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Marcela Souto Castro is a professor at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal. Holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Rennes School of Business. Dr. Castro is passionate about teaching. She vigorously pursues learning innovative methods and tools to inspire students. She has taught MBA courses at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV – 2008- 2018). She lectures on a variety of topics in Project Management, Interpersonal Communication, and Negotiation. She provided consulting and training at big organizations such as TIM, Endesa, Claro, Avon, GSK, Vale, Souza Cruz, Estaleiro Atlântico Sul, and Valesul. Due to her exemplary effort in teaching, she was honored by students (2015, 2017, and 2018). Prior to her academic career, she had experience in the commercial area, having worked in national and multinational companies (ENEL, GENERAL ELECTRIC, REPSOL YPF, and TURBOMECA). Her area of interest is supply chain and new technologies.
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Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo
Marcela Souto Castro

Nomes de citação

  • Castro, Marcela

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID
0210-8AB6-D32B
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6616-1881

Telefones

Telemóvel
  • (351) 961581409 (Pessoal)

Moradas

  • R. DR. JORGE MUNOZ CARDOSO 8, C.4C, 2840-620, SEIXAL, Setubal, Portugal (Pessoal)

Idiomas

Idioma Conversação Leitura Escrita Compreensão Peer-review
Inglês Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador independente (B2) Utilizador proficiente (C1) Utilizador proficiente (C1)
Projetos

Projeto

Designação Financiadores
2023/03/01 - Atual NEXUS Pacto de Inovação
02-C05-i01.01-2022.PC645112083-00000059 (projeto 53)
Desenvolvimento técnico
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
Em curso
2023/05 - 2023/12 SONDA2026 – Smart Open Networks for Development Acceleration
CDT4SONDA2026
Desenvolvimento técnico
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
Em curso
Produções

Publicações

Artigo em conferência
  1. Mendes, Ana J.; Silva, J. P. S.; Rocha, B.; Martins, A.; Correia, A.; Castro, Marcela; Pinho, T.. "Sizing Study of Pre-Gate Control Checkpoints for Sines Container Terminal". Trabalho apresentado em DGTMP’24 - Digital and Green Transition in Maritime Ports: Trends and Challenges, 2024.
    Publicado
  2. Mendes, Ana J.; Lima, Gilvan; Santos. A.; Castro, Marcela; Pinho, T.. "Advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Applications in Maritime Ports: Decision Making, Enhancing Inspection, Navigation, and Emergency Response". Trabalho apresentado em DGTMP’24 - Digital and Green Transition in Maritime Ports: Trends and Challenges, 2024.
    Publicado
  3. Mendes, Ana J.; Fontainha, B.; Santos, A.; Castro, Marcela; Pinho, T.. "Benchmarking Performance Indicators: A Conceptual Report Toward a Multi-Scalar Approach to Port Performance". Trabalho apresentado em DGTMP’24 - Digital and Green Transition in Maritime Ports: Trends and Challenges, 2024.
    Publicado
  4. Mendes, Ana J.; Sabino, Maria R.; Pinto, C.; Maria do Rosário Cabrita; Castro, Marcela; Pinho, T.. "Open Innovation and Innovation Ecosystem in Maritime Port: Review and Research Agenda". Trabalho apresentado em DGTMP’24 - Digital and Green Transition in Maritime Ports: Trends and Challenges, 2024.
    Publicado
  5. Castro, M.; Lisboa, L.; Barcaui, A.. "Beyond the code: Understanding professional users' perspectives on AI implementation". 2024.
    10.11159/mhci24.111
Artigo em revista
  1. Lucas Freitas; Ana J. Mendes; Marcela Castro; Tiago Pinho. "A Framework-Based Evaluation of Open Data Platforms in European Ports: A Comparative Study of Barcelona and Antwerp–Bruges". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2026): https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14141266.
    10.3390/jmse14141266
  2. Maria R. Sabino; Maria do Rosário Cabrita; Marcela Castro; Ana J. Mendes; Tiago Pinho. "Stakeholder Perspectives on Open and Sustainable Innovation in Portuguese Ports: Challenges for Sustainability Transitions". Sustainability (2026): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su18136518.
    10.3390/su18136518
  3. Gilvan Lima; Marcela Castro; Ana Mendes; Tiago Pinho. "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as innovative tools for enhancing management in maritime port operations". Journal of Shipping and Trade (2026): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41072-026-00240-8.
    10.1186/s41072-026-00240-8
  4. Maria do Rosário Cabrita; Marcela Castro; Ana Mendes; Tiago Pinho; Maria Rosilene Sabino. "OPEN SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION IN PORT ECOSYSTEMS: A LITERATURE REVIEW". ECONOMICS (2026): http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2026-0002.
    10.2478/eoik-2026-0002
  5. Marcela Castro; Maria Rosilene Sabino; Maria do Rosário Cabrita; Ana Mendes; Tiago Pinho. "From Smart Ports to Sustainable Port Ecosystems: The Transformative Role of Artificial Intelligence". Systems (2026): https://doi.org/10.3390/systems14020187.
    10.3390/systems14020187
  6. Sabino, Maria Rosilene; Cabrita, Maria do Rosario; Castro, Marcela Souto; Mendes, Ana; Pinho, Tiago. "Building resilience in port-cities: the role of open innovation and innovation ecosystems". Discover Sustainability (2025): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/77046865/.
    10.1007/S43621-025-01459-4
  7. Marcela Souto Castro; Bouchaib Bahli; J. J. M. Ferreira; Ronnie Figueiredo. "Comparing Single-Item and Multi-Item Trust Scales: Insights for Assessing Trust in Project Leaders". Behavioral Sciences 13 9 (2023): 786-786. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13090786.
    10.3390/bs13090786
  8. Gisele Blak Bernat; Eduardo Linhares Qualharini; Marcela Souto Castro; André Baptista Barcaui; Raquel Reis Soares. "Sustainability in Project Management and Project Success with Virtual Teams: A Quantitative Analysis Considering Stakeholder Engagement and Knowledge Management". Sustainability (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129834.
    10.3390/su15129834
  9. Marcela Souto Castro; Blak Bernat, G; Qualharini, E.L. "Enhancing Sustainability in Project Management: The Role of Stakeholder Engagement and Knowledge Management in Virtual Team Environments.". Sustainability (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/6/4896.
    10.3390/su15064896
  10. Marcela Castro; Bouchaib Bahli; Ronnie Figueiredo; Andre Barcaui. "Forecasting Project Success through Project Team Trust: Brazilian Empirical Study". Procedia Computer Science 219 (2023): 1696-1704. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2023.01.463.
    10.1016/j.procs.2023.01.463
  11. Marcela Castro; André Barcaui; Bouchaib Bahli; Ronnie Figueiredo. "Do the Project Manager’s Soft Skills Matter? Impacts of the Project Manager’s Emotional Intelligence, Trustworthiness, and Job Satisfaction on Project Success". Administrative Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci12040141.
    10.3390/admsci12040141
  12. "Does one project success measure fit all? An empirical investigation of Brazilian projects". International Journal of Managing Projects in Business (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-01-2020-0028.
    10.1108/ijmpb-01-2020-0028
  13. Castro, Marcela Souto; Bahli, Bouchaib; Farias Filho, Jose Rodrigues; Barcaui, Andre. "A CONTEMPORARY VISION OF PROJECT SUCCESS CRITERIA". Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management (2019): https://publons.com/publon/23289013/.
    10.14488/BJOPM.2019.V16.N1.A6
Capítulo de livro
  1. "Chapter 11 The Spinner Innovation: Factors for inclusion and advocating in sustainable ecosystems". 215-240. De Gruyter, 2021.
    10.1515/9783110670219-012
  2. Ronnie Figueiredo; Marcela S. Castro. "How Can Marketing Intelligence Support Tourism Companies to Increase Their Competitiveness?". 278-289. {IGI, 2020.
    10.4018/978-1-7998-0365-2.ch016
  3. "Multilevel Approach to Competitiveness in the Global Tourism Industry". In How can marketing intelligence support tourism companies to increase their competitiveness?. 2019.
    10.4018/978-1-7998-0365-2
Livro
  1. Negociação Plug And Play. Brasil. 2020.
Pré-impressão
  1. João M. Marreiros; João Carreira; Mónica Oliveira; Nuno Alves; Tiago Pinho; Ana Mendes; Nelson Carriço; Marcela Souto Castro; Paula Miranda. "Data Management Standards as Governance Instruments for Maritime Digitalization and Sustainability". 2026. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6503540.
    10.2139/ssrn.6503540
Resumo em conferência
  1. Castro, Marcela; Ludovico-Marques, Marco . Autor correspondente: Castro, Marcela. "Leveraging portuguese higher education institutions for regional development through decarbonization". Trabalho apresentado em 1st International Conference on Resilience and Sustainable Regions, Setubal, 2023.
    Publicado
  2. Castro, Marcela; André Baptista Barcaui; Leonardo Lisboa; Carlos Narvarro. Autor correspondente: Castro, Marcela. "UNVEILING THE LANDSCAPE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CORPORATE MANAGEMENT: INSIGHTS FROM PROFESSIONALS". Trabalho apresentado em 1st International Conference on Resilience and Sustainable Regions, Setubal, 2023.
    Publicado
  3. Castro, Marcela; Ludovico-Marques, Marco . Autor correspondente: Castro, Marcela. "Contribuições das Instituições de Ensino Superior Portuguesas para a Descarbonização Regional: Um Enfoque nos Centros de Investigação e Inovação". Trabalho apresentado em 1st “International Marketing and Logistics Conferences, Setubal, 2023.
    Publicado
  4. Castro, Marcela; André Baptista Barcaui; Leonardo Lisboa; Carlos Navarro. Autor correspondente: Castro, Marcela. "A Utilização da Inteligência Artificial Aplicada à Gestão Empresarial". Trabalho apresentado em 1st “International Marketing and Logistics Conferences, Setubal, 2023.
    Publicado
  5. Castro, Marcela; André Baptista Barcaui; Leonardo Lisboa; Carlos Navarro. "AI in Financial Management: Professional Insights". Trabalho apresentado em Elsevier Finance Conference 2023, 2023.
Atividades

Orientação

Título / Tema
Papel desempenhado		 Curso (Tipo)
Instituição / Organização
2021 - 2023 A influência da sustentabilidade emgerenciamento de projetos, do engajamento de stakeholders e da gestão do conhecimento no sucesso do projeto com equipes virtuais.
Orientador
 Programa de Engenharia Ambiental (Doutoramento)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2018 - 2020 The Relationship Between Project Governance and Project Success: Brazilian Context
Orientador
 DBA (Doutoramento)
Rennes School of Business, França