Christian Morel, a effectué une carrière de cadre dans des grands groupes français. Il a terminé cette carrière comme directeur des ressources humaines. Parallèlement à ces fonctions, il a mené une réflexion dans le domaine de la sociologie des organisations et a publié articles et ouvrages. Retraité de son métier opérationnel, il poursuit cette activité intellectuelle sous la forme de publications, d'échanges et de conférences, concernant la gestion des risques liés aux facteurs humains. Il a été membre nommé du Comité National de la Recherche Scientifique de 1991 à 1995 et fait partie de comités de rédaction de revues académiques.
Le magazine Challenges, dans son numéro du 30 juin 2016, a cité ses ouvrages sur les décisions absurdes (tomes 1 et 2) parmi les dix livres culte du XXIème siècle en management. Le premier tome a reçu le Grand Prix du Livre de Stratégie et de Management de l'Expansion-McKinsey et a été primé par l'Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques. Le prix du Livre RH Le Monde-Sciences Po-Syntec et la distinction "Le Stylo d'Or" de l'Association Nationale des DRH ont été décernés au second tome. Ces deux livres ont fait l'objet de nombreux articles dans la presse nationale, étrangère et dans des revues académiques. Le tome 1 des Décisions absurdes a été traduit en japonais, chinois, tchèque, espagnol et portugais. Son ouvrage L'enfer de l'information ordinaire a été également largement commenté dans la presse.
En 2018, il publie le troisième tome des Décisions absurdes : Les décisions absurdes III. L'enfer des règles. Les pièges relationnels.
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