Lehman Benson
- Vice President, Black Advancement & Engagement
- Associate Professor, Management/Organizations
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
- Associate Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering
Contact
- (520) 621-5511
- Student Union Memorial Center, Rm. 317
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- lehmanb@arizona.edu
Degrees
- Presidential Post-Doctoral Fellowship Psychology
- University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States
- Decision-making under time pressure
- Ph.D. Psychology
- University of Lund (Sweden), Lund, Skone, Sweden
- Studies in human decision-making: On the effects of experimental instructions, framing and time constraints. Faculty Supervisor: Professor Ola Svenson
- M.A. Psychology
- University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
- B.A. Mass Communication
- University of California at Davis, Davis, California, United States
Work Experience
- Eller College of Management, University of Arizona (2012 - 2019)
- Africana Studies Program (2011 - Ongoing)
- College of Humanities, University of Arizona (2008 - 2010)
- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (2006 - 2007)
- Eller College of Management, University of Arizona (2001 - Ongoing)
- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (2001 - 2002)
- Georgetown University (1999 - 2000)
- Eller College of Management, University of Arizona (1995 - 2001)
Awards
- Outstanding Advisor
- Mortarboard National Honorary Society, University of Arizona, Spring 1999
- Professor of the Year:
- Business and Public Administration Student Council The College of Business and Public Administration, University of Arizona, Spring 1998
- Teacher of the Year and Convocation Speaker
- Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Spring 1998
- Wakonse Teaching Fellowship:
- University of Arizona, (this is a statewide teaching award), Spring 1998
- Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher
- Management and Policy Department, Spring 1997
- Management and Policy Department, University of Arizona, Spring 2001
- Honorable Mention Outstanding Courses
- Eller College of Management MBA, Fall 2019 (Award Nominee)
- Distinguished Service Award
- Africana Studies Program, College of Humanities, Fall 2018
- Evening Cohort Faculty Service Award
- Eller College Undergraduate Evening Cohort, Spring 2018
- Outstanding Faculty Award (Eller Evening Cohort)
- Eller College, Spring 2018
- Distinguished Faculty Award
- The University of Arizona President’s Community Council, Fall 2016
- Eller Executive MBA Program,, Fall 2006
- Legacy of Excellence Keynote Speaker
- Tucson Unified School District, Fall 2016
- Outstanding Faculty of the Year
- Evening MBA Eller College of Management -Evening MBA, Fall 2015
- Community Leadership Award
- The Tucson Urban League, Spring 2014
- Whitney M. Young Award
- The Tucson Urban League, Spring 2014 (Award Finalist)
- Evening MBA Most Valuable Professor
- Eller College of Management, University of ArizonaLegacy of, Fall 2013
- Evening Undergraduate Cohort Outstanding Professor
- Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Fall 2012
- MBA Faculty Leadership Award
- Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Fall 2009
- Outstanding Teacher:
- The Society for Human Resource Management, University of Arizona, Fall 2001
Licensure & Certification
- Risk Management for Corporate Leaders:, Harvard Business School Executive Education (2021)
- Leadership Development Program (LDP), Center for Creative Leadership (2009)
Interests
Teaching
Leadership and Risk Management:Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:Sports Management:Managerial Effectiveness:Bargaining and Negotiation:Leadership and Teams:The Life Cycle of Elite Athletes:Professional Image Management
Research
Judgment and Decision-Making:Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:Risk Management:The Effect of Time Pressure on Judgment and Decision Making:Image Theory:Sports Psychology:
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Summer I 2024) -
Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Summer I 2023) -
Ldrshp In Complex World
MGMT 440 (Fall 2022) -
Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Fall 2022) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Summer I 2022) -
Ldrshp In Complex World
MGMT 440 (Spring 2022) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Spring 2022) -
Preceptorship
MGMT 491 (Spring 2022) -
Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Fall 2021) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Summer I 2021) -
Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Fall 2020) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Fall 2020) -
Sports Negotiat & Compliance
MGMT 353 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Summer I 2020) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Summer I 2020) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Spring 2020) -
Preceptorship
MGMT 391 (Spring 2020) -
Sports Admin & Planning
MGMT 351 (Spring 2020) -
Sports Negotiat & Compliance
MGMT 353 (Spring 2020) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Winter 2019) -
Leadership and Teams
MGMT 556 (Fall 2019) -
Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Fall 2019) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Fall 2019) -
Sports Admin & Planning
MGMT 351 (Fall 2019) -
Sports Negotiat & Compliance
MGMT 353 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Summer I 2019) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Summer I 2019) -
Sports Admin & Planning
MGMT 351 (Summer I 2019) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Spring 2019) -
Spcl Tops Sports Mngmt
MGMT 359 (Spring 2019) -
Sports Admin & Planning
MGMT 351 (Spring 2019) -
Sports Negotiat & Compliance
MGMT 353 (Spring 2019) -
Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Fall 2018) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Fall 2018) -
Spcl Tops Sports Mngmt
MGMT 359 (Fall 2018) -
Sports Admin & Planning
MGMT 351 (Fall 2018) -
Sports Negotiat & Compliance
MGMT 353 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Summer I 2018) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Summer I 2018) -
Org Behavior+Management
MGMT 310A (Summer I 2018) -
Sports Admin & Planning
MGMT 351 (Summer I 2018) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Spring 2018) -
Spcl Tops Sports Mngmt
MGMT 359 (Spring 2018) -
Sports Admin & Planning
MGMT 351 (Spring 2018) -
Sports Negotiat & Compliance
MGMT 353 (Spring 2018) -
Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Fall 2017) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Fall 2017) -
Spcl Tops Sports Mngmt
MGMT 359 (Fall 2017) -
Sports Admin & Planning
MGMT 351 (Fall 2017) -
Sports Communication
MGMT 356 (Fall 2017) -
Sports Negotiat & Compliance
MGMT 353 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Summer I 2017) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Summer I 2017) -
Org Behavior+Management
MGMT 310A (Summer I 2017) -
Sports Admin & Planning
MGMT 351 (Summer I 2017) -
Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Spring 2017) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Spring 2017) -
Spcl Tops Sports Mngmt
MGMT 359 (Spring 2017) -
Sports Admin & Planning
MGMT 351 (Spring 2017) -
Sports Negotiat & Compliance
MGMT 353 (Spring 2017) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Winter 2016) -
Leadership And Teams
BNAD 501 (Fall 2016) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Fall 2016) -
Spcl Tops Sports Mngmt
MGMT 359 (Fall 2016) -
Sports Admin & Planning
MGMT 351 (Fall 2016) -
Sports Negotiat & Compliance
MGMT 353 (Fall 2016) -
The Business of College Sports
MGMT 354 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Human Side of Organizats
BNAD 302-SA (Summer I 2016) -
Org Behavior+Management
MGMT 310A (Summer I 2016) -
Independent Study
MGMT 399 (Spring 2016) -
Independent Study
MGMT 499 (Spring 2016) -
Leadership in Organizations
MGMT 501 (Spring 2016) -
Lifecycle of Elite Athletes
MGMT 357 (Spring 2016) -
Spcl Tops Sports Mngmt
MGMT 359 (Spring 2016) -
Sports Admin & Planning
MGMT 351 (Spring 2016) -
Sports Negotiat & Compliance
MGMT 353 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Books
- Benson, L. (1993). Studies in human decision-making: On the effects of experimental instructions, framing and time constraints.. Malmo, Sweden: Team Offset.
Chapters
- Ordonez, L. D., Benson, L., & Pittarello, A. (2015). Time Pressure Perception and Decision Making. In The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Judgment and Decision Making.More infoThis two-volume reference is a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of the most important theory, concepts, methodological approaches, and applications in the burgeoning field of judgment and decision making (JDM).•Brings together a multi-disciplinary group of contributors from across the social sciences, including psychology, economics, marketing, finance, public policy, sociology, and philosophy•Provides accessible, essential information, complete with the latest research and references, for experts and non-experts alike in two volumes•Emphasizes the growth of JDM applications with separate chapters devoted to medical decision making, decision making and the law, consumer behavior, and more•Addresses controversial topics (such as choice from description vs. choice from experience and contrasts between empirical methodologies employed in behavioral economics and psychology) from multiple perspectives
- Benson, L. (2008). The role of third-parties/mediation in resolving conflict in organizations(pp 291-320). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
- Benson, L. (2005). Organizational justice. In Handbook of work stress(pp 63-87). Beverly Hills: Sage.
- Benson, L. (1993). Framing and time pressure in human decision-making. In Time pressure and stress in human judgment and decision-making(pp 133-144). New York: Plenum.
Journals/Publications
- Benson, L., Ellis, A. P., Motro, D. D., & Evans, J. J. (2022). Motro, D., Evans, J.B., Ellis, A.P. J., & Benson, III, L. (2022) The “Angry Black Woman” Stereotype at Work. Harvard Business Review.. Harvard Business Review..
- Motro, D. D., Evans, J. B., Ellis, A. P., & Benson, L. (2021). Race and reactions to negative feedback among women at work: Examining effects of the ‘angry black woman’ stereotype. Journal of Applied Psychology.
- Cropanzano, R., & Li, A. (2011). Peer Justice and Teamwork Process.. Group & Organizational Management, 36(5), 567-596.
- Cropanzano, R., Li, A., & Benson, L. (2011). Peer Justice and Teamwork Process. GROUP & ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT, 36(5), 567-596.More infoWe articulate a teamwork process model of peer justice, defined as a shared perception regarding how individuals who work together within the same unit and who do not have formal authority over each other judge the fairness with which they treat one another. We argue that unit-level judgments of procedural and interpersonal fairness may influence team process, characterized by such things as better communication, better coordination, and more mutual support for members. These team processes, in turn, promote higher team performance and unit-level citizenship behaviors. These ideas were tested among teams of business students working on a semester-long class project. Findings generally supported our theoretical model, attesting to the importance of peer justice. We also found that peer procedural justice strength influenced team outcome variables, including performance, through teamwork processes. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
- Griffith, T. L., Tansik, D. A., & III, L. B. (2002). Negotiating technology implementation: An empirical investigation of a website introduction. Group Decision and Negotiation, 11(1), 1-22.More infoAbstract: Negotiated implementation is suggested as a cogent approach to meeting user and implementer needs, and thus, to increasing technology implementation. Negotiated implementation is expected to have its effect through three well-known dimensions: ease of use, usefulness, and commitment. The efficacy of negotiated implementation is tested in the context of a university-based field study of World Wide Web site use. Empirical support is found for the negotiated implementation approach. Implications and future research related to both theory and application are provided.
- Ordonez, L., Benson, L., & Beach, L. (1999). Testing the compatibility test: How instructions, accountability, and anticipated regret affect prechoice screening of options. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN DECISION PROCESSES, 78(1), 63-80.
- Gilliland, S., Benson, L., & Schepers, D. (1998). A rejection threshold in justice evaluations: Effects on judgment and decision-making. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN DECISION PROCESSES, 76(2), 113-131.
- Ordonez, L., & Benson, L. (1997). Decisions under time pressure: How time constraint affects risky decision making. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN DECISION PROCESSES, 71(2), 121-140.
- Benson, L., & Beach, L. (1996). The effects of time constraints on the prechoice screening of decision options. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN DECISION PROCESSES, 67(2), 222-228.
- Benson, L. (1992). Post-decision consolidation following the debriefing of subjects about experimental manipulations affecting their prior decisions. Psychological Research Bulletin, 32(3), 1-13..
- Benson, L. (1993). Contributions of cross-cultural research to educational practice.. American Psychologist, 41(10), 1049-1057..More infoWith the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition
Proceedings Publications
- Benson, L., Groth, M., Beach, L., Hoadley, E., & Benbasat, . (1998, 1998). The relationship between time constraint and time pressure. In ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 243-245.
Others
- Janakiraman, N., Benson, L., Lee, A., & Soman, D. (2008). "How Long You Received Service Determines How Long You Thought You Were in Line: Role of Fairness and Prior Expectations". ADVANCES IN CONSUMER RESEARCH, VOL 35.