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Biography

Mercedes Bleda is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Innovation and Strategy at AMBS. She has a first degree in economics (University of Murcia, Spain), an MPhil in dynamic economics (Dept. of Quantitative Methods, University of Murcia, Spain), and a PhD in Innovation Studies from CRIC (ESRC Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition Centre) at the University of Manchester. Before completing her PhD in the UK, Mercedes worked in the department of quantitative economics at the University of Murcia in Spain as a lecturer in mathematical economics, and as a researcher in the area of complex dynamical systems. Afterwards she joined the Centre for Research on Organisations, Management and Technical Change (CROMTEC) and the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) where she was involved on research projects funded by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, and the Science in Society Programme of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Mercedes is still a member of the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) doing research on a variety of topics with a focus on innovation and innovation policy issues.  

Research interests

Mercedes' research focuses on cognition and emotion in organizations, particularly applied to strategic behavior and decision making. She also applies evolutionary and complexity approaches to analyse adaptation processes in business organizations and markets. She has been a researcher in several projects in these areas for the ERSC and the EPSRC, the European Commission, the OCDE, and other institutions at the national and and local levels, both in the UK and Spain.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Sustainable Futures
  • Manchester Institute of Innovation Research

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