Francisco Veloso was Dean at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics between 2012 and 2017 and Chaired Professor of the NOS Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He is now Dean at Imperial College Business School and remains as Invited Full Professor at CATÓLICA-LISBON and at Carnegie Mellon University, both Schools where he developed a significant part of his career.

He is an internationally recognized scholar in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which has won him several awards, including the Alfred P. Sloan Industry Studies Fellowship, the Stan Hardy award for the outstanding paper published in the field of Operations Management, as well as grants from the National Science Foundation, the Sloan Foundation and the Richard King Mellon Foundation. Francisco has published in journals such as PNAS, Management Science, the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Operation Management and Research Policy, and worked with a variety of international firms and organizations, including McKinsey & Co., Alcoa, the Asian Development Bank, or The Mexican and Portuguese Science Foundations. 

Francisco has a PhD in Technology, Management and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an undergraduate degree in Physics Engineering from IST and a Masters in Management degree from ISEG, both part of the Technical University of Lisbon.

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The effect of trade secret legal protection on venture capital investments: Evidence from the inevitable disclosure doctrine

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Francesco Castellaneta, Journal of Business Venturin…, 2016
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The Scientific Impact of Developing Nations

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Gonzalez-Brambila, Claudia N., Plos On…, 2016
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Using co-authorship and citation analysis to identify research groups: a new way to assess performance

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Leonardo Reyes-Gonzalez, Scientometric…, 2016
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Patently Wrong? Firm Strategy and the Decision to Disband Technological Assets

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Lowe, R.A., European Management Revie…, 2015
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Spinoffs and the ascension of Silicon Valley

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Cheyre, Cristobal, Industrial and Corporate Chang…, 2015
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Spinoffs and the mobility of U.S. merchant semiconductor inventors

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Cheyre, C., Management Scienc…, 2015
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Users as innovators in developing countries: The global sources of innovation and diffusion in mobile banking services

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Pedro Oliveira & Francisco Veloso
Van Der Boor, P., Research Polic…, 2014
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The impact of network embeddedness on research output

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Gonzalez-Brambila, C.N., Research Polic…, 2013
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THE POLYGLOT PATENT BOOM

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Branstetter, Lee, Scientific America…, 2013
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An output perspective on the teaching-research nexus: An analysis focusing on the United States higher education system

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Horta, H., Studies in Higher Educatio…, 2012
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Linking induced technological change, and environmental regulation: Evidence from patenting in the U.S. auto industry

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Lee, J., Research Polic…, 2011
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Virtual Design, Problem Framing, and Innovation: An Empirical Study in the Automotive Industry

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Vaccaro, A., Journal of Management Studie…, 2011
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Effects of the USA PATRIOT act and the 2002 bioterrorism preparedness act on select agent research in the United States

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Dias, M.B., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of Americ…, 2010
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Forcing technological change: A case of automobile emissions control technology development in the US

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Lee, J., Technovatio…, 2010
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Knowledge Management Tools, Inter-Organizational Relationships, Innovation and Firm Performance

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Vaccaro, A., Technological Forecasting and Social Chang…, 2010
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Navel gazing: Academic inbreeding and scientific productivity

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Horta, H., Management Scienc…, 2010
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Offshoring and the global geography of innovation

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Fifarek, B.J., Journal of Economic Geograph…, 2010
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R&D activity selection process: Building a strategy-aligned R&D portfolio for government and nonprofit organizations

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Pereira, P.L., IEEE Transactions on Engineering Managemen…, 2009
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The impact of virtual technologies on knowledge-based processes: An empirical study

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Vaccaro, A., Research Polic…, 2009
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Interfirm innovation under uncertainty: Empirical evidence for strategic knowledge partitioning

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Lee, J., Journal of Product Innovation Managemen…, 2008
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ISO 9000 practices and financial performance: A technology coherence perspective

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Benner, M.J., Journal of Operations Managemen…, 2008
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Offshoring technology innovation: A case study of rare-earth technology

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Fifarek, B.J., Journal of Operations Managemen…, 2008
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The effects of innovation on vertical structure: Perspectives on transaction costs and competences

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Wolter, C., Academy of Management Revie…, 2008
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The impact of virtual technologies on organizational knowledge creation: An empirical study

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Vaccaro, A., Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Science…, 2008
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Imports, Productivity Growth, and Supply Chain Learning

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Blalock, G., World Developmen…, 2007
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Mexico's innovation cha-cha

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Gonzalez-Brambila, C., Issues in Science and Technolog…, 2007
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Opening the box: Comparing EU and US scientific output by scientific field

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Horta, H., Technological Forecasting and Social Chang…, 2007
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Social capital in academic engineers

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Gonzalez-Brambila, C.N., Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technolog…, 2007
Book

The Brazilian Software Industry

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Junqueira Botelho, A.J., From Underdogs to Tigers: The Rise and Growth of the Software Industry in Brazil, China, India, Ireland, and Israe…, 2007
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The determinants of research output and impact: A study of Mexican researchers

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Gonzalez-Brambila, C., Research Polic…, 2007
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Understanding local content descisions: Economic analysis and an application to the automotive industry

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Veloso, F.M., Journal of Regional Scienc…, 2006
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Knowledge-partitioning and inter-firm innovation: An empirical case analysis

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Lee, J., Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technolog…, 2005
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The future of the Asian auto industry: Regional integration, alternative designs, and Chinese leadership

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Veloso, F., International Journal of Vehicle Desig…, 2004
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Cost implications of the e-supply chain in the auto industry: Results from a simple model

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Veloso, F., International Journal of Technology, Policy and Managemen…, 2003
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Infrastructures, incentives, and institutions: Fostering distributed knowledge bases for the learning society

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Conceiçao, P., Technological Forecasting and Social Chang…, 2003
Book

The automotive supply chain: Global trends and Asian perspectives

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Veloso, F., ERD Working Paper Serie…, 2002
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Incentives, Infrastructure and Institutions: Perspectives on Industrialization and Technical Change in Late-Developing Nations

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Veloso, F., Technological Forecasting and Social Chang…, 2001
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Make-buy decisions in the auto industry: New perspectives on the role of the supplier as an innovator

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Veloso, F., Technological Forecasting and Social Chang…, 2001
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New technologies in emerging markets: Understanding technology, market and policy constraints to the adoption of advanced automotive technologies

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Veloso, F., Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Science…, 2001
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On the definition of a public policy towards the financing of technology infrastructures

CATÓLICA-LISBON Researcher(s): Francisco Veloso
Heitor, Manuel, Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Science…, 1997