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Dissertations Industrial Management and Strategy

Carla Alonso Sousa 
Comparison of Innovation Support Programs and Measures between Spain and Portugal, 2010/03/04

Levi Miguel Vinagre Gonçalves 
Critical Success Factors in Launching a Pharmaceutical Product, 2010/04/15

Emídio Filipe Correia Maio 
Intra-Organizational Events: Exploring their Impact on Stability and Change in Supplier Relationships, 2010/06/07

Alexandre Nuno Rocha Pinto Lucas 
International Strategies: Applying Barlett and Ghosal's Typology to the Case of the Portuguese Energy Sector, 2010/06/07

Pedro Nuno Mendonça José 
Quality Management and the Reduction of Unproductive Times in Agroindustrial Processes: Bonduelle (Portugal) - Agroindústria, SA, 2010/06/07

Octávio Antunes Lopes 
RFID and the Internet of Things in Freight and Handling Operations, 2010/07/05

Luís Cary de Velho Cabral Cardovil 
Dealing with Variance in Canning, 2010/11/30

Luís Manuel Dias Guedes
Operations, Capacity and Innovation. The operational strategy in the printing sector in Portugal (2001-2005), 2009/10/21

Rilde Aline dos Santos Fernandes 
Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in Cape Verde, 2009/06/29

Marina Alexandra César Faustino 
Preparing for the Future - Strategic Management at the Air Force Academy, 2009/06/29

Dirceu César Lopes do Rosário 
Organizational Performance Assessment. An Analysis of the Use of Tableau de Bord and the Balanced Scorecard in Portuguese Companies, 2009/06/29

Isabel Maria de França Afonso Gonçalves 
The Role of the State in Encouraging Technology, R&D and Innovation - Case Study: Prime, 2009/04/28

Iris Cirila Pereira Ferreira 
Determinants for Starting a Business, 2009/06/25

Luís Manuel Isidro Guarita
Organizational Culture as a Result of the Strength of Human Resources Management: An Empirical Analysis, 2009/04/02

José Gabriel Santos Alves
The New Automobile Distribution Regulations: What Strategies for Car Dealers, 2008/01/22

Joana Moutinho Lima dos Santos
Technological Transition in the Plant Protection Sector: From Chemistry to Biotechnology , 2008/01/31

João Carlos Pires Mateus
The Importance of Technological Clusters as a Form of Business Efficiency and Competitiveness Based on the Integration and Development of the Lisbon Strategy. The Science and Technology Park - TAGUSPARK, 2008/02/15

Mário Miguel Cordeiro Rosa
Challenges for European Competitiveness in the Context of Globalization and Enlargement, 2008/02/25

Pedro Manuel Alves Pereira da Silva
Fundamentals and Models in Public-Private Partnerships in Health: The Study of Clinical Services, 2008/04/18

Ana Patrícia Gedeão dos Santos de Melo Fernandes
Impact of Takeover Bids on Share Prices and Credit Spreads , 2008/05/19

Rogério António Ferreira Tomás
Evaluation of the Impact of the National Plan for the Allocation of Emission Licenses on the Portuguese Chemical Industry, 2008/08/01

Luís Avelino Roque Esteves
"Portuguese Natural Stones: the Future is Preparing Today", 2007/04/19

Rodrigo Barcelos
"The Strategic Importance of Promotional Communication in Building a Global Brand - The Timex Case", 2007/04/19

João Gilberto Gonçalves de Alcântara
Innovation and Productivity in the Construction Industry in Portugal, 2007/05/10

Francisco José Carvalho Terra Nova
"The Knowledge Economy and Promotion Activity - The Strategic Response of Media Companies", 2007/05/30

Valter Jorge de Mesquita Borges
"Weak Propensity to Innovate: The Role of Public Policies" , 2007/06/19

Pedro Rodrigo Ribeiro February
The Contribution of Franchising to the Entrepreneurship Phenomenon: The Characterization of Franchisees as True Entrepreneurs, 2007/06/22

Rui Acácio do Patrocínio Clérigo
"Innovation and Globalization: Challenges for the Portuguese Economy", 2006/01/09

Rosa Oteldina Delgado Brito
"Characterization, Dynamics and Determinants of FDI in Cape Verde", 2006/01/26

Tiago Alexandre Carvalho dos Santos
"Risk Transfer in PPPs", 2006/03/02

João Carlos Magalhães Garneche
"The Impact of Commercial Licensing and the Effects on the Competitiveness of the Portuguese Economy.", 2006/03/21

António José Loureiro Government
"Evaluation of the Impact of the Creation of the European Emissions Trading Scheme on the Main Electricity Producing Companies in the Iberian Peninsula.", 2006/03/31

Hugo Miguel Garcia Murtinheira da Silveira Augusto
"Strategic Thinking: A Study of New Technology-Based Companies", 2006/06/19

Afonso Filipe de Oliveira Duarte
"Innovation as a Strategic Competitiveness Factor in the Portuguese Chemical Industry", 2006/11/22

António Manuel Martins Gomes
"Competitiveness in Uncertainty - The Challenge of Change. A Case in the Pharmaceutical Industry", 2006/12/05

2005

Carla Cristina Florêncio da Rocha Rodrigues
Innovation in Services: From the Specificity of the Sector to the Need for Integrative Approaches - The Particular Case of Hospitals, 2005/01/27

Amaro Segunda Ricardo
Evaluation of the Impact of Regulatory Policies on the Performance of the Telecommunications Sector - The Case of Angola, 2005/03/30

Isabel Vaz Monteiro de Carvalho Correia
Industrial Policies in SADC in Angola - What Industrial Policies for Angola? Is it Worth Investing in the Cotton Sector?, 2005/03/30

Ana Cristina dos Santos Jacinto
The Enlargement of the European Union to the East and Foreign Direct Investment in Portugal and the New Member States - Determinants of Company Location and Relocation. Econometric Evaluation of the Determinants of FDI Attraction Applied to Portugal, 2005/04/06

Pedro Isac Belchior da Conceição Saldanha
The Problem of Changing Traditional Production Management to Lean Manufacturing: The Case of Tudor, S.A., 2005/04/19

José Pedro Pegado da Silva Neto
Subcontracting Maintenance in Thermoelectric Power Plants in Portugal, 2005/05/23

Alexandra Cristina Rodrigues Gonçalves
Contribution to Measuring the Impact of Knowledge on Business Valuation, 2005/05/31

Pedro Miguel Cerqueira de Abreu
The Distributor Brand as a Strategic Factor in Large-scale Distribution, 2005/06/29

Filipe Ferrugento Gonçalves Bello de Morais
"The Natural Gas Market: Diversification in a Liberalized Market Context", 2005/07/19

Sónia Maria Estêvão Pires dos Santos
"Modeling the Maintenance System of the F100-PW-220E Engine of the Portuguese Air Force", 2005/10/27

2004

João Pedro de Almeida Azevedo Amaral
"R&D and Innovation Management. Current Models and Perspectives", 2004/03/05

Nuno Manuel Dionísio Felizardo
"Green Certificates Market - Evaluation of the Possibility of Application in Portugal", 2004/04/13

Rui João Maurício Ferreira
"Micro-Generation - Conditions for Market Development", 2004/04/26

António Paulo França Ferreira
Outsourcing Industrial Maintenance: From Subcontracting to Partnerships - Case Study at Portucel Setúbal, 2004/05/20

Rute Isabel Onofre Fernandes
Acquisition of SMEs in a Difficult Economic Situation. The Context of Recovery, 2004/05/31

Marco Paulo Monsanto Biscaia Fernandes
Determinants of Foreign Investment. An Empirical Application to the Portuguese Case, 2004/07/06

Paulo Manuel Monteiro Alexandre
Contribution to the Study of the Motivations and Strategies of Medium-Sized Spanish Banks in Portugal, 2004/07/16

Nuno Joel Gaspar Crespo
Internationalization in Medium-Sized Companies: Marginal Strategy or Development Basis, 2004/07/27

Manuel Francisco Fontes Macedo
The Brand in Value Creation in an International Context, 2004/09/14

2003

Paulo Jorge Andrade Pereira
New Forms of Online Management and Relationship: Electronic Statements and Invoices, 2003/06/18

Sofia Pedroso Pereira
The Enlargement of the European Union: Main Implications for the Portuguese Mold Industry in the Face of the Accession of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, 2003/07/07

Sérgio Miguel Trindade Dias Ferreira
Key Vectors for Commercial Action According to a Marketing Philosophy in the Lisbon Housing Market, 2003/07/08

Valdemar Filipe Cara-Nova Martins
Launching Micro and Small Industrial Companies: Framework, Perspectives and Practice, 2003/07/28

Maria de Lurdes David de Freitas Gonçalves
Strategic Factors of "Industrial Districts" as a Way of Promoting Competitiveness and Innovation: The Case of the Wooden Furniture Industry in the Municipalities of Paredes and Paços de Ferreira, 2003/11/12

João Licínio Cabral da Silva
Quality in Services - Strategic Importance of the Degree of Customer Loyalty. The Case of the IPFEL Training Institute, 2003/11/20

José Manuel Ribeiro Dias
Maintenance Management in Portugal, 2003/11/20

Luís Miguel Henriques Gomes Serra
Business Models on the Web: An Empirical Study, 2003/12/16

2002

José João Coelho Rodrigues Antunes
The Strategic Positioning of a Further Education School, 2002/01/04

José Mateus Maniés Lourenço
Competitiveness through Subcontracting. Models for Selecting and Evaluating Subcontractors, 2002/02/20

José Gomes Barbosa
Public Policies and Development Strategy for S. Tomé and Príncipe, 2002/03/08

Cristina Ferreira Crespo
Internationalization Strategies in the Portuguese Mould Industry, 2002/05/02

José Manuel Xarepe Pires da Costa
Industrial Maintenance Subcontracting Strategies in the Context of the Basic Chemicals Industry in Portugal, 2002/05/06

Artur Manuel de Jesus Baptista
Short-Term Overadjustment in the Portuguese Capital Market, 2002/05/21

Manuel João Landa
Income tax in Angola, 2002/06/24

Artur José Queiroz Novais Furtado
The Impact of Certified Quality Systems on the Performance of Portuguese Companies, 2002/06/28

Maria de Fátima Rodrigues Pedro
Small and Medium-Sized Service Companies in Portugal. Factores de Excelência - Caso das PME Excelência Serviços 99, 2002/07/01

Vítor Manuel Ferreira Marques
Market Power and Regulation in the Electricity Industry, 2002/07/18

Agostinho Gonçalves de Oliveira
Main Challenges for the Management of Public Utilities in the Face of Liberalization Trends: The Case of the Electricity Sector in Portugal, 2002/10/15

2001

José Eduardo Martins Ferreira
The Internationalization Process of Large Portuguese Construction Companies: What Reality?, 2001/02/05

Maria Cristina Gonçalves Silveira de Serpa
Business Strategies in the Pulp and Paper Sector in the District of Santarém, 2001/04/17

Carla Rinaldi
The Importance of the Brand in Marketing Strategy, 2001/05/04

Orlando Brógueira Rolo
History of Innovation in the Banking Sector, 2001/05/11

Ana Isabel Guerra de Paiva Teixeira Pinto
The Role of a Regulatory Entity in the Context of the Liberalization of the Natural Gas Market in Portugal, 2001/07/09

João Carlos Jerónimo Brás
The Transition Process from Traditional to Professional Management in a Family Business: A Case Study in the Metallurgy and Metalworking Sector, 2001/07/09

Nuno Manuel Canal Madeira
Seasonal Tourism as a Market Opportunity, 2001/07/18

Helena Luísa Simas Silva
Strategies for Launching New Products: Case Study in the Automotive Industry in Portugal, 2001/09/17

Luísa Manuela Monteiro Diogo
Innovation Strategies and Systemic Interactions in the Automotive Components Sector, 2001/09/19

Nuno Alexandre Leitão Pinto
Investment Proposals in Advanced Production Technologies - Case Study, 2001/09/27

Ana Luísa Pinto da Fonseca Rodrigues
The Impact of Marketing on Growth Strategies - A Case Study in the Light Metalworking Industry, 2001/10/30

Adriano Graça da Cunha Mendes
The Sustainability and Future of Electronic Production in Portugal: A Contribution to the Analysis of the Sector's Economic, Technological and Social Constraints, 2001/11/05

Paulo César Rodrigues Hipólito
Liberalization and Business Competitiveness: The Case of Telecommunications, 2001/11/16

2000

António Pedro Crespo Martins
The Economics of Art Museums: A Study of IPM Museums, 2000/03/14

Maria Amélia Monteiro da Silva dos Santos
The Voluntarism of Pedip II, its Consequences for Increasing the Competitiveness of Portuguese Industry, 2000/07/04

Humberto Jorge Pólvora Pires Alagoa
Information Technologies and the Creation of Competitive Advantages in the Credit Card Industry, 2000/07/20

Ana Cristina Rodrigues Vieira da Mata
The Implementer of Public Policies is the Executor and not the Conceiver - Application to the Textile and Clothing Industry, 2000/09/0

Carla Susana Marques Campos Tavares
The Institutional Business Angel and the Venture Capital Market, 2000/09/15

Luís António dos Reis da Mata
The Technological Dimension of Inter-Company Cooperation: A Case Study in the Portuguese Footwear Industry, 2000/09/22

Victor Emanuel dos Anjos Tavares Morais
Efficiency and Productivity in Electricity Distribution, 2000/10/02

Manuel Lourenço Rodrigues
Strategy, Organizational Configuration and Business Performance - The Case of SME Excellence, 2000/10/27

Carlos Augusto Clamote
The Impact of Privatization on the Financial and Operating Performance of Privatized Companies in Portugal, 2000/11/09

1999

Pedro Alberto Paraíso de Almeida
Location Factors of Companies Located between Douro and Tejo, 1999/01/08

João Daniel Almeida Morais
Quality from a Strategic Management Perspective, 1999/03/04

Luís Duarte Costa Eiras
Application of TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) in Portuguese Companies and Analysis of its Economic and Social Effectiveness, 1999/03/15

Paulo Alexandre Guedes Lopes Henriques
Social Costs and Viability of the Packaging Glass Recycling Industry, 1999/04/26

Alexandre Artur Saraiva Teixeira de Matos
Analysis of Marketing Strategy and Innovation. Study in the Textile and Clothing Sector, 1999/04/27

Carlos Manuel Simões Adegas
Marketing in the Expansion of Business Activity in Foreign Markets: A Comparative Study of Portuguese and Spanish Companies, 1999/04/27

Gabriela Barradas Tavares Crisóstomo Real
The Environmental Issue as a Source of Competitive Advantage in the Strategy of Industrial Companies, 1999/06/07

Fernando Manuel Valente
Technological Innovation in the Automotive Components Sector - Case Studies, 1999/06/14

Gonçalo Duarte Lourenço Caetano
The Internationalization of Portuguese SMEs in the Context of Globalization, the Emergence of Cooperative Capitalism and the Deepening and Widening of European Integration: The Case of the Portuguese Textile and Clothing Industry, 1999/07/06

Paula Rita Brito Vitorino de Carvalho
Trade Relations between Portugal and Spain in the Period 1990-1996: Analysis of Competitiveness and Strategies at the Level of the Main Products and Companies, 1999/07/09

Lee Doo Hieng
Impact of Transformations in the Distribution Sector on the Portuguese Food Industry, 1999/07/28

Maria Manuela Ferreira Loureiro
The Problem of Succession in Family Businesses. The Case of the Mold Industry, 1999/11/25

Francisco José Nunes Cansado
Factors conditioning regional development processes: the case of the Alentejo, 1999/12/20

1998

Maria Margarida Ventura Mendes Mascarenhas da Boa Baptista
The Company and the Environment. Evaluation of the Effects of Environmental Pressures on the Company's Marketing Policy, 1998/01/30

Paulo Duarte Valente Almeida da Silveira
Eco-Marketing (Marketing and the Environment): A Study of Modern Food-Based and Generic Retail Distribution in Portugal, 1998/05/11

Manuel Francisco Magalhães Cabugueira
Voluntary Agreements as an Environmental Policy Instrument, 1998/05/15

José Manuel Dias Lopes
The Analysis and Improvement of Productivity in Services, 1998/05/19

Maria João Cardoso Vieira Machado
Activity-Based Costing. Application to a School of Higher Education, 1998/06/29

Susana de Sousa Rodrigues Corvelo
Innovation in the Utility and Decorative Ceramics Sector, 1998/07/10

José António Clemente Pedro Lopes Fernandes
Competitiveness between fuels in the cogeneration sector, 1998/07/10

Manuel Mendes da Cruz
Strategic Planning Models in the Insurance Industry, 1998/07/13

João Manuel Enes Bravo
The Impact of Technological Evolution on the Production, Application and Marketing of Lubricants: The Portuguese Case, 1998/07/15

Helena Maria dos Santos Paulo
The Impact of Technological Innovation on the Portuguese Paper Pulp Industry, 1998/09/29

Ana Maria Paulo Soares
Determining Vulnerability and Comparative Advantages in the Autonomous Region of the Azores: Methodologies for their Calculation, 1998/10/02

Alexandre Manuel Marques Antunes Bastos
The Impact of Innovation on Companies' Strategy and Competitiveness: The Case of Distribution and Logistics in Portugal, 1998/11/04

1997

Carlos José Vaz Guterres
Development of the Automotive Components Industry in Portugal - Study of the Interdependence between the Automotive Manufacturing and Components Industries in Portugal, 1997/02/12

Francisco Jorge Samúdio Gomes Ramires
Inter-company Cooperation Relationships as a New Organizational Paradigm Aimed at Consolidating the Competitiveness of SMEs in the Context of Dynamic Industrial Structures: Specificities of Organization in Cooperation Networks, 1997/03/20

Jorge Manuel da Conceição Sales Gomes
Innovation and Management in the Portuguese Mold Industry, 1997/04/07

Luís Fernando Valente Marrazes
The Challenges of Competitiveness, Productivity and Skills Development in Industrial Management: A Case Study in the Portuguese Mold Industry, 1997/04/14

Susana Cristina Coelho Costa Escária
The Impact of Environmental Policy on Horizontal Concentration: An Application to the Portuguese Manufacturing Industry, 1997/04/21

Rui Manuel Fialho Franganito
Subcontracting in the Textile and Clothing Industry. The Portuguese Case, 1997/05/09

Pedro Filipe Cruz Rodrigues
Economic Groups and Performance, 1997/05/12

Pedro Coragem Palma Fernandes
Unexpected Profits and Profitability in the Portuguese Capital Market, 1997/05/28

Jose Manuel Pereira Ferro Camacho
Design, Innovation and Strategic Formulation, 1997/06/17

Rui Filipe Cerqueira Quaresma
Evaluation of the Impact of Different Resource Configurations on the Performance of a Make-to-Order System, 1997/07/16

Pedro Manuel Amador Rodrigues Celeste
Success/Success Factors in a Franchising Network, 1997/10/01

António Luis Marçal Grilo Lobato de Faria
Economic Efficiency and Marginal Cost Tariffs in Water Supply Systems, 1997/10/20

Ana Margarida Vieira Mouraz
Market Structures, Firm Size and Research & Development, 1997/11/26

1996

Joaquim Henrique Almeida de Oliveira
Total Quality as a Competitiveness Factor in the Maritime Transport Industry: a Luxury or a Necessity?, 1996/03/04

Francisco António do Nascimento Marques
A Technological Information System for Industry (S.I.T.I.). Aspects of its Inevitability, 1996/03/22

Francisco Joaquim dos Santos Pereira
Formulating Economic and Strategic Hypotheses for the National Defense Industry Sector, 1996/04/23

José Alberto Oliveira Martelo Magalhães
Financial Profitability as a Competitiveness Lever for Portuguese SMEs, 1996/07/01

Rita Maria Rodrigues Frazão de Andrade Biscaya
Vertical Agreements and Competition Policy, 1996/07/03

César Augusto Gundersen Rodrigues Pestana
Contributions of the Integration of Financial Analysis and Strategic Analysis to Investment Decisions, 1996/07/16

Maria José Borges Grafanhate
Preventive Maintenance as a Key Productivity Factor in the Logistics Supply Chain, 1996/10/28

Cláudia Augusta Martins Duarte
The New Awareness of the Environment - Its Implication for Business Strategy in the Central Region of Portugal, 1996/11/25

Henrique Alberto Martins Figueiredo
Quality as a Strategic Vector of Business Development - An Application to the Ceramics Sector, 1996/12/17