Prof. Amélia Ferreira da Silva 

Department of Accounting Porto Polytechnic, CEOS.PP, Portugal 

Associate Professor 

Email: acfs@iscap.ipp.pt 

Qualifications 

PhD. in Accounting, University of Vigo, Spain 

Master in Accounting and Audit, University of Minho 

Graduation in Business Management, Modern University 

Publications (Selected)

Books, Book Chapters, Dissertation 

1. Pereira, J. M., Ribeiro, H., Ribeiro, B., Silva, A., & Alves, S. R. (2020). The Impact of Economic Austerity Measures on Corporate Performance: The Case of an SME-Dominated Construction Industry. In The Changing Role of SMEs in Global Business (pp. 109-129). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. 

2. Pereira, J. M., Ribeiro, H., Silva, A., & Alves, S. R. (2020). To Fail or Not to Fail: An Algorithm for SME Survival Prediction Using Accounting Data. In The Changing Role of SMEs in Global Business (pp. 83-107). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. 

3. Angélico, M. J., Ferreira da Silva, A., Teixeira, S. F., Maia, T., & Silva, A. M. (2017). Web Accessibility and Transparency for Accountability: The Portuguese Official Municipal Websites. In A. Mesquita (Ed.), Research Paradigms and Contemporary Perspectives on Human-Technology Interaction, pp. 140–166. IGI Global. 

Journals 

1. Bonzanini, O. A., Silva, A., Cokins, G., & Gonçalves, M. J. (2020). The Interaction between Higher Education Institutions and Professional Bodies in the Context of Digital Transformation: The Case of Brazilian Accountants. Education Sciences, 10(11), 321. 

2. Canto, J.; Silva, A.; Leite, G.; & Machado-Santos, C. (2020). Insolvency prediction for Portuguese agro-industrial SME: Tree Bagging Methodology”. Agricultural Economics Review, Vol. 21 (1) 

3. Basto, M., Pereira, J., Leite, E., Ferreira da Silva, A., & Ferreira, M. (2020). Impact of microcredit on sustainable development of business. Journal of Security and Sustainability Issues. Vol. 10 (1) 

4. Basto, E., Ferreira da Silva, A., & Silva, A. (2020). Reasons behind accounting information tools adopted by Portuguese third sector organizations. Accounting, 6(3), 345-356. 

5. Ferreira da Silva, A., Teixeira, S., Angélico Gonçalves, M. J., & Ribeiro, H. (2019). Bridging the gap between citizens and their municipalities throughout digitalization. In A. Machado, & M. J. Sousa (Ed.) Special Issue: Innovation Policy and Trends in the Digital Age, Journal of Reviews on Global Economics. 

6. Ferreira da Silva, A., Pereira, J., Vale, J., Morais, V., & Magalhães, C. (2020). Kaizen costing as a culturally based tool: a Portuguese case-study. International Journal of Services and Operations Management. 37(2). 

7. Da Silva, A. F., Fernandez-Feijoo, B., & Gago, S. (2018). Accounting Information Tools in Managerial Clinical Service Decision-Making Processes: Evidence from Portuguese Public Hospitals. International Public Management Journal, pp. 1-29. 

8. Leite, G. M., Machado-Santos, C., & Da Silva, A. F. (2018). Destabilizing Impacts of Herding Behaviour in Portuguese Capital Market//Impactos desestabilizantes en el comportamiento gregario en el mercado de capitales portugués. Revista de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y la Empresa, 25, pp. 3-22. 

9. Ferreira da Silva, A. C. & Cyganska, M. (2016). Comparison of Polish and Portuguese hospital cost accounting methods. Motricidade, 12(4), pp. 73-82. 

10. Pereira, J., Basto, M., & Silva, A. F. (2017). Comparing logit model with discriminant analysis for predicting bankruptcy in Portuguese hospitality sector. European Journal of Tourism Research, 16, pp. 276-280. 

11. Teixeira, S., Gonçalves, M. J., & Silva, A. (2016). Accountability in Local Public Administration: A Case Study. Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, Special Issue, pp. 49-57. 

12. Ferreira da Silva, A., Pereira, J.M., Lopes, A., Magalhães, C., & Moreira, R. (2015). Foucault’s Perspective of Performance Appraisal in Public Administration. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. 6(2), pp. 375-385. 

13. Pereira, J.M., Basto, M., Ferreira da Silva, A., Ribeiro, H. (2015). Financial Risk Analysis of Portugueses Textile and Tourism Companies. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. 6(3), pp. 471-477.