Positive Links Sessions

Positive Links is our monthly speaker series that brings together scholars and practitioners to learn and discuss new POS research.

October 17, 2005, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Presenters: Frank Flynn
Title: Psyched Up or Psyched Out? The Influence of Co-actor Status on Individual Performance
Place: Ross School of Business, Phelps Lounge, Assembly Hall
 Abstract

November 21, 2005, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Presenters: Laura King
Title: The Place of Pleasure in the Meaningful Life
Place: Ross School of Business, Phelps Lounge, Assembly Hall
 Abstract

Some Past Speakers
 Bruce Avolio
David Cooperrider
Barbara Fredrickson

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Professional Meetings

International Positive Psychology Summit
The 2005 International Positive Psychology Summit will be held in Washington, D.C., from September 29 to October 1. Click here for more information on the Summit. The meeting is an annual event featuring some of the best science in the field of positive psychology, and there is always an outstanding list of speakers.

Academy of Management (Aug. 5-10, 2005)
The annual meeting of the Academy of Management had several POS-related events and they were all great successes!

Professional Development Workshop (PDW)
A PDW on "Uncovering New Variables, Methods, & Mechanisms from Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS)" was held Sunday morning, August 7, 8:30 am - noon at the Hawaii Convention Center, Room 317B.

POS Gathering
A gathering of scholars interested in POS was held Sunday afternoon, August 7, 1:30 - 3:00 pm at the Convention Center, Room 323A. After a review of accomplishments of POS scholars, we broke into small research pods based on common research interests.

Symposia and Paper Sessions
Much research was presented that related to POS themes. Click here to see a sampling of these sessions.

 
     

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Email: positiveorg@umich.edu • Projects Coordinator: Janet Max