Thomas Mellewigt

Thomas Mellewigt is Professor and Chair Holder at the Department of Economics, Institute for Management, Free University of Berlin, Germany. His research focuses on corporate management, strategic alliances, outsourcing, and organizational economics, with particular emphasis on value-added knowledge management in strategic cooperation.

Education and Academic Achievements

Professor Mellewigt has received notable academic awards including:

• 1998 Stinnes Foundation Award for his dissertation "Corporate Organization and Corporate Management - an Empirical Study of Listed Companies"
• 1990 University of Paderborn Award for his diploma thesis "Efficiency of Conflicts in Decision-Making Processes - an Experimental Study"

Research Focus

His research encompasses several key areas:

• Corporate Management: Especially value-added knowledge management and strategic decision-making processes
• Strategic Alliances: Governance mechanisms, alliance structure choice, and performance implications
• Outsourcing: Contract design, trust relationships, and interorganizational governance
• Organizational Economics: Transaction cost economics, resource-based view, and real options theory applications

Publications and Research Impact

Professor Mellewigt's extensive publication record spans top-tier journals including Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Applied Psychology, and British Journal of Management. His research demonstrates a consistent focus on governance mechanisms in interorganizational relationships, with particular attention to how firms structure alliances and outsourcing relationships to maximize value creation while minimizing transaction costs.

Research Methodology

His work employs diverse methodological approaches including:

• Empirical studies across various industries (telecommunications, automotive, banking)
• Experimental research on decision-making processes
• Meta-analyses of entrepreneurship and alliance research
• Longitudinal studies on organizational phenomena