MAIOP 641 - Social Psychology and Well-Being

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This course focuses on the social psychology concepts and processes to understand the interaction between self, people, and organizations. It addresses, the interplay between social psychological processes and organizational systems, and how these processes shape individual and organizational well-being. Students will be provided an overview of social theories, concepts and models and research that apply to our understanding of individual well-being in organizations, as well as an application of social and positive psychological theory and research to enhance performance and well-being. Students will learn the role of work in creating positive emotional experiences, engagement, meaning, and high-quality connections. The class deals with models of job-related well-being and empirical findings from occupational health and positive organizational scholarship; it explores the issues associated with the measurement of emotional experience and their causes and antecedents, and demonstrates the analytical procedures and techniques for testing various models of well-being and strain.