Optimism in the Workplace

摘要：

Optimism comes from the Latin word optimus,meaning best which describes how an optimist person is always looking for the best in any situation and expecting good things to happen.Optimism is the tendency to believe,expect or hope that things will turn out well.Optimism is the idea that there is always a positive outcome,no matter the situation.The paper cites some case studies.Both Delta Airlines and Starbucks Coffee,Chinas Summer Olympic games,Chinas recent space mission,Indias first unmanned Moon mission despite criticism provide examples of how optimism can have an effect on a companys or a countrys overall performance.Optimistic people indulge in positive thinking,are achievement/goaloriented explain good and events in their lives.Optimistic people view bad events/difficulties as temporary,limited and caused by something other than themselves.They face difficult times and adversity with hope.

作者: Bharat Mishra Jitendra Mishra

作者单位: Windsor University Grand Valley StatE

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: PAN-PACIFIC CONFERENCE XXVI(“战略创新、协作融合泛太平洋管理学会第26届年会)

会议地点: 深圳

会议语种:英文

页码: 71-73

在线出版日期: 2009-06-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）