Marcela CONTRERAS CRUZ
Présentation
PhD candidate in the laboratory Montpellier Research in Management – MRM, University of Montpellier (FRANCE) PhD in management sciences / Entrepreneurship Thesis title: "Collective pursuit of international entrepreneurial opportunities of green SMEs” EDUCATION Master Management, Innovation and Technology. Specialty : Industrial Engineering Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INP). Mention Bien Industrial Engineering (BAC + 5). Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) Mention CUM LAUDE (GPA 4.48/5.0) High school diploma. Colegio Integrado Jorge Isaac. Specialty: Accounting management ICFES Best Score of the promotion (National standardized test) July – August 2016 Research Professional. Universidad Industrial de Santander – UIS üPerform style revisions of English-written texts and translations of scientific documents to document research activities conducted by the Creative Intelligence Laboratory- Semiosis Lab. Project Professional. Universidad Industrial de Santander – UIS Project Development of Intelligent Territories: «Diamante Caribe y Santander » üMember of the interdisciplinary team in charge of developing and executing the evaluation methodology for the project. üCarry out in-depth studies (technical, economic and social). üCreate detailed reports and visual presentations for funding institutions (including FINDETER). Research Intern (M2). Laboratory G-SCOP In partnership with the UIMM of Ain Project: "Innovation approach for diversification in industrial SMEs" üWriting the state of the art on the diversification strategy of SMEs from the revision of scientific journals. üConduct a series of interviews with business leaders confronted with this issue in the Ain region. üPrepare a proposal for a diversification approach based on the theory and the field study, including key elements, risks and best practices to explore the potential of businesses. Engineering assistant. Espumas Santander S.A. S. (~200 employees) Within a manufacturing company of polyurethane foam and mattresses, my main responsibilities included: üStudy methods and working time and standardization of production processes. üEstablishing production costs for new products üThe analysis and improvement of production processes through the application of Lean techniques (5s, TPM, Ishikawa and Pareto diagram) üIn addition, I participated in internal audits under the ISO 9001 standard. January – May 2020 Chargée de TD (tutorial assistant). IUT Paul Sabatier. Université Toulouse II DUT GEA: Cost calculation and analysis (64 hours). Chargée de TD (tutorial assistant). Montpellier Management Institute – MOMA. University of Montpellier. Management and Theory of organizations (60 hours). Management Practices (34 hours) 2016 – 2017 Teacher of languages. Superprof France Weekly private classes of English, Spanish and French as a Foreign Language for young people and adults. Virtual Tutor. Latinhire Online Tutors Service of online homework help and on-demand tutoring, using ICT (applications with whiteboards). Topics: Statistics, French as a foreign language and MS Excel. Freelance Tutor. Fast Class Private lessons in different fields to high school and bachelor students. Topics: English as a foreign language, financial mathematics, physics, production management and geometry. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Spanish Mother tongue English Current oral and written French Current oral and written Member of the association ParenThèse Occitanie (Phd student association that organizes thesis writing days and retreats as well as workshops). ü Office Pack (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Project). ü Bibliographic management software (Mendeley). ü Good knowledge of quantitative (SPSS) and qualitative (NVIVO12) analysis software Translator for Coursera.org (Sept. 2016 – 2017) Translation of high level courses from English to Spanish. Cinema, travelling (One year stay in the US, and road trip of 10 European countries in one month), board games (Ticket to ride, Catan, Jungle Speed). *2017 – Now*
*2014 – 2015*
*2007-2012*
*2006*
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
*January – May 2016*
*February – June 2015*
*September 2012 – July 2014*
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
*2017 – 2019*
*March – November 2016*
*October 2015 – February 2016*
Languages
Associative life
Computer skills
Volunteering
Hobbies
Publications
Publications
Environmental entrepreneurship: a bibliometric perspective of the fieldInternational Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2022, ⟨10.1007/s11365-022-00811-8⟩ |
Collective pursuit of international opportunities: a conceptual model for SMEs23rd McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, Aug 2019, Odense, Denmark |
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When green SMEs go international: collective pursuit of entrepreneurial opportunities32nd Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference - RENT 2018, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM), Nov 2018, Tolède, Spain |
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Collective pursuit of international entrepreneurial opportunities: the case of green SMEs" 26 – 28 September 201816th IECER-Entrepreneurship Conference, 2018, Innsbruck, Austria |
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L’entrepreneuriat vert : une approche bibliométriqueXXVIIe Conférence Internationale de Management Stratégique - AIMS 2018, Jun 2018, Montpellier, France |