Robert L. Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Business Administration and Psychology
Ph.D. Northwestern University
Area: Not available
Contact Information
Email: janedut@umich.edu
Psychology Office: 4258 Ross School of Business
Psychology Phone: 764-1376
Research and Teaching Interests
I do research on thriving at work. I am interested in the impact of high quality connections at work, compassion in work organizations, and how work organizations affect identity and identification processes.
Recent Publications
Dutton, J. Roberts, L.M. and Bednar, J. Positive Identities and Organizations: An Introduction and Invitation In L. Roberts and J. Dutton (Eds.) Exploring Positive Identity and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation. New York: Taylor Francis 2009.
Grant, A.M., J. Dutton, and B. Rosso. Giving Commitment: Employee Support Programs and the Prosocial Sensemaking Process, Academy of Management Journal, 51,5, 898-919, 2008.
Fredrickson B. and J. Dutton Unpacking positive organizing: Organizations as sites of individual and group flourishing (Introduction to special issue of Journal of Positive Psychology, January, 2008.
Heaphy, E. and J. Dutton. Positive Social Interactions and the Human Body at Work: Linking Organizations and Physiology, Academy of Management Review, 33,1, 137-163, 2008.
Lilius, J. M. Worline, S. Maitlis, J. Kanov, J. Dutton and P. Frost. Contours of Compassion at Work, Journal of Organization Behavior, 29,193-218, 2008.
Exploring Positive Relationships at Work: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation. J. Dutton and B. Ragins (Eds.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Inc., 2007.
Dutton, J., M. Worline, P. Frost and J. Lilius. Explaining Compassion Organizing, Administrative Science Quarterly, 51, 1, 59-96, 2006.
