He has held visiting positions at Copenhagen Business School (Denmark), the University of Melbourne (Australia), Henley Business School/University of Reading (UK), ISEG/University of Lisbon (Portugal), and the University of Valencia (Spain).

Benito is co-editor of Global Strategy Journal and consulting editor of Journal of International Business Studies, and a member of the editorial boards of other top international journals.

Benito’s research agenda focuses on corporate governance, the strategies of multinational enterprises, and the economic organization of international business. He has been President of EIBA (European International Business Academy), and has served in various roles in the Academy of International Business (AIB) and Strategic Management Society (SMS). He organized the 2005 EIBA Conference and was Co-Chair of the 2018 SMS Special Conference in Oslo. He was elected Fellow of AIB in 2015, and Fellow of EIBA in 2017.