Assistant
Professor, Engineering
and Public Policy
Technology
policy and management, supply chain decisions and
industrial development
B.S. 1992,
Instituto Superior Tecnico
M.S. 1996, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão
Ph.D. 2001, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Francisco
Veloso is interested in the development of technology
assets and the role of public policy. Specifically,
his work aims at integrating engineering and technology
knowledge and methods with economic analysis to study
how firms and regions develop technology capabilities.
To be able to integrate both dimensions, his work
entails both methodology development and problem focus
research.
His current
work includes a series of studies on how decisions
related to technology and innovation (e.g. entry in
new technologies, adoption of process improvement
methods, or modular product solutions) affect firm
performance. This work focuses mostly on the automotive
sector and has an important dimension looking at developing
and intermediate level economies.
A second
and more recent area of research aims at evaluating
and comparing technological capabilities of knowledge
based industries in developingnations. A current project
analyzes the capabilities of the software industry
in China, India and Brazil. The methodology development
effort of his research has been directed towards the
development of a System Cost Model (SCM), a tool to
evaluate cost implications of decisions in complex
technological systems such as automobiles.
Representative
Publications
Wolter, C. and Veloso, F. “The Effects of Innovation on Vertical
Structure: Perspectives on Transaction Costs and Capabilities.” Forthcoming
at Academy of Management Review. Benner, M. and Veloso, F., “ISO 9000 Practices and Financial
Performance: A Technology Coherence Perspective,” Forthcoming at the Journal
of Operations Management Fifarek, B., Veloso, F.M. and Davidson, C. “Offshoring Technology
Innovation: A Case Study of the Rare-earth Technology.” Forthcoming at
Journal of Operations Management. Blalock, G. and Veloso, F.M. “Trade, Imports, Productivity Growth,
and Supply Chain Learning.” World Development. 35(7): 1134-1151 Gonzalez, C. and Veloso, F. “The Determinants of Research
Productivity: A Study of Mexican Researchers.” Research Policy. 36:
1035-1051
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