Meaningful Work

Meaningful Work is a form of employment in which individuals perceive their tasks as inherently valuable and aligned with their personal values, thereby experiencing a sense of purpose and contribution to broader societal or organizational outcomes.

420

Publications

35.1K

Citations

859

Authors

465

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

218

Parents

Employee Engagement

Children

Meaning-making At WorkMoral Meaning At WorkOccupational MeaningPositive Organizational ScholarshipPurposeful LeadershipSelf-determination At WorkSpirituality At WorkWork As CallingWork SatisfactionWorkplace Meaning

Publications

420

Measuring Meaningful Work

Michael F. Steger, Bryan J. Dik, Ryan D. Duffy · Journal of Career Assessment · 2012 · 1.5K citations

Management, Organizational Behavior, Psychology +17

The Call of the Wild: Zookeepers, Callings, and the Double-edged Sword of Deeply Meaningful Work

J. Stuart Bunderson, Jeffery A. Thompson · Administrative Science Quarterly · 2009 · 1.2K citations

Management, Zoology, Animal Behavior +13

The Theory of Purposeful Work Behavior: The Role of Personality, Higher-Order Goals, and Job Characteristics

Murray R. Barrick, Michael K. Mount, Ning Li · Academy of Management Review · 2012 · 730 citations

Management, Organizational Behavior, Psychology +17

On Corporate Social Responsibility, Sensemaking, and the Search for Meaningfulness Through Work

Herman Aguinis, Ante Glavas · Journal of Management · 2017 · 672 citations

Management, Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior +14

Outcomes of Meaningful Work: A Meta‐Analysis

Blake A. Allan, Cassondra Batz-Barbarich, Haley M. Sterling et al. · Journal of Management Studies · 2018 · 601 citations

Management, Organizational Behavior, Psychology +14

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Authors

859

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Blake A. Allan
University of Florida, United States
15 publications · 2K citations
15
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Ryan D. Duffy
University of Florida, United States
12 publications · 2.7K citations
12
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Marjolein Lips‐Wiersma
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
7 publications · 1.3K citations
7
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KL
Kelsey L. Autin
University of Florida, United States
7 publications · 748 citations
7
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CM
Christopher Michaelson
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota, United States
7 publications · 772 citations
7
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Institutions

465

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Venues

Journal of Business Ethics
17 publications · 2.3K citations
17
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Journal of Career Assessment
14 publications · 2.5K citations
14
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Frontiers in Psychology
8 publications · 712 citations
8
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Human Relations
7 publications · 755 citations
7
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Journal of Management Studies
7 publications · 1.2K citations
7
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