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 …

Organizations need to address and understand the deeper needs of employees in order to
attract them, retain them, and keep them motivated, engaged, and performing (Cartwright …

New forms of employment centered on the completion of simple and atomized tasks, such as
online microwork, raise the question of the possible gratifications that could be derived from …

There has been a surge of interest in the notion of and possibilities for meaningful work—ie
work that is experienced as holding positive meaning and significance for individuals (Bailey …

In the last decade, research on the nature, impact and prospect of meaningful work has
flourished. Despite an upsurge in scholarly and practitioner interest, the research field is …

The theme of meaningful work has a difficult standing in sociology. Whereas research on
meaningful work in the Humanities and Organization and Management Studies is booming …

The overarching mission of Purpose and Meaning in the Workplace is to provide a resource
that supports paradigm integration and assimilation of cross-disciplinary theory and …

To whatever degree people were able to separate work from the rest of their lives in years
past, the boundaries are more blurred than ever today. Life is consumed by work, which …

Scholars are increasingly recognizing meaningful work as an intrinsically valuable
experience and as a critical factor for facilitating positive workplace outcomes, such as 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 …