Internacionalização

Program Internationalization

Between 2021 and 2024, the Graduate Program in Administration at UNIP developed several initiatives demonstrating its commitment to different levels of internationalization. In terms of basic actions, the active participation of faculty and students in international scientific events, the significant publication in high-impact foreign journals, and the conduct of academic activities with international researchers, including co-authorships and presentations at conferences abroad, stand out.

The program has also promoted the internationalization of the curriculum structure, with courses offered in English and workshops taught by foreign professors. There are also relevant experiences related to interaction with the international environment, such as faculty participation in defense boards abroad, the involvement of foreign professors in the program's examination committees, and the engagement of faculty and students in joint research projects with foreign institutions.

These actions reflect the consolidation of an institutional policy focused on internationalization, demonstrating the program's continuous effort to strengthen its presence in the international academic scenario and expand opportunities for scientific cooperation with other countries.

Participation of faculty or students in international events

Among the international events with participation by permanent faculty in the period are AOM, Twelfth International Workshop on e-Health, NACRA 2024 Annual Conference, Economics and Management of Network (EMNet 2023), Congreso Iberoamericano de Investigacion sobre MIPYME (2022), International Conference on Quality Engineering and Management (2022), International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications, IAMOT (2023), EURAM, Conference of Int. Association for management of technology, International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association, among others.

Publication in international journals

Between 2021 and 2023 alone, NDP faculty published in 134 distinct journals, some of which are highlighted below:

• ANNALS OF OPERATION RESEARCH
• BENCHMARKING: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
• ENVIRONMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
• ENVIRONMETAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (INTERNET)
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MARKETING
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGING MARKETS
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR & RESEARCH
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENDER AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH (PRINT)
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT AND TOURISM
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
• JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
• JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
• JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
• JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
• JOURNAL OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
• JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN EMERGING ECONOMIES
• JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
• JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
• JOURNAL OF HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
• JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
• JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING
• JOURNAL OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
• JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, SPIRITUALITY & RELIGION
• JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
• JOURNAL OF MODERN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• JOURNAL OF PLACE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
• JOURNAL OF STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT
• JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND INFORMATION (PRINT)
• JOURNAL OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY (ONLINE)
• JOURNAL ON INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
• MANAGEMENT DECISION

Graduate students with international activities

The PPGA-UNIP has several students engaged in international activities during the 2021–2024 period. These activities include, but are not limited to, the publication of articles with foreign co-authors, participation in and presentation of papers at international conferences, among others, as highlighted below:

Institutional policy to foster internationalization

Through the Vice-Rectorate of Internationalization at Universidade Paulista, PPGA-UNIP promoted, in 2021, a scientific collaboration agreement with the Universidad Nacional Del Comahue (Argentina). As a result of this partnership, PPGA-UNIP published various articles, all involving researchers from the Argentine university. Among the published works are:
BITCOIN Y DIVERSIFICACIÓN DE CARTERAREVISIÓN BIBLIOGRÁFICA Y ANÁLISIS DEL EFECTO COVID-19

Course or discipline in a foreign language

Since 2021, reflecting the start of the doctoral program's operation, two courses have been offered to students in English: Working Paper Development Seminars I and Working Paper Development Seminars II.
In 2024, Professor Kristian Dokic, from the Faculty of Tourism and Rural Development, University of Zagreb, Croatia, taught a workshop on the use of artificial intelligence, using the KNIME software. The workshop included the participation of faculty and Master's and Doctoral students from PPGA at UNIP.

Participation of foreigners in the graduate program's examination committees

Professor Luiza Cagica Carvalho, from the University of Porto, Portugal, participated, in 2021, in the master's defense board of student Fernanda Aguiar Pedro.

Participation of Foreign Researchers in PPGA Examination Committees
Professor Luiza Cagica Carvalho, from the University of Porto, Portugal, participated in 2021 as a member of the master’s thesis defense committee for student Fernanda Aguiar Pedro.

Participation of PPGA Faculty Members in Examination Committees Abroad
Professor Dr. Ernesto D. R. Santibañez Gonzalez participated, between 2022 and 2023, in three international doctoral qualification and defense committees, namely:

Professor Dr. Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour participated in two doctoral defense committees in Business Administration at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Professor Dr. João Maurício Gama Boaventura participated, in 2021, as a member of the evaluation committee for the doctoral thesis titled "Determinants of the Survival of Peruvian Startups — Should the Jury Consider Recommending the Publication of the Thesis" at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú).

Co-authorship of intellectual production with foreigners/abroad

Two PPGA faculty members produced, in collaboration with Croatian researchers, two articles during their tenure as visiting professors. The works are:

• (1) LIMA, R. M.; PISKER, B.; CORREA, V. S.. Gender Bias in Artificial Intelligence. Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, v. 11, p. 8-30, 2023
• (2) RYNGELBLUM, ARNALDO; SOSTAR, MARKO; ANDRLI', BERISLAV. Customer Healthcare Complaints in Brazil Are Seldom about Medical Errors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, v. 21, p. 887, 2024

Faculty with international experience

Prof. Dr. Ernesto D. R. Santibañez Gonzalez served as a visiting professor at various institutions in England and China in 2023, including:

• Academic Visitor, London Business School, London, UK, 2023-present (research)
• Invited Professor, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China, Jun 2023.
• Invited Professor, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China, Jun 2023.
• Invited Professor, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, China, Jun 2023.
• Invited Professor, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China, Jul 2023

Additionally, as a result of UNIP's international partnerships through the Vice-Rectorate of Internationalization, two PPGA-UNIP faculty members were invited to serve as "visiting professors" at the Polytechnic of Pozega, Croatia, in 2022 and 2023: Prof. Dr. Victor Silva Corrêa and Prof. Dr. Arnaldo Luiz Ryngelblum, respectively. Both professors taught a week of classes at the Croatian faculty and, as a result of this interaction, generated initiatives related to "co-authorship of intellectual production with foreigners/abroad," a result linked to "interaction with the international environment." Two articles by PPGA-UNIP faculty were published in collaboration with Croatian researchers.

International researchers in graduate program projects

Four projects by PPGA-UNIP faculty include the participation of affiliated foreign researchers:

• Project: ACURSC Anti-COVID-19 CAPABILITIES UNDERPINNING RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS: FRAMEWORK: EVIDENCE FROM MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE MIDLANDS-UK
  Faculty: CHARBEL JOSE CHIAPPETTA JABBOUR
  External researcher: MARTIN HINGLEY (University of Lincoln)
• Project: STAKEHOLDER VALUE CREATION
  Faculty: JOAO MAURICIO GAMA BOAVENTURA
  External researcher 1: EDUARDO ARMANDO (Tecnológico de Monterrey - ITESM - Mexico)
  External researcher 2: FLAVIO ROMERO MACAU (Edith Cowan University - Australia)
• Project: STAKEHOLDER VALUE DISTRIBUTION
  Faculty: JOAO MAURICIO GAMA BOAVENTURA
  External researcher: DOUGLAS ARTHUR BOSSE (University of Richmond)
• Project: SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE (INVENTORY FINANCE)
  Faculty: MAURO VIVALDINI
  External researcher: Daniel Pacal Kutsch (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill)

Graduate program faculty in international projects, preferably with international funding

Two international projects by PPGA-UNIP faculty have external funding, one by the French Government (ADOPTION OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRACTICES IN BRAZILIAN COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN PRO-CIRCULARITY ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS: THE ROLE OF HUMAN FACTORS); another, with resources from the European Union (ANGIE: THE FUTURE OF DRUG DELIVERY).

Organization of international events (workshops)

PPGA-UNIP faculty participated in organizing various international events, including:

• VI Thematic Forum on Organizational Networks, held in Chile, 2022.
• Organization of a roundtable at the Euram Congress, Sweden, Zurich, on the theme Circular Economy Projects: Challenges, Results, Cases, Research Agenda, 2022
• Organization of a roundtable at the Red Pilares Congress, virtual, on the theme Informal Social Organizations, 2023
• 1st International conference on Industrial, Manufacturing, and Process Engineering in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (Hybrid), June 27-29, 2024 (International Scientific Committee)
• 11th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, SDM2024, Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal, September 18-20, 2024 (International Scientific Committee)
• The Leading Speaker Series on Sustainability and Climate Change (Universidad Paulista, Sao Paulo -- CES4.0-UTalca) (Organizer). Invited speakers:
  • Dr. Mohd Naved, Associate Professor at the SOIL School of Business Design (SSOBD), India, Topic: Green Bytes: How AI is Shaping Environmental Stewardship, Sept 14, 2023, 12:30PM London Time (remote)
  • Mr. Henry Ines, CEO and founder of Chainparency, USA, Topic: Beyond Bitcoin: why the use of blockchain technology is essential for advancing sustainability initiatives globally, Aug 31, 2023, 22:30 LondonTime (remote);
  • Webinar Series on Academic Freedom (Steering and organizing committee: Prof. Erik Olsson (Sweden), Prof. Ernesto DR Santibanez-Gonzalez (Chair) Prof. Nelson Maculan (Brazil), Prof. Rodrigo Lozano (Sweden), Latin American Observatory for Academic Freedom Initiative), 2023. Invited speakers (remote)
  • Postdoctoral internships of international researchers in the graduate program

Prof. Dr. Ernesto D. R. Santibañez Gonzalez supervised six Indian postdoctoral researchers during the evaluation cycle, including:

Prasenjit Chaterjee (India), Universidade Paulista, 2023-2024
Project Title: A structured criteria identification framework and development of novel integrated multi-attribute decision making model for sustainable food supply chain management

Priya Grover (India), Universidade Paulista, 2024-2025
Exploring Sustainability practices and SDG indicators for HEIs

Vinay Kandpal (India), Universidade Paulista, 2023-2024
Developing a Sustainable Financing Model for a Smart Circular Economy

Vikas Garg (India), Universidade Paulista, 2023-2024
Exploring the Effects of E-Financial Inclusion on Individuals in BRCIS Nations in Relation to SDG1: No Poverty

Sanjay Taneja (India), Universidade Paulista, 2024-2025
Bridging Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability: Exploring the Role of Indian Investment and FinTech in South Africa as a Developing Economy

Mohd Naved (India), Universidade Paulista, 2024-2025
AI-Driven Multicriteria Decision-Making for Sustainable Urban Development

Faculty as speakers at events abroad

• Prof. Dr. Ernesto D. R. Santibañez Gonzalez gave a lecture on "Innovation in Sustainable Econsystems" in Italy on November 20, 2023, during the FIRST INTERNATIONAL FORUM (roundtable chair);
• Prof. Dr. João Maurício Gama Boaventura gave a lecture titled "Encapsulating Research" at EGADE Business School Tecnológico de Monterrey in 2022.

Faculty participation in editorial committees of journals edited abroad listed in Scopus or Web of Science

PPGA-UNIP has various faculty members "participating in editorial committees of journals edited abroad listed in Scopus or Web of Science." Among the international journals available in the main databases and in which faculty serve on editorial boards are:

• Int J of Operations & Production Management
• SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
• Journal of Knowledge Management
• JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
• Management of Environmental Quality: an International Journal (Emerald)
• Sustainability
• Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
• Sustainable Operations and Computers
• Heliyon Business and Economics
• Nankai Business Review International
• Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications
• Supply Chain Analytics
• International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
• Journal of Public Procurement
• Journal of Responsible Production and Consumption
• Cuadernos de Investigación Serie Administración

Faculty involvement in international scientific societies

PPGA-UNIP faculty participate in various international scientific societies, including:

Prof. Dr. Ernesto Michelangelo Giglio
Euram- European Academy of Management, from 2021 to 2024, participating in the congress from 2021 to 2023, organizing roundtables and presenting research;
Member of Red Pilares, from 2021 to 2024, participating in the 2023 congress, organizing a roundtable;
Member of Ciriec - Centre International de Recherches et d'Information sur l'Economie Collective, from 2021 to 2024;
UNIP representative at FAEDPYME- Fundación para el análisis estratégico y desarrollo de la Pyme, Spain, from 2022 to 2023, conducting the institution's annual research.

Participation in international networks (research groups) in the field of knowledge

PPGA-UNIP faculty are part of international research groups associated with the program's field of knowledge. Among them:

Prof. Dr. Ernesto Michelangelo Giglio
Participant in FAEDPYME- Fundación para el análisis estratégico y desarrollo de la Pyme, from 2022 to 2023

Prof. Dr. Ernesto D. R. Santibañez Gonzalez
Quality and Operations Research Group (Climate Change leader)

Prof. Dr. Arnaldo L. Ryngelblum
Organizational Decisions regarding Consumer Behavior and Complaints (Croatia).

Faculty teaching courses abroad

Prof. Dr. João Maurício Gama Boaventura taught, in 2021 and 2022, the course titled "GESTIÓN ESTRATÉGICA 1: ECONOMÍA, ESTRATEGIA Y ENTORNO GLOBAL - PARTE 1," in the DOCTORADO EN GESTIÓN ESTRATÉGICA at Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Perú.