Paul Melendez

Dr. Paul Melendez has been a member of the Eller College of Management faculty since 1996. He earned his doctorate from the University of Arizona with a specialization in privatization. He is the first and only Eller faculty member to be named a University Distinguished Outreach Professor, an honor recognizing more than two decades of leadership in ethics education. 

As a professor in the Department of Management and Organizations, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in business ethics, organizational behavior, international management, and leading change. He is the author of Moral Problems in Management: An Objective Model of Analysis (McGraw-Hill).

As founder of the Center for Leadership Ethics, he leads efforts to improve organizational ethics through research, education, and outreach programs. As lead faculty for Eller Executive Education, he designs, directs, and delivers programs for the private and public sectors. He 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.

In addition, he provides executive-level consulting to business, government, and nonprofit organizations on ethics and compliance, transformational leadership, innovative thinking, change management, and strategic planning. Select clients include global corporations such as DP World (Dubai), BHP Billiton (Australia), Grupo BAL (Mexico), and Komatsu (Japan); major U.S. companies like Microsoft, Charles Schwab, Discover Financial Services, and Harrah’s Entertainment; government entities such as the Royal Academy of Management (Oman), U.S. Department of Energy, Arizona Department of Administration, and Pima County; and nonprofit organizations like the Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau, United Way, and the Community Food Bank. 

Earlier in his career, Dr. Melendez served on the faculty of the School of Public Administration and Policy, launched Eller Executive Education and served as its assistant dean, and was 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