Meredith Woehler

Professor Woehler conducts research and teaches in the areas of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Her research investigates three, often intersecting, themes: organizational change, networks of workplace relationships, and gender. One major stream of her research investigates how employees drive and navigate organizational changes. Specifically, her work has examined organization-wide change (e.g., organizational transformations and newly adopted organizational practices), as well as individual- and team-levels changes (e.g., how employees drive innovative changes at work, as well as how managers, groups of peers, algorithms, and individuals using technology drive changes in team composition). Another major stream of her work investigates gender and networks, focusing on understanding which networks of workplace relationships men and women need to be successful in their jobs and careers, as well as how they can go about gaining those relationships. Professor Woehler's research has appeared in premier journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, and Organization Science. She teaches Organizational Behavior for Purdue undergraduates and previously taught OBHR Research Methods for Purdue doctoral students.