Lourdes Ferreira White, D.B.A.
Professor of Accounting
Lockheed Martin Chair
Department of Accounting
Office: Business Center 453
Phone: 410.837.5090
E-mail: lwhite@ubalt.edu
Education:
- D.B.A., Harvard University
- M.S., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- B.S., Getulio Vargas Foundation
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Bio
Dr. White received her doctorate from Harvard University in 1989 and joined the UB faculty in 1992. Her teaching interests are in managerial accounting, management control and cost accounting. Her current research focuses on ethics, performance measurement, and risk management. She holds the Lockheed Martin Chair in accounting, and in 2018 she was the winner, with Professor Regina Bento, of the Black & Decker Research Award.
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Research Interests
Ethics, performance measurement, and risk management.
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Teaching Interests
Managerial accounting, management control and cost accounting.
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Recent Publications
Intellectual Contributions
Refereed Journal Articles
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2020). Calculation, Principle or Bias? Information Preference and Ethical Decision-Making. International Studies of Management and Organization. 50(3), 232-252.
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2019). Do Sustainability Measures Matter in Managerial Appraisal and Rewards?. Advances in Public Interest Accounting. 21. 1-24.
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2018). Risk Management and Internal Control: A Study of Management Accounting Practice. Advances in Management Accounting. 30. 1-25.
Merchant, K., & White, L. F. (2017). Linking the Ethics and Management Control Literatures. Advances in Management Accounting. 28. 1-29.
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2017). Ideology and the Balanced Scorecard: An Empirical Exploration of the Tension Between Shareholder Value Maximization and Corporate Social Responsibility. Journal of Business Ethics. 142(4), 769-789.
Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2016). Presentation Formats, Performance Outcomes and Implications for Performance Evaluations. Advances in Management Accounting. 26. 1-37.
Conference Proceedings
Bento, R. F., & White, L. F. (2020). COVID-19 and Managerial Decision-Making: Ethics and risks. IVBEC- International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference.
Antonacopoulou, E., Bento, R. F., & White, L. F. (2019). Why Didn�t The Watchdogs Bark? Internal Auditing and the Wells Fargo Scandal. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings (Winner of Best Ethics Paper Award).
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2019). Ethical Decision Making Under Risk: The Role of Management Accounting Information. AIMA - Advances in Management Accounting 4th World Conference on Management Accounting Research.
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2018). Ethics and Decision Approaches under Conditions of Risk and Uncertainty. 25th Annual International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference (IVBEC).
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2017). Accountants as Strategic Partners and a Risk Culture Open to Challenges. 2017 Mid-Atlantic AAA (American Accounting Association) - Arlington, VA.
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2017). Risk Management Culture: The Role of Accountants and Skepticism. Academy of Business Research. Spring 2017 Conference - Best Paper Award.
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2016). Management Accountants and Risk Management Practices: An Exploratory Study. Proceedings of 3rd AIMA World Conference on Management Accounting Research -May 19-20, 2016.
Presentations
Bento, R. F., & White, L. F. Research Engagement Day - RED Talks, "COVID-19 and Small Businesses: Ethical Decision-Making," University of Baltimore, (2021).
Bento, R. F., & White, L. F. Faculty Dialogues, "Professional Judgment in Small CPA Firms," Merrick School of Business, (2020).
Bento, R. F., & White, L. F. Research Engagement Day - RED Talks, "Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Professional Judgment in Small CPA Firms.," University of Baltimore, (2020).
White, L. F. Harvard Business School Alumni Conference, "Best Practices in Interactive Online Teaching," (2019).
Bento, R. F., & White, L. F. 2019 IMA Research Lab, "Artificial intelligence and accounting professional judgment: An ethical partnership," IMA (Institute of Management Accounting), Monterrey, CA. (2019).
Bento, R. F., & White, L. F. IMA Applied Research Roundtable, "Accountants and Intelligent Machines: What will happen to ethical leadership?," Institute of Management Accountants Annual Conference, (2019).
Bento, R. F., & White, L. F. Research Engagement Day - RED Talks, "What factors influence how people make decisions in risky situations?," University of Baltimore, (2018).
Bento, R. F., & White, L. F. Research Engagement Day - RED Talks, "Adventures in Wonderland: Explorations in decision-making under conditions of bounded-rationality.," University of Baltimore, (2017).
White, L. F. Research Engagement Day - RED Talks, "How do accounting numbers influence management behavior?," University of Baltimore, (2017).