Orientation: This study was positioned within the field of positive psychology, specifically organisational behaviour scholarship (POBS). Research purpose: The aim research to investigate relationship between psychological capital (PsyCap), employees’ innovative thinking and their behaviour. Motivation for study: Psychological has been associated with many outcomes, but relatively little previo...

The primary aims of this paper are to review the concept of social capital and related constructs and to provide a brief guide to their operationalization and measurement. We focus on four existing constructs: collective efficacy, psychological sense of community, neighborhood cohesion and community competence. Each of these constructs taps into slightly different, yet overlapping, aspects of s...

High levels of social capital may be associated with positive mental health in adults. However, quantifying the various dimensions of social capital has presented a challenge due in part to the diverse definitions and measures used. Data from a representative, population-wide survey of Australian adults aged 16 years and older were used to investigate the links between dimensions of social capi...

This paper considers how information processing approaches to intelligencemay offer implications for the study of human capital resources within organizations. We first provide a brief overview of human capital research that summarizes its evolution and current areas of emphasis. This review notes that most of the research on human capital has ignored key developments in the psychological study...