Psychology plays a very important role in organizations today, in particular positive psychology. This can be seen in every sector of today's workplace, from IT to factory work, and it affects every level of an organization. Positive psychology can have a huge impact on organizations. Everything from morale to employee turnover can be drastically affected. Psychology has been described as “the scientific study of behavior and mental processes” (Riffio, 2009). It was widely criticized when it was first introduced into the workplace. Workers believed that the use of psychology was not in their best interest. It was not until 3 August 1948 that the Manchester Guardian reported that the Trade Union Council had begun attempting to eliminate the common perception among employees that the use of psychology was intended to prevent employers from paying them higher wages . For years, psychology was considered to only affect a company's productivity. For example, Frederick Taylor was an engineer who believed that efficiency could be improved by the "time and motion" procedure, in which a task was divided into several smaller tasks. Organizations were not investing in the well-being of their employees. The only use of psychology was to increase profits. This has changed dramatically since 1996, when future president of the American Psychology Association (APA), Martin Seligman, coined the term "positive psychology." Seligman had very strong beliefs about how the world was abusing psychology; he thought “psychology was half-baked, literally half-baked.” We had prepared the mental illness part [...] the other side is not cooked, the strength side, the side of what we are good at” (Seligman, 1999). He was passionate... middle of article... active psychology in organizations has grown in popularity over the past few years and it will continue to flourish as the years go by. Works Cited Achor, S (2011), Ted Talks - Shawn Achor: The Happy Secret to Working Better, Bloomington, IndianaDiener, E (ND) http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness /ed-diener/Fredrickson,B (2003) The Value of Positive Emotions, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research SocietyEhrenreich, B (2008) Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America, Metropolitan BooksRiggio, R (2009) Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology Fifth Edition New Jersey, Pearson Education Inc. Seligman, M (1999) Speech, Lincoln SummitSeligman, M (2002). Authentic happiness: using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment. New York, NY: Free Press.