Božidar Vlačić is Assistant Professor at Católica Porto Business School and an Outstanding Researcher at Research Centre in Management and Economics (CEGE), Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Portugal), visiting scholar at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb (Croatia), visiting research fellow at RMIT University (Australia). Since 2018, he holds an International Ph.D. with honors in Economic Analysis and Business Strategy from the University of Vigo, the University of Santiago, and the University of A Coruña (Spain). His main contributions are published in journals such as International Business Review, Journal of Business Research, Technovation, Journal of Small Business Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Intellectual Capital, and European Journal of International Management. He is an active member of the Academy of International Business and the European International Business Academy (EIBA) and chair of EIBA Early Career Network.