Margarida Rodrigues holds a degree in business organization and management from Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (1989); postgraduation in advanced financial accounting (ISCTE) in 1999; master’s in management from the University of Beira Interior (2016); PhD in management from the University of Beira Interior (2019). She is a member of the CEFAG-UBI Research Center since 2020. Her research interests include networks, smart cities, creative cities, entrepreneurship, CSR, Sustainability and many others.