Amy Wrzesniewski
William and Jacalyn Egan Professor
Professor of Management
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
amyw@wharton.upenn.edu
https://mgmt.wharton.upenn.
Related Research Interests
I am a scholar of the meaning of work. My interest is largely in what shapes the ways in which people make different meaning of their work and the implications of this for them as individuals and for the groups and organizations of which they are a part. My work is focused on relationships as well, insofar as the interactions and ties we have with others inform meaning, connection, and meaningfulness in work.
Relevant Publications
- Jiang, W. & Wrzesniewski, A. (2021). Misaligned meaning: Couples’ work orientation incongruence and their work outcomes. Organization Science, 33, 785-809.
- Petriglieri, G., Ashford, S. J., & Wrzesniewski, A. (2019). Agony and ecstasy in the gig economy: Cultivating holding environments for precarious and personalized work identities. Administrative Science Quarterly, 64, 124-170.
- Dutton, J. E., Debebe, G., & Wrzesniewski, A. (2016). Being valued and devalued at work: A social valuing perspective. In B. A. Bechky & K. D. Elsbach (Eds.), Qualitative Organizational Research: Best Papers from the Davis Conference on Qualitative Research: 9-51. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
- Bartel, C. A., Wrzesniewski, A., & Wiesenfeld, B. (2012). Knowing where you stand: Physical isolation, perceived respect, and organizational identification among virtual employees. Organization Science, 23, 743-757.
- Wrzesniewski, A., Dutton, J. E., & Debebe, G. (2003). Interpersonal sensemaking and the meaning of work. Research in Organizational Behavior, 25, 93-135.
