Justin M. Berg
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
Research Statement
Research Interests
- Creativity
- Innovation
- Job Crafting
Bio
Berg received his PhD in management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and his BA in organizational studies and psychology from the University of Michigan. He has done research with and consulted for a variety of organizations, including Cirque du Soleil, Google, VMware, Burt’s Bees, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. His work has been published in Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Organization Science, as well as featured in TIME, BusinessWeek, Fast Company, Forbes, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Harvard Business Review.
Prior to graduate school, Berg was an R&D Consultant for the Center for Positive Organizations at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. During this time, he led the invention of the Job Crafting™ Exercise (along with Jane Dutton and Amy Wrzesniewski), which is a tool that helps people creatively redesign their jobs.
Academic Degrees
- PhD, Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2015
- BA, Organizational Studies and Psychology, University of Michigan
Awards and Honors
- Finalist, Best Published Paper Award, Academy of Management OMT Division, 2023
- Organization Science Top Reviewer Award, 2019
- Hank McKinnell-Pfizer Inc. Faculty Scholar, 2018–2020
- Best Published Paper Award, Academy of Management OMT Division, 2017
- Outstanding Author Contribution, Emerald Publishing, 2014
- Wharton Baker Center Ph.D. Research Grant, 2013
- Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students, 2012
- Litton Industries Scholarship, Wharton Center for Human Resources, 2010 & 2011
- Finalist, Best Paper in Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2010
- Finalist, Best Paper in Positive Organizational Scholarship, 2010