Graduating in Psychology from the University of Porto, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Minho (UM), I have been working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Economics and Management of the UM. I have had teaching experience at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Key teaching areas have included Organizational Behaviour, Theories of Management and Organization, and Human Resources Management. My research interest areas and publications have been in gender stereotypes in management, gender discourses and identities in entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises, and professional embodiment.
Feminist Theory and Post-Colonialism in the context of organizations
Professional and Organizational Identities
Gender Studies
Entrepreneurship
Equal Opportunities and Diversity Management
Human Resource Management
Selected publications
Fernandes, E., & Mota-Ribeiro, S. (2017). “Respect” and “self-determination” women entrepreneurs’ identities and entrepreneurial discourses. Gender in Management, 32(1), 66–80. DOI
Fernandes, E., & Leite, R. (2016). Embodied women in the work context: The case of Portuguese businesswomen and their female subordinates. Women's Studies International Forum, 56, 45–55. DOI
Fernandes, E. (2008). Elas por elas: corpos ruidosos, corpos silenciados em contexto organizacional. Diacrítica, 22(3), 87–102. DOI
Fernandes, E., & Cabral-Cardoso, C. (2006). The social stereotypes of the Portuguese female and male manager. Gender in Management, 21(2), 99–112. DOI
Fernandes, E., & Cardoso, C. C. (2005). The female manager and male manager: The persistence of the asymmetries between their social stereotypes. Tékhne - Review of Applied Management Studies, 2(3), 39–59. DOI
Other publications
Saraiva, A., von Schwedler, M., & Fernandes, E. (2018). Choosing local organic food: Consumer motivations and ethical spaces . International Journal of Nutrition and Food Engineering, 12(3), 58–66. DOI
Evanice Nadya, & Emilia Fernandes. (2017). Gender and Entrepreneurship in Angola: Narratives of the ‘Muambeiras’ of Lubango. In C. Machado & J. P. Davim (Eds.), Managing Organizational Diversity: Trends and Challenges in Management and Engineering (pp. 119–134). Springer. DOI
Fernandes, E., & Mota-Ribeiro, S. (2017). “Respect” and “self-determination” women entrepreneurs’ identities and entrepreneurial discourses. Gender in Management, 32(1), 66–80. DOI
Carvalho, A. F., & Fernandes, E. (2016). Processos de discriminação de profissionais imigrantes e qualificadas em contextos laborais tipicamente masculinos. Ex Aequo, 33, 117–132. DOI
Fernandes, E., & Leite, R. (2016). Embodied women in the work context: The case of Portuguese businesswomen and their female subordinates. Women's Studies International Forum, 56, 45–55. DOI
Martins, S., Fernandes, E., & Leite, R. (2016). Gendered understandings of innovation in nursing and entrepreneurship: an exploratory study in the Portuguese context. In G. A. Alsos, U. Hytti, & E. Ljunggren (Eds.), Research Handbook on Gender and Innovation (pp. 107–126). Edward Elgar. DOI
Resende, I., & Fernandes, E. (2015). Recruitment and selection in the expatriation process: comparing perceptions between organizations and individuals. In C. Machado & J. P. Davim (Eds.), Organizational Management: Policies and Practices in a Global Market (pp. 132–149). England: Palgrave MacMillan. DOI
Cabral-Cardoso, C., & Fernandes, E. (2014). Entrepreneurship among Portuguese women. In L. Kelly (Ed.), Entrepreneurial Women: New Management and Leadership Models (1st ed., Vol. 2, pp. 135–156). Santa Barbara, California: ABC - CLIO. DOI
Fernandes, E., & Leite, R. (2014). The gender of the entrepreneur and the politics of entrepreneurship for women: An exploratory study. In C. Machado & J. P. Davim (Eds.), Work organization and Human Resource Management (pp. 105–123). Switzerland: Springer. DOI
Fernandes, E. (2008). Elas por elas: corpos ruidosos, corpos silenciados em contexto organizacional. Diacrítica, 22(3), 87–102. DOI
Fernandes, E., & Cabral-Cardoso, C. (2006). The social stereotypes of the Portuguese female and male manager. Gender in Management, 21(2), 99–112. DOI
Fernandes, E. (2005). Estereótipo. In A. L. Amaral & A. G. Macedo (Eds.), Dicionário da Crítica Feminista (p. 57). Porto: Editora Afrontamento. DOI
Fernandes, E., & Cardoso, C. C. (2005). The female manager and male manager: The persistence of the asymmetries between their social stereotypes. Tékhne - Review of Applied Management Studies, 2(3), 39–59. DOI
Fernandes, E., & Cabral-Cardoso, C. (2003). Gender asymmetries and manager stereotype among management students. Women in Management Review, 18(1/2), 77–87. DOI
Epistemology and Theory of Knowledge in Management
Doctorate
Evolution of Management Thought and Theories
Bachelor
Foundations of Organizational Behaviour
Master's
