Passion for Work

Robert J. Vallerand is Professor of Social Psychology and Director of the Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Comportement Social at the Université du Québec à Montréal where he holds a Canada Research Chair in Motivational Processes and Optimal Functioning. Professor Vallerand has published 8 books and around 350 scientific publications. He has served as President of the Quebec Society for Research in Psychology, the Canadian Psychological Association, and the International Positive Psychology Association. He is a Fellow of over a dozen associations including the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. He has received the Donald O. Hebb Career Award from the Canadian Psychological Association, the William James Award from the APA for his book The Psychology of Passion, the Christopher Peterson Gold Medal Award from the International Positive Psychology Association, and the Sport Science Award from the International Olympic Committee. Nathalie Houlfort is Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology and Director of the Laboratoire de recherche sur le Comportement Organisationnel at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Professor Houlfort earned her Ph.D. in social psychology from McGill University, and her expertise lies in motivational processes at work. She has served as Head of the Work and Organizational Psychology Section of the Psychology Department at UQAM. Her research focuses on the role of passion in work-life balance. She has worked with many organizations as a consultant and is still consulting with leaders and workers to help building better workplaces where passion for work can be promoted thereby leading to more positive outcomes for all.

Foreword
Edward. L. Deci

Preface

Part One - Introduction

Chapter 1. On Passion at Work: A Brief History and an Introduction
Robert J. Vallerand and Nathalie Houlfort

Part Two - Theoretical Issues

Chapter 2. The Dualistic Model of Passion-15 Years Later
Robert J. Vallerand, Nathalie Houlfort, and Sarah Bourdeau

Chapter 3. Fire in the Office: Identities and Passion at Work
Charles Y. Murnieks and Melissa Cardon

Chapter 4. A Model for the Formation of Employee Work Passion: Initial Findings and Future Directions
Drea Zigarmi, Kim Nimon, Taylor Peyton, and Brad Shuck

Chapter 5. Lay Theories of How Passion for Work is Achieved
Patricia Chen and Phoebe C. Ellsworth

Part Three - On the Determinants of Passion

Chapter 6. Determinants of Passion for Work
Mark Hardgrove

Chapter 7. The Role of Autonomy Support in the Development of Passion
Joëlle Carpentier and Geneviève A. Mageau

Chapter 8. Effort and Success as Predictors of Passion
Maike Lex, Michael M. Gielnik, and Michael Frese

Part Four - On the Consequences of Passion

Chapter 9. When and Why does Passion for Work Predict Well- and Ill-Being? Testing an Extended Dualistic Model of Passion in Adaptation to the Work Place
Claude Fernet, Sarah-Geneviève Trépanier, Stéphanie Austin, and Louise Clément

Chapter 10. Passion Towards Work and Work-Life Conflict
Julie Boiché and Johan Caudroit

Chapter 11. The Bright, Dark, and Unlit Sides of Work Passion: Predicting Work Performance and Attitudes
Violet T. Ho and Marina N. Astakhova

Chapter 12. Passion for Work and Interpersonal Relationships
Ide Katrine Birkeland

Part Five - Passion and Specific Issues

Chapter 13. Passion and Retirement: When Passion for Work Paves the Way to a Healthy Retirement
Nathalie Houlfort, Julie Lauzier, and Sarah Bourdeau

Chapter 14. A Passion for Leadership
Melissa Trivisonno and Julian Barling

Chapter 15. Passion and Entrepreneurship
Edwin A. Locke and J. Robert Baum

Chapter 16. The Outcomes of Passion in Entrepreneurship
Silvia Stroe, Sara Thorgren, and Joakim Wincent

Part Six Conclusion

Chapter 17. A Brief Summary of What We Know and Don't Know about Passion at Work
Kim Cameron

Index