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Helena Martins
Helena Martins
Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
Management and Organizations
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Helena Martins has been a lecturer in Higher Education since 2008, having collaborated with multiple institutions, from the Polytechnic of Porto (School of Health, School of Accounting, School of Industrial Engineering and Management), University of Porto (Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Economics) and Porto Business School, to the Polytechnic of Viana do Castelo (School of Education), University of Coimbra (Faculty of Economics and Management), ISMAI, etc. She currently teaches at NOVA SBE and the Lusófona Unversity in Lisbon (Faculty of Economics and Organizational Sciences).

She is a consultant in Human Resources Management, especially in the area of training and development, with clients mostly in the area of IT.

2016 - PhD in Management (University of Porto)

2008 - Master in Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology - University of Coimbra

(Portugal) and University of Valencia (Spain)

2005 - Bachelor in Psychology - University of Minho

Helena Martins is passionate about developing soft skills for students in higher education and professionals, especially in intercultural settings, her research interests focus on the type of competencies needed, with an emphasis on crisis contexts and change management in the global context. She has published in national and international journals and published chapters in national and international books.

  • Machado, Maria João, Brasão, Ana, Marques, Maria Isabel, Martins, Helena, Mateus, Américo (2024). The impact of online learning on business and economics students' motivation during the Covid-19 pandemic. Business: Theory and Practice, 25 (1), 119-131.
  • Alves, Patrícia, Martins, Helena, Saraiva, Pedro, Carneiro, João, Novais, Paulo, Marreiros, Goreti (2023). Group recommender systems for tourism: How does personality predict preferences for attractions, travel motivations, preferences and concerns?. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 33, 1141–1210.
  • Martins, Adelaide, Gomes, Sofia, Pacheco, Luís, Martins, Helena (2023). Higher education students’ perceptions of accounting online learning: the emergency context of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Accepted/In press) Accounting Education.
  • Coelho, Maria João, Martins, Helena (2022). The future of soft skills development: A systematic review of the literature of the digital training practices for soft skills. Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society, 18 (2), 78-85.
  • Cunha, Tiago, Martins, Helena, Carvalho, Amélia, Carmo, Cecília (2022). Not practicing what you preach: How is accounting higher education preparing the future of accounting. Education Sciences, 12 (7).
  • Fachada, Jéssica, Rebelo, Teresa, Lourenço, Paulo, Dimas, Isabel, Martins, Helena (2022). Green human resource management: A bibliometric analysis. Administrative Sciences, 12 (3).
  • Dores, Artemisa R., Martins, Helena, Reis, Ana C., Carvalho, Irene P. (2021). Empathy and coping in allied health sciences: Gender patterns. Healthcare (Switzerland), 9 (5).
  • Gomes da Costa, Mariana, Pinto, Luisa Helena, Martins, Helena, Vieira, Diana Aguiar (2021). Developing psychological capital and emotional intelligence in higher education: A field experiment with economics and management students. International Journal of Management Education, 19 (3).
  • Moreira da Silva, Manuel, Sousa Pinto, Agostinho, Albuquerque, Alexandra , Ferreira da Silva, Amélia , Rodrigues, Ana Cláudia , Azevedo, Ana , Martins, Helena, Meirinhos, Viviana (2021). Escola de verão em transformação digital: Dimensões organizacionais e societais. Revista Multimédia De Investigação Em Inovação Pedagógica E Práticas De E-Learning, 4 (1), 33–36.
  • Reis, Ana Catarina , Salgado, Ana , Martins, Helena, Magalhães, Andreia , Sousa, Zita , Rocha Dores, Artemisa (2017). Empatia e afetos em estudantes do ensino superior na área da saúde. Revista de Estudios e Investigación en Psicología y Educación, Extra (6), 127-131.
  • Lamela, Diogo, Figueiredo, Bárbara, Bastos, Alice, Martins, Helena (2014). Psychometric properties of the portuguese version of the posttraumatic growth inventory short form among divorced adults. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 30 (1), 3-14.
  • Martins, Helena, Dias, Diana, Almeida, Elves (2024). Perspetivas dos gestores portugueses na primeira vaga da pandemia. Gestão de conflitos nas organizações. Pactor - Edições de Ciências Sociais, Forenses e da Educação, 73-96.
  • Alves, Sara, Proença, Teresa, Martins, Helena (2023). A modalidade teletrabalho e a relação trabalho-família na perspetiva dos profissionais da área de tecnologias da informação. Tendências no trabalho e na gestão de pessoas. Editora RH.
  • Martins, Helena, Cunha, Tiago, Carvalho, Amélia Oliveira, Carmo, Cecília, Baldacci, Gianluigi (2023). Changes, challenges, and choices: An approach to the future of accounting education in a turbulent world. The Past, Present, and Future of Accountancy Education and Professions. IGI Global, 82-102.
  • Martins, Helena, Rocha Dores, Artemisa , Silva, Dina, Sousa, Raquel (2023). Jogar a trabalhar: O impacto da gamificação no trabalho e na gestão de pessoas. Tendências no trabalho e na gestão de pessoas. Editora RH.
  • Martins, Helena, Dollmann, Lisa, Lehmann, Melanie, Rodrigues, Ana Cláudia (2023). Training for crisis situations: A panoramic view of theory and practice around the world. Measuring the Effectiveness of Organizational Development Strategies During Unprecedented Times. IGI Global, 237-267.
  • Iordache, Andreea Iulia, Martins, Helena, Proença, Teresa, Piedade, Lúcia (2022). Expect the unexpected: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for the future of airport leaders and managers. Global Air Transport Management and Reshaping Business Models for the New Era. IGI Global, 229-250.
  • Martins, Helena, Maritsa, Evangelia , Rodrigues, Elisabeth (2022). Where are you going, work from anywhere? The challenges of remote work before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Handbook of Research on Challenges for Human Resource Management in the COVID-19 Era. IGI Global, 208-224.
  • Martins, Helena, Rocha Dores, Artemisa (2021). Fun and games: How to actually create a gamified approach to health education and promotion. Handbook of Research on Solving Modern Healthcare Challenges With Gamification. IGI Global, 258-278.
  • Rocha Dores, Artemisa , Geraldo, Andreia, Martins, Helena (2021). The road to digitally-driven mental health services: Remote psychological interventions. Digital therapies in psychosocial rehabilitation and mental health. IGI Global, 42-71.
  • Rocha Dores, Artemisa , Geraldo, Andreia, Martins, Helena (2021). The role of gamification in neurocognitive rehabilitation. Handbook of research on solving modern healthcare challenges with gamification. IGI Global, 80-99.
  • Salminen, Hanna, Martins, Helena, Hurskainen, Anniina (2021). Work-related adversities and resilience during the late career phase in Finland: A descriptive qualitative study. Organizational Science. : A Global Perspective. Nova Science Publishers, 67-84.
  • Martins, Helena, Rebelo, Teresa, Tomás, Inês (2011). Escala de compromisso organizacional: Afectivo, Normativo e de Continuidade (ECO-ANC). Instrumentos e contextos de avaliação psicológica. Almedina, Vol. 1, 125-143.