ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Joseph Bucci is an Associate Professor of Business, and Chair of the Business, Leadership and Management Department in the College of Arts and Sciences at Regent University. Dr. Bucci has over 20 years’ experience in various Human Resources, Consulting and Training roles, including five years as Director of the Learning Department of a large corporation in Philadelphia, PA. He received his Doctor of Business Administration degree from Anderson University in Anderson, IN.
Dr. Bucci is currently in his eleventh year as an Associate Professor of Business and Chair of the Business, Leadership and Management Department in the College of Arts and Sciences at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. Dr. Bucci previously taught for 6 years in the Business, Accounting and Management Department at Geneva College in Western Pennsylvania. Dr Bucci is also an Ordained Minister with Vanguard Ministries.

Dr. Bucci has a blog for which he writes at www.rediscoveringredemption.com. Dr. Bucci also promotes redemptive managerial behavior following a number of news feeds to his followers using his Twitter account @Redemption. He has presented an extensive number papers on redemptive leadership behaviors and other research on the influence of faith on managerial decision-making at various conferences. His research has been published in the proceedings of the Christian Business Faculty Association.

His first book, “Redemptive Leadership: Offering Second Chances as a Value-Added Management Practice” was published by Palgrave MacMillan in 2016.

Education

Anderson University, Anderson, IN
Doctor of Business Administration, concentration Management–July 2011
West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Master of Business Administration, December 2000–GPA 3.80
William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Master of Education, May 1981–GPA 3.30
Bachelor of Arts: Political Science, May 1979–GPA 3.73
Berean University, Springfield, MO
Ministerial Diploma, June 1986–GPA 4.00

Association Memberships

Past Member, American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)
Past Member, Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM)
Member, Christian Business Faculty Association
Ordained Minister, Vanguard Ministries

Honors and Awards

Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, received May 2017
The Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, received May 2016
Presidential Citation, CARDONE Industries (Highest award given by organization).
Achieved Advanced Toastmaster status (Bronze level), Toastmasters International
Permanent Teacher Certification, State of New Jersey
Certified Trainer: Situational Leadership (SLII), Leadership Training for Supervisors (LTS), The Ken Blanchard Companies

Selected Papers & Book Chapters Presented or Published

Bucci, J.J., & Lewis, P. (2021). Servant Leadership grounded in redemption: The example of Jesus serving others by “redemptive actions.” In: Dhiman, S. (Ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. Chapters available for download as of Spring 2022.

Bucci, J.J. (2021, April). Revising Entrepreneurial Instruction to Consider the Impact of Devastating Failure on the Businessperson’s Future Endeavors. To be published in the anthology entitled, Handbook of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, estimated target date Fall 2021.

Bucci, J.J. (2020, January 11). Renewing the Soul: A Workplace Wellness Strategy Grounded in Redemption. In: Dhiman, S. (Ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Well-Being. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. Chapters available for download as of January 2020 – https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-030-02470-3_23-1

Bucci, J.J. (2019, November). Leading others into Redemption. Published in Renew: Operation Mobilization’s Leadership Journal, Volume 3.4, November 2019.

Bucci, J.J. (2018). Kingdom Entrepreneurship: Obeying the God Who Makes Things Grow. Approved for poster presentation at the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) Annual meeting at Covenant College, Chattanooga, TN in October 2018.

Bucci, J.J. (2018). Change Management: Considering a Peniel Approach for Managing Change In Organizations. In: Dhiman, S.; Roberts, G.; & Crossman, J. (Eds.) Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. Chapters available for download as of January 2018 – https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9783319621623

Bucci, J.J. (2017). Revising Entrepreneurial Instruction to Consider the Impact of Devastating Failure on the Businessperson’s Future Endeavors. Approved for poster presentation at the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) Annual meeting at Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA October 2017.

Presented a paper entitled, “Revisiting the pedagogy for teaching entrepreneurship: The impact of devastating failure and the support of faith” at the first annual College of Arts & Sciences Faculty-Student Research Conference, April 2017.

Bucci, J.J. (2016). Redemptive Leadership: Offering Second Chances as a Value-Added Management Practice. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Bucci, J.J., & Lewis, P. (2016). The Case for Inclusion of Redemptive Managerial Dimensions in Servant Leadership Theory. Journal of Biblical Integration in Business 19(1), 444-453. Retrieved from http://cbfa-jbib.org/index.php/jbib/article/view/444/453

Bucci, J.J. (2014). People Matters: Aligning Company Values and Expressions of Faith. Published in the August 2014 newsletter of the Christian Business Chamber of Hampton Roads.

Bucci, J.J. (2014). The Case for Inclusion of Redemptive Managerial Dimensions in Servant Leadership Theory. Research Paper submitted to Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) for its annual meeting, 2014. Presented at the Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Conference 2014. Awarded “Best of Conference Award.”

Bucci, J.J. (2014). Talent Acquisition: Developing Untapped Talent Utilizing Redemptive Manager Behaviors.” Research Paper submitted to Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) presented at the Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Conference 2014.

“Manager Tendencies to Offer Second-Chance Opportunities: Follow-Up Research Comparing Faith-Oriented Managers with a General Manager Population.” Presented at the Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Conference 2013.

“Evidence of Redemptive Manager Behaviors in Successfully Reinstating Terminated Workers” Published Doctoral Dissertation 2011. A summary of this dissertation was presented at the Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Conference 2012.

Contributed two topical devotionals which were published as a part of a compilation edition, “Solomon Was a Businessperson.” This book was published in the fall of 2008.

“An Examination of Redemptive Manager Behaviors in Reinstating Terminated Workers: An Organizational Case Study” presented at the Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Conference 2011. Awarded “Best of Conference Award.”

Excellence in College Teaching: Entrepreneurship and Ethics Courses.” Programs presented at the Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Conference 2009.

“Faith Influenced Managers and Terminal Worker Behavior.” Presented at the Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Conference 2008.

“A Theology of Business: Leading like Jesus in the Workplace.” Program presented at the monthly meeting of Leaders Serving Beaver County, Beaver, PA, April 2008.

“Empowering Business Students to Create Their Own Ethical Decision-Making Model.” Presented at the Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Conference 2007.

See more at: https://www.regent.edu/faculty/d-b-a-joseph-j-bucci/