James B. Avey

TL;DR: In this article, two studies were conducted to analyze how hope, resilience, optimism, and efficacy individually and as a composite higher-order factor predicted work performance and satisfaction, and the results indicated that the composite factor may be a better predictor of performance than the individual facets.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a meta-analysis of 51 independent samples (representing a total of N � 12,567 employees) that met the inclusion criteria and found that the expected significant positive relationships between PsyCap and desirable employee attitudes (job satisfaction, organizational commitment, psychological well-being), desirable employee behaviors (citizenship), and multiple measures of performance (self, supervisor evaluations, and objective).

TL;DR: In this article, the meaning of psychological capital (PsyCap) is defined and a micro-intervention to develop it is presented based on hope, optimism, efficacy, and resiliency development.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether the recently emerging core construct of positive psychological capital (consisting of hope, resilience, optimism, and efficiency) plays a role in mediating the effect of supportive organizational climate with employee outcomes.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate whether a process of employees' positivity will have an impact on relevant attitudes and behaviors, and find that positive emotions generally mediated the relationship between psychological capital and the attitudes and behaviours.