Ana Carvalho

Ana Carvalho serves as Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Management (EEG) of the University of Minho, holding appointments in the Department of Management. She concurrently serves as an elected member of EEG's School Council and as a full member of NIPE (Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas).

Her educational foundation includes a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Minho. Research interests center on strategic human resource management, innovation management, business model innovation, nonprofit organisation management, volunteer management, and management education.

• Strategic human resource management practices in crisis resilience
• Business model innovation frameworks for sustainable mobility systems
• Volunteer management dynamics in Portuguese nonprofit organizations
• Transferable skills development through problem-based learning
• Generational work values in higher education-to-work transitions

Carvalho's publication trajectory reveals evolving focus from foundational nonprofit sector studies (2009-2013) toward contemporary business model innovation research (2021-2023), with consistent emphasis on Portuguese organizational contexts. Her collaborative work spans transportation systems, generational workforce analysis, and educational technology evaluation.

Research funding includes four major projects:

• É tudo sobre produtividade (2018-2022): FCT-funded productivity research where she contributed as core team member
• Easy Ride (2018-2021): AICEP-funded urban mobility project as collaborative researcher
• UNINTEGRA (2017-2019): EU-funded integration initiative
• The financial impact of best practices awards (2012-2014): FCT project where she served as Principal Investigator

Administrative leadership includes Vice-Dean for Education (2017-2020), PhD Program Director (2015-2017), and Management Department Deputy Director (2012-2016). Current teaching responsibilities span doctoral seminars in advanced research methodology and master's courses in strategic change management.