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Gaining insight into EU’s social and solidarity economy role via strategic poli...
Santos, M. R. C.; Moreira, S. B.This study examined European Union institutions’ strategic policy documents and social and solidarity economy (SSE) concepts to gain a bird’s‐eye view of the topics being dealt with in EU strategies. The research also included assessing the SSE’s role (i.e., its presence, absence, and relative importance) in policy and program instruments developed to meet challenges such as (un)employment, poverty, social incl...
AI-driven participatory environmental management: Innovations, applications, an...
Santos, M. R. C.; Carvalho, L. C.The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents unprecedented opportunities for participatory environmental management. This paper explores the integration of AI technologies into participatory approaches, which engage diverse stakeholders in environmental decision-making processes. Using artificial intelligence, a corpus of 80 papers was compiled and subsequently analyzed with text mining tools....
A capability-based framework for knowledge-driven AI innovation and sustainability
Santos, M. R. C.; Carvalho, L. C.; Francisco, E.As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies increasingly shape sustainability agendas, organizations face the strategic challenge of aligning AI-driven innovation with long-term environmental and social goals. While academic interest in this intersection is growing, research remains fragmented and often lacks actionable insights into the organizational capabilities needed to operationalize sustainable AI innov...
Future VAT regime for financial services from a stakeholder perspective: Analys...
Pardete, R.; Santos, M. R. C.; Leote, F.This study sought to address the challenges of formulating the European Union’s value-added tax (VAT) reform for the financial services sector and implementing the proposed changes. The concerns and suggestions submitted by this sector’s stakeholders during the European Commission’s 2021 public consultation are used as inputs. The research included automated computer-assisted content analysis of fifty-two posit...
The role of the energy sector in contributing to Sustainability Development Goa...
Carvalho, L. C.; Santos, M. R. C.This text mining study delves into the multifaceted contributions of the energy sector to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By analyzing 363 papers, we uncover key themes, trends, and challenges shaping the intersection of energy and sustainability. The findings reveal that the energy sector plays a pivotal role in achieving SDGs such as affordable and clean energy (SDG 7) and climate action (SDG 13). Criti...
Unveiling management trends in the public sector: A literature review and resea...
Santos, M. R. C.; Laureano, R. M. S.Scholars and practitioners have, for many decades, sought to address management issues related to public sector policies. Thisstudy examines the academic research on this sector focused on these topics by conducting an automated computer analysis of 17,928 documentsindexed in Scopus and published between 1950 and 2021. Six clusters were identified within this literature: economic growth during crises,reforms fo...
The circular economy in corporate reporting: Text mining of energy companies’ m...
Santos, M. R. C.; Rolo, A.; Matos, D.; Carvalho, L.This paper explores the implementation of the circular economy in the energy sector. The research findings contribute to our understanding of the practical application of the circular economy, enabling policymakers and stakeholders to make informed decisions and develop targeted strategies. The study analyzes 88 Portuguese companies’ reports, examining the presence of circular economy strategies and initiatives...
Developing a vulnerability-based conceptual model for managing risk in non-prof...
Santos, M. R. C.; Laureano, R. M. S.This study examined theories and concepts related to the enactment of strategic project risk management in non-profit organizations. A vulnerability-based conceptual model (VBCM) was developed that shows how risk management behaviours can help non-profit managers deal with complex interorganizational factors and uncertainty in projects’ contexts for ensuring the desired social impacts stakeholders expect. Three...
Modelo preditivo das insolvências: O contributo da auditoria financeira externa
Ilhéu, J. M.; Laureano, R. M. S.; Santos, M. R. C.Em Portugal, desde a crise financeira, o número de Pequenas e Médias Empresas (PME) que entram em insolvência é bastante elevado e preocupante pelos impactos que causam na economia e na sociedade. Embora já tenham sido desenvolvidos diversos modelos preditivos das insolvências cujos preditores são, essencialmente, a informação financeira, este tema ainda é crítico nos dias de hoje, pelo que é de enorme relevânc...
COVID-19-related studies of nonprofit management: A critical review and researc...
Santos, M. R. C.; Laureano, R. M. S.During crises such as the present coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, nonprofits play a key role in ensuring support to improve the most vulnerable individuals’ health, social, and economic conditions. One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, an extensive automated literature analysis was conducted of 154 academic articles on nonprofit management during the pandemic—all of which were published in 2020. This...