Senior Lecturer
Marcus Vinícius Gomes is a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University. His research explores the relationship between Business and Society by developing a critical understanding of governance, including the role of activism, social movements, business elites and populism in shaping our economies and societies. By examining how actors negotiate and develop governance regimes, he aims to understand the organizing aspects of 21st century capitalism and explore the power relations that lead to environmental degradation and social inequalities. His scholarship focuses on organization studies and sustainability, particularly affiliated to critical management studies, and is phenomenologically driven, exploring the grand challenges of our societies, such as the promotion of sustainable development and mitigation of the environmental emergency. He holds a PhD in Public Administration and Government from FGV-EAESP (Brazil) and he is current based at Cardiff Business School (2019-Present), the world’s first Public Value Business School, with a clear purpose of driving positive social, economic and environmental impact. Previous he held posts at the University of Exeter Business School (2016-2019) and FGV-EAESP (2011-2016). He is a Council member for the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS) and co-chair elected of the Critical Management Studies (CMS) division at the Academy of Management (AoM) for the 2023-28 period. He is also an Associate Editor for the Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania (CGPC) and co-editor for the MayFly books
