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Pedro Novo Melo


Pedro Novo Melo, Associate Professor at Escola Técnica Superior Profissional and Escola Superior de Gestão of Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Visiting Professor at Escola de Economia e Gestão of Universidade do Minho where he is responsible for Organisational Behaviour, Management and Human Resources Management. The researcher holds a Master's degree in Human Resource Management and a PhD in Business Sciences from Universidade do Minho. His main areas of interest are organisational behaviour, Human Resource Management practices and its relationship with strategy, with special emphasis on SMEs. In recent years, the researcher has focused his investigation on the characterisation and development of HRM in Portugal and on the relationship between technology and management, in particular HR Analytics.


Research Interests:

Human Resource Management. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. HR & People Analytics. Family Firms. HR and Technology.


Main Projects:

  • 2017-2020: Membro da equipa do projecto “sBee – Smart Beekeeping” submetido no âmbito do Programa Apícola Nacional – Medida 6 – Apoio a Projectos de Investigação Aplicada, pelo Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, sendo responsável pelo projecto, Professor Luís Ferreira;
  • Projecto “e-IPCA: O IPCA na Era Digital” (POCI-C1-2017-04), apresentada ao Programa Operacional de Competitividade e Internacionalização, no Sistema de Apoio à Modernização e Capacitação da Administração Pública, submetido em 09.08.2017 e aprovado a 07.02.2018, com o investimento de 583 003,25€.

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