Institutt for ledelse og organisasjon

Nordic Psychology s. 1-25 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/19012276.2026.2669054

Drawing on the social exchange theory, this study examines the relationship between social and economic leader-member exchange (LMX) relationships and career success, and how these two types of LMX relationships affect career success from a lifespan perspective. The results from a dyadic field study with 196 employees and their leaders showed that social LMX predicted subjective career success, while economic LMX predicted employee objective career success rated by leaders. A learning goal orientation (LGO) moderated the relationship between social LMX and subjective career success, such that the relationship was stronger for employees with a strong LGO. Finally, the findings partially supported a three-way interaction. For younger employees, economical LMX had a negative impact on subjective career success for employees with a strong LGO. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

Journal of Positive Management 16(1) Doi: https://apcz.umk.pl/JPM/article/view/63163

Purpose: This article explores how human flourishing can be understood as an organizational capability that supports sustainable success, rather than solely as an individual psychological outcome. It aims to integrate insights from positive psychology, leadership, and organizational studies into a coherent human-centric framework. Design/methodology/approach: The article adopts a conceptual research design grounded in an interdisciplinary review of literature. To enrich and illustrate the proposed framework, it draws on qualitative insights from in-depth interviews with three senior executives operating in highly competitive global industries. These insights are used illustratively rather than for empirical generalization. Findings: The article develops an integrative framework identifying three interrelated levers that enable flourishing-oriented organizations: values-based leadership, organizational cultures fostering psychological safety, creativity, and belonging, and the strategic embedding of well-being into everyday organizational practices. Together, these levers link human flourishing to long-term organizational resilience, innovation, and meaningful performance. Implications/limitations: The study offers practical implications for leaders seeking to move beyond short-term performance metrics toward more sustainable, human-centric models of success. As a conceptual article supported by illustrative qualitative insights, its main limitation lies in the absence of large-scale empirical testing, which opens avenues for future research. Originality/value: The article contributes to positive management scholarship by reframing human flourishing as a collective organizational capability and by clarifying the mechanisms through which leadership and culture connect flourishing to sustainable success.

Krutt Forlag

Construction Management and Economics Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2026.2660109

Dynamic Relationships Management Journal 15(1) s. 9-21

Occupational recovery theories traditionally emphasize psychological detachment and low‐arousal states as necessary for restoring depleted resources. However, this framework fails to explain why certain high‐tempo, cognitively demanding activities appear to facilitate recovery for skilled practitioners. Originating from an auto‐ethnographic observation involving over 50,000 games of speed chess played during a period of high academic workload, this paper develops the Time‐Pressure Adaptation Model (TPAM). We propose that brief, voluntary engagement in high‐tempo activities forces a switch from deliberative (System 2) to automatic (System 1) processing, mechanically displacing rumination. Crucially, we theorize that expertise functions as a boundary condition: only when automaticity is high does time pressure reduce cognitive load; otherwise, it amplifies strain. We synthesize research on dual‐process cognition, the “choking under pressure” phenomenon, and default mode network suppression to generate testable propositions regarding workload, rumination, and active recovery.