ABSTRACT
This introductory chapter starts by giving the reader a brief overview of how positive relationships at work relates to the positive scholarship movement. It then examines why this book is needed and provides the reader with the mission, vision, and objectives of the book. The chapter offers a foundation for defining positive relationships at work based on a distillation of the approaches used by the contributors. It gives the reader a practical overview of the roadmap of the book. Positive relationships at work are a type of relationship that exists within the context of organizations, work, and careers. Positive work relationships, which some of our contributors used interchangeably with the term positive organizational relationships, are connected to the organization in some way, but may be situated within or outside of organizational boundaries. Finally, the chapter presents the summary of the book that invites readers to explore the rich new research frontier.
