Jane E. Dutton                                                   


Robert L. Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Business Administration and Psychology

Job Crafting and the Meaning of Work

Publications

 

Berg, J.M., Wrzesniewski, A., & Dutton, J.E. (2009).  Perceiving and responding to challenges in job crafting at different ranks: When proactivity requires adaptivity.  Forthcoming in the Journal of Organizational Behavior.

 

Wrzesniewski, A. and J. Dutton.  Crafting a Job: Employees as Active Crafters of Their Work Academy of Management Review, 26, 2, 179-201, 2001.

 

Wrzesniewski, A., J. Dutton and G. Debebe. Interpersonal Sensemaking and the Meaning of Work. In B, Staw and R. Kramer. Research in Organizational Behavior (San Francisco: Interscience), Vo.l 25, 93-135, 2003.

Job Crafting Cases

Crafting a Fulfilling Job: Bringing Passion Into Work

Job Crafting at Burt's Bees

Job Crafting Exercises

The Job Crafting Exercise is a self-development tool that helps people identify opportunities to make positive changes to their own job designs by encouraging them to view their jobs in a new way.  More . . . .

 

 

 

 

Job Crafting Theory-to-Practice Briefing

A Theory-to-Practice Briefing distills an academic research concept and presents it in a manner useful for future or present managers. Each briefing defines a theoretical concept of interest and discusses how relevant research findings can be applied in the workplace.  More . . . .

 

Areas of Expertise:

 

 

High-Quality Connections and Relationships at Work

Compassion and Organizations

Positive Organizational Scholarship

Issue Selling and Issue Management

Identity and Identification in Organizations

Job Crafting and the Meaning of Work

Publications

Job Crafting Cases

Job Crafting Exercises

Job Crafting Theory-to-Practice Briefing


Related Connections:

 

 

 

Management and Organizations Department

Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship

Compassionlab

734.764.1376

janedut@umich.edu