Malissa Clark

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Professor, Department Head, Industrial-Organizational Program

Dr. Clark is not accepting PhD students for 2026 admissions.

Education

Ph.D., Wayne State University, 2010

Research Interests

My research interests fall under the broad topic of employee well-being. I study topics including overwork and workaholism, work-family dynamics, and effects of stressors on health and well-being outcomes.

Selected Publications

Clark, M. A. (2024). Never Not Working: Why the Always-On Culture is Bad for Business--and How to Fix It. Harvard Business Review Press. **Selected as one of 12 new idea books to launch 2024 by Adam Grant, listed as one of the Next Big Idea Club’s February 2024 must-read books and Top 40 nonfiction books of 2024, top 5 HR books in 2024 by People Management, top 8 new books of 2024 by Management Today, top 40 Porchlight business books of 2024, top 5 Best Management & Workplace Culture Books of 2024, listed as one of nine books to help shape your science career in 2025

Hetrick, A., *Haynes, N. J., Clark, M. A., & *Sanders, K. (2023). The Theoretical and Empirical Utility of Dimension-Based Work-Family Conflict: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology.. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/apl0000552

Clark, M. A., Wittmer, J. L. S., & Jones, A. (2023). When business is personal: A mixed methods examination of workaholism in family business leaders. Community, Work, & Family. https://doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2023.2284114

Hetrick, A., *Haynes, N. J., Clark, M. A., & *Sanders, K. (2023). The Theoretical and Empirical Utility of Dimension-Based Work-Family Conflict: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology.. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/apl0000552

Balducci, C., Spagnoli, P., Toderi, S., & Clark, M. A. (2022). A within-individual investigation on the relationship between day level workaholism and systolic blood pressure. Work and Stress, 36(4). 337-354. https://10.1080/02678373.2021.1976883

Clark, M. A., Hunter, E. M., & Carlson, D. S. (2021). Hidden costs of anticipated workload for individuals and partners: Exploring the role of daily fluctuations in workaholism. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

Clark, M. A., Smith, R. W., & Haynes, N. J. (2020). The multidimensional workaholism scale: Linking the conceptualization and measurement of workaholism. Journal of Applied Psychology, 105(11).

Clark, M. A., Robertson, M., & Young, S. (2019). "I feel your pain": A critical review of organizational research on empathy. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 40, 166-192.

Clark, M. A., Robertson, M. M., Carter, N. T. (2018). You spin me right round: Workplace correlates of daily affect spin. Journal of Management, 44, 3176-3199.

Clark, M. A., Early, R. J., Baltes, B. B., & Krenn, D. (2019). Work-family behavioral role conflict: Scale development and validation. Journal of Business and Psychology, 34(1), 39-53.