Sibel Ozgen Novelli
Assistant Professor
School of Business
Education
- PhD (2022) Florida International University (Management - Business Administration)
- PhD (2010) Universidad Rovira i Virgili (Chem. Engineering)
Research
Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Entrepreneurship
General Information
Sibel Ozgen is an Assistant Professor of Management at the School of Business. She obtained her Ph.D. in Management from Florida International University. Dr. Ozgen's research focuses on (strategic) leadership, entrepreneurship, and human-tech interaction.
Dr. Ozgen’s research has appeared in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Management, the Leadership Quarterly, Harvard Business Review, and the Journal of Business Research. Her research has been featured in NY Times, Forbes, and WSJ.
Dr. Ozgen also holds another Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Universidad de Rovira i Virgili (Spain).
Dr. Ozgen’s research has appeared in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Management, the Leadership Quarterly, Harvard Business Review, and the Journal of Business Research. Her research has been featured in NY Times, Forbes, and WSJ.
Dr. Ozgen also holds another Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Universidad de Rovira i Virgili (Spain).
Institutional Service
- Area Academic Committee Member Member
- Committee Member for the PhD Program Member
- Faculty Ambadassor Member
- Pre-College Program Instructor Member
- Search Committee Member – Associate Director – Teaching and Learning Center Member
- Search Committee Member - Tenure Track Faculty Position - Strategic Management 2022 Member
- Admitted Student Weekend 2022 Member
Professional Service
- Long Range Planning and Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies Editorial Board Member
Appointments
Assistant Professor of Management (2022-Present)
Stevens Institute of Technology
Graduate Research Assistant
Center for Leadership, Florida International University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Graduate Research Assistant
Center for Leadership, Florida International University
Honors and Awards
Best Paper Nominations
Nomination for the Best Paper Award, ICGS Conference, 2023
Runner Up for Best Doctoral Student Paper - SMA Conference (Strategy Track), 2021
Research/Writing/Travel Grants
Karen Legge Bursary Scheme, JIMS PDW Writing Workshop, 2023, ($1,500)
SIOP Conference Travel Award, 2022, ($500)
CIBER PhD Student Research Grant, FIU, 2021 ($2000)
CIBER PhD Student Research Grant, FIU, 2020 ($720)
APA Directorate Travel Grant for the Longitudinal Data Workshop, 2019, ($600)
Graduate & Professional Student Committee Travel Grant, FIU, 2019. ($444)
Southern Management Association Travel Grant for the Doctoral Consortia 2017 ($500)
Georgia Tech Honorarium for Computation Science Conference, 2016 ($1,900)
Center for Leadership at FIU Travel Grants ($10,000)
Teaching Recognition
Vice-Provost Commendation for Teaching Excellence, Stevens, (2022, 2023, 2024)
Nomination for the Best Paper Award, ICGS Conference, 2023
Runner Up for Best Doctoral Student Paper - SMA Conference (Strategy Track), 2021
Research/Writing/Travel Grants
Karen Legge Bursary Scheme, JIMS PDW Writing Workshop, 2023, ($1,500)
SIOP Conference Travel Award, 2022, ($500)
CIBER PhD Student Research Grant, FIU, 2021 ($2000)
CIBER PhD Student Research Grant, FIU, 2020 ($720)
APA Directorate Travel Grant for the Longitudinal Data Workshop, 2019, ($600)
Graduate & Professional Student Committee Travel Grant, FIU, 2019. ($444)
Southern Management Association Travel Grant for the Doctoral Consortia 2017 ($500)
Georgia Tech Honorarium for Computation Science Conference, 2016 ($1,900)
Center for Leadership at FIU Travel Grants ($10,000)
Teaching Recognition
Vice-Provost Commendation for Teaching Excellence, Stevens, (2022, 2023, 2024)
Selected Publications
Ozgen, S., Mooney, A., & Zhou, Y. (2025). CEO power: A review, critique, and future research directions. Journal of Management, 51(1), 132-171.
Zhang, Y., Mooney, A., & Ozgen, S. (2024). Racial minorities in strategic leadership: An integrative literature review and future research roadmap. The Leadership Quarterly, 101840.
Gajendran, R. S., Loewenstein, J., Choi, H., & Ozgen, S. (2022). Hidden costs of text-based electronic communication on complex reasoning tasks: Motivation maintenance and impaired downstream performance. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 169, 104130.
Simon, L. S., Rosen, C. C., Gajendran, R. S., Ozgen, S., & Corwin, E. S. (2022). Pain or gain? Understanding how trait empathy impacts leader effectiveness following the provision of negative feedback. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107(2), 279.
Ozgen, S., Lapeira, M., & Pissaris, S. (2021) I got this! Resource bundles and adversity: A situated entrepreneurial optimism perspective, Journal of Business Research, 136, 127-136.
Hiller, N. J., Sin, H.P., Ponnapalli, A. R., & Ozgen, S. (2019). WEIRDly unfamiliar: A multi-language meta-analysis of paternalistic leadership behaviors from 152 studies, The Leadership Quarterly, 30(1), 165-184.
Gajendran, R., Corwin, E., Simon, L.S, Rosen, C., & Ozgen, S (2022). Giving negative feedback can make empathetic leaders less effective. Harvard Business Review. January 2022.
Book Chapters:
Hiller, N. J., & Ozgen, S. (2023). Organizational agility and organizational effectiveness. In Senior Leadership Teams and the Agile Organization (pp. 24-43). Routledge.
Mooney, A. & Ozgen, S (Forthcoming). Executive digital savviness: a new concept for strategic leadership research. Handbook of Research on Strategic Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Zhang, Y., Mooney, A., & Ozgen, S. (2024). Racial minorities in strategic leadership: An integrative literature review and future research roadmap. The Leadership Quarterly, 101840.
Gajendran, R. S., Loewenstein, J., Choi, H., & Ozgen, S. (2022). Hidden costs of text-based electronic communication on complex reasoning tasks: Motivation maintenance and impaired downstream performance. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 169, 104130.
Simon, L. S., Rosen, C. C., Gajendran, R. S., Ozgen, S., & Corwin, E. S. (2022). Pain or gain? Understanding how trait empathy impacts leader effectiveness following the provision of negative feedback. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107(2), 279.
Ozgen, S., Lapeira, M., & Pissaris, S. (2021) I got this! Resource bundles and adversity: A situated entrepreneurial optimism perspective, Journal of Business Research, 136, 127-136.
Hiller, N. J., Sin, H.P., Ponnapalli, A. R., & Ozgen, S. (2019). WEIRDly unfamiliar: A multi-language meta-analysis of paternalistic leadership behaviors from 152 studies, The Leadership Quarterly, 30(1), 165-184.
Gajendran, R., Corwin, E., Simon, L.S, Rosen, C., & Ozgen, S (2022). Giving negative feedback can make empathetic leaders less effective. Harvard Business Review. January 2022.
Book Chapters:
Hiller, N. J., & Ozgen, S. (2023). Organizational agility and organizational effectiveness. In Senior Leadership Teams and the Agile Organization (pp. 24-43). Routledge.
Mooney, A. & Ozgen, S (Forthcoming). Executive digital savviness: a new concept for strategic leadership research. Handbook of Research on Strategic Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Courses
MG 612: Leader Development
BT 301: Introduction to Strategy
BT 330: Org Behavior
PV 101: First Year Experience Course
BT 301: Introduction to Strategy
BT 330: Org Behavior
PV 101: First Year Experience Course