Mission
The Positive Relationships at Work (PRW) microcommunity is a community of scholars dedicated to the research, practice, and teaching of positive relationships in the workplace. Members of the PRW microcommunity are interested in:
- Studying how relationships at work can be a source of individual and collective growth, learning, and flourishing.
- Identifying the conditions, contexts, and behaviors that enable the creation and maintenance of human connections in the workplace.
- Building mutually supportive, positive relationships with others in the academic community.
Please contact any member of the steering committee, listed here, if you would like to join.
Steering Committee
Stephanie CrearyDoctoral Student
Boston College
Elana Feldman
Doctoral Student
Boston University
Emily Heaphy
Assistant Professor
Boston University
Kathy Kram
Professor
Boston University
Members
List of members with contact information.Note: The list below, with links to members’ profiles, is under construction and will be completed by early March 2012. For a complete list of members, click here.
Jean M. Bartunek
Professor of Management and Organization at Carroll School of Management, Boston CollegeDavid Bright
Assistant Professor at Wright State UniversityKim Cameron
Professor at University of MichiganArran Caza
Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Wake Forest UniversityNatalie Cotton
Doctoral Student at Ross School of Business, University of MichiganRick Cotton
Assistant Professor of Management at Appalachian State UniversityStephanie J. Creary
Third-Year Doctoral Student at Carroll School of Management, Boston CollegeJane Dutton
Robert L. Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Business Administration and Psychology at University of Michigan, Ross School of BusinessElana Feldman
Ph.D. Candidate at Boston UniversityJody Hoffer Gittell
Professor, Director of Relational Coordination Research Collaborative at Heller School, Brandeis UniversityMary Ann Glynn
Joseph F. Cotter Professor of Management & Organization at Boston CollegeEmily Heaphy
Assistant Professor at Boston UniversityEric Kim
Doctoral Student at Department of Psychology, University of MichiganEllen Ernst Kossek
University Distinguished Professor; Associate Director, Center for Work-Family Stress, Safety and Health at Michigan State University, School of Labor & Industrial RelationsKathy E. Kram
Shipley Professor in Management, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Boston University School of ManagementMichael Pratt
Professor at Boston CollegeRyan Quinn
Assistant Professor at University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of BusinessBelle Ragins
Professor of Organizations and Strategic Management at University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeLaura Morgan Roberts
Professor at Ph.D. Program in Leadership & Change, Antioch UniversityDavid M. Sluss
Assistant Professor of Management at University of South Carolina, Moore School of BusinessGretchen Spreitzer
Professor of Management and Organizations at University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessJohn Paul Stephens
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve UniversitySpela Trefalt
Doctoral Candidate at Harvard Business School
Professor of Management and Organization at Carroll School of Management, Boston CollegeDavid Bright
Assistant Professor at Wright State UniversityKim Cameron
Professor at University of MichiganArran Caza
Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Wake Forest UniversityNatalie Cotton
Doctoral Student at Ross School of Business, University of MichiganRick Cotton
Assistant Professor of Management at Appalachian State UniversityStephanie J. Creary
Third-Year Doctoral Student at Carroll School of Management, Boston CollegeJane Dutton
Robert L. Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Business Administration and Psychology at University of Michigan, Ross School of BusinessElana Feldman
Ph.D. Candidate at Boston UniversityJody Hoffer Gittell
Professor, Director of Relational Coordination Research Collaborative at Heller School, Brandeis UniversityMary Ann Glynn
Joseph F. Cotter Professor of Management & Organization at Boston CollegeEmily Heaphy
Assistant Professor at Boston UniversityEric Kim
Doctoral Student at Department of Psychology, University of MichiganEllen Ernst Kossek
University Distinguished Professor; Associate Director, Center for Work-Family Stress, Safety and Health at Michigan State University, School of Labor & Industrial RelationsKathy E. Kram
Shipley Professor in Management, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Boston University School of ManagementMichael Pratt
Professor at Boston CollegeRyan Quinn
Assistant Professor at University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of BusinessBelle Ragins
Professor of Organizations and Strategic Management at University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeLaura Morgan Roberts
Professor at Ph.D. Program in Leadership & Change, Antioch UniversityDavid M. Sluss
Assistant Professor of Management at University of South Carolina, Moore School of BusinessGretchen Spreitzer
Professor of Management and Organizations at University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessJohn Paul Stephens
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve UniversitySpela Trefalt
Doctoral Candidate at Harvard Business School
Vision
The Positive Relationships at Work (PRW) microcommunity aims to develop and disseminate research on the theory, practice, and teaching of positive relationships in the workplace through the following means:- Assembling: PRW microcommunity members convene face-to face (e.g., Winter/Spring Meeting and annual meetings of the Academy of Management) and virtually during the year.
- Informing: The PRW microcommunity maintains a listing of resources and opportunities (e.g., special events, research publications, special issues, teaching materials, awards) relevant to the study of positive relationships at work.
- Bridging: The PRW microcommunity builds bridges across silos of scholarship, both within and outside of the field of management. By forming partnerships across levels of analysis, phenomena of interest, perspectives, and disciplines, the PRW microcommunity fosters an interdisciplinary approach to the study of positive relationships at work.
Suggested Reading
Exploring Positive Relationships at Work: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation
Edited by Jane Dutton and Belle Rose Ragins. (2006)
Links
Archived Resources →Click here to view materials from the old PRW website.
Related Events →
Please click here to find more information about events related both to the PRW microcommunity and to the field of POS at large.
PRW Professional Development Workshop Proposal →
2012 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
