She is Associate Professor w/Habilitation (in Management) at the Faculty of Economics, University of Porto, Portugal. She holds a PhD in Management from the University of Beira Interior. She is researcher at CEF.UP (Center for Economics and Finance), Porto and NECE - Center for Studies in Business Sciences at the University of Beira Interior and researcher at Centre for Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Loughborough University, UK. She is part of the editorial board of Management Decision, Review of Managerial Science, Journal of Innovation and Knowledge; has several dozen scientific articles published in international journals including: Journal of Technology Transfer; Journal of Knowledge Management; R&D Management and Journal of Business Research. Actively participates in scientific meetings and international conferences on these topics, having been distinguished several times with awards for best article. Has participation in several international projects.