Positivistic organizational behavior and research

Abstract

Management, in the third Millennium, requires a paradigm change from negativistic to positivistic in order to make optimal use of positive capacities, attitudes, and capabilities of human resources through organizational positive procedures and policies. Positivistic psychological movement has had the important accomplishments for managers and leaders in human resources area. It is also shown in practice that applying positivistic psychological principals is related to performance and efficiency. In the present paper, we will study the concept of positivistic psychology in work and its branches (Positivistic organizational behavior and research) and their results in workplace.