Bio
Marcus M. Stewart (Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is Professor and Chair of Management at Bentley University. His current research focuses on leadership, teams, and organizational diversiity. He teaches courses in leadership, organizational behavior, human resource management, organizational change, diversity and teams.
Professional Memberships
Management Faculty of Color Association 2000-08-01 - PresentAcademy of Management 1996-08-01 - PresentAwards and Honors
Editor's Choice Article, Group and Organization ManagementFaculty Associate of the Year, PhD Pipeline Opportunities ProgramEditorial Board Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Learning and EducationNominee for the Adamian Award for Teaching Excellence, Bentley University, Teaching and Scholarly Awards CommitteeMartin Luther King, Jr., Leadership Dinner key note speaker, Curry CollegeHarlow Award Nominee for best paper in the Gender and Diversity in Organizations division, Gender and Diversity in Organizations division, Academy of ManagementMost Outstanding Professor of Management, Alpha Kappa PsiOutstanding Teaching Faculty, Terry College of Business, University of GeorgiaScholarly Contributions and Creative Productions
Journal Articles
Stewart, M. M. (2023). I'm Only Human? The Role of Racial Stereotypes, Humanness, and Satisfaction in Transactions with Anthropomorphic Sales Bots. Journal of the Association of Consumer Research 8(1) 47-58. (Link)TASOULIS, K., KREPAPA, A., Stewart, M. M. (2019). Leadership integrity and the role of human resource management in Greece: Gatekeeper or bystander?. Thunderbird International Business Review, (61) 3 491=503. (Link)Stewart, M. M., Johnson, O. E. (2009). Leader-member exchange as a moderator of the relationship between workgroup diversity and team performance. Group and Organization Management, (34) 5 507-535. Stewart, M. M., Garcia-Prieto, P. (2008). A relational demography model of workgroup identification: Testing the effects of race, race dissimilarity, racial identificaiton and communication. Journal of Organizational Behavior, (29) 5 657-680. Stewart, M. M., Crary, L. M., Kroner Humberd, B. (2008). Teaching diversity: On the folly of espousing inclusion while practicing exclusion. Academy of Management Learning and Education, (7) 3 374-386. Stewart, M. M., Williamson, Ian, O, ., King, James, E, . (2008). Who wants to be a business PhD? Exploring minority entry into the faculty pipeline. Academy of Management Learning and Education, (7) 1 42-55. Roberson, Q. M., Stewart, M. M. (2006). Understanding the motivational effects of procedural and informational justice in feedback processes. British Journal of Psychology, (97) 281-298. Aquino, K., Stewart, M. M., Reed, A. (2005). How social dominance orientation and job status influence perceptions of African American affirmative action beneficiaries. Personnel Psychology, (58) 3 703-744. Stewart, M. M., Shapiro, D. L. (2000). Selection based on merit versus demography: Implications across race and gender lines. Journal of Appied Psychology, (85) 2 219-231. Richard, O., Stewart, M. M., McKay, P. M., Sackett, T. W. The impact of store-unit–community racial diversity congruence on unit sales performance. Journal of Management (Link) (Forthcoming)Stewart, M. M., Boisnier, A., Griffith, J., Gamble, M. Goal orientation and approach-avoidance of different others and contexts.. (In Progress)King, J. E., Lawrence, E., Stewart, M. M. Are religious behaviors a bigger issue in organizations than faith differences?. (In Progress)Stewart, M. M. It's so hard to say goodbye: Institutional theory predictions of 8a firm success and failure. (In Progress)Triana, M., Richard, O., Stewart, M. M. Store leader gender and store sales performance: When and why do women and men underperform?. (In Progress)Brown, J. A., Stewart, M. M., Buchholtz, A. K., Quigley, T. Board Diversity as a Camouflage Signal. Strategic Management Journal (In Progress)Books
Bowditch, J. L., Buono, A. F., Stewart, M. M. (2007). A Primer on Organizational Behavior , 7th 482. New York: John Wiley & SonsBook Chapters
Nkomo, S., Stewart, M. M. (2006). Diverse identities in organizations . Thousand Oaks: Sage PublicationsRiordan, C. M., Schaffer, B. S., Stewart, M. M. (2005). Relational demography within groups: Through the lens of discrimination . Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum AssociatesAquino, K. F., Reed, A. M., Stewart, M. M., Shapiro, D. L. (2005). Self-regulatory identity theory and reactions toward fairness enhancing organizational policies . Greewich, CT: Information Age PublishingStewart, M. M. Discrimination . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage PublicationsStewart, M. M. Biculturalism . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage PublicationsConference Proceedings
Brown, J., Buchholtz, A., Stewart, M. M., Dennis, B. (2012). “Board Diversity as a Camouflage Signal” Academy of Management Boston, MA King, J. E., Lawrence, E., Stewart, M. M. (2010). “Religious manifestations and reasonable accommodation: The challenge of co-worker reaction.” King, J., Stewart, M. M., McKay, P. (2010). “Religiosity, religious identity, and bias towards workplace others” King, J. E., Stewart, M. M., Williamson, I. O., McKay, P. F. (2009). “Social identity theory and religious bias toward workplace others” Stewart, M. M., Johnson, O. E. (2005). “Demography and workgroup effectiveness: The moderating influence of leader-member exchange” Exhibitions
Stewart, M. M. (2024). “MLK Day 2024 Talent Show” Stewart, M. M., Klau, M., Dehner, A., Ng, K., Freeman, A., Pease, G. (2023). “Concert on the Commons Series” Stewart, M. M., Klau, M., Dehner, A., Ng, K., Freeman, A., Pease, G. (2023). “Natick Nights” Stewart, M. M., Klau, M., Dehner, A., Ng, K., Freeman, A., Pease, G. (2023). “Exhibit A Brewery” Stewart, M. M., Klau, M., Dehner, A., Ng, K., Freeman, A., Pease, G. (2023). “Morse Library Annual Mini-Golf Fundraiser” Stewart, M. M., Klau, M., Dehner, A., Ng, K., Freeman, A., Pease, G. (2023). “Exhibit A Brewery” Stewart, M. M. (2015). “AOM Late Night Show” Stewart, M. M. (2014). “AOM Late Night Show” Stewart, M. M. (2012). “PhD POP Promotional Performance” Stewart, M. M. (2012). “Free Association Drumming” Stewart, M. M., Ripfumelo, M. y. (2010). “Farewell Concert for Teboho Moeno” Stewart, M. M., Klau, M., Champito, B., Quann, K., Kirkpatrick, K. (2010). “Leadership in Concert” Other Scholarly Work
Stewart, M. M. (2024). Employee perceptions of supervisor and senior leader congruence in M&A. Southern Management Association (Forthcoming).Stewart, M. M. (2023). Examining the formation of professional identity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual professionals within public accounting.. American Accounting Association (In Progress).Stewart, M. M. (2022). Almost human: Does the race of an artificially-intelligent agent matter?. Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) (In Progress).Stewart, M. M. (2022). Almost human: Does the race of an artificially-intelligent agent matter?. Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) (Forthcoming).Stewart, M. M. (2019). We‚Äôre only human: The effects of race and gender in transactions with artificially-intelligent agents. Race in the Marketplace (RIM) Research Network Forum (Forthcoming).Triana, M.Is There a Sweet Spot for Gender Diversity in Organizations? The S-Curve Relationship Between Gender Diversity and Financial Performance. Academy of Management (Forthcoming).Zhou, L.We’re only human: The effects of race and gender in transactions with artificially-intelligent agents.. Race in the Marketplace (RIM) Research Network Forum, (Race in the Marketplace (RIM) Research Network Forum) (Forthcoming).Humberd, B. K. Leader Effects on Employee Post- M&A Exchange Perceptions: Affective Organizational Commitment and Job Insecurity. (In Progress).Stewart, M. M. Is there a sweet spot for gender diversity in organizations? The S-curve relationship between gender diversity and financial performance. Academy of Management (Forthcoming).Presentations
Zhou, Y., Stewart, M. M. (1964). “Employee perceptions of supervisor and senior leader congruence in M&A” Presented at the Southern Management Association Southern Management Association San Antonio, Texas Stewart, M. M. (1964). “Is there a sweet spot for gender diversity in organizations? The S-surve relationship between gender diversity and financial performance” Presented at the Academy of Management 83rd Annual Academy of Management Meeting Chicago, Illinois Stewart, M. M. (1964). “Examining the formation of professional identity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual professionals within public accounting” Presented at the American Accounting Association 2024 Auditing Section Midyear Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana Olsen, N., Perry, V. G., Stewart, M. M., White, T. B., Zhao, L. (2019). “We are only human: The effects of race and gender in transactions with artificially-intelligent agents.” Presented at the Race in the Marketplace (RIM) Research Network Forum Race in the Marketplace (RIM) Research Network Forum Paris, France Mullane, K., Stewart, M. M., Furst-Holloway, S., Brown, J. A. (2017). “Ethical Climate and Trust as Determinants of Virtual Team Member Effort” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Atlanta, GA Tasoulis, K., Stewart, M. M., Krepapa, A. (2017). “Leadership integrity and the role of human resource management in Greece: Gatekeeper or bystander?” Presented at the The 3rd Global Conference on International Human Resource Management New York, New York Blancero, D., Cotton-Nessler, N. C., Marron, G. F., Berdrow, I., Fukami, C., Junaid, N., Kellogg, D. M., Mullane, K., Nurick, A. J., Spelman, D. H., Stewart, M. M. (2015). “Playing in the Same Sandbox: Coordinated Teaching in a Required Undergraduate Management Course” Presented at the Management Faculty of Color Association Meeting Bridgewater, MA Brown, J., Buchholtz, A., Stewart, M. M., Dennis, B. (2012). “Board Diversity as a Camouflage Signal” Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Academy of Management Meeting Boston, MA Stewart, M. M., Boisnier, A., Griffith, J., Gamble, M. (2012). “Interest and uncertainty in cross-cultural experience: The influence of goal orientation” Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Academy of Management Meeting Boston, MA Richard, O. C., Stewart, M. M., McKay, P. M., Sackett, T. W. (2012). “The impact of retail store diversity on organizational performance: Should store diversity mirror its community?” Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Academy of Management Meeting Boston, MA Stewart, M. M., Boisnier, A., Griffith, J. N. (2011). “Goal orientation and interest in cross-cultural development opportunities” Presented at the Management Faculty of Color Association and Rutgers University, Newark, NJ Management Faculty of Color Association Conference Rutgers University, Newark, NJ Stewart, M. M. (2011). “Participant outcomes of the SBA 8a program: A program of research” Presented at the Management Faculty of Color Association and Rutgers University, Newark, NJ Management Faculty of Color Association Conference Rutgers University, Newark, NJ King, J. E., Lawrence, E., Stewart, M. M. (2010). “Religious manifestations and reasonable accommodation: The challenge of co-worker reaction.” Presented at the Southern Management Association St. Petersberg, Florida Stewart, M. M., Boisnier, A., Gamble, M., Griffith, J. (2010). “Goal orientation and approach- avoidance of different others and contexts” Presented at the Annual Academy of Management Meeting Montreal King, J., Stewart, M. M., McKay, P. (2010). “Religiosity, religious identity, and bias towards workplace others” Presented at the Annual Academy of Management Meeting Montreal Tran, V., Garcia-Preito, P., Diane, M., Stewart, M. M. (2010). “Emotion and creativity in diverse workgroups: An intergroup emotion perspective” Presented at the Consortium of European Research on Emotion Third European Conference on Emotion Villenueve d'Ascq, France Garcia-Prieto, P., Tran, V., Stewart, M. M., Mackie, D. (2009). “Social identities and intergroup behavior in teams: The role of intergroup emotion” Presented at the Annual Academy of Management Meeting Chicago, IL King, J. E., Stewart, M. M., Williamson, I. O., McKay, P. F. (2009). “Social identity theory and religious bias toward workplace others” Presented at the Eastern Academy of Management Rio de Janeiro, Brazil King, J. E., Stewart, M. M., Williamson, I. O. (2008). “Exploring religious bias in work attitudes” Presented at the Management Faculty of Color Association Melbourne, Australia Garcia-Prieto, P., Tran, V., Mackie, D., Stewart, M. M. (2008). “Emotion in diverse teams: An intergroup emotion perspective” Presented at the The 12th International Workshop on Team Working Birmingham, United Kingdom Stewart, M. M., Tibert, B., Payne, A. M. (2007). “Affirmative action effects: Student outcomes in a college admissions program” Presented at the Annual Academy of Management Metting Philadelphia Stewart, M. M. (2007). “It's so hard to say goodbye: Institutional theory predictions of firm success and failure among participants in a government program” Presented at the Eastern Academy of Management Amsterdam, Netherlands Stewart, M. M. (2007). “The moderating influence of collective LMX on diverse workgroup performance” Presented at the Research on Managing Groups and Teams Conference Cornell University, Ithica, NY Zhang, M., Stewart, M. M. (2007). “Virtual team effectiveness: Building social capital among offshore software development teams” Presented at the Southern Management Association Nashville, TN Aquino, K., Stewart, M. M., Gomez, C. (2006). “Perceived fairness of affirmative action decisions adversely affecting Asians” Presented at the Academy of Management Atlanta, Georgia Riordan, C. M., Lankau, M. L., Stewart, M. M. (2006). “Assessing the impact of demographic dissimilarity: The importance of personal comfort with diversity and multiple group membership” Presented at the Society for Industrial and Organization Psychology Dallas, Texas Stewart, M. M. (2006). “U.S. affirmative action: Research and practice” Dennis, B., Brown, J., Stewart, M. M., Buchholtz, A. (2005). “Board member diversity and effective diversity management: An examination of discrimination lawsuits” Presented at the Academy of Management Honolulu, HI Stewart, M. M., Johnson, O. E. (2005). “Demography and workgroup effectiveness: The moderating influence of leader-member exchange” Presented at the Annual Academy of Management Meetings Honolulu, Hawaii Johnson, O. E., Stewart, M. M. (2005). “Leader influence in cross-cultural groups: Demography, leader-member exchange and group performance” Presented at the Eastern Academy of Management Cape Town, South Africa Stewart, M. M., Lankau, M. L., Sackett, T. W. (2005). “An exploratory field test of group demography effects on group performance: The moderating influence of leader characteristics” Presented at the Southern Management Association Charleston, SC Stewart, M. M., Johnson, O. E. (2005). “Workgroup member personality, leader behavior and team empowerment” Presented at the Southern Management Association Charleston, SC Stewart, M. M. (2004). “Identity and responses to diversity in organizations” Aquino, K., Stewart, M. M., Reed, A. (2004). “SDO, racial identity and job status as predictors of perceptions of affirmative action beneficiaries” Stewart, M. M. (2004). “Workgroup racial diversity: Social identity theory, communication and workgroup identification” Johnson, C. D., Stewart, M. M. (2003). “An academic in practitioner clothing: Diversity practitioners at work” Aquino, K. F., Reed, A. M., Stewart, M. M., Shapiro, D. L. (2003). “The dueling effects of ethnic and moral identity on White's reactions toward ameliorative social policies for historically disadvantaged groups” Stewart, M. M. (2002). “Racial differences in recipient responses to negative performance feedback: The influence of racial identity” Riordan, C. M., Weatherly, E., Stewart, M. M. (2002). “Relational demography within groups: Does interdependence affect relationships among types of fit?” Riordan, C. M., Lankau, M. L., Stewart, M. M. (2002). “Relational demography: An investigation of demographic dissimilarity and identity” Stewart, M. M., Williamson, I. O., King, J. E. (2002). “So you want to be a business Ph.D.?” Lankau, M. L., Stewart, M. M. (2001). “Effective learning relationships: Years or peers of experience” Stewart, M. M., Blackburn, R., Rosen, B., Vandenberg, R. J. (2001). “Identification of the motivating properties of negative feedback and cross-race feedback dyads” Stewart, M. M., Roberson, Q. M. (2001). “Identifying the motivational properties of feedback: Who said it, what was said, and how it was said” Stewart, M. M., Roberson, Q. M. (2000). “Decoupling elements of negative feedback: Clarifying the roles of perceived source credibility, feedback accuracy, and interactional fairness in recipients' motivation to improve” Stewart, M. M., Blackburn, R., Rosen, B. (2000). “I'll take your work for it, but not his...: An examination of minority recipient reactions to negative feedback” Stewart, M. M., Rosen, B. (1999). “Embracing diversity at a distance: The influence of race, assertiveness, and work proximity on comfort with a new management team member” Stewart, M. M. (1998). “Selection based on merit versus demography: Implications across race and gender lines” Service
Service: Department
Committee Chair for OB Position Search Committee 6/1/22 - 11/30/22Presenter/Facilitator for DEI Plenary Session for GB215 & MG116 3/1/22 - 10/31/22Committee Chair for OB Position Search Committee 6/1/21 - 12/31/21Committee Member for Hieken and Rhodes Professor Selection Committee 6/1/21 - 6/30/21Co-faculty Advisor for Management Student Advisory Committee 1/1/19 - 5/31/21Committee Chair for OB Position Search Committee 2/1/19 - 11/30/19Instructor for First Year Seminar 8/1/17 - 11/30/22Committee Member for GB215 curriculum review committee 8/1/17 - 5/31/18Committee Member for OB search committee 3/1/17 - 12/31/17Committee Member for Scholarship Committee 9/1/13 - 8/1/14Committee Member for GB215 Teaching Team 8/1/13 - 12/31/21Committee Member for HRM Lecturer Search Committee 3/1/13 - 6/30/13Committee Member for Ad hoc committee on Identity 9/1/12 - 6/1/13Service: Public
Board Member for NAD Partners 4/1/20 - PresentYouth basketball coach for Natick rec and travel basketball coach 11/1/23 - 2/28/24Youth basketball coach for Natick rec and travel basketball coach 12/1/21 - 2/28/22Youth soccer coach for Natick Soccer Club 4/1/21 - 6/30/21Youth basketball coach for Natick rec and travel basketball coach 1/1/21 - 2/28/21Guest Speaker for United State Army Special Operations Command 2/22/16 - 2/22/16Board Member for mytown 1/1/06 - 12/31/09Service: Professional
External reviewer for a tenure application for School of Sciences and Humanities, Wentworth Institute of Technology 9/1/23 - 12/15/23Co-organizer of Boston area member social for Management Faculty of Color Association 5/1/23 - 5/30/23External reviewer for a tenure application for Manning College of Business, UMass-Lowell 6/1/22 - 8/31/22External reviewer for a tenure application for Franklin and Marshall College 6/1/21 - 12/31/21Conference/Workshop Session Chair for Suffolk University and the PhD Project 4/1/21 - 4/30/21Conference/Workshop Organizer for Management Faculty of Color Association 1/1/19 - 8/31/19Editorial Review Board Member for Group and Organization Management 10/20/16 - 10/31/20Editorial Review Board Member for Human Resources Development Quarterly 1/1/14 - 6/30/20Chairperson for AMLE Outstanding Article of the Year Committee 3/1/10 - 7/31/10Editorial Review Board Member for Academy of Management Learning and Education 7/1/08 - PresentCommittee Chair for Southern Management Association 9/1/07 - 11/30/07Officer, Other Officer for Management Faculty of Color Association 8/1/05 - 7/31/07Committee Chair for Newman Award Committee - Academy of Management 8/1/05 - 8/31/05Invited Lecture/Presentation for PhD Project - MDSA Conference 8/1/01 - 8/31/09Service: Ph.D. Advising
Supervisor 2025/01 - PresentSupervisor 2024/01 - PresentCommittee Member 2022/02 - PresentCommittee Member 2019/01 - 2020/01Committee Member 2018/04 - 2022/01Committee Member 2018/04 - 2021/01Committee Member 2016/03 - 2019/01Committee Member 2015/02 - 2017/02Committee Member 2015/03 - 2017/01Committee Member 2014/02 - 2015/03Supervisor 2012/02 - 2016/02Supervisor, Committee Member 2011/01 - 2017/03Service: University
Committee Member for Executive and Professional Education Advisory Committee 9/1/23 - PresentCommittee Member for Graduate Council 7/1/23 - PresentDepartment Chair for Management Department 7/1/23 - PresentCommittee Member for Post Baccalaureate AIG 7/1/23 - PresentJudge for The Salvatore J Stile Professional Sales Competition 4/2/23 - 4/2/23Committee Member for Disability Services Assistant Director Search Committee 6/1/22 - 12/31/22Committee Member for Instructional Designer/Inclusive Pedagogy, Faculty Interview Team 1/1/22 - 12/31/22Guest Speaker for Graduate Admissions 10/23/21 - 10/23/21Associate Dean for Office of the Provost 7/1/21 - 6/30/24Committee Member for Inclusive Excellence Council 7/1/21 - 6/30/23Committee Member for Sexism at Bentley Strategy Group 7/1/21 - 6/30/22Committee Member for Academic Standards Committee 9/10/20 - 5/31/22Committee Member for Dean of Business Search 8/1/21 - 11/30/21Committee Member for Racial Justice Task Force 6/1/20 - 12/31/20Program Organizer for Alumni Series on Race and Social Change - Sponsored by Bentley University Office of Alumni and Family Engagement 7/23/20 - 8/5/20Guest Speaker for Advancing Race and Social Change - Sponsored by Bentley University Office of Alumni and Family Engagement 7/9/20 - 7/9/20Committee Member for Cronin Advising Award Committee 3/1/19 - PresentCommittee Member for Senate Planning Committee (SPC) 5/1/19 - 5/31/20Guest Speaker for Faculty Short Stories, First Week/Student Orientation 8/1/19 - 8/31/19Committee Member for Board of Trustees Student Affairs Committee 8/27/18 - 5/21/19Instructor for First Year Seminar 8/27/18 - 11/15/18Committee Chair for Police Captain Faculty Interview Panel 7/15/18 - 9/15/18Committee Member for Academic Advising Advisory Committee 1/1/18 - 9/1/18Instructor for First Year Seminar 8/1/17 - 12/31/17Guest Speaker for Discover Bentley Program - Faculty Panel 11/4/16 - 11/4/16Committee Member for Faculty Senate - Management Department Representative 8/15/16 - 6/30/20Committee Member for Physical Facilities Subcommittee 5/19/16 - 8/31/17Case competition judge for Bentley Business Bowl 2/1/16 - 2/28/16Committee Member for Undergraduate Academic Performance Committee 1/1/16 - 1/31/16Case competition judge for Bentley Business Bowl 2/1/15 - 2/28/15Faculty Associate for PhD Pipeline Opportunities Program 9/1/13 - 6/1/15Program Organizer for Men's Group 9/1/13 - 6/30/14Case competition judge for Bentley Business Bowl 2/1/14 - 2/28/14Case competition judge for Bentley Business Bowl 2/1/13 - 2/28/13Committee Member for Academic Standards Committee 9/6/11 - 5/31/18Faculty Associate for PhD Pipeline Opportunities Program 9/1/11 - 7/1/13Committee Member for Leadership Theme Development Task Force 5/1/11 - 8/31/12Committee Member for New MBA Development Committee - Leadership Task Force 10/1/10 - 11/12/10