Assistant Professor
[UCLan Cyprus Ltd] Int'l. Business and Management
Internationalisation, Cultural Distance, Psychic Distance, Intra-cultural variation, Board Diversity, Entry mode type, International Entrepreneurship, Cultural Tolerance
I hold a BA in Business Administration from the Athens University of Economics and Business, an MA in Business Management from Kingston University, a PhD in Management from Kent University and a PGCert in Teaching&Learning from UCLan.
My current research involves the multifaceted impact of Internationalisation, Cultural and Psychic Distance on the performance of large multinational enterprises and the various factors that moderate the interaction between them. Some of the factors currently under investigation are the role of Intra-Cultural Variation, Cultural tolerance and Board diversity. Furthermore, I explore the internationalisation of SMEs by investigating the impact of the International Entrepreneurship at the home-country level.
Since 2013, I lead and deliver modules at the under
more...I hold a BA in Business Administration from the Athens University of Economics and Business, an MA in Business Management from Kingston University, a PhD in Management from Kent University and a PGCert in Teaching&Learning from UCLan.
My current research involves the multifaceted impact of Internationalisation, Cultural and Psychic Distance on the performance of large multinational enterprises and the various factors that moderate the interaction between them. Some of the factors currently under investigation are the role of Intra-Cultural Variation, Cultural tolerance and Board diversity. Furthermore, I explore the internationalisation of SMEs by investigating the impact of the International Entrepreneurship at the home-country level.
Since 2013, I lead and deliver modules at the undergraduate and postgraduate level at UCLan Cyprus. My teaching experience ranges from International Business modules (such as Managing across Cultures), to Marketing modules (such as Contemporary Marketing Communications Issues and Strategic Marketing Management), to core Management and Business modules (such as Management in Context, Business Functions and Business Strategy). On the administrative side, I am currently the Course Leader of the MBA DL at UCLan Cyprus (Sept. 2021 - onwards), following my role as the Course Leader of BA (Hons) Business Administration (2015-2020).
• PhD in Management: Kent Business School, University of Kent (Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NZ, UK), 16/01/2011 – 18/10/2014.
• Certificate from Higher Education Academy (University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, PE1 2HE, UK, 18/09/13 – 08/01/2015) and PGCert in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education (08/01/15 – On-going)
• Master of Arts in Business Management: Kingston Business School, Kingston University (KT2 7LB London, UK), 21/09/2009 – 21/09/2010.
• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration: Department of Business Administration, Athens University of Economics and Business (104 34, Athens, Greece) 12/11/2004 - 01/10/2009.
