MGMT 2142
The Science of Thriving at Work: Individuals, Groups and Organizations · 1 instructor on record · 6 sections
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In this comprehensive exploration, we will immerse ourselves in the growing domain of positive organizational scholarship (POS) and positive psychology, equipping students with research knowledge and practical skills to foster individual and collective flourishing in work settings. Flourishing is a multidimensional concept that captures the optimal state of functioning in individuals, groups, and organizations. It encompasses thriving, engagement, health, growth, creativity, and other markers of positive deviance. Throughout the course, we will delve into the core topics and foundational theories of positive psychology and POS to understand how human flourishing can be nurtured and sustained.Our journey will begin by understanding the historical roots of positive psychology, which emerged as a paradigm shift, challenging traditional psychology to explore the positive aspects of life and build on human strengths and capacities. We will also examine how flourishing extends beyond merely curing pathology, emphasizing the need to unlock and capitalize on potential resources at various levels, from individuals to teams, communities, and institutions. We will unravel the science of habit formation and how positive habits relate to flourishing. We study the science of happiness and general well-being, and explore how to identify and leverage individual strengths to foster personal growth and resilience. We will also build an understanding of research showing the power positive emotions have to shape well-being and performance. We will furthermore study positive Interventions - exploring evidence-based practices to cultivate flourishing in personal and professional contexts and strategies for building thriving workplaces that unleash the best in people. While we embrace the transformative potential of positivity, we also acknowledge the complexities and potential dark sides of this approach. We will critically discuss the challenges of maintaining a positive pathway, aiming for a nuanced understanding of positive psychology and its application in organizations.Our pedagogy will go beyond traditional lectures, actively involving you in individual and group experiential exercises, reflections, and discussions. Moreover, this course places emphasis on research exploration, and includes assignments asking you to design and conduct a research project to examine the effects of positive interventions. By the end of this course, you will have gained valuable insights into cultivating personal well-being and creating positive change within groups and organizations. Together, we will uncover the keys to unlocking human potential and fostering thriving - personally, professionally, in teams, and in organizations.
| Instructor | Overall | Workload | Challenge | RMP overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith ClairProfessor and William S. McKiernan '78 Family Faculty Fellow · Management and Organization | 906 records | 78th | 41st | 863 ratings · all classes |
There is no ranking to read here: Judith Clair is the only instructor with evaluation records for MGMT 2142, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.
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All 13 items · means across 6 recordsBar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.
Game log
6 sections · newest first| Instructor | Term | Sec | Instr | Course | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Clair | Spring 2026 | 01 | 87 | 89 | 60 |
| Judith Clair | Spring 2026 | 02 | 91 | 90 | 60 |
| Judith Clair | Spring 2025 | 01 | 86 | 88 | 60 |
| Judith Clair | Spring 2025 | 02 | 89 | 88 | 60 |
| Judith Clair | Spring 2024 | 01 | 89 | 86 | 60 |
| Judith Clair | Spring 2024 | 02 | 96 | 93 | 60 |
How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.