Teaching and Research Interests

• Management accounting and control
• Management Control Systems
• Performance Measurement and Management

Type	Program	Institution	Year
PhD	Gestão, Especialização em Contabilidade	ISCTE-IUL	2018
M.Sc.	Mestrado em Gestão	ISCTE Business School	2014
Licenciate	Licenciatura em Gestão	ISCAL	2011

Curricular Courses

Supervisions

Master Thesis

Tiago Lucas Gonçalves, "Conceção de um Balanced Scorecard: Estudo de caso do grupo Americold Portugal", Rúben Alexandre da Silva Barros, Master Thesis, Concluded, 2023

João Pedro Correia Cacheira, "O uso de Sistemas de Controlo de Gestão e a capacidade para Inovar na Indústria do Calçado em Portugal", Rúben Alexandre da Silva Barros, Master Thesis, Concluded, 2019

Tomás Soares Fernandes, "A concepção de um Balanced Scorecard no setor da restauração", Rúben Alexandre da Silva Barros, Master Thesis,

Rómulo Tomás Pereira Rolo Roca, "", Rúben Alexandre da Silva Barros, Master Thesis,

Maria da Assunção Ribeiro da Cunha Ribeiro Telles, "", Rúben Alexandre da Silva Barros, Master Thesis,

Tomás Bettencourt Alves Ávila Bretão, "", Rúben Alexandre da Silva Barros, Master Thesis,

Cláudia Sofia Dias de Sousa, ""Razões para adoção de Sistemas de Controlo de Gestão em contexto de inovação".", Rúben Alexandre da Silva Barros, Master Thesis,

Miguel Pedro Neves Ramalho de Almeida, "", Rúben Alexandre da Silva Barros, Master Thesis,

Final Project

Inês Pinto Vieira, "Conceção de um Sistema ABC para a Naz Gelatarias", Rúben Alexandre da Silva Barros, Final Project, Concluded, 2021

Gonçalo Catarino Antunes de Perez Monteiro, "Concetualização de um Balanced Scorecard: Um Estudo de caso na Riberalves", Rúben Alexandre da Silva Barros, Final Project, Concluded, 2019

Rui Loureiro Abrantes, "A concepção de um Balanced Scorecard numa empresa municipal: GEBALIS", Rúben Alexandre da Silva Barros, Final Project, Concluded, 2019

Scientific Articles in International Journals

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2023). Management control systems and innovation: A case study grounded in institutional theory. Journal of Management Control. 34, 109-133, Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2022). Management control systems and innovation: A levers of control analysis in an innovative company. Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change. 18 (4), 571-591, Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2019). Bridging management control systems and innovation: the evolution of the research and possible research directions. Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management. 16 (3), 342-372, Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2017). Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing: designing a model in a Portuguese production environment. Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management. 14 (1), 2-20, Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2014). Do custeio tradicional ao Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing: Revisão de literatura e sugestões de investigação futura. Revista Iberoamericana de Contabilidad de Gestión. 12 (24), 1-17, Ciência-IUL

International Communications

Invited

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2018). Management control systems, Innovation and Institutional Logics: Insights from an innovative company . BRU Research Seminar Series., Ciência-IUL

Oral Presentation

Barros, R. S. (2024). Discussant de: "A Lógica Financeira e a Lógica Desportiva num Clube de Futebol: o Papel dos Mecanismos de Controlo de Gestão". XXIII Grudis Conference and Doctoral Colloquium., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S., Pimentel, L. & Vaz, E. (2024). Implementing A Performance Management System in a public organization: barriers and outcomes. MCA Online Workshop., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S., Pimentel, L. & Vaz, E. (2024). Implementing A Performance Management System in a public organization: barriers and outcomes. XXIII Grudis Conference and Doctoral Colloquium., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. (2023). Discussant de: "Science mapping on gender parity law and political equality: emphasis on portuguese governments studies". XXII Grudis Conference and Doctoral Colloquium., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. (2023). Research on Balanced Scorecard for Public and Non-profit Organizations: Design, Implementation, and Features. XXII Conferência Grudis e Doctoral Colloquium., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. (2023). Research on Balanced Scorecard for Local and Government Entities: A Literature Review. XIX Congresso Internacional de Contabilidade e Auditoria., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. (2023). Research on Balanced Scorecard for Public and Non-profit Organizations: Design, Implementation, and Features. 45th European Accounting Association Annual Congress., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. (2022). Research on Balanced Scorecard for Public and Non-profit Organizations: Design, Implementation, and Features. Research Seminar, Universidade Europeia., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. (2022). Research on Balanced Scorecard for Public and Non-profit Organizations: Design, Implementation and Features. 12th INTERNATIONAL EIASM PUBLIC SECTOR CONFERENCE., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. (2022). Research on Balanced Scorecard for Public and Non-profit Organizations: Design, Implementation and Features. Accounting Day., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2022). Management Control Systems and Innovation: a case study enlightened by institutional theory. 44th European Accounting Association Annual Congress., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. (2022). Discussant of the paper: The mediating role of controller in dealing with competing logics in a religious higher education organisation . XXI Grudis Conference & Doctoral Colloquium., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2022). Management Control Systems and Innovation: a case study enlightened by institutional theory. XXI Grudis Conference & Doctoral Colloquium., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2021). Management Control Systems and Innovation: a case study enlightened by institutional theory. XVIII Congresso Internacional de Contabilidade e Auditoria (CICA)., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. (2019). Discussant de: “TDABC and ABC/M adoption factors in the public sector: A bibliometric and systematic review (2000 – 2017)”. XVIII Conferência Grudis e Doctoral Colloquium., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2019). Management control systems and innovation: a case study enlightened by institutional theory. MCA/ENROAC Conference., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2018). A descriptive case study on the interplay of levers of control framework and innovation. 41th European Accounting Association Annual Congress., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2018). A descriptive case study on the interplay of levers of control framework and innovation. XVII Grudis Conference and Doctoral Colloquium., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. (2018). Discussant de: “Loose coupling in a beyond budgeting implementation: a case study”. XVII Conferência Grudis e Doctoral Colloquium., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2018). Management Control Systems and Innovation: A case study enlightened by institutional theory. XVIII Encontro Internacional da AECA., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2017). Research in Management Control Systems and Innovation: A literature review. XVI Congresso Internacional de Contabilidade e Auditoria., Ciência-IUL

Barros, R. S. & Ferreira, A. (2017). A descriptive case study on the interplay of levers of control framework and innovation . Researching Management Accounting and Control: Reflections on its impact and implications for the future., Ciência-IUL

National Communications

Oral Presentation

Barros, R. S. (2016). O Relacionamento entre os sistemas de medição de performance contemporâneos e a inovação: um estudo de caso. XV Conferência grudis e Doctoral Colloquium., Ciência-IUL

Academic Management Roles

Director (2024, 2026)

Coordenador do 2º Ano (2022, 2024)