{"id":8164,"date":"2026-02-16T12:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.aom.org\/?page_id=8164"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:13:55","slug":"christina-hymer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/christina-hymer\/","title":{"rendered":"Christina Hymer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8164\" class=\"elementor elementor-8164\">\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\">Christina Hymer<\/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:\/\/haslam.utk.edu\/people\/profile\/christina-hymer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christina Hymer<\/a> of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville\u2019s Haslam College of Business holds a doctorate in organizational behavior\/human resources from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor\u2019s in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University. Her research examines how workers navigate challenges to their professional identity and draw upon their work arrangement to find meaning at work. Hymer\u00a0teaches courses on the principles of management and performance management. Before earning her doctorate, Hymer worked as a human capital consultant at Deloitte Consulting.<\/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\/12\/ChristinaHymer-img.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChristinaHymer-img.webp 439w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChristinaHymer-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\/christina-hymer-00061432\" 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-44c4f78 elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44c4f78\" 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:\/\/haslam.utk.edu\/people\/profile\/christina-hymer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christina Hymer<\/a> of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville\u2019s Haslam College of Business holds a doctorate in organizational behavior\/human resources from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor\u2019s in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University. Her research examines how workers navigate challenges to their professional identity and draw upon their work arrangement to find meaning at work. Hymer\u00a0teaches courses on the principles of management and performance management. Before earning her doctorate, Hymer worked as a human capital consultant at Deloitte Consulting.<\/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        <div class=\"rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-el-main-wrapper list-layout1-main \"\n             data-sc-id=\"elementor\"\n             id=\"rt-tpg-container-1300569162\"\n             data-layout=\"list-layout1\"\n             data-grid-style=\"tpg-even\"\n             data-el-settings=''\n             data-el-query=''\n             data-el-path=''\n        >\n\t\t\t            <div class='tpg-header-wrapper '>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n            <div data-title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"rt-row rt-content-loader list-layout1 tpg-even list-behaviour list-layout-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"8197\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"8197\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/santa-gives-fellow-gig-workers-the-gift-of-finding-a-calling\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Santa-by-Xavier-Turpain-from-Pixabay.jpg\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"1280\"\n                             height=\"853\"\n                             alt=\"A man dressed up as Santa Claus works at a mall in the time period leading up to Christmas.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t        <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"8197\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/santa-gives-fellow-gig-workers-the-gift-of-finding-a-calling\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Santa Gives Fellow Gig Workers the Gift of Finding a Calling<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/2025\/12\/19\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDecember 19, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Eileen Smith When work is defined as a calling, such as a religious ministry, art, acting, or...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"8197\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/santa-gives-fellow-gig-workers-the-gift-of-finding-a-calling\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More  &gt;&gt;<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5afcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f5afcc\" 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<strong>More content featuring Hymer<\/strong>\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-c458e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c458e31\" 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<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aom.org\/doi\/10.5465\/annals.2021.0210.summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These Workers Have Been Left Behind by Diversity Efforts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aom.org\/doi\/10.5465\/amj.2023.1161.summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Being Santa Is More Than a Job. 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