Eduardo Melero
Associate Professor of Management
Education
1999-2004
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
PhD in Management
1998–1999
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
MSc in Management
1994 –1998
Universidad de Salamanca Lincenciado en Economía
Research Interests
Innovation, Economics of Organizations, Economics of Human Resources
Selected publications
Wehrheim, D., Melero, E. & Palomeras, N.:“The Paradox of Inventor Job Security,” Organization Science, forthcoming, July 2026. (short video abstract: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3pVl8kYbK0)
Chondrakis, G., Melero, E. & Sako, M.: “The Effect of Coordination Requirements on Sourcing Decisions: Evidence from Patent Prosecution Services”, Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 36 (6) June 2022. (short video abstract: https://youtu.be/nh-Yz_JMpMQ)
Melero, E., Palomeras, N. & Wehrheim, D.: “The Effect of Patent Protection on Inventor Mobility“, Management Science. Vol. 66 (12), December 2020.
Bognanno, M & E. Melero.: “Promotion Signals, Experience and Education“, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy. Vol. 25 (1), Spring 2016.
Melero, E. & N. Palomeras.: “The Renaissance Man Is not Dead! The Role of Generalists in Teams of Inventors“, Research Policy. Vol. 44 (1), February 2015.
Palomeras, N & E.Melero.: “Markets for Inventors: Learning by Hiring as a Driver of Mobility”, Management Science vol. 56 (5), May 2010.
Eduardo Melero is a tenured professor in the Department of Business Economics at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. With a degree in Economics from the Universidad de Salamanca, Eduardo obtained his doctorate in Business Administration in January 2005 from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. His research interests focus on the empirical analysis of the organization of human resources in companies and its relationship with innovation. He currently teaches courses in Organizational Behavior, Economics of Organizations, and Research Methods in undergraduate and master's courses, and is the Director of the Master in Management.
Wehrheim, D., Melero, E. & Palomeras, N.:“The Paradox of Inventor Job Security,” Organization Science, forthcoming, July 2026.
Chondrakis, G., Melero, E. & Sako, M.: “The Effect of Coordination Requirements on Sourcing Decisions: Evidence from Patent Prosecution Services”, Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 36 (6) June 2022.
Melero, E., Palomeras, N. & Wehrheim, D.: “The Effect of Patent Protection on Inventor Mobility”, Management Science. Vol. 66 (12), December 2020.
Bognanno, M. & Melero, E.: “Promotion Signals, Experience and Education”, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy vol. 25 (1), Spring 2016, 111-132.
Melero, E. & Palomeras, N.: “The Renaissance Man Is not Dead! The Role of Generalists in Teams of Inventors”, Research Policy vol. 44 (1), February 2015, 154-167.
Melero, E.: “Job-related training and education sponsorship: An analysis based on market concentration”, Advances in the Economics Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms vol. 15, 2014, 185-223
Melero, E.: “Are Workplaces with Many Women in Management Run Differently?”, Journal of Business Research vol. 64 (4), Abril 2011, 385- 393.
Melero, E.: “Training and Promotion: Allocation of Skills or Incentives?”, Industrial Relations vol. 49 (4), Octubre 2010, 640-667.
Palomeras, N.. & Melero, E.: “Markets for Inventors: Learning by Hiring as a Driver of Mobility”, Management Science vol. 56 (5), Mayo 2010, 881- 865.
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