Soumodip Sarkar

Group Coordinator | Research Staff Member with PhD Degree

Full Professor (Universidade de Évora)

Coordinator of CEFAGES Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Operations research group

Ph.D. in Economics (U. Northeastern, 1995), M.Sc. in Economics (U. Northeastern, 1991), B.A. in Economics (U. Calcutá, 1988).

ssarkar@uevora.pt

Research Topics

Entrepreneurship; Innovation; International Management.

Research output

Articles Published in Selected Journals (indexed in CEFAGE ranking)

Osiyevskyy, O; Sinha, K; Sarkar, S; Dewald, J , () , "Thriving on adversity: Entrepreneurial thinking In times of crisis" , Journal of Business Strategy .

Sarkar, S.; Bilau, J.; Correia, M. , () , "Financing creation of micro enterprises with microcredit: Does being an immigrant make a difference?" , Strategic Change .

Sarkar, S., S. Mateus , () , "COVID-19 and rapid response in healthcare: Enacting collageage to overcome resource constraints" , Science, Technology and Society .

2024

Candeias, J. C., S. Sarkar , (2024) , "Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Policy Formulation: A Conceptual Framework”, Academy of Management Perspectives" , Academy of Management Perspectives , 38 , (1) , 77-105 .

2023

Mateus, S., S. Sarkar , (2023) , "Can descentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) revolutionize healthcare" , Insigths, California Management Review .

Scazziota, V., F. Serra, S. Sarkar, L. Guerrazzi , (2023) , "The antecedents of entrepreuneurial action: a meta-synthesis on effectuation and bricolage" , Journal of Business Research , 155 .

2022

Candeias, J., S. Sarkar , (2022) , "Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and distinguishing features of effective policies- an evidence-based approach" , Entrepreneurship and Regional Development , 34 , 343-375 .

Kedas, S., Sarkar, S. , (2022) , "Putting your money where your mouth is The role of rewards in a value-based understanding of restaurant crowdfunding" , International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management .

Roy, R., S. Sarkar , (2022) , "Boundary conditions of the mutual forbearance hypothesis: Impact of technology evolution on multimarket competition" , Managerial and Decision Economics .

Sarkar, S., A. Waldman- Brown, S. Clegg , (2022) , "A Digital Ecosystem as an Institutional Field: Curated Peer Production as a response to Institutional Voids revealed by COVID-19" , R&D Management .

Sarkar, S., Kedas, S. , (2022) , "Globally Distributed Talent Communities: A Typology of Innovation Problems and Talent Characteristics" , Thunderbird International Business Review .

Sarkar, S., S. Mateus , (2022) , "Doing more with less - How frugal innovations can contribute to improving healthcare systems" , Social Science & Medicine , 115127 .

Sarkar, S., S. Mateus, S. , (2022) , "Value creation using minimal resources - A meta-synthesis of frugal innovation" ,  Technological Forecasting and Social Change , 179 .

2021

Choo, A.; S., Narayanan, S., Srinivasan, S, S., Sarkar , (2021) , "Introducing Goods Innovation, Service Innovation, or Both? Investigating the tension in managing innovation revenue streams for manufacturing and service firms" , Journal of Operations Management .

Hossein M, Sarkar S. , (2021) , "Frugal Entrepreneurship: Profiting with Inclusive Growth" , IEEE- Technology Engineering Management Journal , 1-14 .

Radnejad, A. B., Sarkar, S., & Osiyevskyy, O. , (2021) , "Design thinking in responding to disruptive innovation: A case study" , The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation .

Roy, R; Sarkar, S. , (2021) , "Knowledge Transfer in the Precommercialization Phase of a New Industry: Star Scientists (im)Mobility in the Presence of a Potential Lead User" , IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management , 1-12 .

Sarkar, S. , (2021) , "Breaking the Chain: Governmental Frugal Innovation in Kerala to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic" , Government Information Quarterly , 38 .

Sarkar, S., Bilau, J., Basílio, M. , (2021) , "Do anchor infrastructures matter for regional Smart Specialisation Strategy? The case of Alentejo" , Regional Studies .

Sarkar S., Clark, S. , (2021) , "Resilience in a time of contagion: Lessons from small businesses during the Corona virus pandemic" , Journal of Change Management .

Srinivasan R, Choo A, Narayanan S, Sarkar S, Tenhiala A. , (2021) , "Knowledge sources, innovation objectives and their impact on innovation performance: Quasi-Replication of Leiponen and Helfat (2010)" , Strategic Management Journal .

2019

Sarkar S., O. Osiyevskyy, L. Hayes , (2019) , "Talking your way into entrepreneurial support: an analysis of satisfaction drivers in entrepreneur mutual aid groups" , Journal of Small Business Management , 57 .

2018

Hernández-Linares, R., S. Sarkar, M.J. Cobo , (2018) , "Inspecting the Achilles heel: a quantitative analysis of 50 years of family business definitions" , Scientometrics , 115 , 929-951 .

Sarkar S. , (2018) , "Grassroots entrepreneurs and social change at the bottom of the pyramid: the role of bricolage" , Entrepreneurship and Regional Development , 30 , 421-449 .

Sarkar S., C. Rufin, J.Haughton , (2018) , "Inequality and Entrepreneurial Thresholds" , Journal of Business Venturing , 33 , 278-295 .

Sarkar S., O. Osiyevskyy , (2018) , "Organizational Innovation and Rigidity During Crisis: a Review of the Paradox and a Research Agenda" , European Management Journal , 36 , 47-58 .

Sarkar S., O. Osiyevskyy, S. Clark , (2018) , "Incumbent capability enhancement in response to radical innovations" , European Management Journal , 36 , 353-365 .

2017

Bilau, J., C. Mason, T. Botelho, S. Sarkar , (2017) , "Angel investing in an austerity economy the impact of government policies in Portugal" , European Planning Studies , 1516-1537 .

Calisto, M.L., S. Sarkar , (2017) , "Organizations as biomes of entrepreneurial life: Towards a clarification of the corporate entrepreneurship process" , Journal of Business Research , 70 , 44-54 .

Sarkar, S., M. Pansera , (2017) , "Sustainability-driven innovation at the bottom: Insights from grassroots ecopreneurs" , Technological Forecasting and Social Change , 114 , 327338 .

2011

Duarte, V., S. Sarkar , (2011) , "Separating the wheat from the chaff - a taxonomy of open innovation" , European Journal of Innovation Management , 14 , 435-459 .

2008

Pires, C., S. Sarkar, L. Carvalho , (2008) , "Innovation in services how different from manufacturing?" , Service Industries Journal , 28 , 1339-1356 .

2000

Pires, C.P., S. Sarkar , (2000) , "Delivered nonlinear pricing by duopolists" , Regional Science and Urban Economics , 30 , 429-456 .

1996

Haughton, J., S. Sarkar , (1996) , "Gasoline tax as a corrective tax: estimates for the United States, 1970-1991" , Energy Journal , 17 .

Articles Published in WoS Journals (not indexed in CEFAGE ranking)

Sarkar, S., Bilau, J., Pires, J. , () , "The role of signals and third-party endorsements in reward - based crowdfunding platforms: Does funding goal matter?" , International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing .

2019

Bilau, J., S. Sarkar , (2019) , "Financing innovative start-ups in Portuguese context: what is the role of business angels networks?" , Journal of the Knowledge Economy .

Hernández-Linares, R., Kellermanns, F. W., López-Fernández, M. C., Sarkar, S. , (2019) , "The effect of socioemotional wealth on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and family business performance" , BRQ Business Research Quarterly .

2017

Calisto, M.L., S. Sarkar , (2017) , "Innovation and corporate entrepreneurship in service businesses" , Service Business , 11 , 581600 .

Sarkar, S. , (2017) , "Uncorking knowledge-purposeful spillovers as a strategic tool for capability enhancement in the cork industry" , International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal , 13 , 251275 .

2016

Pansera, P., S. Sarkar , (2016) , "Crafting sustainable development solutions: frugal innovations of grassroots entrepreneurs" , Sustainability , 8 , 51 .

Sarkar, S., C. Searcy , (2016) , "Zeitgeist or chameleon? A quantitative analysis of CSR definitions" , Journal of Cleaner Production , 135 , 14231435 .

2008

Sarkar, S., A. Costa , (2008) , "Dynamics of open innovation in the food industry" , Trends in Food Science and Technology , 19 , 574-580 .

Articles Published in Other Peer-review Journals

Sarkar, S., Bilau, J. , () , "Financing business start-up with small loans: does being an immigrant make a difference?" , Strategic Change .

2018

Carvalho, L., S. Sarkar , (2018) , "A confirmatory factor analysis for assessing innovativeness in Knowledge Intensive Business Services" , EuroMed Journal of Management , 2 , 212-229 .

2016

Sarkar, S., D.M. Coelho, J. Maroco , (2016) , "Strategic Orientations, Dynamic Capabilities, and Firm Performance: an Analysis for Knowledge Intensive Business Services" , Journal of the Knowledge Economy , 7 , 1000-1020 .

2014

Carvalho, L., S. Sarkar , (2014) , "Market structures, strategy and innovation in the tourism sector" , International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality , 8 , 153-172 .

2013

Andraz G., S. Sarkar , (2013) , "Padrão de Entrada de Novas Empresas. O Caso da Indústria Transformadora Portuguesa" , Cadernos de Sociedade e Trabalho , 17 , 151-164 .

2008

Sarkar, S. , (2008) , "Is UEFA right? Measuring competitiveness of domestic football leagues" , International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing , 3 , 374-382 .

Sarkar, S., C.P. Pires, L. Carvalho , (2008) , "Innovation behaviour in financial services: an empirical analysis" , International Journal of Financial Services Management , 3 , 223-242 .

2007

Sarkar, S. , (2007) , "Gazelle in elephant's clothing - an integrated model of outsouring" , International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management , 1 , 116-135 .

2005

Sarkar, S. , (2005) , "Innovation and market structures: an integrated approach" , International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management , 5 , 366-378 .

2001

Sarkar, S. , (2001) , "Interactions between the formal and informal market for foreign exchange" , Journal of Economics , 27 , 1-19 .

Book Chapters or Conference Proceedings

2022

Capela-Pires, J.; Carvalho, L. C.; Sarkar, S. , (2022) , "An outlook about social dimension of sustainable business models in Portugal" , VI International Forum on Management, 24-25 de janeiro de 2022, Mérida, Espanha .

2021

Capela, J.; Carvalho, L.; Sarkar, S. , (2021) , "Assessing Social Sustainable Business Models: A Comparative method with an application to Sweden and China" , International Conference on Territorial Dimensions of Green and Digital Transitions, Helix , UTAD, Lamego, Portugal .

2018

Carvalho, L., S. Sarkar, P. Mares, A. Correia , (2018) , "Tecido empresarial e competências empreendedoras numa perspetiva regional. Um estudo aplicado à região do Alentejo" , P. Neto, M.M. Serrano , Políticas Públicas, Inovação e Emprego , Edições Sílabo .

2009

Sarkar, S. , (2009) , "Outsourcing - A story of metamorphosis" , H. Marques, E. Soukiazis, P. Cerqueira , Integration and Globalization: Challenges for Developed and Developing Countries , Cheltenham , Edward Elgar , 105-123 .

2007

Sarkar, S. , (2007) , "Inovação: metamorfoses, empreendedorismo e resultados" , José Cláudio Cyrineu Terra , Inovação: Quebrando Paradigmas Para Vencer , São Paulo , Editora Saraiva .

2006

Sarkar, S., L. Carvalho , (2006) , "Inovação nos serviços: novos desafios exigem novas abordagens" , M. Branco, L.S. Carvalho, C. Rego , Economia com Compromisso: Ensaios em Memória de José Dias Sena , Évora , Universidade de Évora/CEFAG-UE , 215-226 .

2005

Sarkar, S. , (2005) , "Sourcing decisions on international business: A Holistic Model" , T. Theurl, E.C. Meyer , Strategies for Cooperation , Aachen , Shaker Verlag , 183-198 .

2004

Sarkar, S. , (2004) , "Non-tariff measures in services measuring gains from movement of skilled personnel in quantifying non tariff barriers to trade" , P. Dee, M. Ferrantino , Quantitative Methods for Assessing the Effects of Non-tariff Measures and Trade Facilitation , Singapore , USITC , 107-120 .

Editorials

Sarkar, S., S. Patnaik, I. Sennikova , () , "Creative and Cultural Industries and Entrepreneurship" , Switzerland , Springer International Publishing .

2005

Sarkar, S. , (2005) , "Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Development" , International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management , 5 , 359-365 .

Sarkar, S. , () , "EntreSutre" , Bloombsburry Publishers .

2018

Sarkar, S. , (2018) , "EntreSutre" , Kunj New Delhi , Bloombsbury Publishing India Pvt, Lda .

2009

Sarkar, S. , (2009) , "Empreendedorismo e Inovação - 2ª Edição" , Lisboa , Escolar Editora .

2008

Sarkar, S. , (2008) , "O Empreendedor Inovador Faça Diferente e Conquiste seu Espaço no Mercado" , Rio de Janeiro , Elsevier Editora .

2007

Sarkar, S. , (2007) , "Empreendedorismo e Inovação - Irmãos de Armas" , Lisboa , Escolar Editora .

Sarkar, S. , (2007) , "Innovation, Market Archetypes and Outcome - An Integrated Framework" , Heidelberg , Springer-Verlag .

Doctoral Theses

1995

Sarkar, S. , (1995) , "Nonlinear Pricing by Oligopolists" , Ph.D. thesis , Northeastern University , Estados Unidos da América .

2012

Schinck, A., S. Sarkar , (2012) , "Financial Bootstrapping: a critical entrepreneurship skill" , 2012/20 , 25 .

2009

Duarte, V., S. Sarkar , (2009) , "A Cinderella Story: the early evolution of the American tractor industry" , 2009/16 , 24 .

Master Theses Supervision

2020

Marco Filipe Teigão da Conceição Correia , (2020) , "Utilização de microcrédito no financiamento da criação de pequenos negócios na comunidade imigrante em Portugal" , M.Sc. (Social and Solidary Economics) , ISCTE .

2012

Manuel J.F. Martins , (2012) , "A Inovação Aberta e o Desenvolvimento de Novos Modelos de Negócios. Uma Abordagem Internacional e Intersectorial" , M.Sc. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .

Nuno A. P. Bravo , (2012) , "Xadrez, a Chave para uma Maior Criatividade na Educação" , M.Sc. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .

Pedro Miguel Lopes Mares , (2012) , "A Inovação em TIC no Sistema Educativo - Análise do Portátil Magalhães" , M.Sc. (Statistical Modeling and Data Analysis) , Universidade de Évora .

2011

Carmen Francisco , (2011) , "O Mercado da Energia Solar Fotovoltaica: uma Análise na Perspetiva do Produtor" , M.Sc. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .

Cátia Bento , (2011) , "Processo de Inovação: Geração de Ideias" , M.Sc. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .

Gonçalo Madeira Ribeiro , (2011) , "Modelos de Diagnóstico sobre Preferências de Inovação" , M.Sc. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .

Patrícia Piedade , (2011) , "Empreendedorismo Académico Uma Análise Teórica e Empírica a partir de Spin-Offs e Patentes" , M.Sc. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .

Teresa Rosa , (2011) , "A Importância da Criatividade na Inovação: Medindo a Criatividade na Empresa" , M.Sc. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .

2010

Ricardo Melro , (2010) , "Empreendedorismo e Alavancagem Financeira usando Técnicas não Convencionais - Análise do Contexto Empresarial Português" , M.Sc. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .

Vanessa Duarte , (2010) , "Innovation in Agriculture" , M.Sc. (Biological Agriculture) , Universidade de Évora .

2002

Manuel T. Fernandes , (2002) , "Strategy and Organizational Change: from a Macro Point to the Working Processes Approach" , MBA , European University .

Moisés Cruz , (2002) , "Business Models in the New Economy" , MBA , European University .

2001

Isidore Fungai , (2001) , "Managing Industrialization: The Case of Zimbabwe" , MBA , European University .

Doctoral Theses Supervision

2017

Deranor Gomes de Oliveira , (2017) , "Educação para o empreendedorismo: antecedentes e intenções empreendedoras" , Ph.D. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .

Remedios Hernandez Linares , (2017) , "La relacion entre orientacion emprendedora, orientacion al mercado, orientacion al aprendizej, y rendimiento de la organizacion. La influencia del contexto empresarial: empresa familiar versus empresa no familiar" , Doutoramento em Gestão , Universidade de Cantábria, Espanha .

2015

Valdenor Clementino , (2015) , "Inovação Social Corporativa: a inovação social como estratégia de negócio" , Ph.D. (Management) , University of Évora .

2014

Maria Lurdes Santana Calisto , (2014) , "An Integrated Analysis of Corporate Entrepreneurship and Organizational Behaviour in the Service Sector" , Ph.D. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .

2013

Cláudia Coimbra , (2013) , "Inovação, Dimensão das Empresas e Estrutura de Mercado: uma Análise Comparada por Países" , Ph.D. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .

Georgette dos Santos Andraz , (2013) , "Determinantes da Dinâmica Empresarial. O Caso da Indústria Transformadora Portuguesa" , Ph.D. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .

2011

Dulce M. Coelho , (2011) , "Book review of El Capital Humano como Estrategia Competitiva en el Sector Turístico Español" , Ph.D. (Management) , Universidade de Évora .