Dr Vassiliki Bamiatzi
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Profile
Qualifications
PhD (in Management Studies),Manchester Business School, Manchester, UK
MBA (Hons) Financial Engineering, Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece
BSc (Hons), Business Administration, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
Scholarships, Grants & Awards
2006 - 2008 PhD Bursary, The University of Manchester, UK
2006 - 2007 Northern Leadership Academy Bursary for Leadership Doctoral Fellows, UK
2003 - 2004 MBA FSP Award, Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece
Experience
Prior to joining the Leeds University, I have worked for over six years as a Business Analyst and Regional Development Consultant, specializing in designing, planning, executing and monitoring investment and turnaround management projects for several small and medium sized private companies and public organizations in Greece. Most of these projects achieved financial support by the European Union through the Third and Fifth Framework Programs (FP3 & FP5).
Teaching
LUBS 1120 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
LUBS 1885 Business Practice
LUBS 0070 Introductory to Management
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
1. “On the Predictability of Firm Performance via Simple Time-Series and Econometric Models: Evidence from U.K. SMEs” Applied Economics Letters, 2010, 17(3), pp. 279-282, (with K. Bozos and K. Nikolopoulos)
2. Firm versus Sector Effects on Profitability and Growth: The Importance of Size and Interaction” International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2009, 16(2), pp. 205-220 (with G. Hall)
3. “Japan – New business opportunities in an established market” Global Business and Organizational Excellence., 2008, 28(1), pp. 51-61 (with P. Haghirian and R. Sinkovics)
Conference Proceedings (sample)
1. “Business Group Affiliations in Alleviating Economic Hostility: Evidence from Domestic & International Groups operating in the UK”. Strategic Management Society (SMS) Conference, Rome, September 12-15, 2010
2. “Countering the Trend: Identifying the dynamic capabilities to overcome economic hostility”. European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Rome, Italy, May 19-22, 2010.
3. “Defying the Trend: Strategies for Countering the Negative Impact of Operating in Declining Industries and Markets”. Academy of Management (AOM) Conference, Chicago Illinois, July 17-21, 2009 & Strategic Management Society (SMS) Conference, Washington D.C., October 11-14, 2009.
4. “The role of ‘matching’ and managerial competencies in alleviating SME internationalization barriers - An UK perspective”. CIMaR, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, June 17-21, 2008.