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Rolando Vaz is a Portuguese Economist and Professor of Economics at Portucalense University. Is Doctor (PhD) in Economic Analysis, at Vigo University. He holds a Master's degree in Economics and a specialization in Economics Science and Firms, at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. He has firms experience, in the performance of responsible roles, in several areas: management, finance, strategy and management control.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rolando Vaz

Citation names

  • Vaz, Rolando

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4217-98A3-0FA8
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3218-3975
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DjCjDNQAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT

Email addresses

  • rolando.vaz@sapo.pt (Professional)
  • vaz.rolandovaz@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (351) 935720001 (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Economics
  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Business and Management

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/09/05 - 2021/12/03
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Análise Económica (PhD) (Doctor)
Major in Firm Economics
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
"Growth in Firms" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Sobresaliente Cum Laude (Excellent with Commendation)
2013 - 2014
Concluded
 Especialização Ciências Económicas e Empresariais (Postgraduate) (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2011 - 2014
Concluded
 Economia (Master) (Mestrado)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Inovação na Indústria Portuguesa do Calçado" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Tecnologias de Fafe, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politecnico do Porto Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Vaz, Rolando. "Firm Location and Growth in the Portuguese footwear industry". Paper presented in 5th Business & Entrepreneurial Economics, Zagreb, 2020.
    Published
  2. Vaz, Rolando; Eduardo L. Giménez; A. Novo-Peteiro, José. "Como Crescem as Empresas? Modos, Caminhos e Estratégias". Paper presented in ASEPELT - XXXIII Congresso Internacional de Economía Aplicada, Vigo, 2019.
  3. Vaz, Rolando; L. Giménez, Eduardo; A. Novo-Peteiro, José. "Fatores Determinantes no Crescimento das Empresas: Uma Revisão da Literatura Empírica". Paper presented in ASEPELT - XXXII Congresso Internacional de Economia Aplicada, Huelva, 2018.
    Published
  4. Nelson, Duarte; Vaz, Rolando; Diniz, Francisco. "Product and Process Innovation in the Portuguese Footwear Industry". 2015.
Newspaper article
  1. Rolando Vaz. "The Regional Firm Density and the Growth of Firms in the Portuguese Textile and Clothing Industry", Revista Galega de Economía, 2024, https://doi.org/10.15304/rge.33.3.8983.
    10.15304/rge.33.3.8983
  2. Rolando Vaz. "Firm growth in the Portuguese footwear industry: the location dilemma", The Annals of Regional Science, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-022-01152-8.
    10.1007/s00168-022-01152-8
  3. Vaz, Rolando. "How do Firms Grow? Modes, Paths, and Strategies. A Review of the Literature", Studies of Applied Economics, 2022, https://doi.org/10.25115/eea.v40i2.5983.
    https://doi.org/10.25115/eea.v40i2.5983
  4. Rolando Vaz. "Firm Growth: A review of the empirical literature", Revista Galega de Economía, 2021, https://doi.org/10.15304/rge.30.2.7190.
    10.15304/rge.30.2.7190
  5. Diniz, Francisco; Vaz, Rolando; Duarte, Nelson. "Innovation Strategies in the Portuguese Footwear Industry", International Journal of Contemporary Management, 2015, http://8723.indexcopernicus.com/abstracted.php?level=5&ICID=1158165.
  6. Nelson, Duarte; Vaz, Rolando; Diniz, Francisco. "Inovação de Produto na Indústria Portuguesa do Calçado", Sodebras, 2015, http://www.sodebras.com.br/edicoes/N112.pdf.
Activities

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/09/01 - Current REMIT - Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies Research in the Firms Economics.
2017/08 - Current International Engineering and Technology Institute Secretário Geral - Delegação do Porto, Portugal
2014/01 - Current Ordem dos Economistas
2022/10/30 - 2023/12/31 CETRAD - Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies Research in the Firms Economics.
2015/03 - 2019/04/03 Membro não integrado - Centro de Inovação e Investigação em Ciências Empresariais e Sistemas de Informação, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão - Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Distinctions

Award

2023 Rolando Vaz, author of the paper "Firm Growth: A review of the empirical literature" published in volume 30, number 2 (2021) of the Galician Journal of Economics, was awarded the prize Galician Journal of Economics 2023 Most Cited Paper Award.
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain