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Nationality:
Portuguese
Qualifications:
- PhD in Management, Aston University, UK (Submission in April 2013)
- M.Sc. in Management, ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal;
- 4-Year Specialist B.Sc. in Sports Management, University of Madeira; Portugal;
Academic group affiliation:
Economics and Strategy Group
Year of entry:
2009
Thesis title:
Working Title “Management as an Applied Science: The Use of Strategic Management Tools”
Research keywords:
Strategy, Tools, Practices, Use, Adoption, Diffusion
Research Description:
This research sheds light on the practice of strategy and the widely debated problem of knowledge transfer between the academic world and practitioners. It contributes to better understand and explain the drivers of strategy tools use. For this purpose, this research relies in three bodies of literature: the relevance debate literature, practice/innovation diffusion literature's; the strategy-as a-practice literature
Main Research Interests
- The use and adoption of strategic management practices/tools
- Implication of new technologies and innovations for strategy development and implementation
- The nature of the entrepreneurial opportunity
- The cognition's and emotions underlying the entrepreneur actions
- What inspires entrepreneurial action and how aspiring and nascent entrepreneurs can be more purposeful in the pursuit of this inspiration?
- What drives the new generation of online entrepreneurs that are emerging all over the world and are changing the way societies work?
- Strategy, entrepreneurship and new business ventures.
Supervisors:
Paula Jarzabkowski; Nick Lee
Membership of professional societies:
- Academy of Management (ENT; SAP; BPS)
- British Academy of Management
- European Group of Organizational Studies
Teaching responsibilities:
- Value Based Strategy (Final Year BSc), 250 students. (Since 2009-2010)
- Strategic Management (Final Year BSc), 600 students. (Since 2010-2011)
AWARDS
- Editor’s Choice Paper, Journal of Management Inquiry
2013, “We Don’t Need No Education”—Or Do We? Management Education and Alumni Adoption of Strategy Tools. Journal of Management Inquiry, 22(1): 4-24.
- Best Paper Award “Knowledge & Learning Track”,
2009, British Academy of Management Conference, Brighton, UK.
- Routledge Award 2009, Best Research Methods Course Doctoral Student (£100)
2009, Aston Business School
- 4 Year PhD Scholarship from highly competitive Portuguese government funding Institution (partly funded by European Union)
2009, Fundaçāo para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal.
- Best B.Sc. Student in Sports Management Award
2004, University of Madeira.
- Excellence Award, Best Student University of Madeira Award (1500€/£1300)
2003, University of Madeira.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer reviewed articles
- Jarzabkowski, P., M. Giulietti, B Oliveira & N. Amoo (2013). “We Don’t Need No Education”—Or Do We? Management Education and Alumni Adoption of Strategy Tools. Journal of Management Inquiry, 22(1): 4-24.
- Jarzabkowski, P., M. Giulietti, B Oliveira & N. Amoo (2013). The transferability of skills into the workplace - do graduates adopt the tools an concepts taught in business degrees? (Resubmitted).
Working Papers (All papers target 3* and 4* journals)
- Oliveira, B., P. Jarzabkowski & N. Lee, Strategy tools in action: What factors influence managers’ decision to use strategy tools in their organisations?
- Jarzabkowski, P., B. Oliveira, M. Giulietti, N. Amoo. Revisiting a neglected topic: How do managers use management education in management practice? (with P. Jarzabkowski, M. Giulietti, & N. Amoo).
- Jarzabkowski, P. & Oliveira B. The Use of Strategy Tools: A General Overview and a Research Agenda (with P. Jarzabkowski).
- Jarzabkowski, P., M. Giulietti, B Oliveira & N. Amoo. Use or Value? Practical Adoption of Strategy Tools in Different Stages of the Strategy Process.
Conference Papers (I personally presented all papers at the conference venue)
- Jarzabkowski, P., and Oliveira, B., (2012), The Use of Strategy Tools: A General Overview and a Research Agenda. Paper accepted for the Academy of Management Conference, Boston, August, 2012.
- Jarzabkowski, P.,Giulietti, M., Oliveira, B., Amoo, N (2011), Use or Value? Practical Adoption of Strategy Tools in Different Stages of the Strategy Process. Paper Presented at the EGOS Conference, Gothenburg, July 2011.
- Jarzabkowski, P.,Giulietti, M., Oliveira, B., Amoo, N, (2010), Using Tools or Valuing Tools? The Use and Value of Strategy Tools in Different Stages of the Strategy Process. Paper Presented at the Strategic Management Society Special Conference, Levi, Finland, March 2010.
- Jarzabkowski, P.,Giulietti, M., Oliveira, B., Amoo, N (2009), ‘We Don’t Need No Education’ – Or Do We? The Impact of Management Education upon Alumni Adoption of Strategy Tools. Paper presented at the British Academy of Management, Brighton, UK, September 2009.
- Oliveira, B., Rosa, A., & António, N. (2008). Strategy Tools Use in Companies: A Framework. Paper presented at the British Academy of Management, Harrogate, UK, September 2008.
- Oliveira, B., Rosa, A., & António, N. (2008). Strategy Tools Use in Companies: A Survey. Paper presented at the British Academy of Management, Harrogate, UK, September, 2008.
Executive Reports
- 2009, Building a Strategy Toolkit: Lessons from Business. (with P. Jarzabkowski & M. Giulietti). Advanced Institute of Management (AIM), Executive Briefings.
- 2013, Why Use Strategy Tools: The Practitioner View. (Chartered Management Institute (CMI) (Currently in development; Expected Publication late 2013).
REVIEWING RESPONSIBILITIES
- Reviewer SMS Special Conference 2013, Glasgow.
- Reviewer for the Academy of Management Conference 2011 and 2012.
- Reviewer for the British Academy of Management 2011 and 2012
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