Business Research Unit

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Francesca Manes Rossi
2023-01-23 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Zoom
Speaker: Francesca Manes Rossi fromthe University of Naples “Federico II
Title: Alternative reporting formats in Public Sector – sustainability and integrated reporting
LIVESTREAM

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Maria Antónia Jesus
2023-01-23 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Zoom
Speaker: Maria Antónia Jesus from BRU-Iscte
Title: The use of financial reporting by politicians – discussion and the case of Portuguese Parliament
LIVESTREAM

Research Seminar - Nádia Pereira
2023-02-16 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | ONLINE
These seminars will be held on February 16th from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm (WET) via zoom.
To attend the seminars, access the link:
https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/96599702807

Research Seminar - Sara Lopes
2023-02-16 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | ONLINE

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Aaron Ahuvia
2023-03-23 16:00 - 18:15 (Europe/Paris) | Auditorium Paquete de Oliveira
Speaker: Aaron Ahuvia
Title: A New Theory on the Love of Objects, Products, and Brands

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte – Cláudia Simões
2023-03-23 16:00 - 18:15 (Europe/Paris) | Auditorium Paquete de Oliveira
Speaker: Cláudia Simões from the Universidade do Minho
Title: Insights into Customer Experience: an analysis of Smooth versus Sticky Journeys

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte – Filipa Pinto
2023-03-23 16:00 - 18:15 (Europe/Paris) | Auditorium Paquete de Oliveira
Speaker: Filipa Pinto from Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Title: Brand authenticity: growing relevance within the marketing field

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte – Nuno Ricardo Fialho Sanches Borges dos Santos
2023-03-31 15:00 - 15:45 (Europe/Paris) | Auditorium Mario Murteira
Speaker: Nuno Ricardo Fialho Sanches Borges dos Santos from Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL)
Title:Are cooperatives income-appealing to workers? Evidence from Portugal

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte – Luís Miguel Clemente Casinhas
2023-03-31 15:45 - 16:30 (Europe/Paris) | Auditorium Mario Murteira
Speaker: Luís Miguel Clemente Casinhas from Iscte- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and Business Research Unit (BRU-Iscte)
Title:From Rags to Riches? Using Survey Data to Estimate Intergenerational Mobility in Portugal

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Abdul Suleman
2023-05-26 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris) | Auditorium Paquete de Oliveira
Speaker: Abdul Suleman
Title: A Lecture on Fuzzy Clustering
Link zoom: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/93517296152

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Michael (Minye) Tang
2023-05-29 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris) | Auditorium Paquete de Oliveira
Speaker: Michael (Minye) Tang
BRU-Iscte Fulbright Scholar
Florida International University, College of Business
Title:Do Guidance Patterns Reflect Management’s Guidance Objectives?

Research Seminar - Jami Kovach
2023-09-14 14:30 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | Auditorio Caiano Pereira – 0NE02

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Guillermo Olavi Pérez-Bustamante Ilander
2023-10-19 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Paris) | Auditorium JJ Laginha
Speaker: Guillermo Olavi Pérez-Bustamante Ilander
Title: Strategic choices for incumbents and pioneers to win the battle for the main market when launching major innovations
October 19th – 7:00 pm (WET) at Auditorium JJ Laginha.

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Amedeo Pugliese
2024-05-03 14:30 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | Auditorium Mario Murteira-0NE3 and zoom
Speaker: Amedeo Pugliese
Title: Changes to Accounting Policies, Corporate Transparency and Guaranteed Loans during the Covid-19 Crisis
Abstract: We show that a seemingly innocuous change to accounting policies—extending the filing period of financial statements during the Covid-19 crisis—increased late filers’ access to public guaranteed loans (PGLs) and reduced financial reporting quality (FRQ). We conjecture that, differently than in non-crisis periods, firms delayed filing (i) to exercise reporting subjectivity, useful for obtaining relief mechanisms whose access is based on accounting information; and (ii) because the costs of reduced timeliness are offset by the availability of PGLs. Our analyses on a sample covering close to the universe of Italian SMEs confirm that late filers increased access to PGLs and lowered FRQ. These findings are stronger in industries relying more on relief mechanisms, and for firms whose cost-structures incentivized subjective reporting choices to benefit from post-Covid-19 policy changes. Exploring the channels of reporting subjectivity, we find that late filers increased accrual-based components of income and expenses, reduced amortization charges, and increased capitalization of intangibles. Our key policy implication is that changes to accounting policies during crises are not cost-neutral. This is particularly true when governments concurrently introduce multiple relief mechanisms, and firms do not bear the costs of diminished information quality.
Bio: Amedeo Pugliese is Professor of Accounting at the University of Padua and holder of the Chair in ‘Business Administration and Corporate Sustainability’ jointly funded with the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie Paris Ile-de-France (CCI). Amedeo obtained a PhD in Business Economics (International Accounting) from the Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘Federico II’ and held positions as faculty or long-term visitor at the Indian School of Business (2012), KU Leuven (2014-2025), National Tsing Hua University (2018), QUT Business School (2010-2015), Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘Federico II’ (2008-2010), and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2020-2023).
His research interests focus on corporate governance, financial reporting in the banking industry. Lately, his focus is on how the design of government interventions shapes governance, disclosure and performance of privately held corporations. Currently, Amedeo is an associate editor at Corporate Governance: an International Review and co-organizer of the Accounting Summer Camp. His works has been published on AAAJ, AMJ, BJM, CGIR, JBFA, JAPP, JMS, JBR.

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Xiang (Robert) Li
2024-05-07 14:30 - 17:30 (Europe/Paris) | Building 4, 3rd Floor, Room A306
Speaker: Xiang (Robert) Li
Title: Thoughts on Publishing in Tourism Journals via an Outside-in approach: The Case of Tourism Management
Abstract: “In this talk, Robert will share his observations and insights into the world of academic publishing, as an Associate Editor of Tourism Management and a frequent contributor to top tier tourism journals. The discussion will delve into a variety of topics related to Tourism Management, ranging from overarching themes like research impact, methodology, and theoretical progression to practical details of manuscript submission and peer review processes. Robert will also provide some recommendations tailored to scholars from diverse backgrounds, including those who may not identify themselves as tourism specialists– a perspective he calls the “outside-in” approach of knowledge contribution and dissemination. This session will shed light on current research trends and future directions of tourism research.”

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Andrew C. Hafenbrack
2024-05-17 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | Room B226, Building 4 (CVTT), Floor 2
LINK ZOOM HERE

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Maria Tomprou
2024-06-03 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Paris)

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Mariella Miraglia
2024-06-17 14:30 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | Room B226, Building 4 (CVTT), Floor 2
Abstract: Health and health-related behaviors at work have become more salient in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic (Kniffin et al., 2021), highlighting the significance of workplace attendance behaviors, particularly presenteeism (i.e., the behavior of working in the state of ill-health, Ruhle et al., 2020), and sparking renewed interest in understating the determinants and processes underpinning these behaviors. The pandemic has also highlighted the influence of organizational practices and policies guiding employee attendance on public health, revealing the dangers of working while ill (e.g., Probst et al., 2021). The presentation will offer a brief overview of workplace attendance behaviors, with a specific emphasis on the concept of presenteeism. It will then focus on two empirical studies, aimed at investigating the effect of performance-enhancing practices on workplace attendance and exploring the formation of distinct profiles of individuals based on their levels of absenteeism and presenteeism. The design and analytical techniques of the two studies will be presented, specifically a two-way mediational design and a latent profile analysis. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of some of the main challenges and related future directions for research in the field.

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Ian Thomson
2024-10-03 12:30 - 14:30 (Europe/Paris) | Room B226, Building 4 (CVTT), Floor 2

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Pedro Freitas
2024-11-06 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris) | Room B226, Building 4 (CVTT), Floor 2

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Greg Saxton
2025-03-20 14:30 - 16:30 (Europe/Paris)

BRU-Iscte Research Seminar: Renee Flasher
2025-07-09 14:30 (Europe/Lisbon) | Room A323, Building 4 (CVTT), 3rd floor

BRU Research Seminar: Travis Maynard
2026-05-05 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/Lisbon) | Room A104, Building 4 (CVTT), Floor 1
Guest Speaker: Travis Maynard (Colorado State University)
Time: 12:30
Title: My Journey of Studying Teams in Organisations and Current Work on Teams in Complex Environments
Abstract:Travis Maynard is a professor in the Management Department at the College of Business at Colorado State University. Travis’ research centers on organizational team effectiveness. In his session on May 5, Travis will share a bit about his research journey which has included studies in a variety of contexts including military, professional sports, healthcare. His work in several extreme contexts has shaped his interest in team resilience and adaptation and he will share work that he and his colleagues are doing in this area.

Session Chair: Patrícia Costa
Building 4
Room A104

BRU Research Seminar: Jano Jiménez-Barreto
2026-05-26 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Lisbon) | Room B226, Building 4 (CVTT), Floor 2
Guest Speaker: Jano Jiménez-Barreto (Universidad de La Laguna / Oxford Brookes University)
Time: 14:00
Title: How Time and Place Adverbs Influence Shared Control in Consumer–AI Chatbot Interactions
Abstract:AI chatbots have become standard interfaces, but companies still lack clear guidance on how to set up chatbot language to benefit consumers and brands alike. Prior research shows that language concreteness shapes persuasion and service perceptions in consumer-AI chatbot interactions. Yet there is no clear path to design specific linguistic structures that ensure these outcomes or to understand how brand characteristics can modulate AI chatbots’ linguistic performance. Building on an interaction-centric approach, we investigate whether—and under what brand conditions—chatbots that intensively use time and place adverbs produce more efficient interactions by shaping a mechanism we term shared control.

Session Chair: Sandra Loureiro
Building 4
Room B226
