Dr. Marco Henriques Pereira

Marco joined the Chair for Services and Operations Management in February 2022 and finished his Ph.D. in Business Administration in February 2024. He also received his MA and BA in Business Administration at the University of Zurich. He was awarded the UZH semester prize for his bachelor's thesis. During his undergraduate and graduate studies, he already worked at another Chair at the Department of Business Administration of the University of Zurich, where he supported the team in research and teaching.

Additionally, Marco is the managing director of the Center for Research in Sports Administration (www.crsa.uzh.ch) and member of the prestigous UZH Blockchain Center (www.blockchain.uzh.ch).

Publications

Henriques Pereira, M., Dietl, H., Lang, M., and Orlowski, J. (2025). New brooms sweep clean, but old brooms know the corners: The effects of managerial turnover on employee performance. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 36(8), 3219-3250. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2025.2591762

Blom, M. J. & Henriques Pereira, M. (2025). Do match surprises move fan token prices? Evidence from UEFA competitions. Finance Research Letters, 90, 109349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2025.109349

Henriques Pereira, M. & Lang, M. (2025). Transforming talent into performance: Efficiency heterogeneity, strategic behavior, and welfare in sports leagues. Sports Economics Review, 12, 100064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.serev.2025.100064

Nax, H., Secilmis, L., and Henriques Pereira, M. (2025). UEFA gegen Crystal Palace: "Eine der größten Ungerechtigkeiten, die es je gab", Frankfurter Allgemeine, 11. August. Link   

Henriques Pereira, M., Gómez-González, C, Dietl, H., and Clochard, G.-J. (2025). Arbeitsmarkt Profifussball: Dynamisch, mobil und transparent. Die Volkswirtschaft, 14. Juli. Link

Dietl, H., Mueller, S. Q., Henriques Pereira, M., and Lang, M. (2025). Performance under pressure and its impact on compensation: Evidence from professional basketball. Journal of Economic Psychology. 102807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2025.102807

Pan, Y., Henriques Pereira, M., Gomez-Gonzalez, C., and Dietl, H. (2024). The superstar effect on perceived performance in professional football: An online experiment. Journal of Economic Psychology. 102776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2024.102776

Germing, J.-M., Henriques Pereira, M., and Dietl, H. (2024). Decentralised Governance in Football: Feasibility of DAO Implementation. Journal of the British Blockchain Association, 8(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.31585/jbba-8-1-(2)2025

Henriques Pereira, M. (2024). Uncovering biases in disciplinary actions: Evidence from German soccer. Economics Bulletin, 44 (3), 1049-1054. Link

Hafner, M., Henriques Pereira, M., Dietl, H., and Betucci, J. (2024). The Four Types of Stablecoins: A Comparative Analysis. Ledger, 9. https://doi.org/10.5195/ledger.2024.326

For more details please see Marco's  Academic CV (PDF, 113 KB)