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Overview

James B. Avey is affiliated with Central Washington University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within psychology and business, with a focus on organizational behavior and human resource management.

The scientist's work prominently covers the following main fields of study:

  • Psychology
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Their research also delves into several subfields, including:

  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Social Psychology
  • General Health Professions
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Applied Psychology

James B. Avey's research topics concentrate on workplace and psychological well-being aspects, with particular attention to:

  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Emotional Intelligence and Performance
  • Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
  • Taxation and Compliance Studies

Frequent publication venues include a variety of journals focused on management and organizational studies:

  • Internet Research
  • Journal of Knowledge Management
  • International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
  • Personnel Review
  • Organizational Dynamics

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by James B. Avey are:

  • "How does abusive supervision hurt employees? The role of positive psychological capital," 2021, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
  • "Fostering employees' resilience and psychological well-being through an app-based resilience intervention," 2022, Personnel Review

Other relevant papers related to abusive supervision and workplace behavior include:

  • "Abusive supervisors and employees who cyberloaf," 2020, Internet Research
  • "How and when abusive supervision influences knowledge hiding behavior: evidence from India," 2021, Journal of Knowledge Management
  • "Justice perceptions and reappraisal: A path to preserving employee resilience," 2023, Human Performance

Collaborations have frequently involved several colleagues, with notable coauthors including:

  • Ketan H. Mhatre
  • Upasna A. Agarwal
  • Upasnaa A. Agarwal
  • Keke Wu
  • Jadvir K. Gill

Best Publications

  • POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL: MEASUREMENT AND RELATIONSHIP WITH PERFORMANCE AND SATISFACTION

    Fred Luthans;Bruce J. Avolio;James B. Avey;Steven M. Norman

  • Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Positive Psychological Capital on Employee Attitudes, Behaviors, and Performance.

    James B. Avey;Rebecca J. Reichard;Fred Luthans;Ketan H. Mhatre

  • Psychological capital development: toward a micro-intervention

    Fred Luthans;James B. Avey;Bruce J. Avolio;Steven M. Norman

  • The mediating role of psychological capital in the supportive organizational climate—employee performance relationship

    Fred Luthans;Steven M. Norman;Bruce J. Avolio;James B. Avey

  • Can Positive Employees Help Positive Organizational Change? Impact of Psychological Capital and Emotions on Relevant Attitudes and Behaviors

    James B. Avey;Tara S. Wernsing;Fred Luthans

  • Psychological capital: A positive resource for combating employee stress and turnover

    James B. Avey;Fred Luthans;Susan M. Jensen

  • The Development and Resulting Performance Impact of Positive Psychological Capital.

    Fred Luthans;James B. Avey;Bruce J. Avolio;Suzanne J. Peterson

  • Impact of positive psychological capital on employee well-being over time.

    James B. Avey;Fred Luthans;Ronda M. Smith;Noel F. Palmer

  • Experimental Analysis of a Web-Based Training Intervention to Develop Positive Psychological Capital

    Fred Luthans;James B. Avey;Jaime L. Patera

  • The Additive Value of Positive Psychological Capital in Predicting Work Attitudes and Behaviors

    James B. Avey;Fred Luthans;Carolyn M. Youssef

  • Psychological ownership: theoretical extensions, measurement and relation to work outcomes

    James B. Avey;Bruce J. Avolio;Craig D. Crossley;Fred Luthans

  • Authentic Leadership and Positive Psychological Capital: The Mediating Role of Trust at the Group Level of Analysis

    Rachel Clapp-Smith;Gretchen R. Vogelgesang;James B. Avey

  • : Authentically leading groups: The mediating role of collective psychological capital and trust

    Fred O. Walumbwa;Fred Luthans;James B. Avey;Adegoke Oke

  • Exploring the Process of Ethical Leadership: The Mediating Role of Employee Voice and Psychological Ownership

    James B. Avey;Tara S. Wernsing;Michael E. Palanski

  • The Implications of Positive Psychological Capital on Employee Absenteeism

    James B. Avey;Jaime L. Patera;Bradley J. West

  • More evidence on the value of Chinese workers' psychological capital: A potentially unlimited competitive resource?

    Fred Luthans;James B. Avey;Rachel Clapp-Smith;Weixing Li

  • Relationship between positive psychological capital and creative performance

    David S Sweetman;Fred Luthans;James B. Avey;Brett C. Luthans

  • When Leadership Goes Unnoticed: The Moderating Role of Follower Self-Esteem on the Relationship Between Ethical Leadership and Follower Behavior

    James B. Avey;Michael E. Palanski;Fred O. Walumbwa

  • Experimentally Analyzing the Impact of Leader Positivity on Follower Positivity and Performance

    James B. Avey;Bruce J. Avolio;Fred Luthans

  • The Interactive Effects of Psychological Capital and Organizational Identity on Employee Organizational Citizenship and Deviance Behaviors

    Steven M. Norman;James B. Avey;James L. Nimnicht;Nancy Graber Pigeon

  • Using positivity, transformational leadership and empowerment to combat employee negativity

    James B. Avey;Larry W. Hughes;Steven M. Norman;Kyle W. Luthans

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred Luthans
Fred Luthans University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Bruce J. Avolio
Bruce J. Avolio University of Washington
Sean T. Hannah
Sean T. Hannah Wake Forest University
Christopher Peterson
Christopher Peterson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Shane J. Lopez
Shane J. Lopez University of Kansas
Fred O. Walumbwa
Fred O. Walumbwa Florida International University

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