Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Bozidar Vlacic
Citation names
- Vlacic, B.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 3C1F-6E22-A45C
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-0152-1521
- Google Scholar ID
- OXf_ZGgAAAAJ
- Scopus Author Id
- 57212764901
Email addresses
- bvlacic@ucp.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- Rua Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- http://bvlacic.wixsite.com/bvlacic (Professional)
- https://catolicabs.porto.ucp.pt/person/bozidar-vlacic?parent-page=41 (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Business and Management
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Serbian | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | |
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
Spanish; Castilian | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | |
Portuguese | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | |
Polish | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | |
Russian | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2018
Concluded
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International Ph.D. in Economic Analysis and Business Strategy (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Vigo Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Spain
"The role of managerial cognitive reasoning on the internationalization decision-making of small ventures" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE |
2015
Concluded
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Master program in Economics with specialization in Information Systems Management (Mestrado)
University of Montenegro-Faculty of Economics, Montenegro
"The reform of the business environment as a prerequisite for attracting foreign direct investment in Montenegro" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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B (9,40 out of 10) |
2013
Concluded
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Bachelor program in Economics with specialization in International Business (Licenciatura)
University of Montenegro-Faculty of Economics, Montenegro
"N/A" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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B (8,86 out of 10) |
Affiliation
Positions / Appointments
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2024/01/04 - Current | Scientific Coordinator | Universidade Católica Portuguesa Católica Porto Business School, Portugal |
The Research Centre in Management and Economics, Portugal | ||
2020/09/01 - Current | Assistant Professor | Universidade Católica Portuguesa Católica Porto Business School, Portugal |
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Católica Porto Business School, Portugal | ||
2019/09/01 - 2020/08/31 | Invited Assistant Professor | Universidade Católica Portuguesa Católica Porto Business School, Portugal |
2018/11/08 - 2019/06/30 | Researcher | Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2025/01/01 - 2029/12/31 | Research Centre in Management and Economics
UID/00731/2023
Principal investigator
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Ongoing
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2023/06/01 - 2024/12/31 | Reinforce and connect absorption capacity in company for new research and innovation solution, through the process of empowerment
of the human resource management models and tools based on identified gap
1042101CEGE053
Principal investigator
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European Union
Concluded
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2015 - 2018 | Erasmus Mundus Green-Tech-WB project
EM-1-2014-1-ES-ERA MUNDUS-EMA21
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European Commission |
Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2020/06/01 - 2023/06/01 | Cambio climático, circularidad y ventaja competitiva: cómo interactúan las opciones estratégicas e instituciones en las respuestas
empresariales a retos de la sostenibilidad
PID2019-106677GB-I00
Researcher
Universidade de Vigo Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Spain
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Gobierno de España Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2025/01 | THE IMPACT OF UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM DIGITALIZATION ON SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION: | Industrial Marketing Management Summit
(Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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2024/05/11 | Keynote: Leveraging the Sharing Economy: A Strategic Perspective for Internationally Operating Firms Looking Forward By Looking Backward | International Conference on Sharing Economy and Contemporary Business Models: Theory and Practice
University of Belgrade (Belgrade, Serbia)
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2024 | Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Work: Innovative Approaches | SMS Conference Extension: Disruptive Digital Technologies, Data and AI: Implications for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and
Strategic Decision-making
University of Belgrade (Belgrade, Serbia)
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2023/07/06 | Coopetition in international business: a systematic literature review and directions for future research | AIB Annual Meeting 2023 - Academy of International Business
(Warsaw, Poland)
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2022/09/15 | How to Communicate the Family Identity on Websites: the Interplay Between Storytelling and Heritage | 85th Anniversary Conference: Digitalization and Sustainability New Environment for Economics and Business
University of Belgrade (Belgrade, Serbia)
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2022/07/01 | Industry 4.0 - Impact Opportunitnes for the Future | OpenInnoTrain Summer School 2022: Creating Impact Through Research
(Porto, Portugal)
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2022 | The impact of Environmentally Sustainable Practices on International Sales Intensity: the moderating effects of open innovation | 48th European International Business Academy Conference
European International Business Academy (Oslo, Norway)
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2021/11/18 | Behavioural and Cognitive Configurations of Open Innovation Adoption in SMEs | Work-in-Progress Markets & Policy Seminar |
2021 | Women in Engineering as a Research Topic: Past, Present, and Future | IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference - Europe (TEMSCON-EUR)
(Dubrovnik, Croatia)
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2020 | Role of managerial cognition on internationalization earliness and acceleration | 46th Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA): International Business in the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic
Era
(Vienna, Austria)
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2020 | Behavioral approaches to the strategic partner selection | 46th Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA): International Business in the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic
Era
(Vienna, Austria)
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2019 | Open Innovation in the Manufacturing Industry: Bibliometric, a Systematic Literature Review and Guidance for Future Research | 6th Annual World Open Innovation Conference
(Rome, Italy)
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2019 | The Impact of Cognitive Reasoning on International Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Multi-country Study | 45th European International Business Academy Conference
(Leeds, United Kingdom)
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2019 | Meerkats, Killer Whales and Wolves or Lonely Tigers: Impact of Business Group Affiliation on SME Internationalization | 45th European International Business Academy Conference
(Leeds, United Kingdom)
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2019 | The Role of Satisfaction in Labour Diaspora Dynamics: An Analysis of Brexit Effects | 45th European International Business Academy Conference
(Leeds, United Kingdom)
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2019 | Cognitive Reasoning and International Entrepreneurial Intentions: Why Inexperienced Entrepreneurs Should Not Follow the INV Pattern | 6th International Congress of the MOTIVA Network
(Valencia, Spain)
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2018/10 | International entrepreneurship: a cognitive approach to the pace of internationalization | 1º Congresso Internacional de Ciências Empresariais
(Maia, Portugal)
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2018 | The managerial cognitive reasoning amplification to the internationalization decision-making process framework | 44TH Annual Conference of EIBA (European International Business Conference)
(Poznan, Poland)
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2018 | The role of managerial cognitive reasoning on the internationalization decision-making process of small ventures | 3rd International Conference on Clusters and Industrial Districts
(Valencia, Spain)
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2017 | International entrepreneurship intentions explained through cognitive approaches: an explanatory study among university students | 43th EIBA (European International Business Conference)
(Milan, Italy)
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2017 | Cognitive approaches to international entrepreneurship: Cognitive Systems and intentions among university students | ACEDE XXVII Congress
(Aranjuez, Spain)
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2017 | Cognitive perspective on internationalization decision-making process of small ventures | ACEDE XXVII Congress
(Aranjuez, Spain)
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2016 | Internationalization Process and Decision-making: Approach Through the Lens of the Manager Cognition | 10th International Management Conference
(Bucharest, Romania)
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2016 | The process of internationalization revisited: a cognitive approach from the perspective of small ventures | 42nd EIBA (European International Business Conference)
(Wien, Austria)
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2016 | International competitiveness, knowledge and manager’s cognitive style: opening up research avenues from organizational neuroscience | Theory, and Applications in the Knowledge Economy Conference
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2021/07/13 - 2021/07/13 | How luxury micro-enterprises ensure customer stewardship: case of Beesweet
Supervisor
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
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2021/07/13 - 2021/07/13 | The role of communication of family-based brand identity through website storytelling: evidence from Portuguese wineries |
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
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2020/12/15 - 2020/12/15 | International entrepreneurial orientation of the university students of Business Management |
University of Porto, Portugal
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2020/11/25 - 2020/11/25 | Behavioral approaches to the strategic partner selection |
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
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2020/06/07 - 2020/06/07 | How does managerial cognition affect the speed of internationalization?
Supervisor
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
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2019 - 2019 | How managerial cognition affects the speed of internationalization
Supervisor
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2019 - 2019 | Behavioral approaches to the strategic partner selection |
Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2024/12/12 - 2024/12/12 | 10th European International Business Academy (EIBA) Early Career Network Paper Development Workshop (2024/12/12)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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2023/12/15 - 2023/12/15 | 9th European International Business Academy (EIBA) Early Career Network Paper Development Workshop (2023/12/15)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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2023/07/14 - 2023/07/14 | 2nd NorthernSeam (2023/07/14 - 2023/07/14)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Research Center in Management and Economics (CEGE), Portugal |
2023/04 - 2023/04 | Paper Development Workshop (2023/04/20 - 2023/04/20)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Research Center in Management and Economics (CEGE), Portugal |
2023 - 2023 | 9th Early Career Network Paper Development Workshop (ECN-PDW) at 49th Annual European International Business Academy (EIBA)
Conference (2023 - 2023)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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2022/12/08 - 2022/12/08 | 8th European International Business Academy (EIBA) Early Career Network Paper Development Workshop (2025/12/08)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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2022 - 2022 | 8th Early Career Network Paper Development Workshop (ECN-PDW) at 48th Annual European International Business Academy (EIBA)
Conference (2022 - 2022)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
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2021/12/10 - 2021/12/10 | 7th European International Business Academy Paper Development Workshop (2021/12/10 - 2021/12/10)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
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2020/12/10 - 2020/12/10 | 6th European International Business Academy (EIBA) Early Career Network Paper Development Workshop (2020/12/10 - 2020/12/10)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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2019/12/13 - 2019/12/13 | 5th Early Career Network Paper Development Workshop (2019/12/13 - 2019/12/13)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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2019/06/19 - 2019/06/23 | International Congress of Applied Economics (2019/06/19 - 2019/06/23)
Conference (Other)
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Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2025/04/17 - 2025/04/17 | Teaching with AI
Seminar
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Teaching with AI |
2023/09/28 - 2023/09/29 | EU Project Proposal Workshop
Workshop
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EU Project Proposal Workshop |
2023/04 - 2023/04 | Lincoln Entrepreneurship and InnovationColloquium
Workshop
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Lincoln Entrepreneurship and Innovation<br/>Colloquium
University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
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2023 - 2023 | EFMD Global Online Teaching Academy
Other
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EFMD Global Online Teaching Academy
EFMD European Foundation for Management Development Global, Belgium
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023 | Exploring networks in the entrepreneurial ecosystem for the business development of immigrant entrepreneurs
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Clavis Nwehfor Fubah (PhD)
University of Pretoria, South Africa
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2023 | Internationalization plan for the Trinca Bolotas brand
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Inês Miguel Esteves Moreira (Master)
Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
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2023 | Marketing plan for a company in the renewable energy sector:
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Luísa Marafon de Mattos Gaia (Master)
Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
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2023 | Human Image vs. Human Illustration: What Increases Social Media Advertising Effectiveness?
President of the jury
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Leonor Rocha (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
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2023 | A Half Truth is a Whole Lie! Why Does “More Sincere” Pricing Produce Better Shopping Outcomes?
President of the jury
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Mariana Pinto Marques (Master)
Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
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2023 | Host Dissatisfaction in Peer-to-Peer Accommodation: A Critical Incident Technique
President of the jury
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Oussama Khechana (Master)
Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
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2022/03/28 | Master Thesis Examination: President of the Jury
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Maria Guedes (Master)
Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
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2021 | A cognitive approach to international ambidexterity and its impact on the speed of internationalization: an application to
SMEs in a peripheral region of Europe
(Thesis) Arguer
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Carina Ribeiro da Silva (PhD)
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
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2021 | The 4th industrial revolution challenge: how to manage knowledge in the new era
(Thesis) Arguer
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Mohammad Fakhar Manesh (PhD)
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
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2021 | Revisiting the relationship between CRM, business strategy and firm performance by complementing the sources-position-performance
framework with value curve analysis
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Maria Ana Osorio (Master)
Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
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2021 | Internationalization of Amyris: Developing & Executing a Marketing Plan to Reach Foreign Markets
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Andrew Matni (Master)
Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
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2020 | Chatbots for conversational commerce: A TIME-based approach investigating attitudes and behavioral intention
(Thesis) Arguer
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Roberta De Cicco (PhD)
Gabriele d'Annunzio University, Italy
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2020 | The Importance of Guilt in Second-hand Clothing Purchases
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Eduardo Ribas (Master)
Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
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2020 | Barriers to The Purchase of Second-Hand Clothes: The purchase of second-hand clothes: barriers and challenges
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ana Marinho (Master)
Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
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2019 | Analysis of individuals intentions to actively contribute to causes
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ana Marinho (Master)
Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
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2019 | Understanding the factors that are preventing online shopping from thriving in Portugal
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ana Morais (Master)
Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
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2019 | How are fashion brands using multiple available channels to sell?
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Anel Sundetova (Master)
Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2022 - Current | International Business Review | Elsevier |
2021 - Current | Technovation | |
2021 - Current | European Management Journal | |
2021 - Current | Technological Forecasting & Social Change | Elsevier |
2020 - Current | Journal of Business Research | |
2020 - Current | IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management |
Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2016/01/01 - Current | European International Business Academy | Member |
2022/03/25 - 2022/03/25 | Academy of International Business (External organisation) | Member |
2016/10/10 - 2016/10/10 | European International Business Academy (External organisation) | Chair |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2023/05 - 2023/05 | Initiative for Students and Researchers at Risk (Event) | Católica Porto Business School, Portugal |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023 - Current | Strategic Change | |
2022/06/01 - 2025/06/01 | Technology in Society (0160-791X) | Elsevier Ltd. |
2023/02 - 2023/02 | Journal of Enterprising Communities (1750-6204) | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. |
2020/12/01 - 2021/12/01 | British Food Journal (0007-070X) | Emerald Publishing |
Distinctions
Award
2019 | Torrecid Award
Universidad de Valencia, Spain
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2018 | Award for the best PhD proposal - TORRECID Award for the best PhD proposal at 3rd International Conference on Clusters and
Industrial Districts-Clustering (Valencia, Spain)
Universitat de València, Spain
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Other distinction
2022 | IACOBUS Estadias 2022
IACOBUS, Spain
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2021 | IACOBUS Estadias
IACOBUS, Spain
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2015 | Awarded Full Scholarship at University of Vigo (Spain) for Doctoral Program
Erasmus + Project Green-Tech WB (EM-1-2014-1-ES-ERA MUNDUS-EMA21), Spain
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2013 | Awarded Scholarship for 1-year master exchange at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Poland)
Erasmus Mundus Sigma Project, Poland
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2010 | Awarded Global UGRAD Scholarship for 1-year bachelor exchange at University of Maine, Maine, United States of America |