Wageman, RuthAmabile, Teresa2013-08-052013-08-05Wageman, Ruth, and Teresa M. Amabile. "J. Richard Hackman (1940-2013)." American Psychologist (forthcoming).0003-066Xhttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10915463When J. Richard Hackman died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on January 8, 2013, psychology lost a giant. Six and a half feet tall, with an outsize personality to match, Richard was the leading scholar in two distinct areas: work design and team effectiveness. In both domains, his work is foundational. Throughout his career, Richard applied rigorous methods to problems of great social importance, tirelessly championing multi-level analyses of problems that matter. His impact on our field has been immense.en-USJournal Article2013-08-0510.1037/a0034189