Danna Greenberg

Academic Division: Management​​Danna Greenberg is the Walter H. Carpenter Professor of Organizational Behavior. Danna teaches organizational behavior at the undergraduate, graduate, and execute level often in association with entrepreneurship and design thinking. Danna holds a B.A. in Psychology from Wellesley College graduating magna cum laude with honors in the major and a Ph.D. in Organizational Studies from Boston College graduating with first year distinction. Danna''s main area of research focuses on understanding the intersection between individuals’ work and non-work lives as they move through their careers. The broad questions that drive her research are how do people manage work-life transitions in today’s demanding work world, how does this influence their identity, engagement, and performance at work, and how do organizational and societal factors influence individuals’ ability to craft full, meaningful lives. Danna''s scholarship is guided by the belief that individuals can and should be able to live full lives at work and at home and that by challenging current assumptions regarding work we can find better ways for businesses, families, and communities to thrive. She is currently working on a book on this topic entitled Momish: Crafting Your Work-Life Story. Danna''s second research stream centers on the scholarship of teaching and learning. Here she is focused on the continued changing landscape of higher education as it pertains to how we teach, what we teach, and how we define our lives as academics. She has used this research expertise to lead curriculum innovation in the graduate and undergraduate programs at Babson. She has written a book related to this work entitled The New Entrepreneurial Leader. Danna has published more than 30 articles and book chapters in leading journals including Academy of Management Journal, Human Resource Management, and Academy of Management Learning and Education. She serves as an Associate Editor for the Academy of Management Learning and Education, on the editorial board of the Journal of Management Education and as a reviewer for Human Resources Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Human Relations. Danna speak internationally on issues pertaining to work-life and innovation in education. She also serves as a consultant and board member to organizations focused on improving organizational support and individual management of work and family and to organizations focused on strengthening community and education. She and her husband are the proud parents of three active, engaged teenagers.

Academic Degrees

• Ph D, Boston College, Carroll School of Management
• BA, Wellesley College

Academic Interests

Organizational Behavior; Work-Life Transitions; Management Education; Curriculum Innovation, Qualitative Research

Awards & Honors

2006 - Best Symposium Award , Careers Division, Academy of Management Meeting

2005 - Best Empirical Paper Award, Eastern Academy of Management

1996 - Best Practice-Related Paper Award, Organization Development and Change Division

1995 - Boston College representative , OB/ODC/OMT Doctoral Student Consortium

1993 - Award of distinction for graduate comprehensive examination and first year, Boston College, Boston College

1989 - Magna cum Laude with Honors , Wellesley College

1989 - Sigma Xi Honors Society inductee.