The perils of positivity
指出积极组织行为学研究发展过快，可能超出其概念、方法和意识形态基础的承受能力，并讨论了六个具体问题，包括关注个体层面、缺乏历史视角、构念效度、研究方法单一、忽视组织设计缺陷以及新范式的诱惑。
Abstract The passion and productivity that characterizes research on positive organizational behavior (POB) is impressive. Yet POB research is accumulating so rapidly that it may exceed what the field's conceptual, methodological, and ideological foundation can bear. I discuss here six concerns prompted by the articles in this special issue. These concerns are (1) the emphasis of positive organizational scholarship on individual‐level phenomena, (2) the ahistorical character of POB research and writing, (3) the construct validity of key concepts, (4) over‐reliance on a particular research strategy, (5) implicit acceptance of fundamental flaws in how work and organizations are designed, and (6) the seductiveness of new research paradigms. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.