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Research Interests
I am an experienced researcher, whose interests include adoption and use of data by organisations and individuals, business ethics and policy analysis. My passion is to understand complex phenomena and to distil them into nuanced strategic insights for organisations. My current focus is on the role of data as a mechanism for addressing interlocking social, environmental and health challenges.
I have a background in Social Psychology and Economics, and in the past I worked in the Marketing Research industry. I have led cross-European consortia in extensive policy analysis projects, with a focus on learning best practice and knowledge transfer across countries. My research has informed decision-making for organisations such as large NGOs, a large UK supermarket chain, the UK’s jewellery industry and Coventry City Council. I have also consulted with the Estonian and Latvian governments on how to promote cooperation in their respective regional policies. I have been invited to present my findings to the European Committee of Regions, and have produced briefing papers for the European Commission in preparation for the European Union’s post-2020 Regional Policy.
Vision Statement
Economic phenomena don’t emerge naturally; they are constructed. My research focuses on how people, ideas, technology, data and power all come together in economic assemblages to produce the modern economy – or how they fail to do so. For this purpose, my work takes a multidisciplinary approach, informed by disciplines such as economic geography, economic anthropology, marketing and economics.
In addition to my research work, I am the Academic Director for the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA). In that role I am responsible for the overal design of the DBA, support the supervisors in ther work with the DBA candidates, and oversee the acadic integrity of the programme. I also deliver a number of workshops. I also deliver lectures on business ethics to the MBA programme, and I have produced a teaching case on business ethics, used across various FBL modules.
Biography
Dr Carlos Ferreira joined Coventry University in January 2014. He holds a BSc in Psychology, a PgDip in Marketing and an MSc in Applied Environmental Economics. Before his academic career, he worked in the marketing research industry in Portugal.
Dr Ferreira’s doctoral research focused on markets for biodiversity offsets. The resulting thesis brought together Social Studies of Finance and Neo-Polanyian Instituted Economic Process approaches to identify the generative mechanisms involved in the creation of these markets. This doctoral research was funded by the Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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The Economic Impact of PGT at Coventry University
Jarvis, D. (Principal Investigator), Broughton, K. (Co-Investigator), Ferreira, C. (Researcher) & Lazell, J. (Researcher)
1/10/14 → 30/04/15
Project: Internally funded project
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Collaborative innovation in a local authority: ‘local economic development-by-project’?
Ferreira, C., Broughton, K., Broadhurst, K. & Ferreira, J., 2024, In: Public Management Review. 26, 5, p. 1405-1423 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disruption and Legitimacy: Big Data in Society
Ferreira, C., Merendino, A. & Meadows, M., Jun 2023, In: Information Systems Frontiers. 25, 3, p. 1081-1100 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The NHS COVID app is closing down – here’s where it succeeded and where it went wrong
Azer, E., Ferreira, C. & Meadows, M., 24 Apr 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Technology Legitimation and User Resistance: The NHS COVID-19 App
Ferreira, C., Meadows, M. & Azer, E., 2022, The Role of Digital Technologies in Shaping the Post-Pandemic World. Papagiannidis, S., Alamanos, E., Gupta, S., Dwivedi, Y. K., Mäntymäki, M. & Pappas, I. O. (eds.). Springer , p. 416-421 6 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 13454).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review
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Spaces of consumption, connection, and community: Exploring the role of the coffee shop in urban lives
Ferreira, J., Ferreira, C. & Bos, E., Feb 2021, In: Geoforum. 119, p. 21-29 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile43 Citations (Scopus)2231 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 12 Participation in conference
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Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference
Ferreira, C. (Speaker)
26 Aug 2014 → 29 Aug 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) Conference 2014
Ferreira, C. (Speaker)
17 Sept 2014 → 19 Sept 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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The Institute of Social Marketing Open University (ISM-Open) Conference
Ferreira, C. (Speaker)
29 Sept 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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28th Annual Conference of The British Academy of Management
Ferreira, C. (Speaker)
9 Sept 2014 → 11 Sept 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Royal Geographical Society-IBG Conference
Ferreira, C. (Speaker)
5 May 2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference