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Jeff Lovelace

  • Associate Professor, Department of Management
C200 Benson Hall
jeffrey.lovelace@uga.edu (706) 542-1294
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Biography

Professor Lovelace researches the social and cognitive influences that shape the decision-making processes of strategic leaders. In particular, he examines the sensemaking and sensegiving processes of executives, with an emphasis on investigating how individual and firm social evaluations (e.g., celebrity, stigma, and reputation) impact leader cognition, behavior, and firm performance.

Professor Lovelace has published journal articles, books, and book chapters in a variety of outlets, and his work has been featured in media outlets such as Forbes and Financial Times. Professor Lovelace is also an International Research Fellow for the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation. Previously, he served as a U.S. Army Officer from 2002 to 2014 and an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

He teaches classes on strategy, strategic leadership, and stakeholder management. He also has experience running corporate education workshops for a variety of organizations in the public and private sectors.

Education

  • Ph.D., Industrial-Organizational Psychology with minor in Business Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, 2017
  • M.S., Industrial-Organizational Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2011
  • B.S., American Politics, United States Military Academy at West Point, 2002

Research Interests

  • Strategic Leadership
  • CEO and Firm Celebrity
  • Executive and Firm Reputation
  • Executive Decision-Making

Publications

Journal Articles

  •   Oliver, A. & Lovelace, J. B. (In Press, 2026). Breaking the Silence: Developing an Organizational Mental Health Capability. Academy of Management Review.
  • Ghasemaghaei, M., Neville, F., & Lovelace, J. B. (In Press, 2026). Building Support: How Outsider CEO Reputation and Framing Impact Middle Management Acceptance of Strategic Change. Organization Studies.
  • Neville, F., Rizzi, A. G., & Lovelace, J. B. (In Press, 2026). A CEO-driven process model of firm responsiveness to secondary stakeholder demands. Journal of Management.
  • Hunter, S. T., Lovelace, J. B., Neely, B. H., & Allen, J. B. (2024). Multiple pathways to effective leadership: A revision and extension of the CIP leadership framework. Organizational Psychology Review, 15(1), 3-27.
  • Steele, L. M., & Lovelace, J. B. (2023). Organizational underdog narratives: The cultivation and consequences of a collective underdog identity. Academy of Management Review, 48(1), 32-56.
  • Lovelace, J. B., Bundy, J., Pollock, T. G. & Hambrick, D. C., (2022). The push and pull of attaining CEO celebrity: A media routines perspective. Academy of Management Journal, 65(4), 1169-1191.
  • Neely, B., Lovelace, J. B., Cowen, A., & Hiller, N. (2020). Meta-critiques of upper echelons theory: Verdicts and recommendations for future research. Journal of Management, 46(6), 1029-1062.
  • Lovelace, J. B., Neely, B. H., Allen, J., & Hunter, S. T. (2019). Charismatic, ideological, & pragmatic (CIP) leadership: A critical review and agenda for future research. The Leadership Quarterly, 30(1), 96-110.
  • Lovelace, J. B., Bundy, J., Hambrick, D. C., & Pollock, T. G. (2018). The shackles of CEO celebrity: Sociocognitive and behavioral role constraints on “star” leaders. Academy of Management Review, 43(3), 419-444.
  • Hambrick, D. C. & Lovelace, J. B. (2018). The role of executive symbolism in advancing new strategic themes in organizations: A social influence perspective. Academy of Management Review, 43(1), 110-131.
  • Lovelace, J. B., & Hunter, S. T. (2013). Charismatic, ideological, and pragmatic leader’s influence on subordinate creative performance along the creative process. Creativity Research Journal, 25(1), 59-74
  • Gill, P., Horgan, J., & Lovelace, J. (2011). Improvised explosive device: The problem of definition. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 34(9), 732-748.

Book Chapters

  • Lovelace, J. B., & Oliver, A. (2026). The foundations of firm and CEO celebrity. In R. Younger & A. Zavyalova (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Organisational Social Evaluations (pp. 283-300). Oxford University Press.
  • Allen, J., Lovelace, J. B., Hunter, S. T., & Neely, B. H.  (2020). History and overview of the CIP theory. In S. T. Hunter & J. B. Lovelace (Eds.), Extending the charismatic, pragmatic, and ideological approach to leadership: Multiple pathways to success (pp. 22-47). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Hunter, S. T., & Lovelace, J. B. (2020). Conclusions: What we love now and where the CIP theory can still take us. In S. T. Hunter & J. B. Lovelace (Eds.), Extending the charismatic, pragmatic, and ideological approach to leadership: Multiple pathways to success (pp. 284-292). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Hunter, S. T., & Lovelace, J. B. (2020). Revisiting and extending the CIP theory of leadership. In S. T. Hunter & J. B. Lovelace (Eds.), Extending the charismatic, pragmatic, and ideological approach to leadership: Multiple pathways to success (pp. 254-283). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Lovelace, J. B., Hunter, S. T., & Neely, B. H. (2020). Quantifying CIP leadership styles: The development of a new measure. In S. T. Hunter & J. B. Lovelace (Eds.), Multiple pathways to success: Extending the charismatic, pragmatic, and ideological approach to leadership (pp. 78-115). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • McKay, A. S., Lovelace, J. B., & Howard, M. C. (2018). The heart of innovation: Antecedents and consequences of creative self-efficacy in organizations. In R. Reiter-Palmon & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), Individual creativity in organizations (223-244). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
  • Lovelace, J. B., Neely, B. H., Jayne, B. S., & Hunter, S. T. (2017). All roads lead to Rome: Navigating the creative process using the CIP model of leadership. In M. Mumford & S. Hemlin (eds.), Handbook of Research on Leadership and Creativity (316-319). Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Lindsay, D., Watola, D., & Lovelace, J. B. (2016). Negative leadership in the military context: Implications for leader development. In D. Watola (ed.), Leader Development: International Perspectives (15-42). Winnipeg, Canada: Canadian Defence Academy Press.
  • Hunter, S. T., Gutworth, M., & Lovelace, J. B. (2016). Originality. In S. G. Rogelberg (Ed.) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2nd ed.).
  • Kolditz, T. A. & Lovelace, J. B. (2015). Interdisciplinary insights into personal security: An integration. In P. J. Carroll, R. M. Arkin, & A. L. Wichman (eds.), The Handbook of Personal Security (365-374). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.

Books

  • Hunter, S. T., & Lovelace, J. B. (2022).  There is more than one way to lead: The CIP theory of leadership. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
  • Hunter, S. T., & Lovelace, J. B. (Eds.). (2020). Extending the charismatic, pragmatic, and ideological approach to leadership: Multiple pathways to success. New York, NY: Routledge.

Editorial Appointments

  • Associate Editor, Journal of Management, 2026–present
  • Editorial Review Board, Journal of Management, 2023–present
  • Editorial Review Board, Academy of Management Review, 2023–present

Awards, Honors, and Recognition

  • 2025: Best Review Paper – Journal of Management 2025
  • 2025: Best Reviewer Award – Academy of Management Review
  • 2024: Poets & Quants – 2024 Top 50 Best Undergraduate Professors
  • 2024: Distinguished Scholar Award – UVA Office of Engagement
  • 2024: Best Reviewer SMS - Strategic Leadership and Governance Interest Group
  • 2023: Outstanding Reviewer for the Division – AOM Strategic Management Division
  • 2022: Recipient of the Network of Leadership Scholars Rising Star Award
  • 2021: Student Veterans of America Chapter Advisor of the Year Finalist
  • 2018: Best Paper SMS - Strategic Leadership and Governance Interest Group

Prior Professional Positions

  • Associate Professor, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, 2026-Present
  • Associate Professor, McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, 2023-2026
  • Assistant Professor, McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, 2017-2023
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, United States Military Academy at West Point, 2013-2014
  • Instructor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, United States Military Academy at West Point, 2011-2012
  • United States Army Officer, United States Army, 2002-2014