Filled with original essays by Howard Gardner, William Damon, Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi, and Jeanne Nakamura and based on a large-scale research project, the GoodWork Project, Responsibility at Work reflects the information gleaned from in-depth interviews with more than 1,200 people from nine different professions journalism, genetics, theatre, higher education, philanthropy, law, medicine, business, and pre-collegiate education. The book reveals how motivation, culture, and professional norms can intersect to produce work that is personally, socially, and economically beneficial. At the heart of the study is the revelation that the key to good work is responsilibilty taking ownership for one s work and its wider impact.

Filled with original essays by Howard Gardner, William Damon, Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi, and Jeanne Nakamura and based on a large-scale research project, the GoodWork® Project, Responsibility at Work reflects the information gleaned from in-depth interviews with more than 1,200 people from nine different professions--journalism, genetics, theatre, higher education, philanthropy, law, medicine, business, and pre-collegiate education. The book reveals how motivation, culture, and professional norms can intersect to produce work that is personally, socially, and economically beneficial. At the heart of the study is the revelation that the key to good work is responsilibilty--taking ownership for one's work and its wider impact.

Introduction.Who is responsible for good work? (Howard Gardner).PART ONE: POWERFUL MODELS OF RESPONSIBILITY).1. Taking ultimate responsibility (William Damon and KendallBronk).2. The ability to respond (Susan Verducci).3. Creativity and responsibility (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi andJeanne Nakamura).4. A call to serve: An exploration of humane creators (WendyFischman).PART TWO: FACTORS THAT MODULATE RESPONSIBILITY).5. A balancing act: How physicians and teachers manage timepressures and responsibility (Jeffrey Solomon).6. Placing God before me: Spirituality and responsibility atwork (Seth Wax).7. Responsibility and leadership (Andreas Schröer).8. Service at Work (Lynn Barendsen).9. Beyond the gender stereotype: Responsibilities to self andothers (Carrie James).10. Control and responsibility: A Danish perspective onleadership (Hans Henrik Knoop).PART THREE: THE LIMITS OF RESPONSIBILITY).11. Constraining responsibility: Choices and compromises (LauraHorn and Howard Gardner).12. Irresponsible Work (Howard Gardner).Part Four: Toward Greater Responsibility).13. Practicing responsibility (Jeanne Nakamura).14. The GoodWork Toolkit: From Theory to Practice (LynnBarendsen and Wendy Fischman).Conclusion (Howard Gardner).Index.