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(2010) HEI Knowledge Transfer - new faces and challenges: some Portuguese empirical lessons, Proceedings of the Regional Studies Association Conference, Regions in a Shifting Global Landscape, Tuesday 2nd November, 2010, University of Manchester, UK. Pereira, C., Ferreira, J. and Alves, H. (2010) Conhecimento tácito como vantagem competitiva nos relacionamentos com o cliente: Proposta de modelo conceptual para o Turismo Rural, 1º Congresso Internacional de Turismo ESGIPCA "Produtos e Destinos Turísticos de Excelência", 1 – 2, October, 2010, Escola Superior de Gestão, Barcelos, Portugal. Ferreira, J., Raposo, M., Dinis, A. and Santos, A. (2010) Entrepreneurship: Factors Influencing on Entrepreneurial Orientation, ATINIER, 7th Annual International Conference on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Management – Marketing –Economic and Social Aspects, 2-5 August 2010, Athens, Greece. Estevão, C., Ferreira, J. (2010) Identification, Positioning and Performance Evaluation of Tourism Clusters: The Case of Portugal, ICSB 2010 World Conference – Entrepreneurship: Bridging Global Boundaries, Cincinnati – Ohio, USA, 24-27 June. [Indexed in PROQUEST Database]. Serarols, C. Ferreira, J., Fernades, C., Lafuente, E. and Migliorini, P. (2010) CrossRegional Comparison of Location Decisions of Technology-Based Entrepreneurs in Iberian Península, European Network on Industrial Policy, EUNIP2010, June 9-11, Réus, Spain. Ferreira, J. and Raposo, M. (2010) Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation – Innovativeness, Proactiveness and Risk taking, as a Predictor of Small Business Growth, Proceedings of International Network of Business & Management Journals (INBAM), Valencia, Spain, June 1-4, 2010. (ISBN: 978-84-96221-38-3). Fernandes, C. and Ferreira, J. (2010) Knowledge Intensive Business Services: What are they and Where are Located? 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(2010). 2nd Research Exchange Workshop on Technological Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, “Universities’ Entrepreneurship Education and Regional Development: A Stakeholders’ Approach”, Università Degli Studi di Padova, March 17, Padua, Italy. Ferreira, J., Estevão, C. and Braga, V. (2010). Regional competitiveness of Tourism Cluster: An Empirical Taxonomy of Strategies, Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on Business, Economics and Tourism Management (CBETM2010), Published by World Academic Union, Singapore, 26-28 February, (ISBN:978-1-84626-026-1). [ISI proceedings]. Fernandes, C., Ferreira, J., and Marques, C. (2010). Location Theories Influence on Technology- Based Entrepreneurs. A Multidimensional Approach, 7th International AGSE Entrepreneurship Research Exchange in Langan Fox, Janice (ed.) 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Estevão, C., Ferreira, J. and Braga, V. (2009) Strategic Groups in Hotel Industry: Empirical Evidences, Second Conference of the International Association for Tourism Economics (IATE), 11-13 Dezember, Ching Mai, Thailand. Mainardes, E., Ferreira, J. and Tontini, G. (2009) A Percepção dos Alunos Universitários de Gestão Face aos Conceitos de Estratégia e Gestão Estratégica: Um Estudo de Caso, Iberoamerican Academy of Management (IAM) Conference, 9-11 Dezembre, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mainardes, E., Ferreira, J. and Silveira, A. (2009) Identificação de Vantagens competitivas em Instituições de Ensino Superior: Proposta de Modelo, Iberoamerican Academy of Management (IAM) Conference, 9-11 Dezembro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Estevão, C., Ferreira, J. and Braga, V. (2009) Strategic Groups in Hotel Industry: Empirical Evidences, XI Seminário Luso-Espanhol de Economia Empresarial, Universidade do Algarve, 12 e 13 de Novembro, Faro, Portugal. Estevão, C. and Ferreira, J. and Braga, V. (2009) As Estratégias Competitivas dos Estabelecimentos Hoteleiros de Interesse para o Turismo: O Caso da Região de Turismo da Serra da Estrela, II Seminário Internacional “Turismo e Planeamento do Território” Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, 6 de Novembro, Lisboa, Portugal. Mainardes, E., Ferreira, J. and Domingues, M. (2009) Competitive Advantages in Institutions of Higher Education: A Proposal of Research Model, International Academy of Business and Economics (IABE), Las Vegas, October 18-21, Nevada, USA. Estevão, C., Ferreira, J. and Braga, V. (2009) The Competitive Strategies of Hostel Units for Tourism: A Portuguese Case Study, EILAT Conference – Tourism Destination Development and Branding, Bem-Gurion University of the Negev, Eliat Campus, October 14-17, Israel. 7 64. Estevão, C., Fernandes, C., Ferreira, J. (2009) Innovation on the Tourism Sector: a Conceptual Model Proposal for Regional Development, IV International Seminar on Regional Innovation Policies, Edinburgh, 15-16 October, Scotland. 63. Estevão, C., Ferreira, J. (2009) The Tourism Clusters Role in Regional Development: Presenting a Competitiveness Conceptual Model, EILAT Conference – Tourism Destination Development and Branding, Bem-Gurion University of the Negev, Eliat Campus, October 14-17, Israel. 62. Rodrigues, R. G.,l Dinis, A., Paço, A., Ferreira, J., Raposo, M. (2009), Teaching Entrepreneurship To Elementary School Students: Does It Matter?, Proceedings of IntEnt 2009 – 19th Global Conference, Internationalizing Entrepreneurship Education and Training, Monterrey, México, September 24th-26th. 61. Pereira, M., Azevedo, S., Miguel, R., Ferreira, J., Pedroso, V. (2009), Consumer buying behaviour and fashion brands; V International Conference of the AM’S: Brand, Identity and Corporate Reputation SIG, September 1st - 3rd, Cambridge, England. 60. Pires, R., Ferreira, J. and Azevedo, S. (2009), Taxonomia de Empresas de Serviços: Combinação das Abordagens de Ciclo de vida e Recursos e capacidades, 1º Congresso de Desenvolvimento Regional de Cabo Verde/15º Congresso da APDR, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde, 6 a 11 de Julho. 59. Estevão, C., Ferreira, J. and Braga, V. (2009), Estratégias de Desenvolvimento dos Estabelecimentos Hoteleiros da Região de Turismo da Serra da Estrela: Aplicação da Metodologia dos Grupos Estratégicos, 1º Congresso de Desenvolvimento Regional de Cabo Verde/15º Congresso da APDR, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde, 6 a 11 de Julho. 58. Fernandes, C., Ferreira, J. and Marques, C. (2009) The Dynamics of Location of the Knowledge Intensive Business: An Empirical Study, ICSB world Conference, International Council for Small Business, Seoul Korea, June 21-24. 57. Ferreira, J. and Raposo, M. (2009) Entrepreneurial Orientation as a Predictor of Small Business Growth, ICSB world Conference, International Council for Small Business, Seoul Korea. June 21-24. 56. Ferreira, A., Ferreira, J., Simões J. and Marques, P. (2009) A Interacção entre a Gestão Estratégica e a Gestão do Conhecimento, International Congress of Applied Economics (ASEPELT), Covilhã, Portugal, June, 17-20. 55. Fernandes, P., Teixeira, J., Ferreira, J. and Azevedo, S. (2009) O Impacto da Variável Páscoa na Previsão da Procura Turística, International Congress of Applied Economics (ASEPELT), Covilhã, Portugal, June, 17-20. 54. Estêvão, C. and Ferreira, J. (2009) Cluster do Turismo: Proposta de um modelo Conceptual de Competitividade regional, XIII congreso Internacioanl de Investigación en Ciências Administrativas (ACACIA), Ciudad de México, 5 – 8, May. 53. Fernandes, C. and Ferreira, J. (2009) O Contributo dos KIBS para a Inovação de Desenvolvimento Regional: Proposta de um Modelo Conceptual, XIII congreso Internacioanl de Investigación en Ciências Administrativas (ACACIA), Ciudad de México, 5 – 8, May. 52. Azevedo, S. and Ferreira, J. (2009) Security Systems in Healthcare Organisations: RFID Technology Application, POMS 20th Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida U.S.A., May 1-4. 51. Azevedo, S., Ferreira, J., Dias, J. and Palma, S. (2009) Performance Evaluation of the Main Terminal Containers in the Iberian Seaports: A Benchmarking Approach, POMS 20th Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida U.S.A., May 1 to May 4. 50. Ferreira, J., Marques, C. and Fernandes, C. (2009), Contribution of location theories for Regional Development: an empirical study applied to technology-based firms, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development, ICEIRD2009, 24-25 April 2009, Thessaloniki, Greece. 49. Pereira, M., Azevedo, S., Ferreira, J., Miguel, R. and Pedroso, V. (2009) The Relationship between Apparel Attributes and Advertising on Consumer Buying Behaviour, Proceedings of The 6th (annual) International Conference for Consumer Behaviour and Retailing Research, organised by CIRCLE, the Centre for International Research in Consumers Location and their Environments, 16th - 18th April, Dornbirn, Austria. 48. Mainardes, E., Ferreira, J. and Andrade, S. (2009), Concepts Perception of Strategy and Strategic Management: University Case Study, proceedings of ICTBM - International Conference on Technology and Business Management, March, 29 – April, 1, Dubai. 47. Ferreira, J., Marques, C., Fernandes, C. (2009), Que Factores Influenciam a Decisão de Localização das Empresas de Base Tecnológica? Um Estudo Aplicado, Proceedings of XIX 8 46. 45. 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. Spanish – Luso Conference on Management, 5-6 February, 2009, University de Jaén, Baeza, Spain. Azevedo, S., Ferreira, J. (2009), Decisões Estratégicas na Localização de Centro de Distribuição no Sector CEP: Um Estudo de Caso, Proceedings of XIX Spanish – Luso Conference on Management, 5-6 February, 2009, University de Jaén, Baeza, Spain. Paço, A., Ferreira, J., Rodrigues, R., and Dinis, A. (2008), Behaviours and Entrepreneurial Intention: Empirical Findings about Secondary Students, Proceedings of RENT XXI – Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business, EIASM, Covilhã, Portugal, 20-21 November (ISBN 978-989-654-001-2). [ISI proceedings]. Rodrigues, R., Dinis, A., Paço, A., Ferreira, J. (2008): The Effect of an Entrepreneurial Training Programme on the Entrepreneurial Intention of Secondary Students, Proceedings of RENT XXI – Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business, EIASM, Covilhã, Portugal, 20-21 November (ISBN 978-989-654-001-2). [ISI proceedings] Raposo, M.; Rodrigues, R. G.; Dinis, A.; Paço, A.; Ferreira, J. (2008), Psychological Approach in the Context of Entrepreneurship Education - Proposal of a Structural Model, in Vargas Sánchez, Alfonso (ed.), X Seminario Hispano-Luso de Economía Empresarial, Universidad de Huelva Publicaciones (ISBN 978-84-96826-68-7). Ferreira, J., Raposo, M., Rodrigues, R., Dinis, A., Paço, A. (2008), Entrepreneurial Intention: a model with psychological and behavioural approaches, Proceedings of 31st Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference, International Entrepreneurship - promoting excellence in education, research and practice, Belfast, Ireland, 5-7 November (ISBN 978-1-900862-07-3). [ISI proceedings]. Azevedo, S. and Ferreira, J. (2008), The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology in Retailing: The Case of a Portuguese Fashion Retailer, Proceedings of Third National IT Conference on IT Enabled Practices and Emerging Management Paradigms, Prestige Institute of Management and Research (PIMR) 12-13, September, 2008, Indore, India. Fernandes, P., Teixeira, J., Ferreira, J. and Azevedo, S. (2008), Artificial Neural Networks versus Box-Jenkins Methodology in Tourism Demand Analysis, Proceedings of 48th Congress of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA): Culture, Cohesion and Competitiveness: Regional Perspectives, 27 – 31 August 2008, Liverpool, UK. Dinis, A., Paço. A., Ferreira, J., Raposo, M. and Rodrigues, R. (2008), Start-up businesses intentions among secondary students, Proceedings of ESU Conference 2008 – European Summer University on Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Education Research, Bodø Graduate School of Business and Nordland Research Institute, 22nd to 26th August 2008, Bodø, Norway. Paço, A., Ferreira, J., Raposo, M., Rodrigues, R. and Dinis, A. (2008), Entrepreneurial intention among Secondary Students: Findings from Portugal, Proceedings of IntEnt 2008 – 18th Global Conference, Internationalizing Entrepreneurship Education and Training, Marcum Conference Center & Miami Inn, Oxford, Ohio, 17-19 July, USA. Azevedo, S. and Ferreira, J. (2008), The Role of an Identification Technology on Firm Performance: A Conceptual Model Proposal, Proceedings of GBATA2008 – 10th Annual International Conference -Evolution and Revolution in the Global Knowledge Economy: Enhancing Innovation and Competitiveness Worldwide, Madrid, 8-12 July 2008, Spain (ISBN: 1-932917-04-7). Fernandes, P., Teixeira, J., Ferreira, J. and Azevedo, S. (2008), Modelação da Procura Turística: Um estudo comparativo entre Redes Neuronais Artificiais e a Metodologia de Box-Jenkins, Actas do XII Congreso Anual Internacional de Investigación en Ciencias Administrativas, Tijuana – México, May 2008 (ISBN:978-968-9356-02-8). Ferreira, J. and Azevedo, S. (2008), Strategic Entrepreneurship: key-Dimensions effect on strategic orientation of small firms, Eastern Academy of Management (EAM), Meeting in Washington, D.C., May 14-17, USA, 2008. Marques, C. S. and Ferreira, J. (2008), Innovative Capacity of SME to Competitive Advantage and its Influence on Performance: a Regional Perspective. Proceedings of the First International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development, ICEIRD2008, National and University Library “Ss. Kliment Ohridski”, May, 7-11, Skopje and Ohrid, Macedonia, 2008, pp 386-396 (ISBN 978-9989-2636-4-4). Ferreira, J., Azevedo, S. and Raposo, M. (2008), Clustering and Innovation Policy: a Regional Approach. Proceedings of the First International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development, ICEIRD2008, National and 9 University Library “Ss. Kliment Ohridski”, 7-11, May, Skopje and Ohrid, Macedonia, 2008, pp 210-220 (ISBN 978-9989-2636-4-4). 32. Azevedo, S. and Ferreira, J. (2008), The Contribution of Resources and Capabilities to the Competitiveness: The Case of Port of Sines, POMS-2008 - La Jolla, 19th Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society Hyatt Regency La Jolla, California, 9 - 12, May, 2008. 31. Azevedo, S., Ferreira, J. and Raposo, M. (2008) Regional Clustering and Innovative Practices in a Firm-Level approach, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (AIE), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 27—29, March, 2008 (ISBN 978-7-80247-039-2) [Indexed to Scientific and Technical Proceedings (ISTP) and Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP)] 30. Estevão, C., Fernandes, C., Ferreira, J. (2010) Inovação no Sector do Turismo: Proposta de um Modelo Conceptual para o Desenvolvimento Regional, INVTUR - Conferencia Internacional de Turismo, Universidade de Aveiro, 10 a 13 Março de 2010, Aveiro, Portugal. 29. Azevedo, G., Ferreira, J. and Raposo, M. (2008) Clusters policy approach for SME: Exploring cluster differences in the region of Beira Interior, Proceedings of the XVIII Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Gestão (18th Luso-Spanish Conference on Management), Innovation, Entrepreneurialship, Knowledge and Enterprise in Competitiveness, school of economics of the university of porto, February 7-8, Porto, Portugal (ISBN: 978-989-2010009-0). 28. Ferreira, J., Marques, C. and Barbosa, M. (2008) Relação entre Inovação, Capacidade Inovadora e Desempenho: O Caso das Empresas da Região da Beira Interior (Relationship between innovation, innovative capability and performance: The case of the firms of Beira Interior Region), Proceedings of the XVIII Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Gestão (18th Luso-Spanish Conference on Management), Innovation, Entrepreneurialship, Knowledge and Enterprise in Competitiveness, school of economics of the university of porto, February 7-8, Porto, Portugal (ISBN: 978-989-20-10009-0). 27. Azevedo, G., Ferreira, J. (2007) A Model of Logistics Performance Measurement: A SEM approach, Proceedings of the 5th AIMS International Conference Proceedings, Institute of Finance and International Management, December 27-30, IBS, Hyderabad, India. 26. Azevedo, S. and Ferreira, J. (2007) The Linkage between LIS and RBV for Sustained Competitive Advantage: An Integrated Conceptual Model, IASK - International Association for the Scientific Knowledge: E-Activity and Leading Technologies, 3rd to 6th of December, Porto, Portugal, pp. 172 (ISBN: 978-972-99397-5-4). 25. Ferreira, J. and Azevedo, S. (2007) Linkage between Logistics activities and Firms Performance: Empirical Study, Proceedings of the Four Annual Conference of Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International (ABEAI), 16th-20th November, Maui Hawaii. 24. Ferreira, J. and Azevedo, S. (2007), The Impact of EO Resource-Based View on Growth of Small Firms, ISBE Conference, 7th-9th November, Glasgow, Scotland (ISBN: 0263-774X). [ISI proceedings] 23. Azevedo, G., Ferreira, J. (2007) The Impact of Logistics’ Information and Communication Technologies on Sustaining Competitive Advantages: The Resource-Based View Approach, Eighth International Conference on Operations and Quantitative Management (ICOQ8), ABAC School of Management, October 17-20, pp. 18, Bangkok, Thailand. 22. Azevedo, S., Ferreira, J. and Leitão, J. (2007) The Role of Logistics’s ICT in Determining Competitive Advantages: A New Dimensional Framework, Proceedings of Eastern Academy of Management (EAM) 2007, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, May 16-19. 21. Leitão, J. and Ferreira, J. (2007) ICT and Entrepreneurship: A comparative analysis between Portugal and Germany, Proceedings of the 5th Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research (IECER), 27 of February to 2 of March. 20. Ferreira, J., Paço, A., Raposo, M. and Ricardo, R. (2007) Entrepreneurship Education and Business Creation Propensity: Testing a Structural Model, Proceedings of IntEnt 2007 – 17th Global Conference, Internationalizing Entrepreneurship Education and Training, Gdansk, Poland, 8-11 July. 19. Raposo, M., Ferreira, J. and Rodrigues, R. (2007) Propensão para a criação da própria empresa - proposta e teste de um modelo conceptual com recurso a equações estruturais (propension for firm creation – proposal and testo f a conceptual model with resource a structural equations) , Editado por Ayala Calvo, J. C. y Grupo de Investigacíon FEDRA, 10 Conocimiento, Innovación y Empreendedores: Camino al Futuro, Universidad de La Rioja, España, Fevereiro 2006 (ISBN: 978-84-690-3573-3). 18. Ferreira, J., Leitão, J. and Azevedo, S. (2007) Pradrões e Aspirações de Crescimento das Pequenas Empresas: Um Estudo Empírico Comparativo (Patterns and aspirations of growth ofthe smallfirms: An empirical comparative study), Editado por Ayala Calvo, J. C. y Grupo de Investigacíon FEDRA, Conocimiento, Innovación y Empreendedores: Camino al Futuro, Universidad de La Rioja, España, Fevereiro (ISBN: 978-84-690-3573-3). 17. Azevedo, S., Ferreira, J. and Leitão, J. (2007) O Impacte da Identificação por Rádio Frequência (RFID) no Desempenho das Empresas. Uma Proposta de Modelo de Avaliação (The impact of the Identification by RFID on Performance of the firms. A proposal of evaluation model), Editado por Ayala Calvo, J. C. y Grupo de Investigacíon FEDRA, Conocimiento, Innovación y Empreendedores: Camino al Futuro, Universidad de La Rioja, España, Fevereiro (ISBN: 978-84-690-3573-3). 16. Ferreira, J., Leitão, J. and Azevedo, S. (2006) Configuration of Logistics Activities across Life- Cycle of the Firms and Performance: Proposal of a Conceptual Model, Proceedings of the 4th AIMS International Conference Proceedings, Institute of Finance and International Management, December 2006, pp. 12, Bangalore, India. 15. Raposo, M., Ferreira, J., Paço, A. and Silva, M. (2006) O Perfil do Potencial Empreendedor - Estudo dos Atributos e das Motivações dos Estudantes na Propensão para a Criação da Própria Empresa (The Profile of the entrepreneur potential – study of the attributes and motivations of the students in the proposion to create a firm), Paper presented and published at VIII Seminário Hispano Luso de Economía Empresarial: Competencias sin Fronteras. La Empresa Familiar, 23 - 24 November, Organised by Universidad of Extramadura and Fundación Xavier Salas, 2006 - Trujillo, Spain. (ISBN: 8488611-30-7) 14. Ferreira, J. (2006) The Role of Entrepreneurship in the Growth of Small Firms: An Empirical Study, Proceedings of ICAM2006 – International Conference on Advances Management, 19-21 July, 2006, Lisbon, Portugal (ISBN: 1059-356X). 13. Raposo, M., Ferreira, J. and Paço, A. (2006) The Potential Entrepreneur Profile Attributes and Motivations of University Students. Paper published in Proceedings of IntEnt2006 – Internalizing Entrepreneurship Education and Training, 9 -12, July, S. Paulo, Brazil. 12. Serrasqueiro, Z., Raposo, M. Ferreira. J. and Rodrigues, R. (2006) Entrepreneurial Capacity of the Graduates: The Case of the University of Beira Interior, Paper presented in 3rd Entrepreneurship Doctoral Programme (EDP) Workshop, Barcelona, 2006. 11. Ferreira, J., Leitão, J. and Raposo, M. (2005) Competitive Advantages of the Beira Interior (Portugal): A TOWS Approach, proceedings of ISBE - Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 28th National Conference: Illuminating Entrepreneurship, 1 - 3 November, 2005 - Blockpool, UK (ISBN: 1-900862-80-8) [ISI proceedings]. 10. Ferreira, J. (2005) Empreendedorismo: Factores Determinantes no Crescimento da Pequena Empresa e o Papel da Orientação Estratégica Empreendedora (Entrepreneurship: Determinants on growth of small firm and therole of strategic entrepreneurial orientation), paper presented and published at IXI Congreso Anual -XV Hispano Francês - AEDEM, 8, 9 and 10 June, 2005, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. 9. Ferreira, J. (2005) Empreendedorismo: A dimensão Orientação Estratégica Empreendedora como medida de Crescimento (The Strategic entrepreneurial orientation dimension as measure of growth), Paper presented and published at XV Jornadas Hispano-Lusas de Gestión Científica – Ciudades en Competência, Departamento de Administración de Empresas y Marketing, University of Sevilla, 2 - 4 February, 2005, Sevilla- Spain. 8. Raposo, M., Alves, H., Ferreira, J. and Paço, A. (2005) Análise do Potencial Competitivo e Medidas de Competitividade para a Indústria da Confecção de Vestuário Portuguesa (Analysis of the competitive potential and neasures of competitiveness for portuguese clothes industry), Paper presented and published at XV Jornadas Hispano-Lusas de Gestión Científica – Ciudades en Competência, organizadas pelo Departamento de Administración de Empresas y Marketing - University of Sevilla, 2 – 4 February, 2005, Sevilla – Spain. 7. Raposo, M., Alves, H., Ferreira, J. and Paço, A. (2004) Competitividade e Perspectivas Futuras da Indústria Têxtil e do Vestuário Portuguesa (Competitiveness and future perspectives of portuguese clothes industry), Paper presented and published at VI 11 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Seminário Hispano-Luso de Economia Empresarial, Departamento de Dirección de Empresas y Marketing - University of Huelva – Spain, 18 and 19 November, 2004. Ferreira, J. (2004) Análise de Clusters: Uma Taxonomia do Ciclo de Vida das Pequenas e Médias Empresas Portuguesas (Clusters analysis: a taxonomy of the life cycle of portugueses SME), Paper presented and published at XVIII/XIV Congreso Anual HispanoFrances,"La Empresa y su Entorno", AEDEM, 2 - 4 June, 2004, Ourense - Spain. Ferreira, J. (2002) Corporate Entrepreneurship: A Strategic Perspective. The best conceptual paper award"47th ICSB - International Council for Small Business, Advancing Entrepreneurship Worldwide- Conference, San Juan - Puerto Rico, 16-19 June, 2002. Ferreira, J. and Serrasqueiro, Z. (2000) Difficulties Felt by SME in the Innovation Panorama. A Research Focused on Behaviours Patterns. Paper presented and published in Proceedings of ESBS 2000 - Entrepreneurship under Difficult Circumstances: An Inventory of Best Practice and Entrepreneurship Challenges at the Beginning of 21st Century. EROV - Economic Council of East Flanders, 2000 Belgium. Raposo, M., Ferreira, J. and Serrasqueiro, Z. (2000) Obstacles Faced by Portuguese SME: A Perspective of Life-Cycle". Paper presented and published in Proceedings of 23rd ISBA National Policy and Research Conference 2000, Aberdeen, UK. Ferreira, J. (2000) Development and Study of Taxonomy of Stage Configurations of the Life-Cycle, Applied to the SME of the Beira Interior Region. Paper published in proceedings of ICSB - International Council Small Business Conference, Brisbane, 2000, Queensland, Australia. Ussaman, A., Almeida, A., Ferreira, J., Franco, M. And Mendes, L. (1999) Innovative Behaviour in SMEs: An Exploratory Study in Portuguese Firms, Paper published at 5th International Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute, 4 - 7 July, Athens, GREECE, Vol.I, pp. 409-411. National Conferences: 11. Vieira, E. and Ferreira, J. (2014) Uma nova forma de pensar a estratégia na indústria do Fitness – Blue Ocean Strategy, Congresso de Ciências do Desporto, Exercício e Saúde, 1 a 3 maio, Vila Real, Portugal (ISBN 978-989-704-174-7). 10.Vieira, E. and Ferreira, J. (2011) Estratégia de Inovação para o Mercado do Fitness: Blue Ocean Strategy, IV Jornada Técnico Científica em Exercício e Saúde, Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maio, 21 Maio. Rio Maior. 9. Barbosa, J. and Ferreira, J. (2007) A Capacidade Inovadora Empresarial como Factor Criador de Vantagens Competitivas nas Empresas da Indústria Transformadora da Região da Beira Interior (Innovative capability as competitive advantage of firms of the manufacturing industry of the Beira Interior Region), IX Seminário Luso-Espanhol de Economia Empresarial – A Inovação e o Ensino do Empreendedorismo, 15 e 16 de Novembro, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. 8. Marques, R. and Ferreira, J. (2007) O Papel das Redes no Intra-empreendedorismo Feminino: A Proposta de um Modelo Conceptual (Role of the Networks in the female intrapreneruship: A proposal of a concpetual model), IX Seminário Luso-Espanhol de Economia Empresarial – A Inovação e o Ensino do Empreendedorismo, 15 e 16 de Novembro, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. 7. Santos, F., Azevedo, S. and Ferreira, J. (2007) Práticas Logísticas: Abordagem competitiva à Indústria Têxtil e Vestuário (Logisitics practices: Competitive approach to the clothes industry), IX Seminário Luso-Espanhol de Economia Empresarial – A Inovação e o Ensino do Empreendedorismo, 15 e 16 de Novembro, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. 6. Deolinda, A. and Ferreira, J. (2007) A Competitividade do Cluster do Vinho em Portugal, 5º Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Economia Agrária (The Competitivenesss of the Wine’s Cluster in Portugal, 5th Congress of the Portuguese Association of Land Economy), Vila Real, October, 4 – 6. 5. Ferreira, J., Raposo, M. and Leitão, J. (2006) Avaliação Multidimensional da Competitividade Regional: O Caso da Beira Interior (Multidimensional Evaluation of 12 4. 3. 2. 1. Regional competitiveness), Proceedings of the 12th Congress APDR: Recursos, Desenvolvimento, Ordenamento, 16 - 18 September -Viseu, Portugal. Ferreira, J. (2004) Empreendedorismo: O papel da orientação estratégica empreendedora para o crescimento das Empresas (the role of strategic entrepreneurial orientation for Firm’s growth), Paper presented at Workshop: Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação (IDI), Empreendedorismo e Futuro, 24th November, 2004, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. Raposo, M., Guedes, P., Alves, H. and Ferreira, J. (2003), Estrutura Económica dos Sectores das NUT do Centro Interior de Portugal: 95-99 (Economic Structure of the NUT’s Sectors of the Inner centre of Portugal: 95-99) . Paper presented at 5º Semiário LusoEspanhol de Economia Empresarial, 13 - 14 November, University of Beira Interior, Covilha –Portugal. Ferreira, J. and Serrasqueiro, Z. (2002) Criação de uma Taxonomia dos Estádios do Ciclo de Vida: Uma Abordagem dos Aspectos Financeiros da Empresa (criation of a taxonomy of the life-cycle stages: A approach of Financial aspects of firm), Paper presented and published at XII Jornadas Luso Espanholas de Gestão Cientifica - Novos Desafios na Gestão: Inovação ou Renovação, University of Beira Interior, Covilha - Portugal, 10 - 12 April. Ferreira, J. and Serrasqueiro, Z. (2000) Obstáculos Financeiros Enfrentados pelas PME Portuguesas: Uma Perspectiva do Ciclo de Vida (financial obstacles faced by portuguese SME: A perspective of life-cycle), Paper presented and published at 2º Seminário LusoEspanhol - Economia Empresarial, November 2000, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. 13