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The Science of Work

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The Science of Work

November 3, 2017, 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

The Science of Work

Donald Frederick, PhD
Program for Integrative Knowledge and Human Flourishing
Harvard University

My recent work has focused on the social science of work. In particular, I’ve been interested in how work may contribute to the wellbeing of persons as well as a source of meaning for them. I will present results from recent meta-analyses of the social scientific literature on how persons can improve work engagement, which is associated with increased meaning, during their jobs by using job crafting. I will also present results on a work in progress on the general state of what we know about the association between work, wellbeing, and meaning. Finally, I will turn to the role of work in an increasingly automated workplace.

Donald E Frederick received his PhD in Psychology from The University of Chicago. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Program on Integrative Knowledge and Human Flourishing within the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University. He is also a tech entrepreneur with startups based in San Francisco.

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Date:
November 3, 2017
Time:
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
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Elmbrook Center
25 Follen Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 United States
Phone
617-354-3204

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Speaker Name
Donald Frederick, Ph.D.
Company
Harvard University