Arne L. Kalleberg

Arne L. Kalleberg
Alma mater	Brooklyn College (BA); University of Wisconsin–Madison (MS/PHD in Sociology)
Scientific career
Institutions	Indiana University (1975-1986), University of North Carolina (1986-current)

Arne L. Kalleberg (born February 9, 1949 in Larvik, Norway) is a Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also an adjunct professor in the Kenan-Flagler Business School, the Department of Public Policy, and the Curriculum in Global Studies. Kalleberg served as the Secretary of the American Sociological Association in 2001-4 and as its President in 2007-8. He is currently the editor of Social Forces, an International Journal of Social Research.

Kalleberg received his B.A. from Brooklyn College and his M.S. and Ph.D. (in 1975) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was a faculty member at Indiana University for 10 years, where he served as the Director of the Institute of Social Research. He moved to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1986. Previous administrative roles at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill include Chair of the Department of Sociology (1990-2000), Senior Associate Dean of The Graduate School (2001-2004), Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research (Interim) (2000-2001), Senior Associate Dean for Social Sciences and International Programs (2004-2007), and Director of International Programs (2007-2008). He has been a Visiting Professor at Universities in Germany, Norway, South Korea, and Sweden.

Kalleberg studies labor force issues at the interface of sociology, economics, and psychology. Much of his work is cross-national, comparative and multi-level, linking societal and organizational institutions and structures to individual outcomes. His contributions to sociology have focused on three main topics.

The degree to which peoples’ jobs “fit” or match their jobs has important consequences for individuals, organizations, and societies. When peoples’ jobs match their needs, preferences, and abilities, then they are likely to be relatively happy and satisfied with their work and lives, and workplaces are apt to function fairly smoothly and effectively. On the other hand, when there is a “mismatch” or lack of fit between persons and their jobs, a variety of problems and difficulties are likely to result for the workers, their families, employers and the society more generally. The degree to which jobs “fit” persons depends on their degree of control people have over their employment situations, which in turn reflects their market power and the opportunities available in the labor market.

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