Carla Curado

Carla Curado is an Associate Professor with Habilitation in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon. She serves as a founding researcher at the ADVANCE research center and holds leadership roles including Master's Program Coordinator for Human Resource Management and Business Sciences. She represents the University of Lisbon at the International Organization for Standardization and is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance.

Her research explores:

• Knowledge Management in healthcare, SMEs, and NGOs
• Digital leadership and workplace happiness
• HRM's role in innovation and sustainability
• Mixed-method approaches to organizational analysis

Recent publications (2023-2025) emphasize digital transformation, healthcare efficiency, and methodological innovations in operations management. Key trends include configurational analysis of leadership and knowledge behaviors in hybrid work environments.

Awards:

• Stanford's Top 2% World Scientist (2021, 2022, 2023)

She supervises 65+ Master's students with theses on:

• Knowledge sharing mechanisms
• Leadership/organizational commitment
• Healthcare workplace dynamics
• Sustainability in HR practices

At ADVANCE Research Center, she contributes to teams studying management innovation and organizational resilience, with active participation in EU research consortia.