My research interests are Innovation and Technology Management, Supply Chain Organization and Industrial Policy. During the past years I have been studying the patterns of development of the automotive supplier industry around the world, with a particular focus in late industrializing nations.
Countries covered include Taiwan, Thailand, Mexico, Brazil and Portugal.
I have a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Technology, Management and Policy . At MIT I have been doing my research within the Material Systems Laboratory and the International Motor Vehicle Program . Before coming to MIT I worked for two years as Project Director at ITEC, a Contract Research Organization in Portugal. I have an MSc. New perspectives on the role of the supplier as an innovator.