João J Ferreira
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1590113 |
|---|---|
| NOME | João J Ferreira |
| PRENOMES | João J |
| SOBRENOME | Ferreira |
| ASSINATURA | FERREIRA J J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Beira Interior |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5928-2474 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 38 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 76 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 38 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2014 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Advanced Digital Technology Adoption under Risk and Uncertainty
This study examines how financial, technological and institutional risk, together with market and ecosystem uncertainty, shape advanced digital technology adoption in retail firms. Drawing on the distinction between risk as identifiable adoption barriers and uncertainty as ambiguity about future market and ecosystem conditions, the study analyses firm-level data from 1,256 retail firms in EU Member States. The empirical strategy combines logit an…
Pathways to Sustainable Development
Advancing sustainable development requires organisations to align digital capabilities with social and environmental objectives, yet the mechanisms by which digital maturity and sustainability practices drive innovation remain poorly understood across organisational contexts. Drawing on dynamic capabilities, the Resource‐Based View and institutional perspectives on hybrid organisations, this study examines how the technological dimension of digit…
Exploring psychosocial predictors of AI use intention
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming workplaces and shaping how employees perceive and interact with technology. Drawing on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Organisational Culture Theory, this study examines how psychosocial predictors, promotion focus, positive reinterpretation and technostress influence workers' perceived usefulness of AI and their intention to use it. It also tests whether an adaptable organisational culture s…
Capabilities Approach to Working From Home
This study investigates the role of the capabilities approach (as an ethical framework in management) on the well‐being of workers in the context of working from home. A capabilities approach was used to examine the relationship between work engagement and work‐life balance. Additionally, the conceptual model tested the role of trust as a mediator. The European Working Conditions Survey was the source of data for this study. Participants were sel…
What Is the Impact of Digital Tools on Hospitality Business Performance? The Case of SME Accommodation Sector in Portugal
Despite numerous studies on digital tools in tourism and hospitality, few quantitative investigations use an integrated set of these tools to enhance business success. This study examines the impact of digital tools on hospitality business performance, using data from 234 SMEs in Portugal's accommodation sector. Findings show that integrating tourist accommodation into business groups positively influences digital tool adoption. Higher investment…
Formation of multiple local knowledge ties in an engineered-based cluster in developing regions
In recent years, researchers have found that knowledge ties are effective channels for knowledge externalities in clusters, but few empirical studies have examined the dynamics of these mechanisms. This study aims to fill the gap by providing empirical evidence about the driving forces of local knowledge ties in an industrial cluster with an engineering-based knowledge. Using micro-level data from the cluster and relational data through the roste…
Combination HIV Prevention Strategies in the Lisbon Cohort of Men who Have Sex with Men
This study aims to examine how HIV prevention tools were used and how they clustered together among men who have sex with men (MSM) testing at a community-based sexual health center in Lisbon, Portugal, from 2014 to 2021. We used data from 16,780 visits from adult cisgender MSM and had an HIV-negative test result at baseline in the Lisbon Cohort of MSM-an open, prospective cohort study conducted at CheckpointLX, a community-based sexual health ce…
The institutional development of Islamic finance in the Middle East
The Islamic finance sector has experienced rapid growth since its commercialisation in the 1970s. For many Muslim countries that gained independence from their colonial rulers, developing a financial industry that represented their faith and value belief systems gave the population a sense of identity. In our study, we traced the historical development of the Islamic finance sector in the Middle East. We applied a post-colonial perspective and th…
A Network of Networks
The complexity and dynamism of networks necessitate a thorough examination of their resilience against the evolving challenges of globalisation. Using a Bibliometric-Systematic Literature Review (B-SLR), which is commonly considered a rigorous methodological approach, this article examines how the resilience of these networks can influence international relations and economic stability, particularly in a world shaped by soft, hard and smart power…
“Who Comes Next?”
Family businesses are increasingly recognized for their significance in the global economy, constituting a growing portion of companies worldwide and elevating the importance of this topic on governmental agendas. Unique challenges confront family firms, intertwining business decisions with familial repercussions. Among these challenges, the succession process emerges as a critical threat to their continuity. Inadequate solutions to the question …
The effects of knowledge spillovers, digital capabilities, and innovation on firm performance
Despite the growing importance of implementing digital technologies in business contexts, empirical research relating to digital capabilities, innovation, and business performance still remains scarce, particularly relevant in these times of disruption. This study proposes a mediated-moderated framework to describe, according to the level of economic development of the country of firm location, the direct and indirect effects (mediated by digital…
University entrepreneurial performance
As key players in innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems, Higher Education Institutions (HEI) assume a position as catalysts in creating and disseminating knowledge with repercussions in the societal, economic, political and innovation environments. In this scenario, HEI are facing the need to balance the performance of their traditional missions—teaching and research—with the pursuit of entrepreneurial performance. This brings awareness of th…
Diverging or converging to a green world? Impact of green growth measures on countries’ economic performance
Green growth has emerged in recent years to respond to environmental problems caused by climate change and the scarcity of resources. However, today’s green growth involves environmental, social and financial dimensions. In this context, many countries are currently seeking green growth for their economic development through the efficient use of their resources. This study aims to assess the impact of green growth performance on the economic deve…
Business environment reforms effect on entrepreneurial activities of high-income economies
Purpose Entrepreneurship is an activity of recognised economic and social interest, leading scholars to examine contextual factors that justify variations between economies and governments to configure more favourable conditions to entrepreneurial activity. In this sequence, this study aims to analyse the effect of reforms produced in the business environment on entrepreneurial rates of a set of 18 high-income economies. Design/methodology/approa…
Methodologies for improving technology decision making for sustainable socio-economic development
Digital transformation in business and management research
It is no surprise that research on digital transformation (DT) has raised vast interest among academics in recent decades. Countries, cities, industries, companies, and people all face the same challenge of adapting to a digital world. The aim of the paper is twofold. First, map the thematic evolution of the DT research in the areas of business and management, because existing research in these areas to date has been limited to certain domains. T…
Literature reviews as independent studies
Review articles or literature reviews are a critical part of scientific research. While numerous guides on literature reviews exist, these are often limited to the philosophy of review procedures, protocols, and nomenclatures, triggering non-parsimonious reporting and confusion due to overlapping similarities. To address the aforementioned limitations, we adopt a pragmatic approach to demystify and shape the academic practice of conducting litera…
Farm diversification efforts, (open) innovation networks and performance
Purpose Based on farm diversification's conventional and unconventional nature, the study intends to discriminate different profiles of farm diversification businesses. Furthermore, this study analyses the links between farm diversification efforts, (open) innovation networks as well as the environmental performance (EP) and financial performance (FP) of farms. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was administered through personal intervie…
A systematic international entrepreneurship review and future research agenda
Purpose International entrepreneurship (IE) has received a considerable amount of attention in the recent decades as a result of globalization enabling access to new international markets and business opportunities. Despite the growing increase in academic publications, IE still faces certain inconsistencies, with doubts remaining as regards its boundaries and the thematic groups making up the field. The purpose of this article is to systematical…
The interactions of entrepreneurial attitudes, abilities and aspirations in the (twin) environmental and digital transitions? A dynamic panel data approach
Digital entrepreneurship platforms
Wearable technology and consumer interaction
Sustainability in family business – A bibliometric study and a research agenda
Strategizing sustainability in the banking industry using fuzzy cognitive maps and system dynamics
Sustainable banking is an issue that has been growing in importance around the world since the 2008 global crisis. Because the banking system is a major economic and financial intermediary, it has a significant impact on diverse stakeholders. In this context, understanding the determinants of long-term survival of the banking industry appears to be important to ensuring sustainable banking. Based on a constructivist stance, this study sought to i…
Linking natural resources and performance of small agricultural businesses
It is still unclear how the natural environment influences the firm's performance. It is needed to understand how business activities that strongly depend on natural resources, as it is agriculture, manage their scarcity and uncertainty. Based on a sample of 150 small agricultural businesses, hierarchical regression was used to analyze how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and environmental sustainability orientation (ESO) can shape the influence …
What's new in the research on agricultural entrepreneurship
A Dematel analysis of smart city determinants
Digital entrepreneurship platforms
Regional innovation systems
The regional innovation systems (RIS) concept has become popular among academics, political decision-makers and regional stakeholders of innovation. Understanding the competitive dynamics of RIS and their impact on regional competitiveness today has thus become a priority. This paper provides researchers, academics, political decision-makers and other interested parties with a map of the different approaches to RIS, aiding in the definition of ne…
Strategy in Nonprofit Organisations
This study aims to present the progress and development in research carried out on the strategies put into practice at nonprofit organisations. To this end, we carried out a systematic review of the literature making recourse to the ISI Web of Knowledge platform for the data collection process that resulted in the 62 scientific articles (published between 1981 and 2016) analysed in this review. This analysis correspondingly sets out a description…
Open-air Gravettian lithic assemblages from Northeast Portugal
Smart Specialisation and learning regions as a competitive strategy for less developed regions
This editorial presents the Regional Studies special issue entitled ‘Smart Specialisation and Learning Regions as a Competitive Strategy for Less Developed Regions’, which promotes theoretical and empirical research on Smart Specialisation Strategies in less developed regions, highlighting the role of collaborative networks, regional development policies and governance models to extant new theoretical conceptualizations within this field. This sp…
Emerging Perspectives on Regional Academic Entrepreneurship
Does regional VRIO model help policy-makers to assess the resources of a region? A stakeholder perception approach
Away from the Edges
Recent archaeological work in northeast Portugal has led to the identification of two Upper Paleolithic sites in an area traditionally considered lacking in Old Stone Age evidence: Trás-os-Montes. The new research reveals the existence of the first Upper Paleolithic sequence to the north of the Portuguese Douro (Duero). The Middle Solutrean site of Foz do Medal on the left bank of the Sabor River adds relevant data to the discussion about human a…
The institutional development of Islamic finance in the Middle East
The Islamic finance sector has experienced rapid growth since its commercialisation in the 1970s. For many Muslim countries that gained independence from their colonial rulers, developing a financial industry that represented their faith and value belief systems gave the population a sense of identity. In our study, we traced the historical development of the Islamic finance sector in the Middle East. We applied a post-colonial perspective and th…
A Network of Networks
The complexity and dynamism of networks necessitate a thorough examination of their resilience against the evolving challenges of globalisation. Using a Bibliometric-Systematic Literature Review (B-SLR), which is commonly considered a rigorous methodological approach, this article examines how the resilience of these networks can influence international relations and economic stability, particularly in a world shaped by soft, hard and smart power…
A systematic international entrepreneurship review and future research agenda
Purpose International entrepreneurship (IE) has received a considerable amount of attention in the recent decades as a result of globalization enabling access to new international markets and business opportunities. Despite the growing increase in academic publications, IE still faces certain inconsistencies, with doubts remaining as regards its boundaries and the thematic groups making up the field. The purpose of this article is to systematical…
The interactions of entrepreneurial attitudes, abilities and aspirations in the (twin) environmental and digital transitions? A dynamic panel data approach
Stakeholders’ role in entrepreneurship education and training programmes with impacts on regional development
The Influence of Competitiveness and Regulations on Entrepreneurial Activity in Emerging and Advanced Economies
This paper aims to investigate the link between business regulations, pillars of competitiveness, and new firms at country level using a structural equation model. The research developed to support this paper is based on the idea that entrepreneurship, measured as the process of new firm formation, is a vital link to the economic growth of countries. The data used belongs to a sample of 41 countries with emerging and advanced economies that appea…
The Influence of Competitiveness and Regulations on Entrepreneurial Activity in Emerging and Advanced Economies
This paper aims to investigate the link between business regulations, pillars of competitiveness, and new firms at country level using a structural equation model. The research developed to support this paper is based on the idea that entrepreneurship, measured as the process of new firm formation, is a vital link to the economic growth of countries. The data used belongs to a sample of 41 countries with emerging and advanced economies that appea…
Away from the Edges
Recent archaeological work in northeast Portugal has led to the identification of two Upper Paleolithic sites in an area traditionally considered lacking in Old Stone Age evidence: Trás-os-Montes. The new research reveals the existence of the first Upper Paleolithic sequence to the north of the Portuguese Douro (Duero). The Middle Solutrean site of Foz do Medal on the left bank of the Sabor River adds relevant data to the discussion about human a…
Open-air Gravettian lithic assemblages from Northeast Portugal
Strategy in Nonprofit Organisations
This study aims to present the progress and development in research carried out on the strategies put into practice at nonprofit organisations. To this end, we carried out a systematic review of the literature making recourse to the ISI Web of Knowledge platform for the data collection process that resulted in the 62 scientific articles (published between 1981 and 2016) analysed in this review. This analysis correspondingly sets out a description…
Emerging Perspectives on Regional Academic Entrepreneurship
What's new in the research on agricultural entrepreneurship
Does regional VRIO model help policy-makers to assess the resources of a region? A stakeholder perception approach
To be or not to be digital, that is the question
Technology transfer, climate change mitigation, and environmental patent impact on sustainability and economic growth
Stakeholders’ role in entrepreneurship education and training programmes with impacts on regional development
Regional innovation systems
The regional innovation systems (RIS) concept has become popular among academics, political decision-makers and regional stakeholders of innovation. Understanding the competitive dynamics of RIS and their impact on regional competitiveness today has thus become a priority. This paper provides researchers, academics, political decision-makers and other interested parties with a map of the different approaches to RIS, aiding in the definition of ne…
Wearable technology and consumer interaction
Sustainability in family business – A bibliometric study and a research agenda
Strategizing sustainability in the banking industry using fuzzy cognitive maps and system dynamics
Sustainable banking is an issue that has been growing in importance around the world since the 2008 global crisis. Because the banking system is a major economic and financial intermediary, it has a significant impact on diverse stakeholders. In this context, understanding the determinants of long-term survival of the banking industry appears to be important to ensuring sustainable banking. Based on a constructivist stance, this study sought to i…
Linking natural resources and performance of small agricultural businesses
It is still unclear how the natural environment influences the firm's performance. It is needed to understand how business activities that strongly depend on natural resources, as it is agriculture, manage their scarcity and uncertainty. Based on a sample of 150 small agricultural businesses, hierarchical regression was used to analyze how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and environmental sustainability orientation (ESO) can shape the influence …
A Dematel analysis of smart city determinants
Smart Specialisation and learning regions as a competitive strategy for less developed regions
This editorial presents the Regional Studies special issue entitled ‘Smart Specialisation and Learning Regions as a Competitive Strategy for Less Developed Regions’, which promotes theoretical and empirical research on Smart Specialisation Strategies in less developed regions, highlighting the role of collaborative networks, regional development policies and governance models to extant new theoretical conceptualizations within this field. This sp…
Digital transformation in business and management research
It is no surprise that research on digital transformation (DT) has raised vast interest among academics in recent decades. Countries, cities, industries, companies, and people all face the same challenge of adapting to a digital world. The aim of the paper is twofold. First, map the thematic evolution of the DT research in the areas of business and management, because existing research in these areas to date has been limited to certain domains. T…
Literature reviews as independent studies
Review articles or literature reviews are a critical part of scientific research. While numerous guides on literature reviews exist, these are often limited to the philosophy of review procedures, protocols, and nomenclatures, triggering non-parsimonious reporting and confusion due to overlapping similarities. To address the aforementioned limitations, we adopt a pragmatic approach to demystify and shape the academic practice of conducting litera…
Farm diversification efforts, (open) innovation networks and performance
Purpose Based on farm diversification's conventional and unconventional nature, the study intends to discriminate different profiles of farm diversification businesses. Furthermore, this study analyses the links between farm diversification efforts, (open) innovation networks as well as the environmental performance (EP) and financial performance (FP) of farms. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was administered through personal intervie…
A systematic international entrepreneurship review and future research agenda
Purpose International entrepreneurship (IE) has received a considerable amount of attention in the recent decades as a result of globalization enabling access to new international markets and business opportunities. Despite the growing increase in academic publications, IE still faces certain inconsistencies, with doubts remaining as regards its boundaries and the thematic groups making up the field. The purpose of this article is to systematical…
The interactions of entrepreneurial attitudes, abilities and aspirations in the (twin) environmental and digital transitions? A dynamic panel data approach
Digital entrepreneurship platforms
University entrepreneurial performance
As key players in innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems, Higher Education Institutions (HEI) assume a position as catalysts in creating and disseminating knowledge with repercussions in the societal, economic, political and innovation environments. In this scenario, HEI are facing the need to balance the performance of their traditional missions—teaching and research—with the pursuit of entrepreneurial performance. This brings awareness of th…
Diverging or converging to a green world? Impact of green growth measures on countries’ economic performance
Green growth has emerged in recent years to respond to environmental problems caused by climate change and the scarcity of resources. However, today’s green growth involves environmental, social and financial dimensions. In this context, many countries are currently seeking green growth for their economic development through the efficient use of their resources. This study aims to assess the impact of green growth performance on the economic deve…
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