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Luisa Helena Pinto, PhD, is an associate professor with habilitation at the University of Porto’s Faculty of Economics in Portugal. She teaches (international) human resource management (IHRM) and is program director of the Master's in Management (ranked #62 in 2025| FT). Presently, she is an affiliate of the American Academy of Management (AOM) and the European Academy of Management (EURAM) and is an international affiliate of the American Psychological Association (APA). She has co-authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Vocational Behavior, International Journal of Human Resource Management, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, Higher Education, Personnel Review, among others. She is a signatory of the DORA Declaration, a member of the CYGNA Network (Women in Academia), the Responsible Research for Business and Management (RRBM), and the STAR Scholars Network (which supports the advancement of new generations of scholars working across borders). Her research interests include international HRM, expatriate management, cross-cultural management, global mobility, and migration studies. More recently, she has widened her research interests to topics related to global sustainability, attribution theories, the use of experimental design in management research, and mental health and well-being in the workplace.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Luisa Helena Ferreira Pinto

Citation names

  • Pinto, Luisa
  • Luisa H. Pinto

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C61D-426A-ED59
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8323-9313
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=Aeje9iwAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
B-4440-2016
Scopus Author Id
151203-004970

Email addresses

  • lhpinto@fep.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 225571100 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-464, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2025/03/10 - 2025/03/11
Concluded
 Gestão (Título de Agregado)
Major in Gestão
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
"Provas de agregação no ramo de conhecimento em Gestão, designadamente Gestão de Recursos Humanos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovação por unanimidade
2005/10/01 - 2008/06/18
Concluded
 Gestão (Doutoramento)
Major in Administration Sciences, area of Political and Administrative Organisation
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"The effects of organisational culture on expatriates' and repatriates' cross-cultural adjustment, general satisfaction and withdrawal intentions" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
2004/09/01 - 2005/10/13
Concluded
 Ciencias Empresariais (Mestrado)
Major in Gestão Internacional de Recursos Humanos
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
" International Assignments: policies and practices related to the internationalization of Portuguese firms. Advisors: Daniel Bessa (University of Porto) and William B. Werther, Jr. (University of Miami). " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
1993/08/16 - 1994/07/01
Concluded
 Master in Business Administration (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Gestão
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
 16
1986/10/09 - 1991/10/13
Concluded
 Psicologia (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Psicologia do Trabalho e das Organizações
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"Não aplicável" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16 valores
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Bastida, Maria; Pinto, Luisa H.; Vazquez Taín, Miguel Á.; del Río, Marisa. Corresponding author: Bastida, Maria. "“The Path is Made by Walking”: The Untapped Potential of (the Happiest) Spanish Self-Initiated Expatriates". Sage Open 14 4 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241291257.
    10.1177/21582440241291257
  2. Pinto, Luisa Helena; Portugal, Rita; Viana, Patricia. "What is in your résumé? The effects of multiple social categories in résumé screening". Personnel Review 53 5 (2023): 1331-1358. https://doi.org/10.1108/pr-04-2023-0290.
    10.1108/pr-04-2023-0290
  3. Al Imam, Lama; Pinto, Luisa Helena. "An exploratory study on career models and mechanisms of career advancement of Emirati women managers". Career Development International (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/63627079/.
    10.1108/CDI-10-2022-0290
  4. Bastida, M; Vilela, BB; Pinto, LH; Castro-Gonzalez, S. "Be Happy While You Can: How Expatriates' Accomplishments Affect Their Subjective Well-Being and Job Satisfaction". SAGE OPEN (2023):
    10.1177/21582440231184872
  5. Selmer, Jan; Shaffer, Margaret; Guttormsen, David S. A.; Stoermer, Sebastian; Pinto, Luisa Helena; Chen, Yu-Ping; Lauring, Jakob. "Guest editorial: ONLY REPLICATIONS". Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/63627076/.
    10.1108/JGM-09-2023-102
  6. Pinto, LH; Fernandes, E; Li, XY. "The community of Chinese "expat-preneurs": understanding the challenges of doing business abroad". JOURNAL OF ENTERPRISING COMMUNITIES-PEOPLE AND PLACES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY (2023):
    10.1108/jec-07-2022-0098
  7. Fernandes, T; Nettleship, H; Pinto, LH. "Judging a book by its cover? The role of unconventional appearance on social media influencers effectiveness". JOURNAL OF RETAILING AND CONSUMER SERVICES (2022):
    10.1016/j.jretconser.2022.102917
  8. Campos, J; Pinto, LH; Hippler, T. "The Domains of Cross-cultural Adjustment: An Empirical Study With International Students". JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (2022):
    10.32674/jis.v12i2.2512
  9. Bastida, Maria; Luisa H. Pinto; Harzing, Anne-Wil. Corresponding author: Bastida, Maria. "No room at the top? A system dynamics view of the recursive consequences of women's underrepresentation in international assignments". Journal of Global Mobility 9 3 (2021): 361-381. https://doi.org/10.1108/jgm-04-2021-0047.
    10.1108/jgm-04-2021-0047
  10. Maria Bastida; Alberto Vaquero García; Luisa Helena Pinto; Ana Olveira Blanco. "Motivational drivers to choose worker cooperatives as an entrepreneurial alternative: evidence from Spain". Small Business Economics (2021): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11187-021-00459-8.
    10.1007/s11187-021-00459-8
  11. Kumpikaite Valiuniene, V; Pinto, LH; Gurbanov, T. "COVID-19: prevalence of job-demands, stress, work-life difficulties and work-life balance among international business travelers". JOURNAL OF GLOBAL MOBILITY-THE HOME OF EXPATRIATE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (2021):
    10.1108/jgm-03-2021-0030
  12. da Costa, MG; Pinto, LH; Martins, H; Vieira, DA. "Developing psychological capital and emotional intelligence in higher education: A field experiment with economics and management students". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (2021):
    10.1016/j.ijme.2021.100516
  13. Luisa H. Pinto. "Facing the challenge of a borderless world. Are you ready to go?". Organizational Dynamics (2020): 100819-100819. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2020.100819.
    10.1016/j.orgdyn.2020.100819
  14. Luisa H. Pinto. "Female Entrepreneurship: Can Cooperatives Contribute to Overcoming the Gender Gap? A Spanish First Step to Equality". Sustainability (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12062478.
    10.3390/su12062478
  15. Luisa H. Pinto. "Expectancies and motivational goals of self-initiated expatriates as predictors of subjective assignment achievements and success". Management Research Review (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mrr-07-2019-0319.
    10.1108/mrr-07-2019-0319
  16. Carvalho, L.; Brandão, A.; Pinto, L.H.. "Understanding the importance of eWOM on Higher Education Institutions’ brand equity". Journal of Marketing for Higher Education (2020): 1-19. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85088011230&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/08841241.2020.1788196
  17. Pinto, L.H.; Vieira, B.P.; Fernandes, T.M.. "‘Service with a piercing’: Does it (really) influence guests’ perceptions of attraction, confidence and competence of hospitality receptionists?". International Journal of Hospitality Management 86 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85071668270&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijhm.2019.102365
  18. Figueiredo, AS; Pinto, LH. "Robotizing shared service centres: key challenges and outcomes". JOURNAL OF SERVICE THEORY AND PRACTICE (2020):
    10.1108/jstp-06-2020-0126
  19. Pinto, LH; Nunes, F; Bastida Dominguez, MB. ""Enhancers" and "copers"? Understanding drinking motives and alcohol use among international workers". JOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE (2020):
    10.1080/15332640.2020.1852145
  20. Pinto, LH; Pereira, PC. "‘I wish to do an internship (abroad)’: investigating the perceived employability of domestic and international business internships". Higher Education (2018):
    10.1007/s10734-018-0351-1
  21. Pinto, LH; He, K. "‘In the eyes of the beholder’: the influence of academic performance and extracurricular activities on the perceived employability of Chinese business graduates". Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources (2018):
    10.1111/1744-7941.12200
  22. Luisa H. Pinto; Diogo C. Ramalheira. "Perceived employability of business graduates: The effect of academic performance and extracurricular activities". Journal of Vocational Behavior (2017): https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.jvb.2017.01.005.
    10.1016/j.jvb.2017.01.005
  23. Pinto, L.H.F.; Bader, B.; Schuster, T.. "Dangerous settings and risky international assignments". Journal of Global Mobility 5 4 (2017): 342-347. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85035810398&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/JGM-10-2017-0042
  24. Pinto, L.H.; Cabral Cardoso, C.; Werther, W.B.. "Expatriates’ withdrawal intentions: The influence of organizational culture and satisfaction with the assignment". Personnel Review 46 8 (2017): 1852-1869. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85035069560&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/PR-02-2016-0033
  25. Pinto, L.H.; Araújo, R.C.. "Social networks of Portuguese self-initiated expatriates". Journal of Management Development 35 1 (2016): 89-103. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84961360856&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/JMD-07-2014-0069
  26. Fisher, K.; Hutchings, K.; Pinto, L.H.. "Pioneers across war zones: The lived acculturation experiences of US female military expatriates". International Journal of Intercultural Relations 49 (2015): 265-277. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84933057117&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijintrel.2015.05.005
  27. Pinto, L.H.; Maia, H.S.. "Work-life interface of Portuguese international business travelers | O interface trabalho-vida pessoal dos viajantes de negócios internacionais Portugueses". Academia 28 2 (2015): 195-212. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84976536154&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/ARLA-05-2014-0066
  28. Pinto, LH; Caldas, R. "Making sense of expatriation". MANAGEMENT RESEARCH-THE JOURNAL OF THE IBEROAMERICAN ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT (2015): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-00K-5GB.
    10.1108/mrjiam-07-2014-0559
  29. Pinto, L.H.; Cabral-Cardoso, C.; Werther, W.B.. "Adjustment elusiveness: An empirical investigation of the effects of cross-cultural adjustment on general assignment satisfaction and withdrawal intentions". International Journal of Intercultural Relations 36 2 (2012): 188-199. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858621767&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.06.002
  30. Pinto, L.H.; Cabral-Cardoso, C.; Werther Jr., W.B.. "Compelled to go abroad? Motives and outcomes of international assignments". International Journal of Human Resource Management 23 11 (2012): 2295-2314. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84859613227&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/09585192.2011.610951
Distinctions

Award

2024 Prémio IACOBUS - Publicações Científicas 2023/24
Agrupamento Europeu de Cooperação Territorial da Eurorregião Galicia – Norte de Portugal, tendo a FCEER – Fundação Centro de Estudos Euro Regionais Galicia-Norte de Portugal como parceira, Portugal
2021 Prémio IACOBUS - Publicações Científicas 2020/21
1993 Prémio Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina do Trabalho
Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina do Trabalho: SPMT, Portugal

Other distinction

2015 Best Reviewer Award at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
Academy of Management, United States