Amy Wrzesniewski is an American organizational psychologist. She attended the

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before pursuing graduate study in organizational psychology at the

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, where she earned her master's and doctoral degree. Prior to joining the

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faculty in 2006, Wrzesniewski taught at

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. At Yale, she started as an associate professor of management, and was appointed to a full professorship in 2015. She was named the

Michael H. Jordan Michael H. Jordan (June 13, 1936 – May 25, 2010) was an American businessman. He served as the chief executive officer of PepsiCo Worldwide Foods (1986–1990), Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1993–1998), CBS Corporation (1995–1998), and ...

Professor of Management in 2018.

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