He holds a Ph. D. degree in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Licenciate degree in Economics from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He has been the Director of the Graduate Program in Business Administration and Quantitative Methods and is currently the MBA Program Director. Jaime Ortega's research is in the area of human resource management. His articles, both theoretical and empirical, examine the role of implicit incentives in organizations and the use of new work practices such as job rotation and employee direct participation in decision making. He has published in Management Science, The Accounting Review, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, and Industrial Relations.