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ISSUE #03, Mar 2025

Research E-News

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Nova SBE Secures Two Marie Curie Fellowships

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Congratulations to Julio Crego and Marion Richard for winning the prestigious MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships under Horizon Europe.

  1. Julio Crego
    • Supervisor: Miguel Ferreira
    • Title: Price multipliers in the options market
    • Budget: EUR 191,343.12
    • Summary: This project explores how demand affects option prices, using a unique dataset from Brazil. It aims to understand the impact of increased demand on option prices and its implications for investors.
  1. Marion Richard
    • Supervisor: Alex Armand
    • Title: Impact of Protected Areas and REDD+ Projects on Deforestation and Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
    • Budget: EUR 191,343.12
    • Summary: This project examines the effectiveness of carbon offset projects in developing countries, focusing on REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programs. It will analyze socio-economic impacts using various data sources.

Their work highlights Nova SBE's commitment to innovative research in financial markets and environmental economics.

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DataLab2030 Project Receives Grant

The DataLab2030 project by Nova SBE, part of the National Roadmap of Research Infrastructures, received a grant from the LISBOA2030-2024-15 notice for scientific infrastructure and equipment. This notice supports projects that promote the development of scientific and technological research infrastructures, aligned with the Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialization (RIS3).

DataLab2030 Objectives:

  1. Prepare a suitable and secure space.
  2. Develop and implement physical and technological security systems.
  3. Adopt the best national and international practices.
  4. Establish strategic partnerships for the secure provision of microdata.
  5. Ensure financial sustainability through alternative funding sources.
  6. Continuously improve the scientific and technological research conditions of DataLab.

The project aims to build a new Safe Center for the Social Sciences DataLab research infrastructure, ensuring security and efficiency in the hosting and processing of specific microdata.


Entity: LISBOA2030

Call: Infraestruturas e equipamentos científicos

Project Acronym: DataLab2030

Total Budget: EUR 1,238K

Co-Funding Awarded: EUR 489K

Spotlight

Cunha, M. P. E., Clegg, S., Rego, A., & Simpson, A. V. (2024). Drawing on the dark triad to teach effective leadership is dangerous, irresponsible, and bad theory. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 23(4), 626-651.

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Publications

Achievements

  • Pedro Martins appointed by the EC as  expert for the 2025 ILA

    Pedro Martins has been appointed by the European Commission as Portugal's expert for the 2025 Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) mutual learning programme. ILAs provide financial resources for training and upskilling for a broad segment of the population. A 2022 EU Council recommendation encourages all member states to adopt ILAs to support reskilling and lifelong learning. The 2025 ILA programme facilitates experience exchange among member states, including Portugal. He also coordinated the 2024 Summer School on Public Policy Impact Assessment, which produced 16 studies by leaders of various public administration bodies, now published. The Summer School was organized by the Nova SBE and took place from September to November 2024.

  • New research video series

    Our latest research video features Anne-Laure Fayard's study, Making time for social innovation: How to interweave clock-time and event-time in open social innovation to nurture idea generation and social impact. Her research reveals how organizations can strategically use time to foster collaborative innovation and achieve sustainable social impact. The study challenges the conventional view of clock-time as the basis of all temporalities, demonstrating how temporal work can be rooted in event-time. Watch the video here.

  • NHEM creates working group to discuss IA@SNS

    Nova SBE Health Economics & Management Knowledge Center (NHEM) has established a multidisciplinary working group to discuss the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in the National Health Service (IA@SNS). Over the coming months, this group will ask critical questions (and suggested answers) regarding new methodologies, their development and application, and the expected benefits. The primary goal is to develop concrete and scientifically grounded recommendations to guide the implementation of AI in the NHS. Additionally, the aim is to inform all stakeholders—patients, healthcare professionals, managers, payers, and policymakers—and to clarify decision-makers on the use and management of the NHS.

Researchers on Media

Susana Peralta

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Susana Peralta analyzed the rollback of Trump's tariffs on Mexican goods on the RTP program O que Fica. She continues to provide weekly analysis of major topics on RTP’s Sunday night news broadcast and on Rádio Observador’s podcast Fora do Baralho.

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Pedro Oliveira

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Pedro Oliveira and the renewal of the Fundação Amélia de Mello and Nova SBE partnership were in Jornal Económico. He also shared insights with Diário de Notícias on a study presented at the “Real Estate 3.0: Housing and Innovation” conference, highlighting that technology like digitalization, blockchain, and AI can address Portugal's housing challenges. Additionally, he analyzed Trump's tariffs for CNN and Now, noting their negative impact on Americans.

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Marlon Francisco

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Marlon Francisco gave interviews to Jornal Jornal de Negócios and Correio da Manhã about the second wave of Trump's tariffs, commenting on the implications for Portugal and Europe. He emphasized the potential economic challenges and the need for strategic responses from affected countries.

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José Tavares

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José Tavares commented on the rollback of Trump's tariffs and the short-term repercussions for the market and global politics on CNN's "Arena." He highlighted the potential shifts in trade dynamics and the need for strategic adjustments by affected countries.

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Pedro Brinca

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Pedro Brinca debated the German elections and economy on Choque de Ideias (RTP3) and was interviewed by Expresso on the same topic. He discussed the high-end real estate sector's importance for Portugal's economy in interviews with TVI, Jornal de Negócios, ECO, Observador, Diário de Notícias, and Jornal Económico, and others. On RTP 3, he shared views on the Department of Government Efficiency's impacts in the US and Portugal's public administration. Sol  interviewed him about the Portuguese economy, while ECO  discussed industrial production dynamics in Europe and Portugal with him. He was interviewed by Sábado, RTP, and Choque de ideias (RTP3) about Trump's tariffs. On Jornal da Tarde (RTP), he commented on new policies supporting young people in buying housing.

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WiTH Africa

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Nova SBE WiTH Africa, an initiative by Nova SBE resulting from a partnership between the Nova SBE Data, Operations, and Technology Knowledge Center and the Nova SBE Westmont Institute of Tourism & Hospitality, has launched the second edition of the Annual African Tourism Outlook report. The results were featured in media outlets such as Ambitur, Revista Líder, Ipressjournal, Opcãoturismo, Publituris, and Turisver, among others.

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Pedro Pita Barros

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Pedro Pita Barros gave an interview to Renascença about the transfer of hospitals to the Misericórdias. He spoke to Euronews about closed emergency rooms, lack of professionals, and waiting lines, suggesting that the issue might lie in organizational and management capacity. Regarding the state of health in Portugal, he appeared on SIC Notícias to comment on problems at Hospital Amadora-Sintra and INEM.

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Miguel Pina e Cunha

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Miguel Pina e Cunha was interviewed by Expresso about how having two leaders at the helm of an organization can offer advantages in risk reduction and decision-making capacity.

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Pedro Martins

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Pedro Martins discussed on ECO how Spain is preparing to reduce the workweek, while in Portugal, 40 hours is the norm, but there are exceptions: in some cases, collective bargaining has set the workweek at 35 hours.

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Luís Cabral

Luis Cabral,  academic director of the Nova SBE Public Policy Institute, gave an interview to Link to Leaders, about the launch of the Productivity Lab, highlighting productivity as the "main determinant of citizens' living standards."

João Duarte

João Duarte's study on the €120 million impact of Rock in Rio music festival on the Portuguese economy was featured in media outlets such as SIC Notícias, Renascença, Observador, Jornal de Negócios, Expresso, ECO, Lusa, Diário de Notícias and TSF, among others. Another study on Benfica's financial stability was highlighted in Jornal Económico, ECO and SIC Notícias, among others. He also analyzed what to expect from Trump's decisions on Grande Debate (RTP) and Consulta Pública (Antena1).

Álvaro Ferreira da Silva

Álvaro Ferreira da Silva was on Da Capa à Contra Capa (a partnership between Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos and Rádio Renascença) to discuss how protectionist trends and trade barriers are not new in the history of international economic relations. He also explored who benefits and who loses in a new global political-economic reality.

Emanuel Gomes

Emanuel Gomes was interviewed by Jornal de Negócios and NOW about the "Voice Leadership Initiative," program in which he is the academic director. Each week, a SME participating in this program will be featured on Negócios' segment on NOW.

Pedro Freitas

Pedro Freitas was on Contra Corrente (Observador) to discuss the value of studying and learning in the era of ChatGPT, the meaning and purpose of learning today, and the relevance of exams and rankings, emphasizing the importance of foundational knowledge despite ChatGPT.

Leid Zejnilovic

Leid Zejnilovic was interviewed by Expresso about the EU's investment in a mega-fund for AI announced at the Paris Summit on Artificial Intelligence. He highlighted that "the EU needs to develop sovereignty but should not adopt protectionist measures, as protectionism limits healthy relationships, and healthy relationships mean market."

Data, Operations & Technology Knowledge Center

Our campus hosted experts, researchers, and policymakers to discuss the impact of technology and blockchain on the Portuguese real estate sector. The event, titled "Imobiliário 3.0: Habitação e Inovação" was promoted by Nova SBE Data, Operations & Technology Knowledge Center in partnership with Unlockit, as part of the Blockchain.PT project funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). It was featured in revista Empreendedor, Executive Digest, Vida Económica and Diário Imobiliário.

Researchers Corner

The Hidden Dangers of Inconsistent Leadership: Why It’s More Harmful Than You Think

Leaders should provide direction, stability, and clarity. But what happens when a leader is inconsistent—supportive one moment and dismissive the next? Our study shows that inconsistent leadership does more than confuse employees; it fosters workplace toxicity and unethical behaviors.


Drawing from Uncertainty Reduction Theory, we reveal that employees under inconsistent leadership don’t just feel lost—they struggle to interpret their leader’s shifting behavior and construct their own sense of order. To reduce uncertainty, they take matters into their own hands, leading to unethical pro-organizational behaviors (cutting corners, misrepresenting facts) and coworker undermining (sabotaging colleagues to stay ahead). These behaviors aren’t random; they stem from an urgent need to decode conflicting signals and regain control in an unpredictable environment.


Our findings highlight a key mechanism: Masculinity Contest Cultures—workplaces that reward hyper-competitiveness, dominance, and aggressive tactics. When leadership is inconsistent, employees perceive uncertainty as a threat and resort to toxic, win-at-all-costs behaviors.


Why does this matter? Because instability at the top creates disorder everywhere. It weakens trust, fuels ethical shortcuts, and turns collaboration into competition. If organizations want to break this cycle, leadership consistency isn’t just important—it’s essential. Our research makes it clear: inconsistency breeds chaos, and chaos breeds corruption.

 

Lara Pico

Ph.D. Candidate in Management at Nova School of Business and Economics

Opinion Articles

Events

  • Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

    In an inspiring event at Cidadela de Cascais Secondary School, students engaged with Rita Nascimento, a doctoral student in Management at Nova SBE, and Alexandra Luís, a journalist from Lusa. They shared valuable insights on the crucial role of women in science, discussing the challenges and opportunities they face. Watch the video to join this important reflection on the significance of diversity and inclusion in the scientific community!

  • Carolina Santos at Cascais International Health Forum

    Carolina Santos will be a speaker at one of the parallel sessions of The Cascais International Health Forum, a global event that unites leaders, policymakers, healthcare professionals, industry experts, and innovators to tackle current and emerging healthcare challenges. Her topic is "Ageing Populations: Health System Adaptations." Filipe Costa will also be speaking on "Transforming Healthcare: The Impact of Technologies on Health Promotion."

  • Pedro Oliveira attended the third National Innovation Award

    Pedro Oliveira participated in the launch conference of the third edition of the National Innovation Award, where generative AI was a central theme of his presentation. He also attended the "AI in Business Dinner," an exclusive gathering that brought together 30 AI-focused scholars from over 10 universities worldwide and 30 business leaders from diverse industries. This event kicked off the AI in Business Conference with various presentations on the latest scientific advancements in AI. Leid Zejnilovic, D3 Academic Co-Director, moderated a panel that featured a dynamic exchange of ideas and constructive debate.

  • 5th edition of Social Leapfrog launch

    The 5th edition of Social Leapfrog, a program from the Social Equity Initiative, has officially been launched. This pioneering program aims to help social organizations significantly improve their impact and financial sustainability. This edition has seen a 35% increase in applications, highlighting the program's growing relevance. For the first time, it will support social organizations across the entire country.

  • Luis Filipe Lages at Covilhã Innov Summit

    Luis Filipe Lages will participate in the inaugural Covilhã Innov Summit, an event dedicated to boosting the region's business ecosystem and promoting technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He will present on the topic "What Should My Value Proposition Be for the Market?"

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Research Seminars

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Other News

Fundação Amélia de Mello and Nova SBE renew agreement

The Fundação Amélia de Mello and Nova SBE have signed a new framework agreement for 2025-2028, marking 43 years of partnership. The ceremony featured speeches by Pedro Oliveira, Vasco de Mello (President of the Amélia de Mello Foundation), Miguel Pina e Cunha (Amélia de Mello Chair Professor in Leadership), Álvaro Ferreira da Silva (Scientific Coordinator of the CUF-Alfredo da Silva Archive), and Rui Diniz (President of the Alfredo de Sousa Foundation).

Patient Innovation Celebrates 11 Years

Eleven years ago, a vision emerged to connect patients facing rare or challenging health conditions, empowering them to share their experiences and solutions. Today, Patient Innovation celebrates the remarkable growth and impact of that vision! For 11 years, Patient Innovation has fostered a community where patients, caregivers, and collaborators unite to share solutions for health conditions, with the collective wisdom of patients driving innovation in healthcare.

Finanças para Todos 2025/26 Edition

Did you know that Finanças para Todos initiative has already received around 22,000 applications and has trained a total of 6,150 participants? The program has seen strong participation, especially from women with higher education, highlighting the importance of this initiative in a context where Portugal continues to have one of the lowest financial literacy rates in Europe. The 4th edition of Nova SBE Finance Knowledge Center (in partnership with CFA Society Portugal and supported by Fidelidade) free financial literacy training program, is now open for registration to anyone looking to enhance their knowledge and improve their financial literacy. Spread the word!

LFI celebrates seven years

LFI celebrates seven years of fostering and building social impact, and to mark this milestone, we have launched the LFI 2024 Annual Report. Discover here where action meets academic insight, driven by ambition and collaboration. Over the past year, we have continued to blend action with academic understanding, working alongside our 54 members and over 50 partners to create lasting impact. Our journey has been fueled by ambition, collaboration, and a shared commitment to making a difference. LFi also lauched the first edition of the The Boutique Acceleration Program, that runs from March to September 2025. It targets organizations committed to regeneration, seeking funding to expand their impact and ensure long-term financial sustainability. The program aims to transform business models to restore ecosystem balance and promote collective well-being.

Good to know

NOVA University Renews Membership with Crowdhelix

 NOVA University is pleased to announce the renewal of its subscription to Crowdhelix, an open innovation platform designed to strengthen collaborative communities. This membership renewal underscores NOVA's commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration within its research community. We encourage all researchers and science managers within our Research Units to take advantage of this valuable tool. By leveraging Crowdhelix, our community can enhance their collaborative efforts and drive forward innovative projects

Know more about the D^3 Institute

Want to learn more about the D^3 Institute? Watch this video and get to know the perspectives of Pedro Oliveira, Helena Canhão, Dean at NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, and D^3 Executive Director, Lénia Mestrinho on how the Institute aims to connect AI experimentation and research with real-world applications, to help businesses navigate the ever-evolving technological landscape. Want to know more just check the new linkedin page.

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