Machado, Carolina: - Carolina Machado received her PhD in management sciences (Organi- zational and Policies Management Area/Human Resources Management) from the University of Minho in 1999, master's degree in management (Strategic Human Resource Management) from the Technical University of Lisbon in 1994, and degree in business administration from University of Minho in 1989. Teaching in the human resource management sub- jects since 1989 at the University of Minho, she is Associate Professor since 2004, with experience and research interest areas in the field of human resource management, international human resource management, human resource management in SMEs, training and development, emotional intelligence, management change, knowledge management and management/ HRM in the digital age. She is Head of the Department of Management and Head of the Human Resources Management Work Group at University of Minho, as well as Chief Editor of the International Journal of Applied Management Sciences and Engineering (IJAMSE), guest editor of journals, books editor and book series editor, as well as reviewer in different inter- national prestigious journals. In addition, she has also published both as editor/co-editor and as author/co-author several books, book chapters and articles in journals and conferences.