Joel Carnevale

Joel Carnevale is an Assistant Professor of Management at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Primarily interested in the interpersonal dynamics that exist between leaders and their subordinates, his current research centers on three interconnected areas: destructive leadership, creative reputations, and behavioral ethics. Dr. Carnevale's research articles have appeared in several notable academic journals, including Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Business Research, and Applied Psychology. In addition, his work has appeared in popular media outlets including Fast Company, Business Insider, WebMD, Entrepreneur, and TIME. He is the Director of Outreach for the Network of Leadership Scholars, an Entrepreneur Leadership Network Contributor at Entrepreneur Media, an Associate Editor of Journal of Business Ethics, former Associate Editor of Journal of Business Research (2019-2022), and recipient of the 2021 Guttag Junior Faculty Award from the Whitman School of Management. He earned a B.S. in Economics and MBA from Radford University, and a Ph.D. in management, focused on Organizational Studies, Strategy and Change from the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business at Auburn University.

Research Topics

• Leadership
• Creativity
• Behavioral Ethics
• Interpersonal Dynamics

His research focuses on destructive leadership, creative reputations, and behavioral ethics.

Selected Publications

• "Laughing with Me or Laughing at Me? The Differential Effects of Leader Humor Expressions on Follower Status and Influence at Work.", Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2022 (with Huang, L., Yam, K., Wang, L.)
• "A Mixed Blessing? Moral Cleansing as an Alternative Explanation for CEOs’ Reparative Responses Following Misconduct.", Journal of Business Ethics, 2022 (with Gangloff, K.)
• "Better to Give than to Receive (or Seek) Help? The Interpersonal Dynamics of Maintaining a Reputation for Creativity", Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2021 (with Huang, L., Vincent, L., Farmer, S., Wang, L.)
• "Greedy for Thee or Greedy for Me? A Contingency Model of Positive and Negative Reactions to Leader Greed", Journal of Business Research, 2021 (with Carson, J., Huang, L.)
• "Employee Adjustment and Well-Being in the Era of COVID-19: Implications for Human Resource Management", Journal of Business Research, 2020 (with Hatak, I.)
• "Feeling Obligated Yet Hesitant to Speak Up: Investigating the Curvilinear Relationship between LMX and Employee Promotive Voice", Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 2020 (with Huang, L., Uhl-Bien, M., Harris, S.)
• "Self-Centered and Self-Employed: Gender and the Relationship between Narcissism and Self-Employment", Journal of Business Research, 2020 (with Harms, P., Patel, P.)
• "LMX-Differentiation Strengthens the Prosocial Consequences of Leader Humility: An Identification and Social Exchange Perspective", Journal of Business Research, 2019 (with Huang, L., Paterson, T.)
• "Speaking Up to the "Emotional Vampire": A Conservation of Resources Perspective", Journal of Business Research, 2018 (with Huang, L., Harms, P.)
• "Leader Consultation Mitigates the Harmful Effects of Leader Narcissism: A Belongingness Perspective ", Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2018 (with Huang, L., Harms, P.)
• "Leading to stimulate employees' ideas: A quantitative review of leader–member exchange, employee voice, creativity, and innovative behavior.", Applied Psychology, 2017 (with Huang, L., Crede, M., Harms, P., Uhl-Bien, M.)