Strategy and Organization
Strategic innovation, organizational ambidexterity and dynamic capabilities in firms.

Doctoral Candidate in Accounting and Business Administration
Dual degree — Doctorate in Management (Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal)
C-level executive with 25+ years in strategic management and corporate governance across the industrial, infrastructure, and construction sectors. As a COO in the United States and a business leader in Brazil, I have led complex projects, restructurings, and turnarounds, including a tenfold EBITDA increase in three years. An expert in corporate governance, risk management, and highly demanding regulatory negotiations, I have led multidisciplinary teams, turning strategic vision into tangible results. Certified to serve on boards, it is this solid executive experience that drives my academic research, in search of structured answers to the real challenges I face at decision-making tables.
Monte Mor, São Paulo — Brazil · Covilhã, Portugal (from June 2027)


I am a doctoral candidate in the Professional Doctorate in Accounting and Business Administration at Fucape Business School, holding a dual degree in the Doctorate in Management from Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), in Portugal. I came to research after more than two decades in C-level positions: I am CEO of Brizztech Climatizadores and served as Chief Operating Officer in the United States.
I am completing a professional master's degree in Corporate Governance at FMU, with a dissertation on information asymmetry between the CEO and the board and its impact on the quality of strategic decisions, supervised by Prof. Dr. Leonardo Fabris Lugoboni. My background also includes an Executive MBA in Industrial Management from FGV, an MBA in Compliance and Risk Management, and certification as an Advisory Board Member (ConCertif®) from CELINT.
The doctoral thesis topic is still being defined, within the Strategy and Organization research line.
The doctoral coursework is confirmed for the 2026–2028 period, combining courses in strategy, corporate finance, quantitative methods and research methodology at Fucape with advanced management units at UBI. The move to Portugal is planned for June 2027, roughly two months before UBI's first semester begins.
My thesis follows the three-article format, combining technological and scientific output, with additional international publication requirements arising from the dual degree.
Doctoral thesis in progress
Thesis
Three-product thesis format · Strategy and Organization research line
The thesis brings together three distinct products connected by a single subject. Because it is part of the dual degree with UBI, the work answers to two sets of rules that add up: Fucape's institutional model and the requirements of the Cotutelle Agreement.
Supervision

Supervisor · Fucape
Walter Souto de Sousa · Fucape Business School

Co-supervisor · Fucape
Leonardo Fabris Lugoboni · Unifesp — Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Supervisor · UBI
To be assigned · Universidade da Beira Interior
Status
Coursework confirmed · Qualifying exam by July 31, 2027 · Submission by Sep 30, 2028 · Defense by Nov 30, 2028
Research lines
Strategic innovation, organizational ambidexterity and dynamic capabilities in firms.
Ownership and control structures, governance mechanisms — board, management and audit committees — and the tensions specific to the family firm: succession, family influence and performance.
Thesis model
The rules come from two different sources that add up rather than replace one another.
Doctoral Guide 2025/2, ch. 12
Three distinct products, connected to one another by a single subject.
Technological Article
A manuscript addressing a practical institutional problem, proposing a solution aimed at managers, firms or government — not at the academic literature.
Scientific Article
Work emphasizing the understanding of phenomena, designed according to rigorous scientific criteria and generally intended for journals.
Technological Product
A tangible object of high novelty: an innovative organization, social technology, software, a technical-scientific database or a regulatory standard. It may be replaced by a second Scientific Article.
Cotutelle Agreement · additional requirements
These add to the Fucape model and replace none of its parts.
At least three scientific articles
Fucape's standard model formally yields only one scientific article within the thesis — the other two must come from outside the three-product structure.
One in an ISI/Scopus journal
With an impact factor ≥ 1.6 or an H-index ≥ 30.
One at an international conference
At least one of the articles presented at an international event.
Defense and committee
The defense is held in Portuguese or English, with at least two external members on the examining committee.
Scientific and technical output

Lugoboni, L. F.; Mello, R. V.; Andrade, D.; Carvalho, W. D.
GEN Atlas — under contract, in production · release expected February 2027
Carvalho, W. D.; Lugoboni, L. F.; Nascimento, J. O.
EnANPAD 2026 — CON division, Governance, Auditing and Internal Control · UNIFOR, Fortaleza, Brazil, September 23–25, 2026 · oral presentation and publication in the proceedings
Carvalho, W. D.; Lugoboni, L. F.; Nascimento, J. O.; Zittei, M. V. M.
Journal of Management and Governance (Springer) — submitted
Lugoboni, L. F.; Pacheco, M. A.; Koga, A. S.; Carvalho, W. D.; Nascimento, J. O.
Revista Ibero-Americana de Estratégia (RIAE) — submitted
Carvalho, W. D.; Santos, C. G. L. B.; Lugoboni, L. F.; Gama, A. T. C. F.
Systematic review following PRISMA 2020 · submission expected August 2026
Carvalho, W. D.; Andrade, D.; Lugoboni, L. F.
Revista Internacional de Debates da Administração e Públicas (RIDAP), vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1–6 · e-ISSN 2595-7260
Academic output is also recorded on the Lattes CV.
Who supervises the thesis and who I publish with
Executive coordinator, professor and researcher at Fucape Business School, Maranhão campus. Master's and doctorate in Accounting and Business Administration from Fucape, with a specialization in Strategic People Management from Faculdade Atenas Maranhense (FAMA) and a degree in Business Administration from Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA). He served as coordinator and professor of the Business Administration program at Instituto Maranhense de Ensino e Cultura (IMEC) and at Faculdade do Estado do Maranhão (FACEM), and as facilities manager at Oi/SA, responsible for the states of Maranhão, Piauí and Ceará. He is a former Army officer.
Co-supervisor · Fucape
Doctorate in Business Administration from FEA-USP, master's in Business Administration from USCS and a degree in Business Administration from Fundação Santo André, with postdoctoral work in Business Administration at Mackenzie. Professor in the Master's in Accounting at Centro Universitário FECAP, the Master's in Corporate Governance at Unifesp/FMU and the Master's in Public Administration (Profiap) at Unifesp. Editor-in-chief of Revista Liceu On-Line and associate editor of Revista Brasileira de Gestão de Negócios. Speaker and consultant in strategic planning, performance measurement, corporate governance and ESG.
Degree in Business Administration from Escola Superior de Administração de Negócios (1991) and in Accounting from Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas de São Paulo (1993), with a specialization in Public Accounting (2000) and a master's in Accounting (2010) from FECAP, and a doctorate in Business Administration from Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul (2025). Judicial analyst and accountant at the Regional Electoral Court of São Paulo, graduate program coordinator and professor at FECAP. His research covers public accounting, sustainability, infrastructure assets, the Sustainable Development Goals, disclosure, public governance, and electoral and party accounting.
A professional with more than 25 years of experience in information technology — systems, development, infrastructure, projects, security, operations, service desk, governance, data center and telecom — at domestic and multinational companies in the IT, services, metallurgy and telecommunications sectors. Experience in AMS management, mission-critical environments and reporting to C-level, with projects involving ERPs such as SAP, Protheus, Starsoft and NetSuite, as well as CRM and tax solutions. He leads multidisciplinary teams using both agile and waterfall methodologies.
Accounting auditor based in São Paulo. Independent auditor at EY since 2022, with a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp).
Degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidade de Pernambuco (2006). Clinical Engineering Manager at Real e Benemérita Associação Portuguesa de Beneficência, with experience in Biomedical Engineering and a focus on Clinical Engineering.
Degree in Business Administration from Universidade Christus (2018), with experience in the field of Business Administration.
Professional master's candidate in Business Administration at Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (FECAP), with an Executive MBA in Finance from the same institution and a degree in International Business Management from Universidade São Marcos.
Degree in Accounting from Centro Universitário FIEO (2000), master's in Accounting from FECAP (2008) and doctorate in Accounting and Business Administration from Universidade Regional de Blumenau (2016). Professor and coordinator of the Master's in Corporate Governance and the Master's in Information Society Law at FMU. Member of the scientific committee of CRC-SP, Basis evaluator for INEP-MEC and specialist evaluator for the São Paulo State Board of Education. His research covers corporate governance, public governance, digital government and sustainability.
Professional master's in Corporate Governance from FMU (2024), with a dissertation on corporate governance mechanisms for startups from the investor's perspective, supervised by Prof. Dr. Leonardo Fabris Lugoboni. MBA in Strategic and Economic Business Management from Fundação Getulio Vargas and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a focus on IT from Faculdade Impacta de Tecnologia.
Forums and academic conferences with certified attendance
“O Conselho Transformador”
CELINT · São Paulo, Brazil · November 1, 2025
Unifesp — Universidade Federal de São Paulo · Osasco, Brazil · in person · October 21–23, 2025
“Governança e a Família Empresária”
CELINT · São Paulo, Brazil · October 26, 2024
Centro Universitário FMU · Online · October 22, 2024
For the purposes of the Acompanhamento de Mercado, Desafios de Mercado and Seminários de Pesquisa Aplicada requirements, Fucape counts only events held from the start of classes, in June 2026. The events above precede the doctorate and belong to prior training.
Enrollment confirmed · 2026 to 2028
Milestones and deadlines
June 2027
Arrival in Covilhã roughly two months before classes begin at UBI.
July 31, 2027
Deadline for the qualifying exam and for completing Acompanhamento de Mercado, Desafios de Mercado and Seminários de Pesquisa Aplicada.
September 6, 2027
First semester at Universidade da Beira Interior, through December 17, 2027.
February 14, 2028
Second semester at UBI, through July 7, 2028.
September 30, 2028
Deadline for submitting the thesis for defense.
November 30, 2028
Deadline for holding the defense before the examining committee.
Courses — Fucape (Brazil)
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Course description. Economic activity; supply and demand curves; inflation; monetary, exchange rate and fiscal policy; interdependence between domestic and foreign sectors; markets for goods, labor, credit and foreign exchange; qualitative impact analysis and the assessment of scenarios and trends.
Course description. Scientific research: types, stages and projects. Identifying topics, theoretical frameworks, formulating problems and hypotheses, modeling, research design, articles and technological products.
Course description. Investment, financing and dividend decisions. Optimal capital structure. Financing and agency costs. Corporate financing under asymmetric information. Credit rationing. Investor activism. The risk–return relationship.
Course description. Introduction to quantitative research with primary data; psychometrics; procedures for collecting and analyzing primary data; exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling.
Course description. Strategic innovation. Organizational ambidexterity. Dynamic capabilities.
Course description. Discussion of thesis projects developed by doctoral candidates.
Course description. Attendance at technical and scientific events, technical visits and the development of technological products, bringing the doctoral candidate closer to emerging topics in the market.
Course description. Remote technical events with market professionals from the private and public sectors, organized by the candidate and by peers.
Course description. Remote scientific events with invited researchers, tied to the candidate's research line.
Course description. Three-article thesis (Technological Article + Scientific Article + Technological Product or a second Scientific Article). Under the UBI dual degree, the following are added: a minimum of 3 scientific articles, 1 in an ISI/Scopus journal (IF ≥ 1.6 or H-index ≥ 30), 1 at an international conference, a defense in Portuguese or English, and a committee with 2 external members.
Course description. Concepts and techniques of artificial intelligence (AI). Business applications of AI. Value creation through AI. Ethical questions associated with the use of AI.
Course description. Fundamental analysis and firm valuation models. Firm and shareholder cash flow. Cost of capital. Discounted cash flow valuation and relative valuation.
Course description. Transformations in the world of work and their impact on leadership practice. Leadership in hybrid, virtual and digital environments. Inclusive leadership and high-performance organizational cultures.
Curricular units — UBI (Portugal, 1st year)
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S1: Sep 6 – Dec 17, 2027 · S2: Feb 14 – Jul 7, 2028 · all taught as theory and practice, in Portuguese
Objectives. Concepts, techniques and approaches of the research leading to the thesis; strategies across different research paradigms in management; methodological skills to design and carry out a research project; distinguishing types of scientific research and mastering quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques.
Topics. Conceptualization and research in management. Theories as scientific research programs. Content, organization and writing of the research work. Stages of the research process. Types, approaches and techniques for measuring, collecting, analyzing and presenting data.
Objectives. Up-to-date scientific knowledge on strategic topics in operations management; analysis and application of the field's tools and methodologies; fostering interest in research on operations management.
Topics. Theories in operations management. Lean manufacturing. Sustainability and operations management. Supply chain management.
Objectives. In-depth knowledge of business innovation; research attentive to present and future trends; critical analysis of the literature and identification of leading authors' contributions; conducting research with autonomy and originality.
Topics. Theoretical foundations: historical perspective and current approaches. Innovation management and innovative capability, service innovation, innovation systems, technology transfer, open innovation, sustainability and innovation, innovation support policies.
Objectives. The link between ontology, epistemology, methodology and methods; use of open data; distinguishing qualitative from quantitative studies; preparing and selecting analyses; multivariate analysis in SPSS; second-generation techniques — structural equation modeling and PLS — and the reporting of results.
Topics. Research philosophy and data analysis. Analysis software. Open data and data munging. Data description and visualization. Factor and cluster analysis. ANOVA and regression. Introduction to structural equation modeling and PLS.
Objectives. Introduction to contemporary epistemological reflection and its implications for the business sciences; identifying topics and questions in epistemology; understanding the epistemological debate in the field and carrying it into management research.
Topics. Origins of epistemology. Common sense and scientific knowledge. Cartesian epistemology. Bachelard. The Vienna Circle and logical empiricism. Popper and falsificationism. Kuhn and paradigms. Lakatos. Feyerabend. Regional epistemologies in the business sciences.
Objectives. Understanding leadership approaches and analytical models, including the transformational dimension; developing an in-depth view of negotiation; integrating leadership and negotiation as connected processes.
Topics. Leadership: concept, classical approaches and new theories. Negotiation: concept, approaches and conduct of the process. Transactional, transformational and emotional models.
Objectives. A critical understanding of family firms — economic relevance, governance, organizational behavior and performance; identifying distinctive characteristics, family influence, foundational theories and emerging trends.
Topics. Economic relevance. Definitions and models. Objectives and decision-making. Foundational theories. Performance. Family influence. Emerging trends.
Objectives. The role of corporate governance in financial market stability and economic growth; foundations, control theories, ownership and control structures in family firms; governance mechanisms and social responsibility.
Topics. Foundations of corporate governance. Ownership structures. Control mechanisms: the board, directors, audit committees and creditors. Governance models and new trends.
June 2026 to November 2028 — class meetings at Fucape, semesters at UBI, and the qualifying exam and defense deadlines.
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Dates in Brazil come from Fucape's academic system and the official 2026/1 calendar (Strategy and Organization / Finance line). Acompanhamento de Mercado, Desafios de Mercado and Seminários de Pesquisa Aplicada have no fixed dates — they are fulfilled through activities and events by July 31, 2027. The UBI bands follow the Student Handbook (S1: Sep 6 – Dec 17, 2027; S2: Feb 14 – Jul 7, 2028). Dates are subject to change during the program.
Academic background and executive career
2026 — 2028
Fucape Business School — Vitória/ES
13 courses · 54 credits · 486h. Thesis in the three-article format.
2027 — 2028
Universidade da Beira Interior — Covilhã, Portugal
1st year at UBI: 8 curricular units · 60 ECTS
2024 — 2026
Centro Universitário FMU | FIAM-FAAM — São Paulo/SP
Dissertation: Assimetria de informação entre CEO e conselho — uma análise integrada do fenômeno e seu impacto na qualidade das decisões estratégicas. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Leonardo Fabris Lugoboni.
2023 — 2024
Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
432 hours
2023
Anhanguera / UNOPAR
360 hours
2021 — 2023
Anhanguera / UNOPAR
2021 — 2022
UNOPAR
2020 — present
Brizztech Climatizadores — Monte Mor/SP
Corporate strategy, a full organizational restructuring and portfolio expansion in the B2B market.
2017 — 2020
Be Home International — Orlando, Florida (USA)
Engineering and civil construction projects in Florida and North Carolina, focused on regulatory compliance, environmental permitting and operational efficiency.
2011 — 2017
Projetex Engenharia — Salvador/BA
Full management of the company across technical, commercial, administrative and regulatory areas; technical officer of record before CREA on public and private contracts.
2008 — 2011
Eng&Tech Engenharia — Santa Bárbara d'Oeste/SP
Delivery of medium and large-scale projects for the industrial and telecommunications sectors.
2005 — 2007
Instrumentec Montagens Industriais — Santa Bárbara d'Oeste/SP
Electrical and instrumentation design for industrial plants; ISO 9000 auditor and technical officer of record for NR-10 compliance.
Expert
September 2025 · 113 hours of coursework
The highest level of the board-member track at the Centro de Estudos em Liderança e Governança Integrais, reached after completing the certification's required and elective programs.
Portuguese
Native
English
Reasonable comprehension, speaking, reading and writing