Business Research Unit

Thesis Defense – Mónica Filipa Ribeiro Leite de Bastos – PhD in Management
2023-12-19 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Paris) | Auditório B203
Student: Mónica Filipa Ribeiro Leite de Bastos
Thesis Title: Impactos da Diretiva de Serviços de Pagamento revista (DSP2): Mercado financeiro português
Supervisor: Sandro Mendonça

Thesis Defense – Govindraj Dempo -DBA
2023-12-21 14:30 - 17:30 | Room B102
Student: Govindraj Dempo
Thesis Title: Family business succession in VUCA environments: Emphasizing the drivers and pathways of CEO succession under highly challenging conditions
Supervisor: Renato Telo de Freitas Barbosa Pereira

Thesis Defense - Pedro Miguel de Oliveira - PhD in Management
2024-01-12 14:30 - 17:30 | Room B102
Student: Pedro Miguel de Oliveira
Thesis Title:From Mind to Market – Understanding the Influence of Intelligent Virtual Assistants on Advertising Value and Acceptance from a Neurophysiological Perspective
Supervisor: João Guerreiro

Thesis Defense - António Urmal - PhD in Finance
2024-01-17 14:30 - 17:00 | Room B102
Student: António Urmal
Thesis Title: The impact of the unconventional monetary policy in bank’s profitability
Supervisor: Luis Filipe de Sousa Martins, Diana Bonfim, Filipe Macedo Pinto Grilo

UAMschools4cities Project Multiplier Event
2024-01-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Auditorium Paquete de Oliveira
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Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Monika Tarsalewska
2024-03-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Auditório 0NE2 Caiano Pereira and ONLINE ZOOM
Speaker: Monika Tarsalewska
Title: CEO equity incentives and workplace misconduct
Abstract:
We examine the relation between CEO risk taking equity incentives, as captured by CEO vega, and workplace misconduct. Workplace misconduct includes health and safety violations, non- compliance with labor laws, and other violations broadly related to labor exploitation, and it results in significant economic costs. Using regression analysis, matched sample tests, and a quasi-natural experiment we find a positive relation between CEO vega and workplace misconduct. We identify a reduction in discretionary expenses and increased employee workload as channels through which CEO vega affects workplace misconduct.
Link zoom: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/92758519382

Meet the Editor - Maike Andresen
2024-04-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Auditorium A306, Builing 4 (CVTT), 3rd Floor
Maike Andresen
Full Professor
The International Journal of Human Resource Management
Human Resources Management Journa
Since 2009, Prof. Dr. Maike Andresen holds the Chair of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour at the University of Bamberg (Germany).
Her main research interests are in the field of behavioural scientific personnel and management research. In particular, Prof. Dr. Andresen deals with strategic and international aspects of human resource management such as global mobility, careers and human resource development, as well as work hour flexibilisation.
Prof. Dr. Andresen also heads the ‘European Human Resource Management Programme‘, which is carried out in cooperation with other leading European business schools and universities.
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Meet the Editor - John Cadogan
2024-04-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Auditorium A306, Builing 4 (CVTT), 3rd Floor
John Cadogan
Full Professor of Marketing
International Marketing Review
Editor-in-Chief of the International Marketing Review (since 2014).
Sits on the editorial boards of several journals.
Regular Track Chair at key conferences (e.g., EMAC, GMC conferences).
Honorary Professor / Visiting Professor: current / recent visiting Professor at universities in Finland, China, Slovenia, Italy, Greece, Japan and Taiwan.
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Meet the Editor - Mirella Kleijnen
2024-04-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Auditorium A306, Builing 4 (CVTT), 3rd Floor
Mirella Kleijnen
Full Professor
Journal of Business Research
Mirella Kleijnen is Professor of Customer Experience Management at the Marketing Department of the School of Business and Economics (SBE), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands). She also serves as a Vice Dean of Education on the Board of SBE and as of January 1, 2023 she has taken up the role of Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Business Research. She obtained her PhD from the School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University. Her research has been widely published in marketing journals (e.g., Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Retailing) as well as journals publishing technology and service management topics (e.g., Journal of Service Research, Journal of Interactive Marketing, Journal of Economic Psychology, International Journal of Management Reviews, Journal of Cleaner Production). Mirella is also Associate Editor of Journal of Service Research and serves on the editorial board of Journal of Interactive Marketing. She is the recipient of several best paper, reviewer, and teaching excellence awards and most recently was named Insights Scientist of the Year (2022) at the MOA Awards for her contributions to customer experience management in the digital age. Her current research projects include topics within customer experience management, adoption versus resistance toward innovation, digital marketing and, more recently, health marketing.
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Meet the Editor - José Fernando da Costa Oliveira
2024-04-11 09:40 - 10:40 | Auditorium A306, Builing 4 (CVTT), 3rd Floor
José Fernando da Costa Oliveira
Full Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
European Journal of Operational Research
Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management of the
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
Member of the General Council of the University of Porto
Senior Researcher at INESC TEC – Institute for Systems and Computer
Engineering, Technology and Science
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Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Amedeo Pugliese
2024-05-03 14:30 - 15:30 | 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 | Auditorium A306, Builing 4 (CVTT), 3rd Floor
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 | Room B226, Building 4 (CVTT), 2nd Floor
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Workshop How to facilitate creativity (and how not do)
2024-05-28 14:30 - 17:00 | Room B326, Building 4 (CVTT), 3rd Floor

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Maria Tomprou
2024-06-03 14:00 - 15:00

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Mariella Miraglia
2024-06-17 14:30 - 15:30 | Room B226, Building 4 (CVTT), 2nd Floor
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.

International Doctoral Colloquium in Marketing
2024-06-20 10:00 - 2024-06-21 16:00 | Room B320, Building 4, CVTT, Iscte

II Iscte Doctoral Colloquium in Accounting Research
2024-07-23 - 2024-07-24 | Iscte
We are pleased to announce the II Iscte Doctoral Colloquium in Accounting Research on July 22-23, 2024, in ONLINE/HYBRID FORMAT, which will be jointly held by the Accounting Department of ISCTE Business School (Portugal) and the Graduate Program in Controllership and Accounting at FEA-USP (Brasil).
The Doctoral Colloquium aims to help students from any University to improve the quality of their theses and the impact of their research, both at the national and international levels. It will also contribute to the integration of graduate students with their colleagues from European and Brazilian Universities, as well as with international researchers.
Format and activities
Experienced international researchers will give lectures about relevant issues in accounting research and, together with Iscte and USP faculty members, they can participate in guided discussions of the research proposals submitted by the students, aiming to contribute to their development. Proposals with either quantitative or qualitative methodological approaches are welcome.
The language of the event is English.
PROGRAM

Open Day – European Researchers´Night 2024
2024-09-23 14:30 - 15:30 | ONLINE
BRU-Iscte will be joining the Open Day European Researchers’ Night (ERN) 2024 on 23 september 2024, at 2:30pm.

Activity Description

Roots of Resilience: the three pillars of sustainability and socio-ecological innovation of the Replanting Life program
Irene Ciccarino from Management Research Group
CEDAE is a Brazilian mixed-economy company that produces clean water, with a focus on water security, innovation, and sustainability. The Replanting Life program has maintained forest nurseries in Water Treatment Plants and water reservoirs in the state of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) since 2001. It produces around two million seedlings per year of 254 species native to the Atlantic Forest, forty of which are threatened with extinction.
The program has already won more than twenty-five sustainability and social responsibility awards and seals, guaranteeing a positive return to the brand and image. Around two thousand hectares of green areas have already been recovered. And it is planned to expand to thirty thousand hectares by 2050, also expanding the capacity for training and job creation. The recovery of these forests impacts the water supply of approximately twelve million people. The lecture explores how the program is directly related to CEDAE’s business and its ability to fulfil its mission of offering reference services in water capture and treatment, aligning the Company’s sectors with its socio-environmental governance. Consequently, this is reflected in ESG indicators.

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European Researchers´Night 2024
2024-09-27 17:00 - 23:30 | National Museum of Natural History and Science
BRU-Iscte will be joining the European Researchers’ Night (ERN) 2024 at the National Museum of Natural History and Science (MUHNAC) in Lisbon on September 27th, 2024.
Between 5 p.m. and midnight, ERN participants will have the opportunity to get to know some of the studies and projects carried out by Iscte’s six research units. Admission is free.

As part of this year’s theme, “Science for Global Challenges,” BRU-Iscte will have two activities:
Project Management for Sustainable Alternatives
EmotiFest: A serious game to promote emotional regulation in children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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

Virtual Reality Open Day
2024-10-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Room A323, Building 4 (CVTT), 3rd floor
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Project ImAFUSA’s research team will host an Open Day next October 4 to present the Project and showcase a Virtual Reality tool developed for UAM societal acceptance studies.
Stakeholders are invited to attend, network, and experience the VR tool next October 4, at Iscte, CVTT Building, room A202 (Lisbon, Av. das Forças Armadas, 40).
Agenda:
08:00-09:30: Demonstrations for Students of Industrial Management and Logistics
09:30-10:30: Stakeholder demonstrations
10:30-12:30: Open demonstrations
12:30-14:00: Lunch
14:00-17:00: Open demonstrations
For further details, please contact: nuno.miguel.silva@iscte-iul.pt

Welcome Session PhD in Management
2024-10-14 09:30 - 16:00 | Building 4 (CVTT), 3rd Floor

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

Lab Talk with Tomás Alves
2024-12-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Room B332, Building 4 (CVTT), 3rd Floor

Research Seminar BRU-Iscte - Greg Saxton
2025-03-20 14:30 - 16:30

International Interdisciplinary Conference TRANSFORM
2025-03-27 09:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
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Meet the Editors
2025-04-08 - 2025-04-09 | Auditorium A306, Builing 4 (CVTT), 3rd Floor

Curious minds, connected paths: Asking bold questions
2025-06-04 11:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE

Conference: China´s new economics paradigm: Balancing domestic demand vs Export
2025-06-05 14:30 - 15:30 | Room A323, Building 4 (CVTT), 3rd floor
