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. Download

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. Download

Wrzesniewski, A., Teresa Cardador, M. (2015). Better to Give and to Compete? Prosocial and Competitive Motives as Interactive Predictors of Citizenship Behavior. The Journal of Social Psychology. Download

Wrzesniewski, A., Schwartz, B., Cong, X.,Kane, M., Omar, A., & Kolditz, T. (2014). Multiple types of motives don’t multiply the motivation of West Point cadets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, (In Press). Download

Anteby, M. & Wrzesniewski, A. (2014). In search of the self at work: Young adults’ experiences of a dual identity organization. In H. R. Greve & M-D. L. Seidel (Eds.), Research in Sociology of Work Vol. 25: Adolescent Experiences and Adult Work Outcomes. Emerald Publishing Ltd. Download

Drori, I., Wrzesniewski, A., & Ellis, S. (2013). One out of many? Boundary negotiation and identity formation in postmerger integration. Organization Science, 24(6), 1717-1741. Download

Okimoto, T. G., & Wrzesniewski, A. (2012). Effort in the face of difference: Feeling like a non-prototypical group member motivates effort. European Journal of Social Psychology, 42, 628-639. Download  

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. Download

Drori, I., Wrzesniewski, A., & Ellis, S. (2011). Cultural clashes in a “merger of equals”: The case of high-tech start-ups. Human Resource Management Review, 50, 625-649. Download

Rosso, B. D., Dekas, K. H., & Wrzesniewski, A. (2010). On the meaning of work: A theoretical integration and review. Research in Organizational Behavior, 30, 91-127. Download

Grant, A. M., & Wrzesniewski, A. (2010). I won’t let you down… or will I? Core self-evaluations, other-orientation, anticipated guilt and gratitude, and job performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95, 108-121. Download

Gandal, N., Roccas, S., Sagiv, L. & Wrzesniewski, A. (2005). Personal value priorities of economists. Human Relations, 58, 1227-1252. Download

Wrzesniewski, A., Dutton, J. E., & Debebe, G.  (2003). Interpersonal sensemaking and the meaning of work. Research in Organizational Behavior, 25, 93-135. Download

Wrzesniewski, A. (2002). “It’s not just a job”: Shifting meanings of work in the wake of 9/11.  Journal of Management Inquiry, 11(2), 230-234. Download

Wrzesniewski, A., & Dutton, J. E.  (2001). Crafting a job: Revisioning employees as active crafters of their work.  Academy of Management Review, 26(2), 179-201. Download*Reprinted in C. L. Cooper & W. H. Starbuck (Eds.), Work and Workers: AThree Volume Set. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005.

Rozin, P., Fischler, C., Imada, S., Sarubin, A., & Wrzesniewski, A. (1999). Attitudes to food and the role of food in life in the U.S.A., Japan, Flemish Belgium and France: Possible implications for the diet-health debate. Appetite, 33, 163-180. Download

Wrzesniewski, A., McCauley, C. R., & Rozin, P. (1999). Odor and affect: Individual differences in the impact of odor on liking for places, things and people. Chemical Senses, 24, 713-721. Download

Rozin, P., Wrzesniewski, A., & Byrnes, D.  (1998). The elusiveness of evaluative conditioning.  Learning and Motivation, 29, 397-415. Download

Wrzesniewski, A., McCauley, C. R., Rozin, P., & Schwartz, B. (1997). Jobs, careers, and callings: People’s relations to their work.  Journal of Research in Personality, 31, 21-33. Download

Baeyens, F., Wrzesniewski, A., de Houwer, J., & Eelen, P.  (1996). Toilet rooms, body massages, and smells: Two field studies on human evaluative odor conditioning.  Current Psychology, 15, 77-96. Download

Todrank, J., Byrnes, D., Wrzesniewski, A., & Rozin, P.  (1995). Odors can change preferences for people in photographs: A cross-modal evaluative conditioning study with olfactory USs and visual CSs.  Learning and Motivation, 26, 116-140. Download

Popular Press

Berg, J. M., Wrzesniewski, A., & Dutton, J. E. (2010). Perceiving and responding to challenges in job crafting at different ranks: When proactivity requires adaptivity. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31, 158-186. Download

Petriglieri, G., Ashford, S. J., & Wrzesniewski, A. (March-April 2018). Thriving in the gig economy. Harvard Business Review, 140-143. Download

Wrzesniewski, A., & Schwartz, B. (2014). The secret of effective motivation. New York Times. July 4, 2014. Download

Canales, R., Massey, B. C., & Wrzesniewski, A. (2010). Promises aren’t enough: Business schools need to do a better job teaching students values. Wall Street Journal. August 23, 2010. Download

Wrzesniewski, A., Berg, J. M., & Dutton, J. E. (June 2010). Turn the job you have into the job you want. Harvard Business Review, 114-117. Download

Edited Books

Bartel, C. A., Blader, S., & Wrzesniewski, A. (Eds.). (2007). Identity and the Modern Organization.  Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Access

Reviewed in American Psychological Association Review of Books, 2008.

Reviewed in Administrative Science Quarterly, 2008.

Blader, S. L., Wrzesniewski, A., & Bartel, C. A. (2007). Identity and the modern organization: An invitation. In Identity and the Modern Organization.  Bartel, C. A., Blader, S., & Wrzesniewski, A. (Eds.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.  Download

Bartel, C. A., Wrzesniewski, A., & Wiesenfeld, B.  (2007). The struggle to establish organizational membership: Newcomer socialization in remote work contexts.  In Identity and the Modern Organization.  Bartel, C. A., Blader, S., & Wrzesniewski, A. (Eds.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.  Download

Invited Book Chapters

Schwartz, B., & Wrzesniewski, A. (2019). Reconceptualizing intrinsic motivation. In K. A. Renninger & S. E. Hidi (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook on Motivation and Learning: 373-396. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Download

Schwartz, B., & Wrzesniewski, A. (2016). Internal motivation, instrumental motivation, and eudaimonia. In J. Vitterso (Ed.), Handbook of Eudaimonic Well-Being: 123-134. New York: Springer. Download

Wrzesniewski, A. (2015). Callings and the meaning of work. In D. B. Yaden, T. D. McCall, & J. H. Ellens (Eds.), Being Called: Scientific, Secular, and Sacred Perspectives: 3-12. Denver: Praeger. Download

Wrzesniewski, A. (2014). Engage in job crafting. In G. M. Spreitzer & J. E. Dutton (Eds.), How to be a Positive Leader: Small Actions, Big Impact. San Francisco: Berrett Koehler. Download

Caza, B. B., & Wrzesniewski, A. (2013). How work shapes well-being. In S. A. David, I. Boniwell, & A. Conley Ayers (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Happiness: 693-710. Oxford University Press. Download

Wrzesniewski, A. (2010). Callings. In K. S. Cameron & G. Spreitzer (Eds.), In Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship. Oxford University Press. Download

Wrzesniewski, A., Dekas, K., & Rosso, B. (2009). Callings. In S. Lopez & A. Beauchamp (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology. Oxford, UK: Blackwell. Download

Wrzesniewski, A. & Tosti, J. (2005). Career as a calling. In J. H. Greenhaus & G. A. Callanan (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Career Development. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Download

Cameron, K. S., Dutton, J. E., Quinn, R. E., & Wrzesniewski A. (2003). Developing a discipline of positive organizational scholarship.  In K. S. Cameron, J. E. Dutton, & R. E. Quinn (Eds.), Positive Organizational Scholarship. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler. Download

Wrzesniewski, A. (2003). Finding positive meaning in work. In K.S. Cameron, J.E. Dutton, & R.E. Quinn (Eds.), Positive Organizational Scholarship. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler. Download

Wrzesniewski, A., Dutton, J.E., & Debebe, G. (2003). Help from unexpected places: Access and assistance from within an organization. In M. Feldman, J. Bell, & M. Berger (Eds.), Gaining Access: A Practical Guide for Qualitative Researchers. San Francisco: Altimira Press. Download

Worline, M., Wrzesniewski, A., & Rafaeli, A. (2002).  Courage and work: Breaking routines to improve performance.  In R. G. Lord, R. J. Klimoski, & R. Kanfer (eds.), Emotions in the Workplace: Understanding the Structure and Role of Emotions in Organizational Behavior.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Download

Wrzesniewski, A., Rozin, P., & Bennett, G. (2002).  Working, playing, and eating: Making the most of most moments.  In C. L. M. Keyes & J. Haidt (Eds.), Flourishing: The Positive Person and the Good Life.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Download