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Center for Working Well

About Us

Fitting with Purdue University’s tripartite mission of learning, discovery, and engagement, the Purdue Center for Working Well (CWW) aims to be a cutting-edge center at the forefront of challenges facing modern workforces, and employees’ desire to “work well."

The core mission of the CWW is to develop a robust understanding of what “working well” means to employees and organizations—here, encompassing challenges with promoting personal well-being (e.g., reducing workforce burnout, promoting thriving), creating sustainable performance, adopting to grand challenges in modern organizations (e.g., societal issues; hybridization and automation of work), and cultivating positive and inclusive relationships at work and home broadly defined.

Research Highlight

News & Recognition

Kate Zipay and Allison Gabriel
CENTER AFFILIATES

Kate Zipay and Allie Gabriel Awarded $50k to Fund Research with Human Transformation Platform BetterUp

Their award proposal, “Intuitive Working™: A New Lens on Work Consumption,” contributes to the growing science-practice rebellion against 24/7 work cultures, offering a more sustainable work system that encourages employees and organizations to ask: When have employees done enough work?

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Teaching Highlight

Teaching the Science of Working Well

Learn more about the Center's inaugural undergraduate course, The Science of Working Well. This innovative course, led by Dr. Allison Gabriel, provided students with hands-on experience in addressing real-world workplace challenges.




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Center for Working Well Speaker Series

A Celebration of One Year of Working Well

Director Dr. Allie Gabriel recently shared the story of the Center for Working Well and the history of how the center originated. She highlighted past achievements and the hopes from the center leadership team for the future.

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The Center for Working Well is helping to create better work places. Your support of our efforts is much appreciated.

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