João M. S. Carvalho is an Assistant Professor at Instituto Universitário da Maia (ISMAI), Portugal, and researcher at Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA.UMinho), Research Unit on Business Sciences and Sustainability (UNICES/ISMAI), and Research and Innovation Centre in Education (InED/ESE/IPP). He has a degree in Business Management, a post-graduation in Social Gerontology, a MSc in Economics, and a PhD in Business Sciences. He worked for 15 years at pharmaceutical companies on several management positions. He also has been working in social sector as a researcher and consultant, and he has published several books, book chapters and articles in international scientific journals.

Research Interests:

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic. Management. Value creation and societal sustainability. Entrepreneurship learning processes. City studies. Children at risk and social response management.

Main Projects:

• 2017-1-BE02-KA203-034736 “Engaged Research Connecting Community with Higher Education” (ENtRANCE) (2017-2020). Portuguese project manager. European Commission Grant: 356.537,00 €. Partners: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium); University Institute of Maia and Polytechnic Institute of Maia (Portugal); Wageningen University (Holland); University Vechta (Germany); Vilniaus Technologiju ir Dizaino Kolegija (Lithuania); and Lahti University of Applied Sciences (Finland);
• NORTE-02-0853-FEDER-000018 "Roadmap para Empresas Familiares Portuguesas" (2016-2018). Consultor. Programa Operacional regional do Norte (NORTE2020). Bolsa no valor de 260.000,00 €. Parceiros: CICS.NOVA.UMinho e AEP – Associação Empresarial de Portugal;
• VP/2012/009/0045 "Developing Skills for Future Jobs" (2013-2014). Portuguese Project Manager. European Commission Grant: 130.576,00 €. Partners: University College of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Management Nikola Subic Zrinski (Croatia); Novia University of Applied Sciences (Finland); University Institute of Maia (Portugal); Faculty for Commercial and Business Sciences (Slovenia);
• International research on Business Models (2013-2015). Trabalho colaborativo com professores de 9 países sobre “New Business Models”. Participantes: Free University Brussels (Bélgica); Kaunas University of Technology (Lituânia); Vito Consulting (Bélgica); Radboud University Nijmegen (Holanda); Instituto Universitário da Maia (Portugal); FOM University of Applied Sciences (Alemanha); University of Graz (Áustria); Strossmayer University (Croácia); Toulouse Business School (França); Wageningen University (Holanda); e Kemmy Business Scholl of University of Limerick (Irlanda).
• Premio "Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Innovation" (2008-2009). Portuguese co-manager and content producer. Partners: Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia); Technical University of Crete (Greece); Activity Foundation (Romania); e University Institute of Maia (Portugal).

• Carvalho, J. M. S., Pinto, V., & Delgado, P. (2020). Decision making process in the child protection system: A comparative study between students and professionals in Portugal. Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development. doi: 10.1080/15379418.2020.1729922;
• Delgado, P., Carvalho, J. M. S., Montserrat, C. & Llosada-Gistau, J. (2020). The subjective well-being of Portuguese children in foster care, residential care and children living with their families: challenges and implications for a child care system still focused on institutionalization. Child Indicators Research, 13 (1), 67-84. First published online in May, 31th 2019. doi:10.1007/s12187-019-09652-4;
• Carvalho, J. M. S., Costa, R. V., Marnoto, S., Vieira, J., & Sousa, C. A. A. (2019). Resource-Based View of City Quality: Scales and Validation. Growth and Change: A Journal of Urban and Regional Policy, 50 (3), 856-879. doi:10.1111/grow.12312;
• Carvalho, J. M. S., & Sousa, C. A. A. (2018). Is psychological value a missing building block to societal sustainability? Sustainability, 10 (12), 4550. doi:10.3390/su10124550;
• Carvalho, J. M. S., Delgado, P., Pinto, V., & Benbenshty, R. (2018). Reunification in foster care: influences on decision-making. Child Abuse & Neglect, 86 (December), 67-78. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.09.012.