College of Business
Florida International University
Modesto A. Maidique Campus
11200 S.W. 8th St, MANGO 472
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-3635
Email: jcarneva@fiu.edu
Joel Carnevale
Assistant Professor, Department of Global Leadership and Management
College of Business
Florida International University
Modesto A. Maidique Campus
11200 S.W. 8th St, MANGO 472
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-3635
Email: jcarneva@fiu.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Management
Auburn University, Montgomery, Alabama
Areas of Expertise
- Behavioral Ethics
- Creative Reputations
- Leadership
Professional Activities
Dr. Joel Carnevale is an Assistant Professor of Management at Florida International University's Department of Global Leadership and Management. He earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Studies, Strategy and Change from the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business at Auburn University in 2017. Prior to joining FIU, Professor Carnevale was an Associate Professor of Management at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
Primarily interested in the interpersonal dynamics that shape organizational members' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors at work, his current research centers on three areas: leadership, creative reputations, and behavioral ethics.
Professor Carnevale's research has appeared in several notable academic journals, including Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business Research, among others. His work has garnered international media attention, with coverage from Bloomberg News, Forbes, ABC, EFE, Fast Company, Business Insider, WebMD, Entrepreneur, and TIME, among others. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including being a two-time recipient of the Whitman Research Fellowship award (2023-2025; 2025-2027) and Guttag Junior Faculty Award (2021-2023), both awarded by the Whitman School of Management.
In addition to his faculty appointment at Syracuse University, he served as the Director of Outreach for the Network of Leadership Scholars (2021-2024), an Entrepreneur Leadership Network Contributor at Entrepreneur Media, and former Associate Editor of Journal of Business Ethics and Journal of Business Research.
Courses Taught
- Org Behav Mgmt
- Organization and Management
- Organizational Behavior
Publications
Benegal A., Vincent L., & Carnevale J. B.
(2026).
Creative or Contrived? How AI Use Shapes the Social Evaluations of People with Creative Reputations..
Academy of Management Discoveries
.
Carnevale J. B., Frese M., Jack S., Parker S., & Wiklund J.
(2026).
A Better Tomorrow? Work and Well-being in the Entrepreneurial Society..
Journal of Business Research
.
Liao M., Zhang M. J., Carnevale J. B., Huang C., & Wang L.
(2025).
Capable fish or deficient ponds? A meta-analysis of consequences, mechanisms, and moderators of perceived overqualification.
Journal of Management
.
Carnevale J. B., Huang L., Vincent L. C., Yu L., & He W.
(2024).
Outshined by creative stars: A dual-pathway model of leader reactions to employees’ reputation for creativity.
Journal of Management
, 50()
.
Huang L., Carnevale J. B., Mackey J., Paterson T. A., Li X., & Yang D.
(2024).
Fulfilling moral duty or prioritizing moral image? The moral self-regulatory consequences of ethical voice..
Journal of Applied Psychology
.
Carnevale J. B., & Benegal A.
(2023).
The butt of the joke: Understanding the social evaluations of leader humor targets.
Current Opinion in Psychology
, 53()
.
Carnevale J. B., & Gangloff K. A.
(2023).
A mixed blessing? CEOs’ moral cleansing as an alternative explanation for firms’ reparative responses following misconduct.
Journal of Business Ethics
, 184()
.
Carnevale J. B., Huang L., Yam K. C., & Wang L.
(2022).
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
, 43()
.
Carnevale J. B., Carson J. E., & Huang L.
(2021).
Greedy for thee or greedy for me? A contingency model of positive and negative reactions to leader greed.
Journal of Business Research
, 132()
.
Carnevale J. B., Huang L., Vincent L. C., Farmer S., & Wang L.
(2021).
Better to give than to receive (or seek) help? The interpersonal dynamics of maintaining a reputation for creativity.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
, 167()
.
Carnevale J. B., & Hatak I.
(2020).
Employee adjustment and well-being in the era of COVID-19: Implications for human resource management.
Journal of business research
, 116()
.
Carnevale J. B., Huang L., Uhl-Bien M., & Harris S.
(2020).
Feeling obligated yet hesitant to speak up: Investigating the curvilinear relationship between LMX and employee promotive voice.
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
, 93()
.
Harms P. D., Patel P. C., & Carnevale J. B.
(2020).
Self-centered and self-employed: Gender and the relationship between narcissism and self-employment.
Journal of Business Research
, 121()
.
Carnevale J. B., Huang L., & Paterson T.
(2019).
LMX-differentiation strengthens the prosocial consequences of leader humility: An identification and social exchange perspective.
Journal of Business Research
, 96()
.
Carnevale J. B., Huang L., & Harms P. D.
(2018).
Leader consultation mitigates the harmful effects of leader narcissism: A belongingness perspective.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
, 146()
.
Carnevale J., Huang L., & Harms P.
(2018).
Speaking up to the “emotional vampire”: A conservation of resources perspective.
Journal of Business Research
, 91()
.
Carnevale J. B., Huang L., Crede M., Harms P., & Uhl-Bien M.
(2017).
Leading to stimulate employees' ideas: A quantitative review of leader--member exchange, employee voice, creativity, and innovative behavior.
Applied Psychology
, 66()
.