I hold a PhD and a Master's in Business and Management from the University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and a Bachelor's degree in Foreign Trade from the University of Itajaí Valley (UNIVALI), in Brazil. My PhD research was focused on analysing the accelerated process of internationalisation from the perspective of Open Strategising in emerging and developed home country contexts. My research interests are Open Strategy, Strategy as Practice and Process and Internationalisation of companies. I have professional and academic experience in Strategy and International Business.

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