Job Crafting and the Meaning of Work

Media Coverage, Podcasts, and Multimedia

Publications and Blogs

Dutton J.E, and Wrzesniewski A. What Job Crafting Looks Like, Harvard Business Review. March 12, 2020.

Berg, J.M., Wrzesniewski, A., and Dutton, J.E. Perceiving And Responding To Challenges In Job Crafting At Different Ranks: When Proactivity Requires Adaptivity. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31, 158-186, 2010.

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.

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

Book Chapters

Wrzesniewski, A., N. Boluglio J. Dutton and J. Berg. Job Crafting and Cultivating Positive Meaning and Identity in Work. In Bakker, A. Advances in Positive Organizational Psychology. Emerald: London, UK., 2012.

Berg, J., J. Dutton and A. Wrzesniewski. Job Crafting and Meaningful Work. In Purpose and Meaning in the Workplace, Washington,DC, APA Books, 2012.

Job Crafting Cases

Job Crafting Exercise

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. Click For 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. Click For More