Barriers to innovation activities as determinants of ongoing activities or abandoned

Filipe AP Duarte has a PhD in Management at the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal. His academic background also includes a master’s degree in Business Finance and a graduate degree in Business Management. He is also an Accountant. As professional experience, he has held management positions like financial director in a multinational company, manager in an SME, employee in an audit firm, accountant, manager in a financial company, employee in a couple of banks and also as a property consultant in early years.

Maria Jose Madeira is an Assistant Professor at the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal. Her academic background includes a PhD in Management, specialising in Innovation, UBI and Habilitation (Agregação) in Management. She is a coordinator of the postgraduate course in Technological Entrepreneurship, Director of 2nd Cycle degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Creation and Scientific Coordinator of Project International INESPO II. She is a research fellow at CIEO – Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics. Her expertise includes: Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship.

Dulcineia Catarina Moura has a PhD in Economics at the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal. Her academic record includes graduate and master’s degrees in Economics and a post-graduate degree in Territorial Marketing. The highlights of her professional path are the coordination and management of several projects concerning regional development and business promotion. She is the coordinator of the Association of Regional Development and an invited lecturer and speaker in initiatives concerning regional promotion and enhancement of the creative and entrepreneur spirit.

Joao Carvalho has a PhD in Management at the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal. His academic background includes the course of Economics and a Master in Management. He is the CEO in a Business Innovation Center (BIC) that is part of the largest European network of entrepreneurship and innovation that consists of 200 BIC. He also has a degree in Judicial Administration and Insolvency; he is an Accountant and Consultant. He has published a book, the theme of which is “Entrepreneurial Culture and Business Creation” (1999), Edições Sílabo, Lisboa (Portugal).

Jacinta Raquel Miguel Moreira is an Assistant Professor at the School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPL), Leiria, Portugal. Her academic background includes a PhD in Management, specialising in Marketing and a master’s degree in Management. She is a member of the Scientific and Pedagogical Committee of the Master in Relationship Marketing in ESTG – IPL. She is a research fellow at CIGS – Research Centre for Management for Sustainability. Her expertise includes: Marketing, Marketing Innovation, Marketing Communication, Brands and Consumer Behaviour.