Catarina Cepêda

Catarina Cepêda serves as Professor at ISCAP-IPP and UMAIA, and holds research positions at COMEGI and CEOS-PP. She possesses a PhD in Business Administration and is a certified accountant, with her primary institutional affiliation through ISCAP-IPP under the Polytechnic Institute of Porto.

Her research program addresses critical intersections in modern accounting and business administration:

• Financial Accounting: Analysis of financial statement preparation and interpretation under evolving regulatory frameworks
• Corporate Social Responsibility: Examination of ESG integration into corporate governance and reporting practices
• Accounting Information Systems: Development of secure digital infrastructure for financial data management
• Digital Accounting: Implementation of blockchain and AI technologies in accounting workflows
• Decision-Making: Behavioral studies on how accounting data influences strategic business choices

Her scholarly output appears in high-impact journals including Business Strategy and the Environment, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, and Universal Journal of Accounting and Finance, demonstrating strong interdisciplinary engagement across accounting, sustainability, and digital transformation domains.