Fadel Matta

Fadel Matta

  • Terry Dean's Advisory Council Distinguished Professor, Department of Management
C217 Benson Hall

Education

  • PhD, Organizational Behavior, Michigan State University, 2016
  • MBA, Management, University of Notre Dame, 2011
  • BBA, Finance, Loyola University Chicago, 2006

Research Interests

  • Leadership
  • Leader-Member Social Exchange Relationships
  • Organizational Justice and Fairness
  • Employee Mood and Emotion

Publications

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Editorial Appointments

  • Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Journal, 2020–present
  • Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Review, 2020–present
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2018–present
  • Editorial Board Member, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2016–present
  • Editorial Board Member, Personnel Psychology, 2017–present

Awards, Honors, and Recognition

  • 2024 Academy of Management Review Outstanding Bridge Reviewer Mentor Award
  • 2023 SIOP Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award
  • 2023 Academy of Management HR Division Early Career Achievement Award
  • 2023 Journal of Applied Psychology Best Editorial Board Member Reviewer
  • 2022 Terry Research Excellence Award
  • 2021 Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Best Reviewer Award (Inaugural)
  • Institute for Leadership Advancement Research Scholar Award
  • 2020 Rising Star in Leadership Research Award—hosted by the Exeter Centre for Leadership and the Academy of Management's Network of Leadership Scholars
  • 2020 Personnel Psychology Best Reviewer Award
  • Georgia Power Foundation Developing Scholar Award (2019-2020)

Service

Academy of Management

  • PDW Chair for Academy of Management OB Division (2024)
  • OB Division Executive Committee – Elected Representative-at-Large (2023-2025)
  • Chair of the HR Division Early Career Award Committee (2024)
  • OB Division Making Connections Committee (2016-2023)
  • Subject Matter Expert (2022-present)

University of Georgia

  • Promotion and Tenure Committee – 2024
  • Research Excellence Award Committee – 2023
  • Post-Tenure Review Committee – 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Head of Terry Research Pool – 2019-Present
  • Terry MBA Program Committee—2021-Present
  • Terry Undergraduate Program Committee – 2019-2021
  • Faculty Search Committee Chair (OB position) – 2022, 2022, 2021
  • Faculty Search Committee Member (OB positions) – 2024, 2019, 2019, 2016
  • First Year Coach – 2017-2018, 2022-2023