Joel Carnevale

Joel Carnevale is an assistant professor of management at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Primarily interested in the impact of leadership on employee work behavior, his current research focuses on leader narcissism, workplace envy, and employee voice and creativity.

Carnevale’s current teaching interests are in the areas of organizational behavior, business ethics, leadership, and general management topics. He currently teaches courses on foundations of management.

His research articles have appeared in several notable academic journals, including Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Business Research, and Applied Psychology: An International Review. In addition, his work has appeared in popular media outlets including Business Insider, Entrepreneur, and TIME. He currently serves as an Associate Editor of Journal of Business Research.

He earned a B.S. in economics and MBA from Radford University in Radford, Virginia, and a Ph.D. in management, focused on organizational studies, strategy and change from the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business at Auburn University.

Sample of media interviews and commentary:

• The Zero-Sum Mindset: How to Avoid Toxic Thinking in Moments of Crisis , Entrepreneur
• Think Being Close With Your Employees Will Motivate Them to Go Above and Beyond? Think Again. , Entrepreneur
• Why George Orwell Matters for Great Business Leadership , Entrepreneur