Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Management
- Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL Aug 2025–Present
- Adjunct Instructor of Management
- Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL Jan–Aug 2025
- Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL Aug 2023–Aug 2024
Education
- Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Strategic Leadership
- Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL · AACSB Accredited 2025
- Juris Doctor (JD)
- Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, FL 2018
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Marshall University, Huntington, WV · AACSB Accredited 2014
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
- Marshall University, Huntington, WV · AACSB Accredited 2007
Research Areas
Primary Research Interests
- Workplace Ethics & Moral Decision-Making
- Human Resource Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Management Education
Current Research Streams
- Dark Triad Personality Traits
- Burnout & COR Theory
- Algorithmic HRM & Gig Work
- Ethical Fading & Malicious Compliance
- Narrative Approaches to Business Ethics
Publications
Dissertation
- Woodard, C. C. (2025). A framework of workplace burnout in professional service firms: The influence of psychological, social, and personal factors. (Doctoral dissertation, Jacksonville University). ProQuest Dissertations & Theses.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
- Woodard, C. C., Toteva, I. T., Smith Sockbeson, C. E., & Shaw, J. C. (2026). Toxic traits at work: How perceived coworker Dark Triad behaviours deplete resources and fuel burnout. International Journal of Organizational Analysis. doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-11-2025-6210
- Woodard, C. C., Toteva, I. T., & Ward, C. (2026). A life most terrible: Moral collapse and ethical renewal in The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Journal of Business and Psychology. doi.org/10.1007/s40926-026-00389-z
- Woodard, C. C., Ward, C. L., & Simon, A. A. (2026). The Burnout Budget: Experiencing resource loss and recovery in real time. Management Teaching Review. doi.org/10.1177/23792981261458342
- Ward, C. L., & Woodard, C. C. (2026). Societal impact and faculty burnout in business schools: A demands-resources-meaning framework. Journal of Education for Business. doi.org/10.1080/08832323.2026.2703190
Under Review
- Woodard, C. C. Moral blindness at work: Three organizational pathways to ethical fading. Journal of Business Ethics. Revised & Resubmitted
- Woodard, C. C. Doubling down: Phantom resources and the reversal of gain spirals in Conservation of Resources theory. Journal of Management Studies.
- Woodard, C. C., Toteva, I. T., Smith Sockbeson, C. E., Mertens, D., & Shaw, J. C. Toxic peers and unjust platforms: Perceived coworker Dark Triad traits, justice perceptions, and burnout in algorithmic gig work. Personnel Review.
- Woodard, C. C., Heitman-Lucy, C., & Sudduth IV, J. What you see is what you get: A collaborative framework for challenging bias and building inclusive judgment. Management Teaching Review.
- Woodard, C. C., & Charpied, B. T. Reading malicious compliance: How leaders misinterpret morally ambiguous rule-following. Business Ethics Quarterly.
- Woodard, C. C. Organizing in the dark: How social order emerges under institutional absence. Culture and Organization.
- Woodard, C. C., & Fournet, A. Organizational periodization: A temporal framework for sustaining organizational capability. Management Decision.
- Schneider, N., & Woodard, C. C. Making meaning of controversial conversations: Media discussions as a vehicle for student sensemaking and sensegiving. Organization Management Journal.
Revise & Resubmit
- Woodard, C. C., Deane, S. G., Ghosh, H., Carter, C., Negoro, Y. M., & Dunn, A. M. Reaching consensus isn’t easy: A classroom role-play on team decision making. Management Teaching Review.
Working Papers
- Woodard, C. C. Algorithmic HRM and bias reinforcement. Target: Academy of Management Review.
- Woodard, C. C., & Toteva, I. T. Dark Triad consumer identities. Target: Journal of Consumer Behaviour.
- Woodard, C. C. Dark Triad workers in algorithmic systems: Hidden advantage or system risk? Target: International Journal of Manpower.
- Woodard, C. C. When dark traits pay off: A contextual model of Dark Triad activation in algorithmically managed work. Target: Journal of Business and Psychology.
- Woodard, C. C., Craven, C., & Reaves, T. The ethical influence audit: Helping students distinguish persuasion, manipulation, and coercion in organizations. Target: Management Teaching Review.
- Woodard, C. C., Charpied, B. T., & Kuron, L. The last light of Alexandria: Leading when every choice carries loss. Target: Management Teaching Review.
- Woodard, C. C., & Charpied, B. T. Leading at the edge: Moral ambiguity, identity, and leadership in Black Sails. Target: Journal of Management Inquiry.
- Dunn, A., & Woodard, C. C. Beyond AI detection: Teaching students to critically collaborate with generative artificial intelligence. Target: Journal of Management Education.
- Fournet, A., Cheney, L., & Woodard, C. C. Artificial intelligence as an assessment support tool: Comparing AI and instructor evaluation of authentic business writing. Target: Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education.
- Fuller, L., & Woodard, C. C. Opacity as enabler: Settlement agreements, sensemaking rationalization, and the erosion of organizational ethical culture. Target: Journal of Business Ethics.
- Toteva, I. T., & Woodard, C. C. Human touch or algorithmic appeal? AI-driven branding, authenticity, and consumer trust. Target: European Journal of Marketing.
- Toteva, I. T., Woodard, C. C., & Hunt, W. (2026). Entrepreneurial selling as a multi-audience capability: A conceptual framework. Target: Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management.
Presentations
Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations
- Entrepreneurial Selling as a Multi-Audience Capability: A Conceptual Framework
- Society for Marketing Advances (SMA), Orlando, FL (presented by I. Toteva) 2026
- The Burnout Budget
- Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS), Ann Arbor, MI 2026
- The Last Light of Alexandria
- Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS), Ann Arbor, MI 2026
- Building the Leader
- Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS), Ann Arbor, MI 2026
- Dark Side of Gig Work
- Southwest Academy of Management, Dallas, TX 2026
- Workplace Burnout Framework
- Association of Marketing Theory & Practice (AMTP), Myrtle Beach, SC 2025
Invited Presentations
- Good People, Tough Choices
- Beta Alpha Psi, Jacksonville State University 2026
- A Life Most Terrible
- JSU Faculty Symposium 2025
Teaching
Courses Prepared to Teach
- Human Resource Management
- Employment Law
- Compensation Management
- Collective Bargaining
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Advanced Labor & Employment Law
- Organizational Behavior & Leadership
- Principles of Management
- Business Ethics
- Legal & Ethical Environment of Business
- HR Analytics
- Algorithmic HRM & People Technology
- Organizational Theory
Assistant Professor — Jacksonville State University
- MGT 385 Human Resource Management
- Writing Intensive, F2F & Online 2025–Present
- MGT 391 Employment Law
- F2F & Online 2025–Present
- MGT 468 Compensation Management
- Online 2025–Present
- MGT 490 Collective Bargaining
- Online 2025–Present
- MGT 5368 Compensation Management (Grad)
- Online 2025–Present
- MGT 5380 Advanced Labor & Employment Law (Grad)
- Online 2025–Present
Adjunct Professor — Jacksonville University
- MGT 321 The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
- Face-to-Face 2025
- MGT 566 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (Grad)
- Hybrid 2025
- MGT 610 Strategic Human Resource Management (Grad)
- Hybrid 2025
Graduate Teaching Assistant — Jacksonville University
- INB 555 Competing in the Global Economy (Grad)
- Online 2023–2024
- MGT 310 Organizational Behavior & Leadership
- Online 2023–2024
- MGT 321 The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
- Face-to-Face 2023–2024
- MGT 630 Teamwork & Organizational Transformation (Grad)
- Hybrid 2023–2024
- MKG 540 Strategic Marketing in Digital Economy (Grad)
- Online 2023–2024
Editorial & Scholarly Activity
Editorial Roles
- Associate Editor, Management Teaching Review (SAGE/MOBTS), 2026–Present
- Editorial Review Board, Management Teaching Review (SAGE/MOBTS), 2026–Present
Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewing
- Management Teaching Review, 2025–Present
- Organization Management Journal, 2026–Present
- International Journal of Manpower, 2026–Present
- International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 2026–Present
Conference Paper Reviewing
- Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS)
- Society for Marketing Advances (SMA)
Service
To the Profession
- Lead Judge / Judge, Collegiate Leadership Competition (CLC)
- MOBTS 2026
- CLC Committee Member
- MOBTS 2026–Present
- Judge, MOBTS Collegiate Leadership Competition — Global Invitational
- 2024, 2025, 2026
- Board of Directors
- Calhoun County SHRM, Anniston, AL 2026–Present
- Dissertation Fellowship Selection Committee
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (National) 2027 Awards Cycle
University Service
- President & Faculty Advisor, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society — Chapter #284
- JSU 2026–Present
- Faculty Advisor, SHRM Student Chapter #5305
- JSU 2026–Present
- Faculty Mentor, Pre-Law Program
- JSU 2026–Present
- Project Management Faculty Search Committee
- JSU 2026
- Search Committee Process Revision Committee
- JSU 2026–Present
- Speaker, Admitted Students Day
- JSU Jan 2026
- Guest Speaker, Beta Alpha Psi
- JSU · Ethics and professional decision-making 2026
Dissertation Committees
Committee Member (External) — Tiffany Reaves, West Virginia University, 2026–Present. “When support is taken away: Employee reactions to the withdrawal of pro-employee initiatives.”
Workshops & Invited Academic Service
- Workshop Facilitator, Finding the Right Internship & Job-Hunting Strategies, Jacksonville University, 2025
- Workshop Facilitator, Advanced Excel Data Management, Jacksonville University, 2025
Memberships, Licensure & Prior Experience
Professional Memberships & Honors
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Beta Gamma Sigma (International Business Honor Society)
- Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS)
- Phi Kappa Phi (National Honor Society)
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Southern Management Association (SMA)
Licensure
Enrolled Agent — Internal Revenue Service, 2018–Present
- Director of Logistics & Operations
- Mover & Shaker Co. Jun 2022–Mar 2025
- Owner / Principal Consultant
- Cole Woodard LLC Apr 2022–Aug 2025
- Director of Legal Operations
- J. David Tax Law May 2018–Mar 2022