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March 13, 2019
Jane Dutton and Monica Worline’s book, Awakening Compassion at Work: The Quiet Power That Elevates People and Organizations, was mentioned in an article, “The Art of Executive Feedback,” published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. The article’s author wrote that Awakening Compassion “changed the way [he] understood leadership and organizational effectiveness.” Dutton is a co-founder […]
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March 11, 2019
Menlo Innovation’s CEO and Chief Storyteller Richard Sheridan was interviewed for a Forbes article titled, “Satisfaction? Engagement? Why Not Joy At Work?” Sheridan was strategically chosen to discuss his company’s notably recognized workplace culture and how he frames “joy” in the context of leadership, performance, and employee engagement. Menlo Innovations is member of the […]
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March 7, 2019
The HowStuffWorks article, “The Pros and Cons of Coworking Spaces,” features research by Gretchen Spreitzer, Peter Bacevice, and Lyndon Garrett about the impact of coworking on people’s ability to thrive in their roles. Spreitzer is the Keith E. and Valerie J. Alessi Professor of Business Administration, professor of management and organizations, and a member of […]
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March 5, 2019
For the second year in a row Owens Corning was named one of the 2019 “World’s Most Ethical Companies” by the Ethisphere Institute, an organization that “defines and measures corporate ethical standards.” “For Owens Corning employees, this is an important recognition of our ongoing commitment to integrity and the highest standards of conduct in everything […]
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March 1, 2019
Gretchen Spreitzer was interviewed in an episode of Georgia Institute of Technology’s Work Science Center Podcast series. She was invited to contribute to this episode, “New Work Arrangements,” because of her research on alternative work arrangements and their benefits on employee and employer well-being. Spreitzer is the Keith E. and Valerie J. Alessi Professor of […]
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March 1, 2019
Essay examines the phenomenon of successful people who remain unhappy The New York Times Magazine recently published a special issue on “The Future of Work,” and one article causing some buzz — titled “Wealthy, Successful, and Miserable” — highlights research conducted by Michigan Ross Professor Emerita Jane Dutton. The article, by Pulitzer Prize winner Charles […]
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February 28, 2019
The University of Michigan will make a half-million-dollar investment in a startup founded by Ross Professor Wayne Baker, with additional funding possible in the future The Board of Regents approved the investment, along with three others, on Thursday through the Michigan Investment in New Technology Startups initiative. The MINTS fund, which is overseen by the […]
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February 28, 2019
Kim Cameron contributed to a story in The Hollywood Reporter titled “How to Fix the Academy’s Management Problem: Overhaul the Board.” The article discusses the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ current management and organizational structure and what should be done to improve it. “A 54-person board is ridiculous,” Cameron tells the Reporter, “you […]
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February 21, 2019
Jane Dutton’s research was cited in the Harvard Business Review article, “What to Do When You Realize You’ve Made a Mistake.” The article uses Dutton’s research on “identity claiming” to explain why people feel their self-identity is threatened when they find out they’re wrong, especially in situations where others are involved in the discovery. […]
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February 20, 2019
Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) superstars David M. Mayer, Susan J. Ashford, and Scott Sonenshein (along with Madeline Ong) teamed up to author a Harvard Business Review article detailing their research recently published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. The HBR article, “To Get Companies to Take Action on Social Issues, Emphasize Morals, Not the […]
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February 14, 2019
Ron May, an Executive in Residence at the Center for Positive Organizations, developed and currently teaches a course titled “Leadership Principles and Positive Engagement” at Oakland University. May describes his class as, “a course that is envisioned to take practical leadership issues and provide insight and understanding to the participant as to the underlying attributes […]
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February 12, 2019
New research from Professor Ach Adhvaryu demonstrates a win-win for companies and employees Giving low-wage workers a “voice” on the job — the ability to communicate concerns to management — is believed to improve employee satisfaction and retention. Now a new paper supports this theory using a field-based, randomized, controlled trial — the most rigorous […]
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