Regina F. Bento, Ph.D.
Professor of Management
BG&E Chair
Department of Management and International Business
Office: Business Center 549
Phone: 410.837.5073
E-mail: rbento@ubalt.edu
Personal Web Site:
home.ubalt.edu/rbento
Education:
- Ph.D., Sloan School of Management, MIT
- M.S., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- M.D., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
-
Bio
Born and raised in Brazil, Regina Bento started her career as a psychiatrist (M.D., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, 1977), studying the relationship between work and mental health. Interested in learning more about the nature of work and organizations, she went on to pursue graduate studies in administration. After an M.S. in Management (COPPEAD, UFRJ, 1979), she came to the United States for doctoral studies at Harvard and MIT (Ph.D. Sloan School of Management, MIT, 1990). She is the BG&E Chair and Professor of Management at the Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, which she joined in 1991. During sabbaticals and leaves from UB, Regina was twice a Visiting Professor at the Sloan School, MIT (1998, 2007) and served three years as Associate Director of the Christensen Center at the Harvard Business School (2006 through 2009). Regina’s publications include an award-winning book; chapters in research books published by the Harvard Business School Press, Sage, Routledge, Jossey-Bass and others; articles in journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Management Systems, Information and Management, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Human Resource Management Journal, Communications of the AIS, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Journal of Management Development, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, Journal of Management Education, Organization Management Journal, and others; and numerous business cases, proceedings and other publications. Regina has received numerous research and teaching awards, including the USM Regents Award, the highest honor in the University System of Maryland.
-
Research Interests
Careers, Performance Appraisal and Rewards, Stigma, Leadership, Management Education
-
Teaching Interests
Leadership, Organizational Behavior
-
Recent Publications
Intellectual Contributions
Book Chapters
Bento, R. F., & Antonacopoulou, E. (2019). Choosing Our Cross with Wisdom: A Folktale for Living and Leading. Routledge.
Antonacopoulou, E., & Bento, R. F. (2016). Learning Leadership: A Call to Beauty. Routledge. (3),
Refereed Journal Articles
Stickney, L. T., Bento, R. F., Aggarwal, A. K., & Adlakha, V. G. (2019). Online Higher Education: Faculty Satisfaction and Its Antecedents. Journal of Management Education. 43(5), 509-542.
Hwang, A., Arbaugh, J. B., Bento, R. F., Asarta, C., & Fornaciari, C. (2019). What Causes a Business and Management Education Article to Be Cited: Article, Author, or Journal?. International Journal of Management Education. 17(1), 139-150.
Hwang, A., Bento, R. F., Arbaugh, J. B., Asarta, C. J., Cochran, J., Fornaciari, C. J., & Jones, C. (2019). A Cluster Analysis of Highly Productive Business and Management Education Scholars. Journal of Education for Business. 94(1), 21-30.
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.
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2018). Do Sustainability Measures Matter in Managerial Appraisal and Rewards?. Advances in Public Interest Accounting. 21(1-24),
Antonacopoulou, E. P., & Bento, R. F. (2018). "From Laurels to Learners: Leadership with Virtue". Journal of Management Development. 37(8), 624-633.
Asarta, C., Bento, R. F., Fornaciari, c., Dean, K., Arbaugh, j. B., & hwang, a. (2018). The scholarship of teaching and learning: Changing the dominant narrative about (and in) research institutions. Journal of Management Education. 42(6), 731-748.
Bento, R. F. (2018). Reflexivity in Research: Three Encounters and the ‘I’-Index. M@n@gement. 20(5), 523-528.
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.
Bento, R. F., & Zacur, S. R. (2017). Regarding Lupe: A One-Act Play Where Two Cultures Collide on the Road to a Latina’s Performance Appraisal. Organization Management Journal. 14(4), 213-230.
Fornaciari, C. J., Arbaugh, J. B., Asarta, C. J., Bento, R. F., Hwang, A., & Lund Dean, K. (2017). Key Institutions in Business and Management Education Research. Journal of Education for Business. 92(5), 220-229.
Arbaugh, J. B., Asarta, C. J., Hwang, A., Fornaciari, C. J., Bento, R. F., & Lund Dean, K. (2017). Key authors in business and management education research: Productivity, Topics, and Future Directions. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. 15(3), 268-302.
Bento, A. M., & Bento, R. F. (2015). How fast are Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems moving to the Cloud?. Journal of Information Technology Management. 26(4), 25-44.
Conference Proceedings
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.
Antonacopoulou, E., & Bento, R. F. (2018). Sensuous Leadership for a VUCA World. ISLC – International Studying Leadership Conference - December 16-18, 2018.
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).
Fornaciari, C., Bento, R. F., Asarta, C., Hwang, A., Ferrara, Z. D., Arbaugh, J. B., & Dean, K. L. (2018). Author Productivity In Business and Management Education (BME) Scholarship (2008-2017). Academy of Management.
Bento, R. F., Asarta, C., Hwang, A., Arbaugh, J. B., Fornaciari, C., & Lund Dean, K. (2018). Nurturing the field of Management Education Research. RMLE - Research in Management Learning Education "Unconference".
Arbaugh, J. B., Asarta, C., Bento, R. F., Fornaciari, C., Hwang, A., & Lund Dean, K. (2018). Key Institutions and Authors in Business and Management Education (BME): 2008-2017. Conference on Teaching and Research on Economic Education (CTREE).
Arbaugh, J. B., Asarta, C., Bento, R. F., Fornaciari, C., Hwang, A., Lund Dean, K., & Ferrara, Z. (2018). Shifts in Individual and Institutional Business and Management Education (BME) Research Productivity from 2005-14 to 2008-17. North American Management Society (NAMS).
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., Hwang, A., Asarta, C., Arbaugh, J. B., Cochran, J. D., Fornaciari, C., & Jones, C. (2017). A Career Study of Highly Productive BME Scholars. Academy of Management.
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.
Asarta, C. J., Hwang, A., Arbaugh, J. B., Bento, R. F., & Fornaciari, C. (2016). What Would Rankings Look Like if We Measured Schools by How Well We Actually Taught Our Students?. RMLE - Research in Management Learning Education "Unconference".
Bento, R. F., Arbaugh, J. B., Asarta, C., Fornaciari, C., Hwang, A., & Lund Dean, K. (2016). Key Authors in Business and Management Education Research. Academy of Management Conference.
Bento, R. F., Arbaugh, J. B., Asarta, C., Fornaciari, C., Hwang, A., & Lund Dean, K. (2016). Key Institutions and Discipline Area Competencies in Business and Management Education Research. Academy of Management.
Bento, R. F., Arbaugh, J. B., Asarta, C., Fornaciari, C., & Hwang, A. (2016). What Causes a Business and Management Education Article to Be Cited: Article, Author, or Journal?. Academy of Management.
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2016). Management Accountants and Risk Management Practices: An Exploratory Study. 3rd AIMA World Conference on Management Accounting Research -May 19-20, 2016.
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. (2015). Do Sustainability Measures Matter in Managerial Appraisal and Rewards?. Management Accounting Section (MAS) of the American Accounting Association.
Presentations
Bento, R. F., & Antonacopoulou, E. P. Academy of Management, "Practising Reflexivity at the Interface of Social Complexity and Leadership in Professional Practice," Vancouver, CA. (2020).
Soh, W. G., Antonacopoulou, E. P., Bento, R. F., & Rigg, C. EGOS - European Group for Organizational Studies, "Cultivating reflexivity to avert Conduct Risk: Transforming the Internal Audit Field," (2020).
Georgiadou, A., Olivas-Lujan, M., & Bento, R. F. Academy of Management, ""Isms" in Academia: Exploring how to foster an inclusive culture inside and outside the classroom," Boston. (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., Sauerbronn, F., & Sauerbronn, J. JVB Special Issue Conference: Journal of Vocational Behavior - Calling and careers, "The lived and unanswered callings of Manya Sklodowska (Marie Curie) and Mileva Marić (Einstein).," Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. (2017).
Beatty, J. E., Leigh, J., Antonacopoulou, E., Bento, R. F., Forray, J., & LeClair, D. Academy of Management, "“Debating and Imagining How to Measure Impact for Management Education Contributions”," Atlanta. (2017).
Stickney, L. T., Bento, R. F., Aggarwal, A. K., & Adlakha, V. G. Annual Meeting of Eastern Academy of Management, "Faculty Satisfaction In Online Higher Education," Eastern Academy of Management, Baltimore. (2017).
Bento, R. F., & Pezeshkan, A. Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Temporariness and the pursuit of goals," Baltimore, MD. (2017).
Bento, R. F., Antonacopoulou, E. P., & Meltzer, C. 33rd EGOS Colloquium - July 6–8, 2017 - Copenhagen, "Leaders-as-Learners: Arts-based methods for leadership development," EGOS - European Group for Organization Studies, Copenhagen. (2017).
Bento, R. F., & Antonacopoulou, E. 2016 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (August 5-9, 2016), ""Realizing Y-Our Impact: Meaningfulness in Professionalism Through Reflexivity and Art-Based Methods"," Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA. (2016).
Bento, R. F., & O'Neill, N. 2015 CELT Fall Teaching & Learning Day, "What Does I t Mean to Foster an Inclusive Learning Environment?," CELT-University of Baltimore, (2015).
Bento, R. F. UB Law School Brown Bag Lunch Series, ""Unintentional Subtle Discrimination: what to do so we notice and address it when we are doing it to others, or when it is being done to us. "," University of Baltimore, UB Law Library. (2015).
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. Ethics Symposium of the 2015 Annual Conference of the American Accounting Association, "Ideology and the Balanced Scorecard: An Empirical Exploration of the Tension Between Shareholder Value Maximization and Corporate Social Responsibility.," American Accounting Association, (2015).
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. 2015 Annual Conference of the Institute of Management Accountants - IMA, "Beyond Compliance: Building A Risk Management Culture In Your Organization," Institute of Management Accountants - IMA, (2015).
Bento, R. F., Mertins, L., & White, L. F. Research Lab at the Institute of Management Accountants Annual Conference, "Risk Management and the Multiple Roles of Management Accountants," Institute of Management Accountants, (2015).
Bento, R. F. Langsdale Lunch and Learn Series, University of Baltimore, "What Color is Your Performance?," University of Baltimore, (2015).