Božidar Vlačić

Assistant Professor

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Božidar Vlačić is Assistant Professor at Católica Porto Business School and the coordinator of the Research Centre in Management and Economics.

Since 2018, he holds an International Ph.D. with honors in Economic Analysis and Business Strategy from the University of Vigo, the University of Santiago, and the University of A Coruña (Spain).

His main contributions are published in journals such as International Business Review, Journal of Business Research, Technovation, Journal of Small Business Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Intellectual Capital, and European Journal of International Management.

He is an associate editor at the Technology in Society journal, an active member of the Academy of International Business, an active member of the European International Business Academy (EIBA), and chair of EIBA Early Career Network.

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40 years of excellence

Božidar Vlačić (with Marina Dabić). 2021. Technovation
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A configurational approach to new product development performance

Božidar Vlačić (with Marina Dabić). 2023. Technological Forecasting and Social Change
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A state-of-the-art review on international strategic alliances

Božidar Vlačić (with Susana C. Silva). 2023. European Journal of International Management
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Behavioural approaches to the strategic partner selection

Božidar Vlačić (with Susana C. Silva). 2020. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA)
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Business group affiliation and export propensity in new ventures

Božidar Vlačić (with Jonas Eduardsen). 2021. Progress in international business research
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Business group affiliation and SMEs’ international sales intensity and diversification

Božidar Vlačić (with Jonas Eduardsen). 2022. International Business Review
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Cognition and international business : review, analysis, and recommendations

Božidar Vlačić (with Fonseca, Afonso Pinto). 2022.
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Communication assessment of Portuguese footwear industry : web content analysis

Božidar Vlačić (with Torres, Marta Teixeira Lages). 2023.
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Coopetition and innovation

Božidar Vlačić (with Leonardo Corbo). 2023. Technovation
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Coopetition in international business

Božidar Vlačić (with Susana C. Silva). 2023. AIB Annual Meeting 2023 - Academy of International Business , Warsaw, Poland, 5/07/23
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Corporate entrepreneurship and ICT

Božidar Vlačić (with Ivana Sučić Funko). 2021. Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems (CECIIS 2021)
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Corporate entrepreneurship and ICT: trends and future research agenda

Božidar Vlačić (with Funko, Ivana Sucic). 2021.
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Corporate entrepreneurship in public sector: A systematic literature review and research agenda

Božidar Vlačić (with Ivana Sučić Funko). 2023. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge
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Corrigendum to “The evolving role of artificial intelligence in marketing

Božidar Vlačić (with Bozidar Vlacic). 2021. Journal of Business Research
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Do or do not. Cognitive configurations affecting open innovation adoption in SMEs

Božidar Vlačić (with Giacomo Marzi). 2023. Technovation
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Ecopreneurship : assessing what we know and what the future will bring

Božidar Vlačić (with Belchior, Constança Cardoso Teixeira Lopes). 2023.
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EIBA early career network – Paper development workshop – 5th the anniversary

Božidar Vlačić (with Tilo Halaszovich). 2020. EIBAzine
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Emergence and evolution of e-commerce among Portuguese wine manufacturers : a multiple case study

Božidar Vlačić (with Ferreira, Marta Figueiredo). 2023.
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Emprendimiento e Internacionalización: cómo tomar decisiones acertadas / Entrepreneurship and Internationalisation: How to make wise decisions.

Božidar Vlačić 2016. Emprendimiento y Negocios Internacionales
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Entrepreneurial cognition and internationalization speed

Božidar Vlačić (with Bozidar Vlacic). 2022. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
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Exploring the multifaceted challenges of women in engineering

Božidar Vlačić (with Marina Dabić). 2024. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
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Frugal innovations

Božidar Vlačić (with Marina Dabić). 2022. Journal of Business Research
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Guest editorial

Božidar Vlačić (with Marina Dabic). 2022. British Food Journal
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Guest editorial

Božidar Vlačić (with Marina Dabić). 2023. Journal of Family Business Management
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How permeable to cause-related marketing are millennials?

Božidar Vlačić (with Susana C. Silva). 2021. International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing
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Immigrant entrepreneurship: A review and research agenda

Božidar Vlačić 2020. Journal of Business Research
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Innovation management of three-dimensional printing (3DP) technology

Božidar Vlačić (with Josip Marić). 2023. Technological Forecasting and Social Change
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Internacionalizacija znanstvenog publiciranja u Hrvatskoj kroz prizmu bibliografske analize časopisa Društvena istraživanja

Božidar Vlačić (with Marina Dabić). 2021. Drustvena Istrazivanja
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International business decisions and manager’s cognitive style: opening up research avenues from cognitive behavioural strategy

Božidar Vlačić 2016. International business decisions and manager’s cognitive style: opening up research avenues from cognitive behavioural strategy
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International Entrepreneurship: a cognitive approach to the pace of internationalization

Božidar Vlačić (with Bozidar Vlacic). 2018. Congreso Universidade e Empresas
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International Entrepreneurship: a cognitive approach to the pace of internationalization

Božidar Vlačić 2018. Congreso Universidade e Empresas - casamento oi divorcio?
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Internationalization process and decision-making: an approach through the lens of the manager cognition

Božidar Vlačić (with Bozidar Vlacic). 2016. 10th International Management Conference
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INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESS AND DECISION-MAKING: AN APPROACH THROUGH THE LENS OF THE MANAGER COGNITION

Božidar Vlačić (with Vlacic, Bozidar). 2016. Proceedings of the 10th International Management Conference: Challenges of Modern Management (Imc 2016)
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Interplay between open vs. closed innovation and foreign market entry mode : evidence from ThermalTech company

Božidar Vlačić (with Neves, Margarida Luísa Dias Monteiro de Jesus). 2022.
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Mapping the Future of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: A Review and Research Agenda

Božidar Vlačić (with Kiessling, T.). 2019. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
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Mapping the Future of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: A Review and Research Agenda

Božidar Vlačić 2020. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
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Marketing accountability and marketing automation

Božidar Vlačić (with Susana C. Silva). 2023. EuroMed Journal of Business
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Open innovation in the manufacturing industry

Božidar Vlačić (with Tena Obradovic). 2021. Technovation
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Role of managerial cognition on internationalization earliness and acceleration

Božidar Vlačić (with Bozidar Vlacic). 2020. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA)
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Serial entrepreneurs

Božidar Vlačić (with Marina Dabić). 2023. Journal of Small Business Management
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Striving for cross-channel synergy

Božidar Vlačić (with Aleksa Dokić). 2020. Proceedings of the European Marketing Academy
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The communication of family-based brand identity through social media storytelling : evidence from Portuguese textile industry

Božidar Vlačić (with Neiva, Joana da Ponte). 2022.
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The evolving role of artificial intelligence in marketing

Božidar Vlačić (with Bozidar Vlacic). 2021. Journal of Business Research
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The impact of cognitive reasoning on international entrepreneurial intentions

Božidar Vlačić (with Bozidar Vlacic). 2019. What Now? International Business in a Confused World Order
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The impact of open innovation on the environmental sustainability practices and international sales intensity nexus

Božidar Vlačić (with Ricardo Gonçalves). International Business Review
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The Internationalization of SMEs

Božidar Vlačić 2019. Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Internationalization
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The process of internationalisation: cognitive and behavioural perspectives in small ventures

Božidar Vlačić 2020. European J. of International Management
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The process of the process of internationalisation

Božidar Vlačić (with Bozidar Vlacic). 2023. European Journal of International Management
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The role of satisfaction in labor diaspora dynamics

Božidar Vlačić (with Maria Elo). 2023. Thunderbird International Business Review
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The role of satisfaction in labour diaspora dynamics

Božidar Vlačić (with Susana C. Silva). 2019. What Now? International Business in a Confused World Order
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The role of social embarrassment, sustainability, familiarity and perception of hygiene in second-hand clothing purchase experience

Božidar Vlačić (with Susana C. Silva). 2021. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management
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Toward the inter-channel synergy renaissance in emerging markets

Božidar Vlačić (with Dragan Stojković). 2023. International Journal of Emerging Markets
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Two decades of the Journal of Intellectual Capital: a bibliometric overview and an agenda for future research

Božidar Vlačić (with Dabic, Marina). 2021. Journal of Intellectual Capital
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University spin-offs

Božidar Vlačić (with Marina Dabić). 2022. Studies in Higher Education
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Using chatbots in e-retailing

Božidar Vlačić (with Susana C. Silva). 2023. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management
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Using chatbots in e-retailing – how to mitigate perceived risk and enhance the flow experience

Božidar Vlačić (with Susana C. Silva). 2023. International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management
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Using chatbots in e-retailing – how to mitigate perceived risk and enhance the flow experience

Božidar Vlačić (with Susana C. Silva). 2023. International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management
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Women in engineering as a research topic

Božidar Vlačić (with Marina Dabić). 2021. 2021 IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Conference - Europe, TEMSCON-EUR 2021