Bentley University
AC-9: Academic Research

Abdolmohammadi, Mohammad J Accountancy Gujarathi, Mahendra Accountancy Levy, Elliot S Accountancy Read, William Accountancy Rani Hoitash Accountancy Yates, David Computer Information Systems Flynn, Patricia Economics Callan, Scott Economics Snyder, Bryan Economics Kirsch, Gesa English and Media Studies/Valente Center Erhemjamts, Otgontsetseg Finance Gregory, Deborah Finance Gulati, Jeffrey Global Studies Seager, Joni Global Studies Sorensen, Kristin Global Studies Markus, M. Lynne Information and Process Management Purao, Sandeep Information and Process Management Missirian, David Law, Tax and Financial Planning Alexander, Mystica Law, Tax and Financial Planning Earle, Beverley Law, Tax and Financial Planning Wiggins, William Law, Tax and Financial Planning Pierre-Louis, Kiana Law, Tax and Financial Planning Adams, Susan Management Brown, Jill Management Buono, Anthony Management Clark, Cynthia Management Hoffman, Alan Management Kellogg, Diane Management Moriarty, Jeffrey Management Weiss, Joseph Management Dobscha, Susan Marketing Laurel Steinfeld, Marketing Hadlock, Charles Math DeLeon Griffin, Jane Modern Languages Szymanski, David Natural and Applied Sciences Wohlers, Elva Natural and Applied Sciences Davis, P. Thompson Natural and Applied Sciences Oches, Rick Natural and Applied Sciences Bouldin, Ryan Natural and Applied Sciences Frederick, Robert Philosophy White, Jonathan Sociology

Bentley must track and report faculty research as part of the EQUIS accreditation process. The 2015 EQUIS accreditation team created a comprehensive list of faculty conducting sustainability research through a thorough review of faculty CVs. We have used that research to create our current list. In addition, the Office of Sustainability sent out targeted emails to faculty to find out if their research contained sustainability content.

Sandeep Purao, Trustee Professor of Information and Process Management, was awarded an NSF grant under the EAGER (Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) funding mechanism which funds potentially transformative research. The project, entitled “Values and Value for Designing Smart Community Solutions” involves the City of Waltham. The proposed work involves a study of how Values (ethical principles) and Value (economic utility) influence the design of smart city solutions. The problem statement directly confronts a fallacy: that smart city solutions to improve convenience and efficiency (e.g. parking apps or traffic optimization) will contribute to broad social outcomes in domains such as health and education, and lead to resilient, healthy and smart cities. Instead of framing the problem as a duality, I seek to investigate the interplay, framing it as a Value-Values continuum. If successful, the results can directly benefit the massive investment of public funds in planned smart city initiatives (Whitehouse 2015).

The Bentley Research Council recently launched a website with a listing of faculty and their research citations. It can be found here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_org&org=13199918971523552386&hl=en&oi=io