Organizational Psychology

In the literature on organizational psychology in recent decades have arisen numerous studies that apply positive psychology in an organizational context, such as positive organizational study including concepts of positive organizational behavior and positive organizational scholarship. Earlier, some researchers suggested that these concepts are similar, but other scientists have anopinion that these concepts have differences. Purpose. This article aimed to analyze various points of view regarding the concepts of positive organizational study: positive organizational behavior by F. Luthans and positive organizational scholarship by K. Cameron, and, on the basis of it, propose certain understanding of these concepts that could overcome contradictions that have arisen inthe literature. Methods. This study is based on analysis of literature and systematization of the theoretical and empirical material. Results. We analyze different approaches to the study of positive organizational study, created by F. Luthans — positive organizational behavior and by K. Cameron — positive organizational scholarship. Despite of the different points of view, researchers emphasizethe similarity of these concepts. They emerged almost simultaneously in the early 2000s from the disciplines of positive psychology, organizational behavior and development, prosocial organizational behavior, and community psychology. These concepts consider the processes that allow developing positive abilities of employee, teaching them to skills of positive organizational behavior. However, positive organizational behavior looks at the processes taking place at individual level, while the positive organizational scholarship discovers processes at organizational level. The value of the results.The conclusions gained after conducted theoretical analysis provide a generalized view and expand the understanding of the concepts of positive organizational behavior created by F. Lutans and the positive organizational scholarship by K. Cameron.