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Marcela Souto Castro is a professor at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal. Holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Rennes School of Business. Dr. Castro is passionate about teaching. She vigorously pursues learning innovative methods and tools to inspire students. She has taught MBA courses at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV – 2008- 2018). She lectures on a variety of topics in Project Management, Interpersonal Communication, and Negotiation. She provided consulting and training at big organizations such as TIM, Endesa, Claro, Avon, GSK, Vale, Souza Cruz, Estaleiro Atlântico Sul, and Valesul. Due to her exemplary effort in teaching, she was honored by students (2015, 2017, and 2018). Prior to her academic career, she had experience in the commercial area, having worked in national and multinational companies (ENEL, GENERAL ELECTRIC, REPSOL YPF, and TURBOMECA). Her area of interest is supply chain and new technologies.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Marcela Souto Castro

Citation names

  • Castro, Marcela

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0210-8AB6-D32B
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6616-1881

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (351) 961581409 (Personal)

Addresses

  • R. DR. JORGE MUNOZ CARDOSO 8, C.4C, 2840-620, SEIXAL, Setubal, Portugal (Personal)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/01 - Current NEXUS Pacto de Inovação
02-C05-i01.01-2022.PC645112083-00000059 (projeto 53)
Technical development
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
Ongoing
2023/05 - 2023/12 SONDA2026 – Smart Open Networks for Development Acceleration
CDT4SONDA2026
Technical development
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Negociação Plug And Play. Brazil. 2020.
Book chapter
  1. "Chapter 11 The Spinner Innovation: Factors for inclusion and advocating in sustainable ecosystems". 215-240. De Gruyter, 2021.
    10.1515/9783110670219-012
  2. Ronnie Figueiredo; Marcela S. Castro. "How Can Marketing Intelligence Support Tourism Companies to Increase Their Competitiveness?". 278-289. {IGI, 2020.
    10.4018/978-1-7998-0365-2.ch016
  3. "Multilevel Approach to Competitiveness in the Global Tourism Industry". In How can marketing intelligence support tourism companies to increase their competitiveness?. 2019.
    10.4018/978-1-7998-0365-2
Conference abstract
  1. Castro, Marcela; Ludovico-Marques, Marco . Corresponding author: Castro, Marcela. "Leveraging portuguese higher education institutions for regional development through decarbonization". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Resilience and Sustainable Regions, Setubal, 2023.
    Published
  2. Castro, Marcela; André Baptista Barcaui; Leonardo Lisboa; Carlos Narvarro. Corresponding author: Castro, Marcela. "UNVEILING THE LANDSCAPE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CORPORATE MANAGEMENT: INSIGHTS FROM PROFESSIONALS". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Resilience and Sustainable Regions, Setubal, 2023.
    Published
  3. Castro, Marcela; Ludovico-Marques, Marco . Corresponding author: Castro, Marcela. "Contribuições das Instituições de Ensino Superior Portuguesas para a Descarbonização Regional: Um Enfoque nos Centros de Investigação e Inovação". Paper presented in 1st “International Marketing and Logistics Conferences, Setubal, 2023.
    Published
  4. Castro, Marcela; André Baptista Barcaui; Leonardo Lisboa; Carlos Navarro. Corresponding author: Castro, Marcela. "A Utilização da Inteligência Artificial Aplicada à Gestão Empresarial". Paper presented in 1st “International Marketing and Logistics Conferences, Setubal, 2023.
    Published
  5. Castro, Marcela; André Baptista Barcaui; Leonardo Lisboa; Carlos Navarro. "AI in Financial Management: Professional Insights". Paper presented in Elsevier Finance Conference 2023, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Marcela Souto Castro; Bouchaib Bahli; J. J. M. Ferreira; Ronnie Figueiredo. "Comparing Single-Item and Multi-Item Trust Scales: Insights for Assessing Trust in Project Leaders". Behavioral Sciences 13 9 (2023): 786-786. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13090786.
    10.3390/bs13090786
  2. Gisele Blak Bernat; Eduardo Linhares Qualharini; Marcela Souto Castro; André Baptista Barcaui; Raquel Reis Soares. "Sustainability in Project Management and Project Success with Virtual Teams: A Quantitative Analysis Considering Stakeholder Engagement and Knowledge Management". Sustainability (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129834.
    10.3390/su15129834
  3. Marcela Souto Castro; Blak Bernat, G; Qualharini, E.L. "Enhancing Sustainability in Project Management: The Role of Stakeholder Engagement and Knowledge Management in Virtual Team Environments.". Sustainability (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/6/4896.
    10.3390/su15064896
  4. Marcela Castro; Bouchaib Bahli; Ronnie Figueiredo; Andre Barcaui. "Forecasting Project Success through Project Team Trust: Brazilian Empirical Study". Procedia Computer Science 219 (2023): 1696-1704. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2023.01.463.
    10.1016/j.procs.2023.01.463
  5. Marcela Castro; André Barcaui; Bouchaib Bahli; Ronnie Figueiredo. "Do the Project Manager’s Soft Skills Matter? Impacts of the Project Manager’s Emotional Intelligence, Trustworthiness, and Job Satisfaction on Project Success". Administrative Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci12040141.
    10.3390/admsci12040141
  6. "Does one project success measure fit all? An empirical investigation of Brazilian projects". International Journal of Managing Projects in Business (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-01-2020-0028.
    10.1108/ijmpb-01-2020-0028
  7. Castro, Marcela Souto; Bahli, Bouchaib; Farias Filho, Jose Rodrigues; Barcaui, Andre. "A CONTEMPORARY VISION OF PROJECT SUCCESS CRITERIA". Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management (2019): https://publons.com/publon/23289013/.
    10.14488/BJOPM.2019.V16.N1.A6
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021 - 2023 A influência da sustentabilidade emgerenciamento de projetos, do engajamento de stakeholders e da gestão do conhecimento no sucesso do projeto com equipes virtuais.
Supervisor
 Programa de Engenharia Ambiental (PhD)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2018 - 2020 The Relationship Between Project Governance and Project Success: Brazilian Context
Supervisor
 DBA (PhD)
Rennes School of Business, France