Assistant Professor, Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability at
Esade
Contracted Doctoral Professor URL
Colaborador, IIS - Instituto de Innovación Social
Biography
Rita holds a degree in Law from the University of Lisbon, a Master's Degree in Law
from Católica Lisbon, and a PhD in Law from King's College London. Prior to joining
ESADE, she was a Research Fellow at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Her main areas of expertise are business ethics, human rights, and organization studies.
Her research focuses on corporate moral responsibility, digital ethics, organizational
purpose and legitimacy, business and human rights, role morality, and the ethics of
corporate communications. Rita is also an International Research Fellow at the Oxford
University Centre for Corporate Reputation, a Visiting Research Fellow at the University
of Bath School of Management, and she collaborates with the non-profit Global Legal
Action Network GLAN on a climate change legal case. Rita's work has been published
in the Academy of Management Review, Business Ethics Quarterly, and the Journal of
Business Ethics. She is co-convener of the R:ETRO seminar series Reputation: Ethics,
Trust, and Relationships at Oxford, hosted by the Oxford University Centre for Corporate
Reputation. She is co-founder of the Society for Business Ethics Junior Scholars Network,
and a member of its inaugural Organizing Committee. Rita is also Editor of the Book
and More Reviews section of the Journal of Business Ethics, and co-chair of the Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the Society for Business Ethics.
Contact details
Tel: +34 932 806 162
Ext. 3985
Fax: +34 932 048 105