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Prof Marcos Ferasso

Prof Marcos Ferasso

Designation Adjunct Faculty
About

Dr. Marcos Ferasso holds a bachelor's degree and specialization degree in business management (Unoesc/Brazil), an international specialization degree in Local Development (ILO-UN/Italy), a master's degree in administration (UFRGS/Brazil) with a master's internship (Euromed-Marseille Ecole de Management/ France), and a Ph.D. in administration (UFPR/Brazil) with a doctoral internship (Forsyth Technical Community College/USA). His doctoral degree was recognized in Portugal by the University of Aveiro. Dr. Ferasso completed four post-doctoral research fellowships at Faculdade Meridional (Brazil) with a post-doctoral internship (KEDGE Business School/France), at KEDGE Business School, at the Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy), and at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (Brazil) with a post-doctoral internship (Università degli Studi di Ferrara/Italy). Dr. Ferasso is an assistant professor in business management at Universidade Lusófona (Portugal), an associate researcher at Universidad Autónoma de Chile (Chile), and a visiting professor at Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (Poland). Dr. Ferasso has advanced trainings in strategic management of local and regional development (CEPAL /UN/Chile), and technology entrepreneurship: lab to market (Harvard Business School/USA). Dr. Ferasso works in research, teaching, and extension of general administration, innovation management, local/regional development, knowledge management, industrial clusters, innovation ecosystems, innovation strategy, entrepreneurship, SMEs, research methods, luxury markets, health organizations networks, circular economy, sustainability, ESG, and artificial intelligence applied to management. Dr. Ferasso is the author/co-author of publications available in Business Strategy and the Environment (IF: 13.4), Sustainable Production and Consumption (IF: 12.1), Technological Forecasting and Social Change (IF: 12.0), Sustainable Cities and Society (11.7), Journal of Business Research (IF: 11.3), Journal of Cleaner Production (IF: 11.1), Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management (IF: 9.8), Technology in Society (IF: 9.2), Journal of Family Business Strategy (IF: 7.2 ), Ecological Economics (IF: 7.0), International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior Research (IF: 5.995), Environmental Science and Pollution Research (IF: 5.8), Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development (IF: 4.6), Cadernos de Saúde Pública (IF: 3.371), and British Food Journal (IF: 3.3).

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2907-9133

Experience

Teaching roles:

  • 2021 – present: Assistant Professor, in Portugal: Lusófona University (Undergraduate level: Strategic Marketing, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing; Graduate level: Marketing, Innovation in Tourism – teaching in Portuguese and English).
  • 2005 – 2023: Assistant Professor, in Portugal at the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa; Lecturer and Researcher in Brazil at Unoesc, UFRGS, SENAC Faculty of Technology, Brazilian Open University, UFPI, UTFPR, Facear Faculty, Unochapecó (teaching in Portuguese and English).

Visiting/Invited professor for undergraduate, specialization, and graduate courses:

  • 2024 – present: Invited Professor. In Poland, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business. M.Sc. in International Business Management (International Business Management, shared with Dr. Valentina Schmitt; Leadership). In Peru, Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Peru. Ph.D. in Strategic Management (Business Strategy). In Italy, Università degli Studi di Sassari (Erasmus+ Graduate program). In Brazil, Universidade Nove de Julho (Mixed Methods Research workshop).
  • 2006 – 2022: In Brazil, CIPPEX, UNIUV, Brazilian Open University, Unicamp, Verbo Ed., Unioeste; in France,
  • KEDGE Business School, Aix-Marseille Université; in Italy, Università Degli Studi di Milano; in Finland, University of Jyväskylä; in Peru, Universidad de Lima, Universities Consortium (Ph.D. Program - teaching in Spanish); in Poland, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (Doctoral School 2019, 2021 and 2022); in Colombia, La Salle University (visiting professor – Summer Academy 2021); in India, Chandigarh University; in Japan, Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto (2023 M.Sc. program).

Researcher roles: Coordinator/Assistant researcher.

  • 2021 – present: in Chile, Universidad Autónoma de Chile (invited/associate researcher); in India, Greevika Research Foundation (volunteer as research supervisor).
  • 2010 – 2022: in Brazil, SENAC Faculty of Technology, UFPI, UTFPR, UFPR, Unochapecó; in France, KEDGE Business School; in Peru, Universidad de Lima.

Advisor and jury member roles:

  • 2021 - present: Supervising seven master's students (Univ. Lusófona, Univ. Autónoma de Lisboa, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná); one Ph.D. candidate (Univ. de Almería).
  • 2021 – 2023: Advisor of 31 undergraduate theses, 16 specialization theses, 1 Ph.D. dissertation, and co- supervisor of 3 master theses.
  • 2005 – 2022: Jury member of 112 undergraduate/specialization juries, advisor of 79 undergraduate theses/projects, jury member of 23 masters degree juries (France, Brazil, and Portugal), jury member of 2 Ph.D. research projects (Peru); jury member for 4 Ph.D. thesis viva (Brazil and Peru).

Ad hoc expert for education/research projects assessments:

  • 2011 – present: in Belgium, Ad hoc international expert for European Cooperation in Science & Technology, Ad hoc international expert for European Commission; in Costa Rica, Ministry of Education; in Argentina, Ministry of Education; in Poland, National Science Center.
  • 2011 – 2022: in Brazil, Ministry of Education, Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, State Government of Santa Catarina, and Centelha Program (Pernambuco and Santa Catarina).

Ad hoc expert contributions:

  • 2020 - present: Member of the Advisory Council of Harvard Business Review.
  • 2023: Expert of Delphi panel for the project “A preparedness plan for Europe: Addressing food, energy, and technological security,” Bialystok University of Technology (Poland) & European Parliament.

International Affairs:

  • 2019-2021: Member of the Internationalization Committee at Unochapecó (Brazil).
  • Conference/seminar speaker in several conferences, seminars, and workshops held, physically and online, in Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Morocco, Nigeria, Iraq, India, Indonesia, and Thailand.

Consultancy services for public and private organizations:

  • 2020: Processes management (private company); Innovation ecosystems diagnosis (public entities). Unochapecó (Brazil).
Qualification
  • 2022 – 2023 Postdoctoral research fellowship, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil.
  • 2022 – 2023 Postdoctoral research fellowship, Università Degli Studi di Padova, Italy.
  • 2018 – 2019 Postdoctoral research fellowship, KEDGE Business School, France.
  • 2018 – 2019 Postdoctoral research training, IMED Business School, Brazil.
  • 2014 – 2018 Ph.D. in Management, Federal University of Parana, Brazil.
  • 2007 – 2008 M.Sc. in Management, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
  • 2005 – 2006 Specialization in Local Development, ILO/United Nations, Italy. 2003 – 2005 Specialization in Business Management, Unoesc, Brazil.
  • 1997 – 2002 Bachelor in Business Management, Unoesc, Brazil.
Award & Recognition

  • 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 Emerald Brand Ambassador, Emerald Publishing (England).
  • 2024 Four research papers placed at 1% of the highly cited papers in the fields of Economics & Business and of Social Sciences and General (September/October 2023 data), Web of Science & Essential Science Indicators, Clarivate (United States).
  • 2023 7th position in the Top Business & Administration Scientists in Portugal, Subfield Business Administration, AD Scientific Index, Ankara, Turkey.
  • 2023 Three research papers placed at 1% of the highly cited papers in the fields of Economics & Business and of Social Sciences and General (March/April 2023 data), Web of Science & Essential Science Indicators, Clarivate (United States).
  • 2023 Awarded paper, 18th Academy of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Knowledge Conference ACIEK 2023.
  • Academy of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Knowledge (Spain).
  • 2023 Top 10 scholars with notable publication output 2022, ranked #10/172 (6%) in Portugal; ranked #2/71 (3%) in Chile; and ranked #1/61 (2%) in Poland (data from Scimago Journal Ranks 2018). Publication Ranking – P-Rank & CrossRef (Germany).
  • 2023 Top 10 Latin American scholars with notable publication output 2022, ranked #9/417 (2%) in the CABS Academic Journal Guide 2021; and #7/424 (2%) in the Scimago Journal Ranks 2018. Publication Ranking – P-Rank & CrossRef (Germany).
  • 2023 Top 1,000 European scholars with notable publication output 2022, ranked #475/5323 (9%) in the CABS Academic Journal Guide 2021; and #264/5397 (5%) in the Scimago Journal Ranks 2018. Publication Ranking – P-Rank & CrossRef (Germany).
  • 2022 Top downloaded article / Top cited article 2020-2021 in Business Strategy and the Environment journal, John Wiley & Sons Inc. (USA).
  • 2018 ‘Highly Commended Award winner of the 2017 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards in the Management and Governance category, Emerald Publishing & European Foundation for Management Development – EFMD (England).
  • 2017 ‘Highly Commended Honorable Mention, 2017 edition of EMERALD/CLADEA Management Research Fund Award, Emerald Publishing & Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración CLADEA (USA).
  • 2007 Excellence Certificate - 13th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, School of Business - Malardalen University (Sweden).

Area of Interest

General management, innovation management, local/regional development, knowledge management, industrial clusters, innovation ecosystems, innovation strategy, entrepreneurship, strategic management, SMEs, research methods in Management, marketing, human resources management, production management, logistics, supply chain, luxury market, networked healthcare organizations, circular economy, sustainability, and artificial intelligence in Business Management.