Francisco Xavier Pedro


Biography

Academic Background: PhD in Education (Digital Transformation & Cloud Classroom) from the University of Passo Fundo, completed in 2024. PhD Candidate in Economics (Political Economy) at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC) in partnership with the Institute for Business Management Development at ISCTE and the School of Economics and Management at the University of Lisbon (ISEG-UL), started in 2021 with an expected completion in 2025. PhD Candidate in Marketing and Strategy at the University of Minho, started in 2020 with an expected completion in 2024. Master's in Public Management and Local Development from the Faculty of Law at Agostinho Neto University, completed on 28/01/2019. Master's in Juridical-Economic Sciences from the Faculty of Law at Agostinho Neto University, completed on 09/09/2017. Postgraduate in Digital Transformation: Platform Strategies for Success from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), completed on 20/12/2020. Postgraduate in Advanced Management Program from AESE Business School in Lisbon, completed in 2008. Bachelor's in Economics from the Catholic University of Angola, completed on 09/09/2008. Bachelor's in Philosophy, completed on 14/09/1993 at the Major Seminary of Luanda. Laureate in Theology from the Lateran University of Rome, Italy, completed on 15/09/1997. Professional Experience: Assistant Professor at Agostinho Neto University. Head of Organizational Unit at the National Computer and Information Systems Company - Meu Kamba SA. Scientific and Academic Production: Author of four book chapters. Organizer of three academic events. Participation in 23 scientific and academic events. Recipient of five awards and distinctions. Participated as a researcher in one project. Areas of Expertise: Social Sciences with an emphasis on Economics, Management, Marketing and Strategy, and Digital Transformation in Education. Key Themes in Scientific Production: Marketing and Strategy African Political Economy Education Digital Transformation in Higher Education


Latest Publications

Book Chapter

Pedro, Francisco Xavier; Wacussanga, Jacinto Pio (2023), Forgotten Regions and pastoral minorities - the Southwest Angolan case, in Routledge (org.), Regional Development and Forgotten Spaces. UK: Routledge, 52-71

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Book Chapter

Pedro, Francisco Xavier; Rodrigues, Ricardo Gouveia (2022), The Impact of Business Sophistication on Marketing Knowledge, in Nadda, Vipin; Tyagi, Pankaj; Singh, Malini; Tyagi, Priyanka (org.), Disruptive Innovation and Emerging Technologies for Business Excellence in the Service Sector. UK: IGI Global, 130-163

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Book Chapter

Pedro, Francisco Xavier; Teixeira, Adriano Canabarro (2021), The Impact of Accelerated Digital Transformation on Educational Institutions, in Loureiro, Sandra Maria Correia; Guerreiro, João (org.), Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design. Handbook of Research on Developing a Post-Pandemic Paradigm for Virtual Technologies in Higher Education. UK: IGI Global, 1-26

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