Amy P. Breidenthal

Amy P. Breidenthal is the Gail Savage Glover '66 and Marion B. Glover Assistant Professor of Business Management at Agnes Scott College, where she is affiliated with the Department of Business Management in the College of Arts and Sciences. Her academic work bridges organizational behavior, human resource management, and creativity in organizations.

• BS, Vanderbilt University
• PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology

Her research centers on employee creativity and well-being, with a strong emphasis on social networks and workplace relationships. She investigates how leadership, team structures, and organizational culture shape innovation and psychological health at work. Her teaching aligns closely with these themes, including courses in organizational behavior and human resource management.

The trends in her scholarly articles reflect a consistent focus on the interplay between social dynamics and creative outcomes in organizations. Her work spans topics such as psychological safety, remote collaboration, job crafting, and inclusive leadership, often applying social network analysis to understand idea flow and team performance. Keywords across her publications highlight her engagement with management, psychology, and innovation disciplines.

Professor Breidenthal is an active contributor to the academic community through her membership in the Academy of Management (AOM), Southern Management Association (SMA), and Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS). She co-authored the Creativity chapter in the Oxford Bibliographies in Management, and her research has been published in top-tier journals including Journal of Applied Psychology and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, as well as featured in Harvard Business Review and Knowable Magazine.

She advises and delivers executive education through her consulting firm, ConnectWork Consulting, LLC, drawing on her prior industry experience as a Senior Manager at Accenture, where she specialized in post-merger integration and HR process design. While no formal grants or student advisees are listed, her professional activities demonstrate a strong commitment to both academic scholarship and practical application in organizational development.

She is involved in initiatives such as the Business Management Program and the Bridge-to-Business Program at Agnes Scott College, contributing to curriculum and student development.