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Positive Organizational Scholarship

A Critical Theory Perspective

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, bcaza{at}uiuc.edu

Arran Caza

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Positive organizational scholarship (POS) is considered an alternative approach to studying organizations; it is argued that POS plays a critical theory role in contemporary organizational scholarship. By using essays on critical theory in organizational science to consider POS research, and drawing from the principles of Gestalt psychology, it is argued that the important distinctions between POS and traditional organizational scholarship lie in POS's emphasis on positive processes, on value transparency, and on extending the range of what constitutes a positive organizational outcome. In doing so, it is concluded that the primary contribution of POS is that it offers an alternative to the deficit model that shapes the design and conduct of organizational research.

Key Words: positive organizational scholarship • critical theory • organizational theory

Journal of Management Inquiry, Vol. 17, No. 1, 21-33 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1056492607305907


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