Arminda Maria Finisterra do Paço

• PhD
• Professor (Associate) at University of Beira Interior

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) adoption derives mainly from consumers’ demand for companies to be responsible for the impacts of their actions. This chapter aims to identify the most current CSR practices in the Portuguese agri-food sector and identify how companies communicate their behaviour to their stakeholders. To this end, the two larg...

Agricultural expansion and intensification worldwide has caused a reduction in ecological infrastructures for insects, herbaceous plants, and vertebrate insectivores, among other organisms. Agriculture is recognized as one of the key influences in biodiversity decline, and initiatives such as the European Green Deal highlight the need to reduce eco...

The international debate on food waste prevention and handling often oversees one critical modality, whose importance should not be overlooked: offshore food waste. The amount of offshore food waste produced is not a commonly reported or tracked statistic. However, offshore food waste is a global issue. It can result from various sources, such as c...

Social and environmental problems are increasingly pressing concerns in our society. Organizations are held accountable for contributing to these issues and are expected to adopt corporate social responsibility (CSR) actions to address them. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have also started to adopt CSR practices to promote the well-being of t...

This research has two goals. First, map the research on entrepreneurship education for non-business students. Second, propose a synergetic framework for the existing research focusing on the relationship between students, universities, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Hence, we conducted a systematic literature review to analyze the status quo of...

Agriculture intensification has driven the loss of biodiversity at a global level. The implementation of strategies to conserve and promote biodiversity in agricultural areas can be favoured by adequate assessment methods that foster the awareness of decision makers about the impact of management practices. This paper presents a state-of-the-art re...

This study aimed to fill a gap in the sustainable management of the reverse supply chain of Guaiamum and Uçá crab waste in Brazil, an endangered species. The study focused on the circular economy, governance, and recent developments, and identified circular economy practices in the utilization of solid waste from the fishing and collection of these...

The clothing, footwear, and household textiles sectors play a significant role, providing employment opportunities on a global scale. However, they are also associated with a considerable consumption of natural resources, leading to high levels of water pollution and emissions of greenhouse gases, contributing to climate change. The carbon footprin...

Sustainable management requires companies to build up new knowledge to acquire the competencies needed for action. This chapter aims to deliver knowledge about sustainability and knowledge for sustainability. Firstly, we systematically analyse the sustainability literature in the social sciences through a bibliographic analysis and topic modelling...

Given the current levels of pollution and global warming concerns, consumers started to be more and more involved with environmental issues, becoming more anxious regarding the state of natural resource depletion. Thus, this research aims to examine the concept of eco-anxiety among consumers who are aware of the repercussions of the current environ...

This study examines the dynamic interaction between tourism and the Aromatic and Medicinal Plant (AMP) industry in Portugal. An innovative questionnaire was methodically designed, covering a wide range of topics such as pharmacy, tourism, economics, the environment, and circularity. A dataset of 25 separate farmers’ responses was produced by focusi...

This research reports the experience of conducting a pilot training course on circular entrepreneurship as part of the RE-START project. It was developed to promote entrepreneurial education for sustainability and circularity. The project aims to reduce skills mismatches, foster sustainability, equip students with circular economy strategies, encou...

This research aims to understand employees' knowledge and competencies' impact on building sustainable businesses. Therefore, through a responsible knowledge management lens, we analyze the contexts, problems, and actions toward sustainability concerning the presence or absence of strategies and action plans for the company's transformation toward...

Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão sistemática da literatura e bibliometria sobre RSC (Responsabilidade Social Corporativa) e Intraempreendedorismo. Assim, pretende-se efetuar uma análise descritiva dos artigos sobre RSC e Intraempreendedorismo e (ii) apresentar uma análise bibliométrica com co-ocorrência de keywords dos artigos a...

Recentes estudos e notícias relatam uma ênfase crescente pelo setor cultural por parte do atual clima económica. Em contraste com a diminuição do investimento público direcionado para este setor. A aplicação do marketing no setor artístico, apesar de pouco desenvolvida, tem vindo a ganhar importância, levando em consideração a necessidade de financ...

Entrepreneurial ecosystems are unique. Considering the singularities of the Portuguese entrepreneurial ecosystem, this study aims to answer the following question: how can entrepreneurs overcome the challenges of starting their circular businesses in Portugal? To answer it, we carried out a focus group with experts. This study is based on the empir...

Purpose Omnichannel is a trend also reaching events and their participants. So naturally, the trade fairs will be confronted with this reality of digital transformation. Given that exhibitors generally have the primacy of deciding to participate or not in a trade fair, this study aims to take this further, developing a representative model of exhib...

Our research aims to answer: How can entrepreneurs in Portugal overcome the challenges of starting their circular businesses? To answer it, we carried out an experts’ focus group. This study is based on the empirical analysis of some of the data collected in the scope of the RE-START Erasmus Plus project, involving six organizations from five Europ...

Digitisation is a phenomenon that inevitably affects companies and economies. Consequently, the virtual market seems an excellent alternative for aspiring entrepreneurs. Recent statistics precisely point to accelerated growth of e-commerce. Indeed, this and entrepreneurship are business tools that allow a new dynamic in the market. However, recent...

Apart from the many social and health problems it has caused, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on most sectors of the economy worldwide. One of the areas where such impact is noticeable is the textile, apparel, and fashion (TAF) industry. The lockdowns and limited access to retailer outlets resulted in a considerable drop in consumptio...

The influence of humanity on the environment and the use of natural resources may be affected by spirituality, through awareness for developing a greater conscience about the implications of human actions and needs to adjust these in achieving sustainable development. However, the literature indicates a lack of consensus about op-erationalizing spi...

The adoption of CSR by companies in the agri-food sector has assumed a special relevance for companies, being also the target of increasing attention from consumers (Hierholzer, 2010; Luhmann and Theuvsen, 2016; Luhmann and Theuvsen, 2017 etc.). This interest in CSR derives mainly from consumers' demand for agri-food companies to present themselves...

This article presents a systematic literature review about the study of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its application in the agri-food sector, highlighting the application of CSR by companies and the consumer's perceptions regarding that same application, analysing the most used CSR dimensions and also with a clear focus on the communic...

This article presents a systematic literature review about the study of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its application in the agri-food sector, highlighting the application of CSR by companies and the consumer's perceptions regarding that same application, analysing the most used CSR dimensions and also with a clear focus on the communic...

Sustainable management requires companies to build up new knowledge to acquire the competencies needed for action. This paper aims to create knowledge about sustainability and knowledge for sustainability. The article comprehensively analyses the sustainability literature in the social sciences through a bibliographic analysis and topic modeling, u...

Abstract Purpose This study intends to contribute to the literature of eco-innovation by examining the pro-environmental intentions and behaviour among consumers through their understanding of eco-innovation. Thus, the relationship among eco-innovation, general pro-social attitude, generativity, environmental concern, purchasing intentions and buyi...

This study examines the relationships among human value connotations (instrumental and terminal), product involvement, perceived marketplace influence, and choice behavior in the context of sustainable consumption. Data was collected from 612 urban Indian residents who regularly consume sustainable products, e.g., non-plastic packaging bags. The st...

O voluntariado é uma temática amplamente discutida na literatura, sendo que os benefícios inerentes à sua prática são consensuais e aceites. A relação entre voluntariado e envelhecimento também não é nova, sendo que muitas vezes esta relação é apresentada como potenciadora do denominado envelhecimento ativo. No entanto, as causas para o abandono do...

Family firms (FF) represent an important business segment worldwide, contributing greatly to their country's GDP and social well-being, giving employment and contributing to communities' development. Due to their particularities, these organizations also face various challenges, one of the most relevant being inter-generational succession – transve...

Innovation is believed to be a key driver of societal and economic well-being. In many cases, it has also led to more sustainable lifestyles and a more efficient use of natural resources. But despite the relevance of innovation as a tool to support sustainable development , there is a need for research that analyses current trends in order to guide...

The world production of plastic exceeded 360 million tonnes in 2020 alone, a considerable amount of which is not properly disposed of. The significant pressures and damages posed by conventional plastic to human and environmental health suggest that alternatives are urgently needed. One of them is “bioplastic”, which is defined as bio-based plastic...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse through a systematic literature review the evolution of the theme of environmental social and governance (ESG) in universities, correlating variables and presenting a panorama for Latin American universities. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a systematic literature review approach. The Web...

En este documento se presentan los resultados de una investigación sobre la relación entre motivación y satisfacción en el voluntariado corporativo. La investigación se basó en una muestra no probabilística de voluntarios de 13 empresas que poseen programas de voluntariado corporativo en Uruguay. La satisfacción se dividió en cinco dimensiones toma...

Innovation is believed to be a key driver of societal and economic well-being. In many cases, it has also led to more sustainable lifestyles and a more efficient use of natural resources. But despite the relevance of innovation as a tool to support sustainable development, there is a need for research that analyses current trends in order to guide...

In recent years, the craft beer (CB) industry has gained impetus and has experienced significant growth in scientific publications. This study aims to present a systematic review of the literature on CB in areas related to economic and business sciences. Based on the data from Scopus, Web of Science and a set of articles not indexed to these databa...

This study aims to identify the barriers to the implementation of sustainable practices and the benefits achieved by wine-tourism companies implementing those practices. To do so, quantitative research was carried out, by applying a questionnaire to 103 companies operating in the wine-tourism sector in Portugal. The results reveal the barriers affe...

Este estudo analisa a influência de determinados estímulos de marketing (propaganda, informação veiculada e preço) no consumo de produtos ecológicos, comparando o comportamento dos consumidores portugueses das gerações X e Y. Através de uma pesquisa quantitativa, cross-sectional, com base num questionário online, cujos resultados foram analisados c...

This study aims to identify how wine-tourism firms understand the concept of sustainability and what sustainable practices have been implemented. To do so, qualitative research was carried out, involving semi-structured interviews with nine Portuguese companies. The interviews were analysed through content analysis. The results revealed various def...

This study aims to understand Brazilian family farmers’ perception of sustainable development in agriculture, its antecedents, barriers and consequences. To do so, qualitative, exploratory research was adopted, interviewing 23 farmers. For data collection, an interview script was elaborated followed by content analysis. The results showed that farm...

We reviewed the literature on institutional forecasters of entrepreneurial action across international settings. Our objective was to explain variance in entrepreneurial venture performance based on gender, education, culture, and institutional resources of financing, technology transfer, and state policies. Our conceptual model subsumes various pr...

In recent years Youth Civic Engagement (YCE) has received increased attention constituting an important impetus for its research, particularly during the last decade since young people have been taking up a crucial role in the future of democratic societies and are now considered to be important contributors to their development. However, there is...

This research aims to test the relation between the antecedents, barriers and consequences of adopting sustainable practices in Portuguese wine tourism companies. Quantitative research resorted to collecting primary data from 103 Portuguese wine tourism companies, the data analysis technique being structural equation modelling using SmartPLS 3.0 so...

This study aims to identify the variables measuring the sustainable development in agriculture, its antecedents, barriers and consequences, confirming its factors and testing the relations between them. Having in mind these aims, the research was conducted through three phases. In phase 1, qualitative research was adopted, holding 23 semi-structure...

The Coronavirus pandemic promoted an unprecedented change in consumption habits, especially as lockdowns contributed to the increase in online shopping and in delivery services. One of the consequences is the substantial amounts of plastic waste produced, which can undermine the efforts to reduce plastic pollution. In this context, this commentary...

Family businesses represent a significant percentage of GDP and employability in developed economies, and their continuity and transition to a new generation is a crucial challenge. This study aims to analyse the nature of succession processes in small and medium-sized family business, exploring critical skills and succession strategies. A qualitat...

Previous research on entrepreneurship education (EE), specifically directed to students from the science and technology fields, has been very sparse. This research aims to analyse how Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) develop EE programmes, as well as discussing how the barriers to EE are perceived by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and M...

Occasionally consumers alter between the decision of buying or not buying green. Morality calls them to be green by buying green products, but owing to several barriers, they sometimes avoid buying environmentally friendly products. This situation leads to a state of psychological discomfort and consumers can experience a feeling of guilt. This res...

The field of sustainability has evolved considerably since the report “Our Common Future” was published in 1987. Whereas matters related to sustainable development used to be of marginal interest in the 1980s, it has substantially evolved since, and have become mainstream. As a result, there is a plethora of research on different aspects, whose foc...

Apart from the health aspects and the high death toll, the COVID-19 pandemic has, since its official recognition in March 2020 caused may social and economic problems. It has also led to many environmental ones. For instance, the lockdowns have led to higher levels of consumption of packaged products, and of take-away food. This paper reports on an...

Teaching about matters related to sustainable development requires not only a personal motivation from educators, but also a variety of competences. This paper reports on a multi-country study, which aimed at identifying the level of importance given to desired competences on sustainable development by teaching staff at a number of higher education...

The crisis caused by COVID-19 has affected research in a variety of ways. As far as research on sustainable development is concerned, the lockdown has significantly disrupted the usual communication channels and, among other things, has led to the cancellation of meetings and long-planned events. It has also led to delay in the delivery of research...

The incorporation of Corporate Social Responsibility in companies depends on the way their managers understand this concept. Given that most of these managers are trained in postgraduate courses, the objective of this research is to realise how postgraduate students from Brazil, Portugal and Uruguay understand the Corporate Social Responsibility co...

Purpose Universities are continually transforming its structure and governance in response to the new social, environmental and economic challenges. Particularly, there has recently been a growing academic interest for measuring sustainable practices of higher education institutions (HEI) aiming to monitor and reduce their carbon emissions, as well...

As empresas familiares são cruciais para o crescimento económico e desenvolvimento em todo o mundo. Estas empresas apresentam certas especificidades em termos da sua visão, intenções e comportamentos que envolvem profundamente os membros da família. No âmbito do projeto SPRING (Succession Planning and Regeneration in Family Businesses for New Growt...

As empresas familiares assumem uma percentagem expressiva do PIB e da empregabilidade nas economias desenvolvidas, sendo a sua continuidade e transição para uma nova geração, um desafio crucial. Este estudo procura analisar a natureza dos processos de sucessão de pequenas e médias empresas familiares portuguesas, explorando as suas competências crí...

This research aims to identify the factors measuring sustainable development in agriculture, its antecedents, barriers and consequences. To do so, first a literature review and qualitative research (involving 23 interviews) led to developing a questionnaire, which was then validated. Next, quantitative research involved collecting data from 220 fam...

To date, literature in the advertising and storytelling fields has long evidenced the outcomes (cognition, affect and behaviour) of the effects of individual (consumer goals or familiarity) and stimulus factors (advertising design) on visual attention (fixation number, viewing order or pupil size). Nevertheless, a full overview of the main papers,...

The apparel industry, which includes the clothing/garment sector, encompasses the supply chain of clothing and garments, starting with the textile and fashion industry, all the way to fashion retailers and the trade with second-hand clothes and textile recycling. This sector is characterized by substantial wastes, which may be minimized by means of...

Nonprofit organizations play an important role in society. Given the importance of this sector and theme, this study aims to identify, analyze and systematize research on entrepreneurship in nonprofit organizations. For this purpose, a temporal analysis, as well as one for the methodologies used, and the evolution of the last three decades of resea...

Although much research has been carried out to understand blood donators' behaviour, donation behaviour falls short of what is needed, especially among young people. This study has the general objective of extending the theory of planned behaviour (TBP) model beyond previous studies. It gathers the contributions of previous studies in a more comple...

Philharmonic bands, as nonprofit organizations (NPO's), need to adopt a perception of themselves as self‐sustaining systems and implement a viable business plan that plausibly demonstrates how the organisation can deliver products and services valued by its surrounding environment and thereby obtain the resources necessary for growth and sustainabi...

This book fills an important gap in the literature, and presents contributions from scientists and researchers working in the field of sustainable development who have engaged in dynamic approaches to implementing sustainability in higher education. It is widely known that universities are key players in terms of the implementation and further deve...

Conserving the planet for the next generation has come to be an essential component of sustainable development, with “future generations” being the term most frequently included when citing definitions of sustainable development. However, beyond words, does a concern for a future beyond the current generation have any bearing on actions taken in th...

The potential for energy efficiency and for the deployment of renewable energy at universities is substantial, and they represent promising ways to meet an institution’s energy needs on the one hand, without a large climate burden on the other. However, in order to achieve successful investment and results, it is imperative to understand the level...

The implementation of sustainable development in higher education is an important goal, and one which requires much planning. The many recurring problems and barriers that hinder the attainment of sustainable development objectives at universities are either directly or indirectly related to deficiencies in planning which pose a significant barrier...

The textile/apparel industry is of great importance to the economy in terms of trade, employment, investment and revenue all over the world. This sector is however characterised by substantial losses, due to production excesses on the one hand, and the “throw away” culture on the other. This state of affairs suggests that textile recycling is neede...

The fact that the world community is engaged in pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) means that an unrivalled opportunity is provided to universities, both in respect of teaching and in research, on individual SDGs, as well as in pursuing their “third mission” linking up with external stakeholders and society. However, not many univers...

RESUMO Este artigo tem como objetivo geral analisar e aferir se existe igualdade, algumas semelhanças ou diferenças a nível dos conceitos, entre empreendedorismo em organizações sem fins lucrativos, empreendedorismo social e hibridismo. Para tal, foi efetuada uma revisão da literatura existente sobre as temáticas. De seguida foi realizada uma análi...

Compreender o que gera o envolvimento do cidadão é um desafio para as organizações sem fins lucrativos. Estas organizações, além de receberem recursos do governo, também dependem dos cidadãos, que doam o seu tempo, dinheiro e dentre outros. Desta forma, este estudo teve como objetivo realizar uma revisão sistemática sobre o envolvimento do cidadão...

Resumen En este documento se presentan los resultados de una investigación empírica sobre los beneficios del Voluntariado Corporativo (VC) para las empresas, descriptos en diez manuales y guías publicados en Latinoamérica, España y Portugal. Se construyó un modelo que organiza esos beneficios en ocho categorías; se realizó una revisión bibliográfic...

p>A escassez de recursos naturais, conjuntamente com a deterioração do meio ambiente, é uma realidade dos tempos atuais. Cada vez mais os consumidores buscam produtos amigos do ambiente, e há organizações e empresas que se empenham ativamente na preservação do planeta. Uma forma de sensibilizar para a proteção ambiental é a rotulagem ecológica, que...

The incorporation of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) in companies depends on the way their managers understand this concept. Given that most of these managers are trained in postgraduate courses, the objective of this research is to realise how postgraduate students from Brazil, Portugal and Uruguay understand the CSR concept. An interview gu...

Constructs, also called latent variables, are unobserved variables. For this reason, it is difficult to measure directly. So, those latent variables can be measured indirectly, and need to be estimated through other observed variables, called indicators. To obtain more information about how to measure these unobserved variables, this work becomes a...

The relevance of the theoretical validation process for a Structural Equation Model (SEM) analysis is related to the definition of the structural model and, consequentily, of measurement that can have constructs with formative or reflexive inidicators. Aiming to present the application of the theoretical validation for the multivariated statistic a...

This research aims to identify the importance that influence marketing today plays in fashion and beauty blogs, thus grasping whether these blogs influence the consumer/follower, and simultaneously analysing the motivations that lead followers to consult blogs as well as understanding whether the influence wielded through blogs generates impacts on...

Purpose – The Schist Village network is a sustainable development project in Portugal’s Pinhal Interior region that includes 27 villages located in the central inland area of the country. Overall, this study sets out evidence about the motivations, interests, behaviors, and images of visitors/tourists (tourism consumers) regarding the Schist Villag...

Este estudo pretende consolidar o estado da pesquisa académica na área do Marketing Empreendedor (ME), pelo que a opção metodológica assentou na elaboração de uma análise biliométrica com recurso à técnica de co-ocorrência de termos. A análise incidiu sobre 121 artigos da base de dados da Scopus, abrangendo publicações das categorias “Business, Man...

Purpose There is a widely held belief that Sustainable Development (SD) policies are essential for universities to successfully engage in matters related to sustainability, and are an indicator of the extent to which they are active in this field. This paper examines the evidence which currently exists to support this assumption. It surveys a samp...

Este artigo tem como objetivo geral analisar e aferir se existe igualdade, algumas semelhanças ou diferenças a nível dos conceitos, entre empreendedorismo em organizações sem fins lucrativos, empreendedorismo social e hibridismo. Para tal, foi efetuada uma revisão da literatura existente sobre as temáticas. De seguida foi realizada uma análise à li...

Numerous investigations have arisen in order to study and characterise environmentally friendly consumer profiles, with some authors applying the relationship between knowledge, attitudes and behaviour to this end. The present research approach, based upon the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), seeks to verify the existence of relationships between k...

Given the objective of better perception of concepts, the development of the Marketing Entrepreneur field in recent decades, this study aims to contribute to the theoretical field of Entrepreneurial Marketing. Has been prepared a systematic review of the literature, particularly relevant to the development of conceptual framework, evolution models...

Nonprofit organizations play an important role in society. However, in this context, we perceive a reduction in donations over time, which causes nonprofit organizations to use new forms of fundraising, entrepreneurship among them. Given the importance of this sector and theme, this study aims to identify, analyze and systematize research on entrep...

Education in general is considered an encouraging element of entrepreneurial intention and behavior. However, most of entrepreneurship courses are designed for students who have already taken some courses in economics, business or finances and have no feedback from the real business world. This research focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Enginee...

O Instituto Alegrar ES é uma Organização Não Governamental (ONG) fundada em 05/02/2016. A ONG tem aproximadamente 247 voluntários, sendo que alguns deles já possuem experiência de mais de quatro anos em outras ONG, e também já haviam experienciado visitas a hospitais e outras atividades voluntárias. Atualmente o desafio do Instituto Alegrar ES está...

The growing importance of environmentalism trends have led to a significant rise in environmentally friendly consumers' attitudes and behaviours who thereby demonstrate their collective strength through both their individual buying decisions and their involvement in social movements, as is the case of the environmental activism. This activism exten...

The purpose of this research involves understanding individual motivations for volunteering in clinical trials and/or health-related product tests. Identifying the reasons leading to participation in clinical studies also ensures researchers are in a position to outline projects that benefit patients as well as predicting eventual barriers that mig...