The purpose of this study is to examine the effects factor of positive psychological capital consisting of four positive states such like self-efficacy, hope, optimism, resilience in organizational context and its consequential implications. Positive ...
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects factor of positive psychological capital consisting of four positive states such like self-efficacy, hope, optimism, resilience in organizational context and its consequential implications. Positive psychological capital of the organization about the effectiveness of the developed countries, mainly from Western is actively conducted, the findings of the members have a significant effect on attitude and performance was found.
The study on positive psychological capital has been conducted in the Western advanced nations with strong individualistic tendencies in social values or organizational culture, and so far the study on positive organizational behavior considering the reality in Korea is very inadequate. This study intends to confirm the effectiveness through theoretical considerations and empirical analysis of positive organizational activities to strengthen the basis of study of positive organizational behavior, and provide the foundation for plan to graft positive organizational behavior to the actual organization through theoretical and empirical discussion. On the other hand, the multilevel study considering the team unit of the organization is active. This is believed to influence the positive psychological capital of the members, and the necessity of group-level control effect is suggested. That is, the individual who is the subject of the positive mental capacity belongs to a group, and the group again belongs to the organization in the hierarchical structure, and the attitude of the members are influenced by the upper group, based on which the sense of sharing in the team, the group-level variable was considered as the controlling variable.
For empirical analysis of the preceding variable and resulting variable, the surveys were conducted for the members of 60 teams of 3 domestic companies to collect data, and based on the collected data, the measured results of the empirical analysis are as follows.
First, the preceding variables of positive psychological capital which include personal-level person-organization fit, person-job fit and group-level person-organization fit, person-job fit were investigated. As the result of empirical analysis, the person-job fit at the personal level and group level was found to have relatively greater influence than the person-organization fit, indicating that how well the inclination of the project the team of that member is conducting or the job of the member is a factor that may enhance the level of positive mental state.
Next, in the relationship between the attitudes and behaviors of the members and positive psychological capital, the positive psychological capital was found to have significant influence on affective commitment, personal performance, and organizational citizen behaviors. In the attitude and behavior of members, positive attitude is always demanded, but the important is often overlooked. In the organizations these days, there are efforts to enhance the overall qualitative side of the organization through the development of the strengths of the members, and the positive psychological capital was confirmed to be a factor that can manage in the context of the organization.
Through the study results, the following implications could be acquired. Considering the positive relationship of positive psychological capital with the preceding variables and resulting variables, there is a need for management at the organization level to magnify the strength of the members in the actual operation of the organization. Such management of the positive psychological capital can be suggested as a new approach method of the organization for achievement of the organization's goals and the vision. Also, positive mental state can be a plan that can well handle the situations when the organization attempting change and development faces resistance which is thought to be the biggest hindrance as the factors with positive influence on the attitude and behaviors of the members.