This Research Topic explores issues that are central to the continued relevance of
organizational and vocational psychology, and equally central to the well-being of …

This contribution, which serves as the lead article for the Research Topic entitled “From
Meaning of Working to Meaningful Lives: The Challenges of Expanding Decent Work,” …

The Oxford Handbook of Meaningful Work examines the concept, practices and effects of
meaningful work in organizations and beyond. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this …

Emerging from distinct perspectives, decent work and meaningful work are fundamental
aspects of contemporary work with profound implications for individuals, organizations, and …

The domain of work is an important focus for understanding the key dynamics and themes of
the human quest for meaning. Indeed, work, which is something few people are able to …

Writing forty years ago, the psychiatrist Viktor Frankl (1978) argued that life in modern,
affluent western societies poses significant challenges for individuals' innate will for …

Many people expect their work to provide meaning to their lives, yet the specific
organizational factors that can promote meaning in life are not clearly delineated. Drawing …

This book examines the importance of work in human well-being, addressing several related
philosophical questions about work and arguing on the whole that meaningful work is …

Research on meaningful work has proliferated in recent years, with an increasing
understanding of the centrality of meaningfulness for work-related motivation, commitment …

The experience of work as meaningful, evoking a positive sense of purpose, is consistently
associated with beneficial work-related and general well-being outcomes. This chapter …