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Maria F. Garcia

Associate Professor
Marketing, Management, and Supply Chain

Office Building: Business Administration Building
Office Room: Rm. 221
Phone: (915) 747-5378
Email: fwagstaff@utep.edu

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Bio

Fernanda Garcia is an associate professor in the Department of Marketing and Management at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Professor Garcia received her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. Her current research interests include diversity issues at work, business ethics, and international human resource management. Her work has appeared in journals such as Journal of International Business Policy, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Management Education, Corporate Reputation Review, Personnel Psychology, Human Resource Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Applied Psychology: An International Review, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development International, Cross Cultural and Strategic Management, and Human Resource Development Quarterly. She is a member of the Academy of Management, the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, and the Academy of International Business. She is the recipient of the Robert E. and Jacqueline Skov Endowed Chair in Business Ethics and directs UTEP’s Center for Multicultural Management and Ethics. Professor Garcia acts as Associate Editor of Journal of Management Education and sits on the editorial boards of the Journal of International Business Studies, Human Resource Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, and Journal of Managerial Psychology. Professor Garcia is the winner of the 2021 “Responsible Research in Management Award” co-sponsored by the Academy of Management Fellows and the Responsible Research in Business and Management, the 2022 Best Reviewer Award from the Journal of Management Education, and the AIB Sustainability SIG Impact Award 2025. Her research was featured as the "Best 10 List Gender Equality 2022" by the Principles for Responsible Management Education, an initiative of the UN Global Compact. She has consulting experience with subsidiaries of multinational enterprises in Latin America and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Awards and Honors

AIB Sustainability SIG UNCTAD Impact Award 2025 - Academy of International Business (06/01/2025-06/30/2025)
Recognition by the Academy of Distinguished Teachers - UTEP (11/22/2024)
Faculty Development Leave - UTEP (08/21/2024)
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award 2024 - Wood L. Hunt College of Business; The University of Texas at El Paso (04/26/2024)
Presentation at the World Investment Forum 2023 (Abu Dhabi) - UNCTAD (09/01/2023-09/30/2023)
Teaching Excellence Award for Student's Intellectual and Career Development 2023 - Woody L. Hunt College of Business, The University of Texas at El Paso (05/05/2023)
2022 Excellence in Reviewing - Journal of Management Education (09/26/2022)
Robert E. and Jacqueline Skov Endowed Chair in Business Ethics - College of Business Administration (09/01/2022)
Teaching Excellence Award for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2022 - The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Business Administration (05/01/2022-05/31/2022)
Women in the Academy of International Business (WAIB) Top 20 Reading List on Gender and Sustainability (Top 10) - Women in the Academy of International Business (04/01/2022-04/30/2022)
Best 10 List Gender Equality 2022 by the Principles for Responsible Management Education (UN Global Compact) - United Nations Global Compact (03/01/2022-03/31/2022)
Responsible Research in Management Award - Responsible Research in Business and Management (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
MBA Teaching Excellence Award 2021 - The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Business Administration (05/01/2021-05/31/2021)
Teaching Excellence Award for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2021 - The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Business Administration (05/01/2021-05/31/2021)
Management Outstanding Research Award - College of Business Administration - The University of Texas at El Paso (04/15/2016)
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Mentoring Award - Graduate School - The University of Texas at El Paso (02/24/2016)
Robert E. and Jacqueline Skov Professorship in Business Ethics - College of Business Administration (09/01/2012-09/30/2012)
Outstanding Reviewer Award - Gender and Diversity Division, Academy of Management (08/01/2010-08/31/2010)
College of Business Administration Excellence in Research Award - College of Business Administration (04/01/2010-04/30/2010)
Management Department Outstanding Research Award - College of Business Administration (04/01/2010-04/30/2010)
Professorship in Western hemispheric Trade Research - College of Business Administration (10/01/2009-10/31/2009)
Management Outstanding Published Article Award - College of Business Administration (04/01/2009-04/30/2009)
College Research Award - College of Business, University of Texas at El Paso (04/23/2008)
Department Best Paper Award, Department of Marketing and Management - College of Business, University of Texas at El Paso (04/23/2008)
Excellence in Instruction - University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Marketing and Management (04/23/2008)

Education

Ph D in Management, Texas A&M University (2004)
MBA in University of Houston, Clear Lake (2000)
BS in Anthropological Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires (1991)

Publications

Support for Sustainable Development Goal 5 and social performance: The role of diversity targets, work-life balance practices, and female representation Human Resource Management (2025), Maria F. Garcia, Hanna Liu, Maria del Carmen Triana, Len Treviño.
Women’s and men’s authorship experiences: A prospective meta-analysis Journal of Management (2025), George Banks, Lisa Rasmussen, S. Tonidandel, J. M. Pollack, M. M. Hausfeld, C. Williams, B. H. Albritton, B. H. Allen, N. Bastardoz, J. H. Batchelor, A. A. Bennett, R. Briker, C. M. Castille, C. M. De Jong, B. A. Demeter, J. A. DeSimone, J. A. Gonzalez-Brambila, J. G. Field, M. Figueroa-Armijos, M. F. Garcia, Maria F. Garcia, W. L. Gardner, J. J. Gish, L. M. Giurge, M. G. Gonzalez-Morales, L. Graf-Vlachy, R. K. Gupta, A. S. Hinojosa, Z. Howard, S. Kepes, T. Köhler, D. T. Kong, M. Langer, T. L. Loi, T. L. Maher, L. P. Miao, M. A. Mithan, L. B. Nair, W. G. Obenauer, E. H. O'Boyle, J. R. Pierce, D. M. Powell, R. Reiter-Palmon, D. E. Rupp, S. Tatachari, J. S. Thomas, T. Vissak, J. Voschenk, C. Wang, C. E. Whelpley, H. C. Wolff, H. M. Woznyj.
Status incongruence effects under conditions of task interdependence: Too close for comfort Journal of Business Research (2025), Maria D. Triana, Maria F. Garcia, Orlando Richard, Rawia Ahmed, Ilhami Yucel.
The effect of age discrimination on employee silence: The role of age similarity with familiar individuals Acta Psychologica (2025), Maria del Carment Triana, Rawia Ahmed, Maria F. Garcia.
The only daughters effect: Examining the relationship between child gender and a CEO's hiring decisions Equality, diversity and inclusion: An international journal (2024), Gabriela Flores, Maria F. Garcia, Hazel Nguyen, Maria del Carmen Triana, Christine Choirat.
When and how does social curiosity trait lead to interpersonal citizenship behaviors? Personality and Individual Differences (2024), Farid Jahantab, Maria F. Garcia, Maria del Carmen Triana.
Editorial: Sustainable Development Goals in Iberoamerica Management Research: The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management 21 1 (2023), Maria F. Garcia, Erica Salvaj, Ernesto Amorós.
Humanistic leadership and support for the Sustainable Development Goals Management Research: The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management (2023), Gabriela Flores, Rawia Ahmed, Maria F. Garcia.
Gender equality and comparative HRM: A 40-year review Human Resource Management Review (2023), Maria F. Garcia, Rawia Ahmed, Gabriela Flores, Cynthia Halliday.
When CEO and board chair are in conflict: A resource dependence perspective Corporate Ownership and Control 19 3 (2022), Rawia Ahmed, Randika Eramudugoda, Maria F. Garcia.
Perceptions of transfer of training: Interaction of a continuous learning culture with network diversity, network strength, and network size Human Resource Development International 25 5 (2022), Maria F. Garcia, Ernesto Gore, Giacomo Lafranchini, Maria L. Garcia, Michelle Ruiz.
Construct validity of objective measures of ethical climates Corporate Reputation Review 24 3 (2021), Maria F. Garcia, Gabriela Flores, Albert Cannella, Sayan Sarkar, Christine Choirat.
Does humane orientation matter? A cross-cultural study of job characteristics needs-supplies fit/misfit and affective organizational commitment. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management 28 3 (2021), Si Hyun Kim, Maria F. Garcia, Giacomo Laffranchini.
Measures of curiosity: A literature review Human Resource Development Quarterly 32 (2021), Maria F. Garcia, Gabriela Flores, Rawia Ahmed, Sarah J. Villanueva.
Evidence-based policymaking and the wicked problem of SDG 5 Gender Equality Journal of International Business Policy 4 (2021), Lorraine Eden, Maria F. Garcia.
A call for action in Management Research: The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management Management Research (2020), Maria F. Garcia, José Ernesto Amorós Espinosa.
Champions in the time of COVID-19: Tracing paths to recovery in Ibero-America Management Research (2020), Maria F. Garcia, Erica Salvaj, Sarah J. Villanueva.
Gender equality in international business education Journal of Management Education 44 5 (2020), Maria F. Garcia, John S. Hadjimarcou, Chiara Chanoi.
Individual bicultural identity and cultural intelligence: Increasing positive attitudes toward diversity Management Research 18 1 (2020), Maria F. Garcia, Si Hyun Kim, Fernando R. Jimenez-Arevalo, Said Al-Riyami, Esperanza Huerta.
Identifying and measuring responses to perceived discrimination from supervisors Research in Human Resource Management (2020), Maria F. Garcia, Maria C. Triana, Abby Peters, Eric Arredondo.

Presentations

When and why does greenwashing stifle environmental innovation (2025), Volume Palermo, Italy, Hanna Liu, Maria F. Garcia, Maria del Carmen Triana, Jorge Delgado.
Gender equality across countries: A systematic review (2025), Volume Louisville, Maria F. Garcia, Rawia Ahmed, Gabriela Flores, Cynthia Halliday.
Practicing gender equality: Lessons from a multinational leader for future business leaders (2024), Volume Dubai, Rawia Ahmed, Maria F. Garcia, I. Taj, L. Alreqabi.
Can two wrongs make it right? A case study in undergraduate research experiences (2024), Volume Moorhead, Sarah Villanueva, Arianna Camargo, Ivan Cervantes, Timothy Brown, Maria F. Garcia.
Corporate social responsibility and ethics: Employee attentiveness to climate change as a moderator (2024), Volume Chicago, Jorge Delgado, Maria D. Triana, Maria F. Garcia, Hanna Liu.
An analysis of types of organizational practices that increase female representation in STEM: The AMO perspective (2024), Volume UTEP, Arianna Camargo, Maria F. Garcia.
A comparative HRM view on SDG 5 (2024), Volume Seoul, Maria F. Garcia, Hanna Liu, Maria D. Triana, Jorge Delgado.
Strategic change as a mediator between top executives’ racial diversity and firm performance (2024), Volume Taipei, Orlando Richard, Maria D. Triana, W. Su, Maria F. Garcia.
Analysis of NSF ADVANCE grants: A literature review (2024), Volume UTEP, D. Sipe, Maria F. Garcia.
Exploration of attitudes towards business ethics in undergraduate students at UTEP (2024), Volume UTEP, Arianna Camargo, Ivan Cervantes, Timothy Brown, Maria F. Garcia.
Corporate social responsibility toward the environment, perceptions of managerial ethics, and supervisor citizenship behavior: The moderating role of employee attentiveness to the problem of climate change (2024), Volume Miami, Maria F. Garcia.
What does it mean to be a veteran at work? A qualitative study of veteran workplace identity. (2023), Volume Boston, Sarah Villanueva, Maria F. Garcia, Pamela Suzanne, Edward Ramirez.
Female representation in the STEM workplace (2023), Volume El Paso, Denis Sipe, Maria F. Garcia.
Support for Sustainable Development Goal 5 and MNE's social performance: Identifying mediating and moderating effects of this relationship (2023), Volume Warsaw, Maria F. Garcia, Hanna Liu, Maria del Carmen Triana, Len Treviño.
Procreation in multinational enterprises in the US: A human rights approach (2023), Volume El Paso, Abraham Garcia, Marcela Gonzalez Ortiz, Jennifer Hernandez, Claudia Rodriguez, Maria F. Garcia.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion in higher education institutions in Latin America (2022), Volume Seattle, Tanushree Chatterjee, Alejandro Pena, Patricia Dewane, Maria F. Wagstaff.
Equality, Diversity, and inclusion in Iberoamerica (2022), Volume Seattle, Maria F. Wagstaff, Ernesto Amoros.
Gender inequality: Curious practices (2022), Volume Seattle, Maria F. Wagstaff, Sarah Villanueva, Gabriela Flores, Rawia Ahmed.
Gender equality and the presence of sex-appeal businesses across countries (2022), Volume Miami, Abby Peters, Maria F. Wagstaff.
Impression formation in the selection of Hispanic professionals. (2022), Volume Seattle, Washington, Cynthia Halliday, Maria F. Garcia.
Impression formation in the selection of Hispanic professionals (2022), Volume Seattle, Cynthia Halliday, Maria F. Wagstaff.
SDG 5 Gender Equality in MNEs: Collecting evidence with a practice perspective. Paper presented at the Professional Development Workshop entitled Sustainable Development Goals in Iberoamerica (2021), Volume On-line, Maria F. Wagstaff.
SDG 5 Gender Equality: A comparison between Arcor and Rich’s (2021), Volume On-line, Tanushree Chatterjee, Sarah Villanueva, Maria F. Wagstaff, Chiara Chanoi.
Sustainable Development Goal 5: Actions of a non-profit in Ciudad Juárez (2021), Volume On-line, Ana Sosa Salgado, Maria F. Wagstaff.
Sustainable development goals in Iberoamerica. Professional Development Workshop organizers (2021), Volume On-line, Maria F. Wagstaff, Ernesto Amorós, Erica Salvaj.
Gender (in)equality in Iberoamerica (2020), Volume Vancouver, Maria F. Wagstaff, Gabriela Flores, Sarah Villanueva, Rawia Ahmed.
Champions in the time of COVID-19: Tracing paths to recovery in Ibero-America (2020), Maria F. Wagstaff, Erica Salvaj, Sarah J. Villanueva.
Stream: Gender Equality in a Socially Sustainable World (2020), Maria F. Wagstaff.
Okelian doings: A champion of gender equality (2020), Volume Switzerland, Maria F. Wagstaff, Sarah J. Villanueva, Rawia Ahmed, Gabriela Flores, Suzanne Ramirez.
A woman of values - An understanding of women entrepreneurs in the Middle East: Evidence from seven Arab countries (2020), Rawia Ahmed, Randika Gamage, Maria F. Wagstaff, Abdelrahman Bagrain.
The teaching and learning of gender equality in international business education (2020), Volume Miami, FL, Maria F. Wagstaff, John S. Hadjimarcou.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	MGMT 4309 - Business Ethics	16988
Fall 2025	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	10532
Fall 2025	MGMT 6308 - Research Philosophy & Design	18220
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	11653
Summer 2025	MGMT 6389 - Management Independent Study	34151
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31446

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	10532
Fall 2025	MGMT 6308 - Research Philosophy & Design	18220
Spring 2025	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	21839
Spring 2025	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	21264
Spring 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	22246
Fall 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	11820
Summer 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31531
Spring 2024	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	22050
Spring 2024	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	20450
Spring 2024	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	21404
Spring 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	22505
Fall 2023	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	10721
Fall 2023	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	11029
Fall 2023	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	16951
Fall 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	12127
Summer 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	32833
Spring 2023	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	22235
Spring 2023	MGMT 4398 - Independent Study in Managemen	23688
Spring 2023	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	20499
Spring 2023	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	21533
Spring 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	22731
Fall 2022	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	11351
Fall 2022	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	12094
Fall 2022	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	12959
Fall 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	14156
Summer 2022	MGMT 6399 - Management Dissertation II	36575
Spring 2022	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	22907
Spring 2022	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	21957
Spring 2022	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	29082
Spring 2022	MGMT 6399 - Management Dissertation II	28575
Spring 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	23958
Fall 2021	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	11351
Fall 2021	MGMT 6399 - Management Dissertation II	19759
Fall 2021	MGMT 6389 - Management Independent Study	19959
Fall 2021	MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar	18344
Summer 2021	MGMT 5303 - Social Issues in Management	36187
Spring 2021	BUSN 6399 - Dissertation II	25897
Spring 2021	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	23186
Spring 2021	MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar	27757
Fall 2020	BUSN 6398 - Dissertation I	19731
Fall 2020	MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar	19163
Fall 2020	MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar	19251
Spring 2020	MGMT 5336 - Effective Mgmt of Human Resour	28311
Spring 2020	MGMT 5336 - Effective Mgmt of Human Resour	28975
Spring 2020	MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar	28316
Fall 2019	MGMT 5392 - Dir Individual Study in Mgmt	19507
Fall 2019	MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar	19175
Fall 2019	BUSN 6308 - Research Philosophy & Design	19336
Summer 2019	MGMT 5305 - Cross-Cultural Management	34990
Summer 2019	MGMT 4315 - Human Resource Staffing/Plan	35139
Summer 2019	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	31948
Spring 2019	BUSN 6399 - Dissertation II	27509
Spring 2019	MGMT 5336 - Effective Mgmt of Human Resour	27989
Spring 2019	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	23900
Spring 2019	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	28663
Spring 2019	MGMT 6391 - Seminar in HR Mgmt	28768
Fall 2018	BUSN 6399 - Dissertation II	19131
Fall 2018	MGMT 5336 - Effective Mgmt of Human Resour	18433
Fall 2018	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	11599
Summer 2018	BUSN 6399 - Dissertation II	36124
Summer 2018	MGMT 4315 - Human Resource Staffing/Plan	35654
Spring 2018	BUSN 6399 - Dissertation II	28969
Spring 2018	MGMT 5336 - Effective Mgmt of Human Resour	29384
Spring 2018	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	24208
Spring 2018	MGMT 6389 - Management Independent Study	29023
Spring 2018	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	25536

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2025	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	21839	Evaluation
Spring 2025	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	21264	Evaluation
Spring 2024	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	22050	Evaluation
Spring 2024	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	20450	Evaluation
Spring 2024	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	21404	Evaluation
Fall 2023	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	10721	Evaluation
Fall 2023	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	11029	Evaluation
Fall 2023	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	16951	Evaluation
Spring 2023	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	22235	Evaluation
Spring 2023	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	20499	Evaluation
Spring 2023	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	21533	Evaluation
Fall 2022	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	11351	Evaluation
Fall 2022	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	12094	Evaluation
Fall 2022	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	12959	Evaluation
Spring 2022	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	22907	Evaluation
Spring 2022	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	21957	Evaluation
Spring 2022	MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha	29082	Evaluation
Fall 2021	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	11351	Evaluation
Fall 2021	MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar	18344	Evaluation
Summer 2021	MGMT 5303 - Social Issues in Management	36187	Evaluation
Spring 2021	MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp	23186	Evaluation
Spring 2021	MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar	27757	Evaluation
Fall 2020	MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar	19163	Evaluation
Fall 2020	MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar	19251	Evaluation
Spring 2020	MGMT 5336 - Effective Mgmt of Human Resour	28311	Evaluation
Spring 2020	MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar	28316	Evaluation

Bio

Awards and Honors

AIB Sustainability SIG UNCTAD Impact Award 2025 - Academy of International Business (06/01/2025-06/30/2025)
Recognition by the Academy of Distinguished Teachers - UTEP (11/22/2024)
Faculty Development Leave - UTEP (08/21/2024)
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award 2024 - Wood L. Hunt College of Business; The University of Texas at El Paso (04/26/2024)
Presentation at the World Investment Forum 2023 (Abu Dhabi) - UNCTAD (09/01/2023-09/30/2023)
Teaching Excellence Award for Student's Intellectual and Career Development 2023 - Woody L. Hunt College of Business, The University of Texas at El Paso (05/05/2023)
2022 Excellence in Reviewing - Journal of Management Education (09/26/2022)
Robert E. and Jacqueline Skov Endowed Chair in Business Ethics - College of Business Administration (09/01/2022)
Teaching Excellence Award for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2022 - The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Business Administration (05/01/2022-05/31/2022)
Women in the Academy of International Business (WAIB) Top 20 Reading List on Gender and Sustainability (Top 10) - Women in the Academy of International Business (04/01/2022-04/30/2022)
Best 10 List Gender Equality 2022 by the Principles for Responsible Management Education (UN Global Compact) - United Nations Global Compact (03/01/2022-03/31/2022)
Responsible Research in Management Award - Responsible Research in Business and Management (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
MBA Teaching Excellence Award 2021 - The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Business Administration (05/01/2021-05/31/2021)
Teaching Excellence Award for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2021 - The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Business Administration (05/01/2021-05/31/2021)
Management Outstanding Research Award - College of Business Administration - The University of Texas at El Paso (04/15/2016)
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Mentoring Award - Graduate School - The University of Texas at El Paso (02/24/2016)
Robert E. and Jacqueline Skov Professorship in Business Ethics - College of Business Administration (09/01/2012-09/30/2012)
Outstanding Reviewer Award - Gender and Diversity Division, Academy of Management (08/01/2010-08/31/2010)
College of Business Administration Excellence in Research Award - College of Business Administration (04/01/2010-04/30/2010)
Management Department Outstanding Research Award - College of Business Administration (04/01/2010-04/30/2010)
Professorship in Western hemispheric Trade Research - College of Business Administration (10/01/2009-10/31/2009)
Management Outstanding Published Article Award - College of Business Administration (04/01/2009-04/30/2009)
College Research Award - College of Business, University of Texas at El Paso (04/23/2008)
Department Best Paper Award, Department of Marketing and Management - College of Business, University of Texas at El Paso (04/23/2008)
Excellence in Instruction - University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Marketing and Management (04/23/2008)

Ph D in Management, Texas A&M University (2004)
MBA in University of Houston, Clear Lake (2000)
BS in Anthropological Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires (1991)

Publications

Support for Sustainable Development Goal 5 and social performance: The role of diversity targets, work-life balance practices, and female representation Human Resource Management (2025), Maria F. Garcia, Hanna Liu, Maria del Carmen Triana, Len Treviño.
Women’s and men’s authorship experiences: A prospective meta-analysis Journal of Management (2025), George Banks, Lisa Rasmussen, S. Tonidandel, J. M. Pollack, M. M. Hausfeld, C. Williams, B. H. Albritton, B. H. Allen, N. Bastardoz, J. H. Batchelor, A. A. Bennett, R. Briker, C. M. Castille, C. M. De Jong, B. A. Demeter, J. A. DeSimone, J. A. Gonzalez-Brambila, J. G. Field, M. Figueroa-Armijos, M. F. Garcia, Maria F. Garcia, W. L. Gardner, J. J. Gish, L. M. Giurge, M. G. Gonzalez-Morales, L. Graf-Vlachy, R. K. Gupta, A. S. Hinojosa, Z. Howard, S. Kepes, T. Köhler, D. T. Kong, M. Langer, T. L. Loi, T. L. Maher, L. P. Miao, M. A. Mithan, L. B. Nair, W. G. Obenauer, E. H. O'Boyle, J. R. Pierce, D. M. Powell, R. Reiter-Palmon, D. E. Rupp, S. Tatachari, J. S. Thomas, T. Vissak, J. Voschenk, C. Wang, C. E. Whelpley, H. C. Wolff, H. M. Woznyj.
Status incongruence effects under conditions of task interdependence: Too close for comfort Journal of Business Research (2025), Maria D. Triana, Maria F. Garcia, Orlando Richard, Rawia Ahmed, Ilhami Yucel.
The effect of age discrimination on employee silence: The role of age similarity with familiar individuals Acta Psychologica (2025), Maria del Carment Triana, Rawia Ahmed, Maria F. Garcia.
The only daughters effect: Examining the relationship between child gender and a CEO's hiring decisions Equality, diversity and inclusion: An international journal (2024), Gabriela Flores, Maria F. Garcia, Hazel Nguyen, Maria del Carmen Triana, Christine Choirat.

Presentations

When and why does greenwashing stifle environmental innovation (2025), Volume Palermo, Italy, Hanna Liu, Maria F. Garcia, Maria del Carmen Triana, Jorge Delgado.
Gender equality across countries: A systematic review (2025), Volume Louisville, Maria F. Garcia, Rawia Ahmed, Gabriela Flores, Cynthia Halliday.
Practicing gender equality: Lessons from a multinational leader for future business leaders (2024), Volume Dubai, Rawia Ahmed, Maria F. Garcia, I. Taj, L. Alreqabi.
Can two wrongs make it right? A case study in undergraduate research experiences (2024), Volume Moorhead, Sarah Villanueva, Arianna Camargo, Ivan Cervantes, Timothy Brown, Maria F. Garcia.
Corporate social responsibility and ethics: Employee attentiveness to climate change as a moderator (2024), Volume Chicago, Jorge Delgado, Maria D. Triana, Maria F. Garcia, Hanna Liu.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MGMT 4309 - Business Ethics

Section

16988

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

10532

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MGMT 6308 - Research Philosophy & Design

Section

18220

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

11653

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MGMT 6389 - Management Independent Study

Section

34151

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

31446

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

10532

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MGMT 6308 - Research Philosophy & Design

Section

18220

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

21839

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

21264

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

22246

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

11820

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

31531

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

22050

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Term

Spring 2024

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

20450

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

21404

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

22505

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

10721

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

11029

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

16951

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

12127

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

32833

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

22235

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MGMT 4398 - Independent Study in Managemen

Section

23688

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

20499

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

21533

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

22731

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

11351

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

12094

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

12959

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

14156

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

MGMT 6399 - Management Dissertation II

Section

36575

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

22907

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

21957

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

29082

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MGMT 6399 - Management Dissertation II

Section

28575

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

23958

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

11351

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MGMT 6399 - Management Dissertation II

Section

19759

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MGMT 6389 - Management Independent Study

Section

19959

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar

Section

18344

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

MGMT 5303 - Social Issues in Management

Section

36187

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

BUSN 6399 - Dissertation II

Section

25897

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

23186

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar

Section

27757

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

BUSN 6398 - Dissertation I

Section

19731

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar

Section

19163

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar

Section

19251

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MGMT 5336 - Effective Mgmt of Human Resour

Section

28311

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MGMT 5336 - Effective Mgmt of Human Resour

Section

28975

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar

Section

28316

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MGMT 5392 - Dir Individual Study in Mgmt

Section

19507

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar

Section

19175

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

BUSN 6308 - Research Philosophy & Design

Section

19336

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

MGMT 5305 - Cross-Cultural Management

Section

34990

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

MGMT 4315 - Human Resource Staffing/Plan

Section

35139

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

31948

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

BUSN 6399 - Dissertation II

Section

27509

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MGMT 5336 - Effective Mgmt of Human Resour

Section

27989

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

23900

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

28663

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MGMT 6391 - Seminar in HR Mgmt

Section

28768

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

BUSN 6399 - Dissertation II

Section

19131

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

MGMT 5336 - Effective Mgmt of Human Resour

Section

18433

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

11599

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

BUSN 6399 - Dissertation II

Section

36124

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

MGMT 4315 - Human Resource Staffing/Plan

Section

35654

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

BUSN 6399 - Dissertation II

Section

28969

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

MGMT 5336 - Effective Mgmt of Human Resour

Section

29384

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

24208

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

MGMT 6389 - Management Independent Study

Section

29023

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

25536

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

21839

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

21264

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

22050

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

20450

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

21404

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

10721

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

11029

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

16951

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

22235

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

20499

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

21533

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

11351

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

12094

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

12959

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

22907

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

21957

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MGMT 3303 - Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha

Section

29082

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

11351

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar

Section

18344

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

MGMT 5303 - Social Issues in Management

Section

36187

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MGMT 4304 - Human Resource Training/Develp

Section

23186

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar

Section

27757

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar

Section

19163

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar

Section

19251

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MGMT 5336 - Effective Mgmt of Human Resour

Section

28311

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MGMT 5311 - Organizational Mgmt Seminar

Section

28316

Evaluation

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