Rebeca Mendez-Duron

Monclova, Mexico. Assistant Professor (tenured) at the University of the Balearic Islands. She earned her bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (1992) from ITESM. She holds an MSc. in Industrial Organization (2002) and a Ph.D. in Business Administration and Quantitative Methods (2008) from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) under the supervision of Clara E. García and Marco Giarratana. Her extensive background encompasses STEM, managerial, educational, and technical training.

In the STEM area, she obtained a Diploma in Light, Heat, and Sound and Glass Properties at ITESM in 1993 and Engineering for Extreme Winds at Texas Tech in 1994. In the Management area, she studied Managing Human Resources for Innovation (MIT, 1998), Science and Technology Analysis and Management (UC3M, 2001), Energy Markets (UC3M, 2002), and Antitrust Policy (UC3M, 2002). In the educational area, she earned a Diploma in Developing Training Programs from ITESM (1993). In the Technical area, she studied Social Network Analysis (U Kentucky, 2012) and Panel Data Analysis (Kauffman Foundation, 2012).

She worked for Grupo Vitro from 1993 to 2000, serving as a Technical Consultant (Flat Glass Division, 1993-1997) and as an Innovation Projects Junior Manager (Corporate Headquarters, 1997-2000). One of her main achievements was setting up and coordinating the Group's Innovation Projects Portfolio. Rebeca also served as the vice-head of Fernando de los Ríos Student Housing (2007-2008). More recently, she was appointed Vice-Dean of International Relations at the Faculty of Tourism between 2016 and 2022. Her teaching experience ranges from Strategic Management to Financial Analysis, both at Bachelor and Master levels, at UC3M and since 2008 at UIB. Additionally, she has been the Principal Investigator in several projects on Innovation in Teaching. She also served as an advisor for the Mexican chapter of the US Energy Efficiency Standards and at the OECD.

As a researcher, her main interests include social networks, innovation, organizational behavior, and the open-source software and biopharmaceutical industries. She has published in the Journal of Evolutionary Economics, the Information and Management Journal, and R&D Management, along with several book chapters. She visited the Rotman School of Management (Canada, 2006) as a visiting Ph.D. student and the Yale School of Management (USA, 2012) as a visiting Post-Doc, with fellowships from UC3M and the Ministry of Education, respectively. She has also visited the Universidad de Monterrey (MEX, 2017) and Auckland University of Technology (NZ, 2018). Currently, she is an Honorary Visiting Researcher at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School under the Requalification of Professors sponsorship program. Her current research focuses on networks in the Pharmaceutical Industry and the management of clinical trials.