Maria do Céu Colaço dos Santos is an Assistant Professor at the Public-Private Administration Courses at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. She completed her PhD in Business Management in 2015 from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra and has a post-doctorate (2018) in Public Administration from ISCSP of the University of Lisbon. She also has an MBA and Masters in Management and a degree in Sociology from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra. Her research areas include creativity and innovation, quality management, organizational behavior, marketing place, and public regulation. She has published in national and international journals: Revista do Centro de Estudos de Direito Público e Regulação (CEDIPRE-FDUC); Centro de Estudos de Direito do Ordenamento, Urbanismo e do Ambiente (CEDOUA-FDUC); International Journal of Public Administration and Governance; International Journal of Organizational Analysis; European Management Review, among others.