Vanessa Bretas
Business and Economics · University of Galway
Biography
Vanessa P. G. Bretas is Assistant Professor in Management at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, University of Galway (Ireland). She holds a Ph.D. from University of Agder (Norway). Vanessa's research focused on global strategy, international business, and entrepreneurship. Her research has been published in journals such as the Journal of International Management and the Journal of Business Research. She has co-authored a book series on the internationalization of franchise chains and a book chapter on the impacts of Covid-19 on international business. Her research interests are international entry strategies, entrepreneurship growth and scaling . Prior to joining University of Galway, Vanessa was a faculty member at Dublin City University and held a post-doctoral scholarship at the University of Galway. She is also a member of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Growth and Scaling (CEGS) at the University of Galway. She is National Representative for Ireland for EIBA 2024-202
Education
Ph.D., Business Administration at University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway (2021) and Ph.D., Business Administration at ESPM, São Paulo, Brazil (2020).
Recent Scopus Publications
- Networks for scaling businesses: Accessing international support webs for critical support resources
- Determinants of human-machine interaction technology usage: An automated machine learning approach
- Do stakeholders matter in entry mode decisions? An investigation of international franchise governance mode choice
- Predictors of NFT Prices: An Automated Machine Learning Approach
- Greenfield FDI attractiveness index: a machine learning approach
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4894-8557
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jxecTawAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57217385214