{"id":4215,"date":"2026-02-16T12:09:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aomtodayprod.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=4215"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:09:50","slug":"bess-rouse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/bess-rouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Bess Rouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4215\" class=\"elementor elementor-4215\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d77b4b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d77b4b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4459d86\" data-id=\"4459d86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-575fc68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"575fc68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-baffba6\" data-id=\"baffba6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0d558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a0d558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elizabeth \u201cBess\u201d Rouse<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739d0fe elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"739d0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Academy of Management Scholar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bc.edu\/bc-web\/schools\/carroll-school\/faculty-research\/faculty-directory\/bess-rouse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Elizabeth \u201cBess\u201d Rouse <\/a> is an associate professor at Boston College\u2019s Carroll School of Management and won its Teaching Star award in 2021. Previously, she was an assistant professor of organizational behavior at Boston University. Her research focuses on collaboration at work, creative processes, and how creative workers psychologically attach to and detach from the products they make. Her articles have been published in various outlets, including <em> Academy of Management Journal and Academy of Management Review.<\/em><\/p><p>Rouse has been an associate editor of <em> Academy of Management Journal<\/em> (2022-present), editorial board member of <em>Academy of Management Journal<\/em> (2017-2022), and editorial board member of <em>Academy of Management Discoveries (2017-present).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d77b19\" data-id=\"1d77b19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d72ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65d72ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rouse-img.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4234\" alt=\"Elizabeth (Bess) Rouse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rouse-img.webp 439w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rouse-img-300x273.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b851658 e-grid-align-tablet-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"b851658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-9762d62\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bess-rouse-7a22634\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f440c elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04f440c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Academy of Management Scholar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bc.edu\/bc-web\/schools\/carroll-school\/faculty-research\/faculty-directory\/bess-rouse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Elizabeth \u201cBess\u201d Rouse <\/a> is an associate professor at Boston College\u2019s Carroll School of Management and won its Teaching Star award in 2021. Previously, she was an assistant professor of organizational behavior at Boston University. Her research focuses on collaboration at work, creative processes, and how creative workers psychologically attach to and detach from the products they make. Her articles have been published in various outlets, including <em> Academy of Management Journal and Academy of Management Review.<\/em><\/p><p>Rouse has been an associate editor of <em> Academy of Management Journal<\/em> (2022-present), editorial board member of <em>Academy of Management Journal<\/em> (2017-2022), and editorial board member of <em>Academy of Management Discoveries (2017-present).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3de5d meta-visibility-show title_position_default title_hover_border_default title-default img_hover_animation_default meta_position_default readmore-btn-default-style grid-hover-overlay-type-always tpg-el-box-border-enable tpg-border-bottom-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-tpg-list-layout\" data-id=\"bb3de5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tpg-list-layout.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  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