Exploring the role of hope in job performance: results from four studies

By Suzanne J. Peterson, Kris Byron. 2008

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Social Psychology

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In Applied Psychology

1. James Avey
2. Fred Luthans
3. Bruce J. Avolio
4. Steven M. Norman
5. S. Donaldson
6. Suzanne J. Peterson
7. Ia Ko
8. J. Barbuto

In Social Psychology

1. Fred Luthans
2. James Avey
3. Bruce J. Avolio
4. Steven M. Norman
5. Suzanne J. Peterson
6. S. Donaldson
7. Ia Ko
8. Arnold B. Bakker

Citations in the corpus

• Positive organizational psychology, behavior, and scholarship: A review of the emerging literature and evidence base (2010, background): “Hope predicted job performance beyond cognitive ability and self-efficacy (Peterson & Byron, 2008).”
• The relationship between psychological capital, job satisfaction, and safety perceptions in the maritime industry (2015, background): “This is noteworthy since hope is a positive psychological resource that is related to higher work performance outcomes across a number of independent studies (Peterson and Byron, 2008).”
• Meeting the Leadership Challenge of Employee Well-Being Through Relationship PsyCap and Health PsyCap (2013, unknown): “…employee attitudes, behaviors, and performance in the workplace (e.g., for a recent metaanalysis, see Avey, Reichard, Luthans, & Mhatre, 2011; and also see Luthans, Avolio, et al., 2007; S. J. Peterson & Byron, 2008; S. J. Peterson et al., 2011; Stajkovic & Luthans, 1998; Youssef & Luthans, 2007).”
• The Interactive Effects of Psychological Capital and Organizational Identity on Employee Organizational Citizenship and Deviance Behaviors (2010, methodology): “Further, Luthans and colleagues brought hope research to the work environment (Luthans & Jensen, 2002; Peterson & Byron, 2008; Peterson & Luthans, 2003).”
• The effects of employee engagement and self-efficacy on job performance: a longitudinal field study (2018, background): “…study; field study CONTACT Paul l. nesbit paul.nesbit@mgsm.edu.au consistent relationship between self-efficacy and performance in areas such as sales (Peterson & Byron, 2008), proactive behavior (Parker, Williams, & Turner, 2006), and work-related performance (Stajkovic & Luthans, 1998).2 The…”
• Having the will and finding the way: A review and meta-analysis of hope at work (2013, background): “In contrast, when confronted with goal blockages, low-hope employees are more likely to disengage from their goals and experience a decrease in motivation to pursue alternate strategies (Anderson, 1988; Michael, 2000; Peterson & Byron, 2008; Snyder, 1999; Snyder et al., 1991).”
• Two field studies examining the association between positive psychological capital and employee performance (2010, background): “In terms of employee performance, Peterson and Byron (2008)”
• Servant Leadership, Hope, and Organizational Virtuousness: A Framework Exploring Positive Micro and Macro Behaviors and Performance Impact (2011, background): “Peterson and Byron (2008) studied retail sales employees, mortgage brokers, and management executives and reported that hope increased their job performance by enabling employees to generate more solutions and higher quality solutions to their work problems.”
• The Development and Resulting Performance Impact of Positive Psychological Capital. (2010, background): “…in clinical applications, hope has also been found to lead to higher work performance outcomes across a number of independent studies (Luthans, Avolio et al., 2007; Luthans, Avolio, Walumbwa, & Li, 2005; S. J. Peterson & Byron, 2007; S. J. Peterson & Luthans, 2003; Youssef & Luthans, 2007).”