Author Archives: Center for POS

Applying a POS Lens to Bring out the Best in Organizations

By Center for POS

A special issue of Organizational Dynamics, edited by Gretchen Spreitzer and Kim Cameron, answers these questions and more:

  • How can organizations transform themselves using POS?
  • How can leaders create more positive systems, careers, and wellbeing in the workplace?
  • How can individuals craft their careers to ensure a strong sense of meaning and purpose?

Volume 41, Issue 2, Pages 85-172 (April–June 2012)
Table of Contents (PDF)
Executive Summaries of Articles (PDF)

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Center for POS Welcomes Managing Director Chris White

By Center for POS


Center for POS faculty director Bob Quinn has announced the March 1st appointment of Chris White, Michigan Ross MBA 2011, as the first managing director of the Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS). As the Center for POS celebrates its 10th year, Chris will take the lead in setting a strategy to expand the reach of the Center and its research to individuals and organizations worldwide. In particular, he will lead the Positive Business Initiative made possible by a generous gift from Terence E. Adderley, Michigan Ross BBA 1955/MBA 1956.

Chris brings a unique set of skills and experience to the Center. He has been leading and consulting to purpose-driven organizations for 15 years, and his work has spanned the non-profit, corporate, and philanthropic sectors. Chris also has a deep understanding of the culture at Michigan Ross, where he co-created and co-taught courses with faculty member Jerry Davis and with the Center’s Bob Quinn while earning his MBA.

Chris can be reached at chriswhi@umich.edu.

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Positive Organizational Scholarship grows in South Africa

By Center for POS

Kim Cameron took part in an Executive Leaders Forum at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in January 2012.

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