Paul Melendez

Dr. Paul Melendez has been with the Eller College of Management since 1996. He earned his doctorate from the University of Arizona with a specialization in privatization. He is the first and only Eller professor to be recognized by the University of Arizona as a University Distinguished Outreach Professor for promoting ethics education for over two decades. As a professor in the Department of Management and Organizations, he teaches courses in business ethics, organizational behavior, international management, and leading change at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He authored Moral Problems in Management: An Objective Model of Analysis published by McGraw-Hill. He also provides high-level consulting on ethics and compliance, transformational leadership, innovative thinking, and strategic planning. Consulting clients include from the business sector DP World (Dubai), BHP Billiton (Australia), and Grupo Bal (Mexico) and from the government sector the City of Tucson, Pima County, and the Town of Marana just to name a few. As founder of the Center for Leadership Ethics, he leads efforts to improve organizational ethics through cutting-edge research, education, and outreach programs. As lead faculty of Eller Executive Education, he designs, directs, and delivers programs for the private and public sectors. He also serves as an Affiliated Professor in the School of Mining and Mineral Resources and the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona.

Dr. Melendez was previously on the faculty of the School of Public Administration and Policy, served as assistant dean for Eller Executive Education, and served as assistant department head for the Department of Management and Organizations

Courses

• BNAD 302 Human Side of Organizations
• MGMT 202 Ethical Issues in Business
• MGMT 310A Organizational Behavior and Management
• MGMT 435 International Management
• MGMT 561 Leading Organizational Change

Awards

• Suzanne Cummins, MBA Faculty Award
• University Distinguished Outreach Professor
• Eller College of Management, Outstanding Business Management Faculty Award
• Undergraduate Faculty Member of the Year
• Department of Management and Organizations, Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
• Eller College of Management, Neville Cramer Faculty Award
• Dean's Undergraduate Course Innovation Grant
• The University of Arizona, Team Award for Excellence