Catalina Enestrom

Dr. M. Catalina Eneström is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the department of Managing Peoples at IESE Business School. She received her PhD in Experimental Psychology from McGill University in August 2023. Prior to her PhD, Catalina received her Bachelor of Commerce at McGill University, half of which was completed at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition, she has worked in consulting, sales, and marketing at international companies in various cities across Canada and in Argentina.

Catalina’s research examines how relationship dynamics at home and at work influence people’s personal and professional spheres of life. As part of this research, she explores how interpersonal relationships with close partners or coworkers help people experience meaning in their lives and in their work. Catalina is an active member of the organizational behavior and social psychology research community, attending and presenting at international conferences such as those organized by the Academy of Management and the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. She has also taken the initiative to create a working group at IESE on the topic of work meaningfulness where researchers can share and collaborate on ongoing research in the area.