WorkTies
The science of relationships at work
Mission
We are a group of scholars dedicated to studying the problems of creating and maintaining high quality connections in organizations. The name comes from Jane Dutton and Emily Heaphy's 2003 chapter, in which they describe high quality connections as those having the ability to "literally and figuratively enliven people" at work. The goals of the site are as follows:
To Aggregate insights about high quality connections in organizations for the manager or employee interested in improving relationships at work.
To Disseminate knowledge about research relating to high quality connections and how such research can be beneficial to managers and employees alike.
To Comment on real-world problems of managing high quality connections at work;
showing "theory in action."
We hope you enjoy the site and are able to create your own high quality connections!
Team
Co-Founder
Kevin Rockmann
Professor of Management
at George Mason University
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Co-Founder
Jessica Methot
Associate Professor of Human Resource Management at Rutgers University
Executive Director
Roman Terekhin
Professorial Lecturer at George Washington University
Advisor
Liza Barnes
Assistant Professor of Management at Drexel University
Regular Contributors
Blake Ashforth
Professor of Management at Arizona State University
Alexandra Gerbasi
Professor of Leadership at the University of Exeter
Mandy O’Neill
Associate Professor of Management at George Mason University​​​​​​
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Beth Humberd
Associate Professor of Management at University of Massachusetts​
Melanie Prengler
Assistant Professor of Business Administration at University of Virginia​​​​​​
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Shoshana Dobrow
Associate Professor of Management​ at the London School of Economics
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Elizabeth (Bess) Rouse
Associate Professor of Management at Boston University​
Jane E. Dutton
Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Psychology at University of Michigan​
Wendy Murphy
Professor of Management at Babson College
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John Paul Stephens
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at Case Western Reserve University