Professors at the Mitchell E. Daniels School of Business, Purdue University.
Top 40 Under 40 – Poets&Quants, 2021: Kate.
Top 40 Under 40 – Poets&Quants, 2018: Allison.
Kate and Allison explore the impact of motivational and psychological processes at work. They have developed a “motivational approach to work” that drives work processes based on employee needs, rather than external controls. Kate’s research examines the influence of life outside work on employee emotions, attitudes, and behaviours. She also explores how issues of justice influence employees and their work environments. Allison’s work examines what makes employees thrive focusing on emotions, interpersonal relationships, and in particular on women’s health and its intersection with work.
Kate is an associate professor in the organisational behaviour and human resources area at the Mitchell E. Daniels School of Business, Purdue University. She is also a faculty affiliate of the school’s Center for Working Well. Prior to joining the faculty at Purdue, she was an assistant professor at the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon and completed her PhD at the University of Georgia. Before pursuing her doctoral degree, she worked in public accounting at Deloitte.
Allison is the Thomas J. Howatt Chair in Management in the same department. She is also the director of the Center for Working Well and, from July 2026, the incoming senior editor for micro-research submissions at Journal of Management. Previously, she was an associate editor at the Journal of Applied Psychology and a guest editor at the Journal of Organizational Behavior and Work & Occupations. Allison has received multiple academic awards and was named a SIOP Fellow in 2023 and an APA Fellow in 2025.
‘Motivational Approach to Work Produces Better Outcomes’ (Purdue University, 2024); ‘Have your cake, eat it, and work better’ (Purdue University, 2024); ‘What Venting Really Means for You and Your Team’ (Purdue University, 2025). ‘How a Fight at Home Impacts Your Workday’ (with co-authors, Harvard Business Review, 2022); ‘Cameras On or Off?’ (with co-authors, Harvard Business Review, 2021); ‘Remote Workers Need Small Talk Too’ (with co-authors, Harvard Business Review, 2021); ‘Don’t Just put on a Happy Face at Work’ (with co-authors, Harvard Business Review, 2021). Zoom Fatigue and the Science of Recovery (Wharton Future of Work Conference, 2022). The Great Camera Zoom Debate (The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, 2021).
“Demonstrating how organisations can adopt more human-centred strategies for motivation, to improve performance.”
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