Carrie Blair Messal

Carrie Blair Messal, Ph.D.

Professor of Management and Associate Dean, School of Business

Education

University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Tennessee
Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational, May 2008

East Carolina University - Greenville, North Carolina
M.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, May 2003

Georgetown College - Georgetown, Kentucky
B.A., Psychology (magna cum laude), May 2001

Research Interests

Dispositional antecedents of leader development, Core self-evaluation, Goal orientation, Narcissism

Courses Taught

  • Leadership
  • Organizational Behavior and Change

Selected Publications

Shaver, K., Blair, C. A., & Kindy, M. (2020). On horses and jockeys: Perceptions by academic entrepreneurs.  Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 10 (1).     Published online May 1, 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/erj-2019-0011

Peterson, C., Peterson, T., Aikens, S., Beard, J. W., Beatty, J. E., Blair, C. A., Lesko, A. P, & Small, E. (2020). Story hour in the management classroom. Management Teaching Review. DOI: 10.1177/2379298119836073.

Blair, C. A. & Shaver, K. (2019). Meaningful and complex work: An exercise to help students understand intrinsic motivation. Management Teaching Review, 4 (1), 39-48. DOI: 10.1177/2379298117748568

Blair, C. A. & Shaver, K. (2019).  Of horses and jockeys: Perceptions of academic entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship Research Journal, DOI: 10.1515/erj-2019-0011.

Blair, C. A., Wilen, R. P, & Paz-Aparicio, C. (2018). Do Big 5 personality characteristics and narcissism predict engagement in leader development. Frontiers in Psychology: Organizational Psychology.

Blair, C. A. & Desplaces, D. E. (2018). Conflict management through the negotiations canvas, getting participants to understand. Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 36 (1) 39-51. DOI: 10.1002/crq.21227

Honors & Awards

  • Highly Commended Award, Emerald Publishing (2018)
  • Howard F. Rudd, Jr. Distinguised Faculty Award for Service Leadership, College of Charleston School of Business (2018)
  • Teaching Award, College of Charleston School of Business (2015)
  • First-Year Student Outstanding Service Award, College of Charleston (2013)
  • Best Student Paper, Research Methods Division, Southern Management Association (2009)
  • Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals, Honors Edition (2008-09)