Positive Organizing in a Global Society

Introduction SECTION I: MULTIPLE IDENTITIES & RESOURCES Chapter 1: Positive Psychology’s Contributions and Prospects for Engaging Differences at Work Chapter 2: Resourcefulness in Action: The Case of Global Diversity Management Chapter 3: Sources of Strength: Mobilizing Minority Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Identities as Resources Chapter 4: How Identities and Discrimination Catalyze Global Entrepreneurship Chapter 5: Intersectional Identity Salience and Positive Identity Construction SECTION II: AUTHENTICITY Chapter 6: Authenticity on One’s Own Terms Chapter 7: Authenticity and Organizational Norms: A Positive Organizational Scholarship Lens Chapter 8: If I’m Comfortable Does That Mean I’m Included? And If I’m Included, Will I Now Be Comfortable? Chapter 9: Authentic Affirmation? Considering the Cultural Relevance of Strength-Based Practices in Global Organizations SECTION III: RESILIENCE Chapter 10: Resilience and Failure Chapter 11: Racial Socialization and Resilience of Minority Group Members Chapter 12: Social Resilience: Building Persistence in Interracial Relationships SECTION IV: RELATING ACROSS DIFFERENCES Chapter 13: Leading Beyond "We": The Nature and Consequences of a Boundary Spanning Mindset Chapter 14: Mentoring as a Connecting Competency Builder: Examining POS as a Catalyst for Mentoring Across Dimensions of Diversity Chapter 15: Fostering High-quality Relationships Across Difference: Exploring a Care-Based Approach to Life Story-Telling and Life Story-Receiving Chapter 16: Discursive Spaces that Foster Transformative Learning in the Engaging of Differences: Implications for Global Society Chapter 17: Leveraging Difference in a "Have Your Say" World Chapter 18: The Two Faces of Ubuntu: An Inclusive Positive or Exclusive Parochial Leadership Perspective? SECTION V: INCLUSIVE & EQUITABLE SYSTEMS Chapter 19: Diversity Management as a Generative Strategic Process: When the Business Case Meets Positive Organizational Scholarship Chapter 20: From Exclusion to Inclusion: Inclusion and Empowerment in a South African Organization Chapter 21: Assessing Organizational Culture and Engaging Faculty Diversity in Higher Education Chapter 22: Learning Together: A Positive Approach to Diversity and Inclusion Education Chapter 23: Organizational Support and Empowerment of Diversity in Work-Life Identities SECTION VI: INNOVATIVE THINKING Chapter 24: Constructive Conflict: The Essential Role of Diversity in Organizational Innovation Chapter 25: The Benefits of Diversity for Innovation in Academic Research Chapter 26: Promoting the Positive Effects of Team Diversity through SOAR: An Inclusive Approach for Strategic Thinking, Planning, and Leading Chapter 27: Life on the Edge: How Weird People Thrive in Organizations (and What They Can Teach Us about Diversity and Inclusion) Conclusion: Building a Bridge to Positive Organizing Biographies of contributors, Index