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How Positive Psychology can Support Sustainable Project Management

How Positive Psychology can Support Sustainable Project Management

Jasper C. van den Brink
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781466641778|ISBN10: 1466641770|EISBN13: 9781466641785
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4177-8.ch015
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van den Brink, Jasper C. "How Positive Psychology can Support Sustainable Project Management." Sustainability Integration for Effective Project Management, edited by Gilbert Silvius and Jennifer Tharp, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 245-260. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4177-8.ch015

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van den Brink, J. C. (2013). How Positive Psychology can Support Sustainable Project Management. In G. Silvius & J. Tharp (Eds.), Sustainability Integration for Effective Project Management (pp. 245-260). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4177-8.ch015

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van den Brink, Jasper C. "How Positive Psychology can Support Sustainable Project Management." In Sustainability Integration for Effective Project Management, edited by Gilbert Silvius and Jennifer Tharp, 245-260. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4177-8.ch015

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Abstract

In this chapter, the relationship between positive psychology and sustainable project management is discussed. A general description of the field of positive psychology is given. The relationship between positive psychology and the three P’s of sustainability (People, Planet, and Profit) is described. Specific attention is paid to hope and optimism as ways to intervene in project teams. Hope and optimism are central concepts in positive psychology. These concepts can help to improve the sustainability of project teams and to stimulate sustainable change.

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