Vasco Eiriz is professor at the University of Minho, School of Economics and Management, Department of Management (Braga, Portugal). Before joining the University of Minho he was an auditor and business consultant in the Lisbon office of KMPG Peat Marwick (currently KPMG Portugal). He has worked for customers from industries such as banking and insurance, manufacturing, retailing, advertising, and pharmaceuticals. He has also worked in a retail family firm.
"Agregação" (a post-doctorate academic title similar to the Habilitation), University of Aveiro (Portugal). He has presented a seminar on organizational networks and entrepreneurship and a report on a course in entrepreneurship.
PhD in Management, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (currently The University of Manchester, United Kingdom). Thesis entitled "A Network and Relationship Approach to Strategic Marketing in Competitively Volatile Sectors".
Master in Business Administration, Specialization in Marketing, University of Minho. Dissertation entitled "Alianças Estratégicas - Empresas Portuguesas no Contexto Internacional" ("Strategic Alliances – Portuguese Firms in the International Context").
First degree ("Licenciatura" with five years) in Management, Specialization in Finance and Accounting, Instituto Superior de Gestão (Lisbon, Portugal).
Entrepreneurship; firm creation; growth and firms’ dynamics
Business models and innovation
Strategy in SME networks
Relationship marketing and networks in business and consumer markets
Selected publications
Eiriz, V., & Leite, F. P. (2017). The digital distribution of music and its impact on the business models of independent musicians. Service Industries Journal, 37(13-14), 875–895. DOI
Barbosa, N., Faria, A. P., & Eiriz, V. (2014). Industry-and firm-specific factors of innovation novelty. Industrial and Corporate Change, 23(3), 865–902. DOI
Eiriz, V., Faria, A., & Barbosa, N. (2013). Firm growth and innovation: Towards a typology of innovation strategy. Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice, 15(1), 97–111. DOI
Eiriz, V., Barbosa, N., & Figueiredo, J. A. (2010). A conceptual framework to analyse hospital competitiveness. Service Industries Journal, 30(3), 437–448. DOI
Eiriz, V., & Wilson, D. (2006). Research in relationship marketing: antecedents, traditions and integration. European Journal of Marketing, 40(3/4), 275–291. DOI
Other publications
Eiriz, V. Spatial proximity and SME strategy in local networks. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing. DOI
Eiriz, V., Barbosa, N., & Ferreira, V. (2019). Impacts of Technology Adoption by Small Independent Food Retailers. Journal of Small Business Management, 57(4), 1485–1505. DOI
Eiriz, V., & Carreiras, J. (2018). Change in supply networks: a case study in the automotive components industry. Management Decision, 56(4), 922–936. DOI
Eiriz, V., & Leite, F. P. (2017). The digital distribution of music and its impact on the business models of independent musicians. Service Industries Journal, 37(13-14), 875–895. DOI
Eiriz, V., Gonçalves, M., & Areias, J. S. (2017). Inter-organizational learning within an institutional knowledge network: A case study in the textile and clothing industry. European Journal of Innovation Management, 20(2), 230–249. DOI
Lima, V., Eiriz, V., & Barbosa, N. (2017). Acesso a recursos através de redes de relacionamento – A perspetiva das empresas de um cluster de calçado do norte de Portugal. Revista Brasileira De Gestao e Desenvolvimento Regional, 13(1), 32–53. DOI
Eiriz, V., & Carvalho, D. (2016). Efeitos da entrada da IKEA num cluster de produção de móveis. Revista Produção e Desenvolvimento, 2(1), 90–102. DOI
Eiriz, V., & Guimarães, F. (2016). Relacionamentos afetivos com as marcas: Estudo das consequências do amor pela marca dos festivais de verão. Revista Brasileira De Marketing, 15(3), 432–444. DOI
Eiriz, V., Barbosa, N., & Ferreira, V. (2016). Motivos da adoção de tecnologias pelas micro e pequenas empresas distribuidoras de produtos alimentares. Revista Brasileira De Gestão e Inovação (Brazilian Journal of Management &Amp; Innovation), 4(1), 52–65. DOI
Faria, A. P., Barbosa, N., & Eiriz, V. (2015). Firm Innovation and Co-Location in Portugal. Growth and Change, 46(4), 574–592. DOI
Barbosa, N., Faria, A. P., & Eiriz, V. (2014). Industry-and firm-specific factors of innovation novelty. Industrial and Corporate Change, 23(3), 865–902. DOI
Areias, J. S., & Eiriz, V. (2013). Building competitive advantage through inter-organizational projects. Strategic Direction, 29(9), 31–34. DOI
Eiriz, V., Barbosa, N., & Lima, V. (2013). Differences of absorptive capacity between firms within a cluster. Transformations in Business and Economics, 12(3), 203–214. DOI
Eiriz, V., Faria, A., & Barbosa, N. (2013). Firm growth and innovation: Towards a typology of innovation strategy. Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice, 15(1), 97–111. DOI
Ferreira, M., Eiriz, V., & Soares, A. M. (2013). The impact of market related factors on the entry mode of small and medium enterprises. Journal of Transnational Management, 18(4), 273–291. DOI
Eiriz, V., Alves, L., & Faria, A. P. (2012). Estudo de Casos Sobre Transferência de Tecnologia para Spin-offs Universitários em Portugal. Revista De Administração e Inovação/Innovation &Amp; Management Review, 9(1), 167–187. DOI
Oliveira, H. C., Rodrigues, L. L., & Eiriz, V. (2012). O Balanced Scorecard e a Organizaçao de Aprendizagem - Estudo de Caso. Revista Universo Contábil, 8(4), 167–183. DOI
Barbosa, N., & Eiriz, V. (2011). Regional Variation of Firm Size and Growth: The Portuguese Case. Growth and Change, 42(2), 125–158. DOI
Barbosa, N., & Eiriz, V. (2010). Entrepreneurship and inward foreign direct investment in Portugal . In H. Lenihan, B. Andreosso-O’Callaghan, & M. Hart (Eds.), Smes In A Globalised World: Survival and Growth Strategies on Europe’s Geographical Periphery (pp. 161–180). Edward Elgar. DOI
Eiriz, V., Barbosa, N., & Figueiredo, J. A. (2010). A conceptual framework to analyse hospital competitiveness. Service Industries Journal, 30(3), 437–448. DOI
Barbosa, N., & Eiriz, V. (2009). Linking corporate productivity to foreign direct investment: An empirical assessment. International Business Review, 18(1), 1–13. DOI
Barbosa, N., & Eiriz, V. (2009). The role of inward foreign direct investment on entrepreneurship. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 5(3), 319–339. DOI
Figueiredo, J., & Eiriz, V. (2009). Analysis of the impact of technological innovation on healthcare services. International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research, 1(3), 234–246. DOI
Lima, V., Eiriz, V., & Barbosa, N. (2009). Recursos, Posição e Desempenho Empresarial num Cluster. Revista Portuguesa De Estudos Regionais, 21, 101–121. DOI
Eiriz, V. (2008). Empresas e comunidades. O Economista: Anuário Da Economia Portuguesa, 21, 281–282. DOI
Eiriz, V., & Areias, S. S. (2008). Competing through cooperation in international supply networks: A case study from the clothing industry. International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business, 2(3), 244–261. DOI
Eiriz, V., & Barbosa, N. (2008). Mudanças na distribuição automóvel europeia. Revista Portuguesa e Brasileira De Gestão, 7(1), 44–55. DOI
Eiriz, V. (2007). Redes de conhecimento: estudo de um caso sobre a relação universidade-empresa. Revista De Administração Contemporânea Electrônica, 1(2), 172–186. DOI
Eiriz, V., & Barbosa, N. (2007). Interacção entre redes organizacionais locais. Revista Portuguesa De Estudos Regionais, 16, 23–42. DOI
Eiriz, V., Simoes, J., & Gonçalves, M. (2007). Obstáculos à gestão do conhecimento nas escolas de gestão e economia do ensino superior público em Portugal. Comportamento Organizacional e Gestão, 13(2), 153–167. DOI
de Castro, L. M., & Eiriz, V. (2007). Women and Entrepreneurship: Contemporary Classics. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 3(3), 345–347. DOI
Eiriz, V., & Barbosa, N. (2006). Dimensões de análise da competitividade hospitalar em Portugal. Revista Portuguesa De Gestão e Saúde, 1(1), 26–33. DOI
Eiriz, V., & Wilson, D. (2006). Research in relationship marketing: antecedents, traditions and integration. European Journal of Marketing, 40(3/4), 275–291. DOI
Eiriz, V., & Figueiredo, J. (2005). Quality evaluation in healthcare services based on the customer-provider relationship. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 18(6-7), 404–412. DOI
Eiriz, V., & Figueiredo, J. A. (2004). Uma abordagem em rede à avaliação da qualidade dos serviços de saúde. Revista Portuguesa e Brasileira De Gestão, 3(4), 20–28. DOI
Eiriz, V. (2001). Proposta de tipologia sobre alianças estratégicas. Revista De Administração Contemporânea, 5(2), 65–90. DOI
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