Faculty Publications

Dr. Anastasiou – RESEARCH WORK
Research interests	Dr. Anastasiou’s scholarly work spans a diverse range of critical topics within hospitality and tourism management and education, with a particular emphasis on education, organizational development, and strategic management of educational institutions. His research has addressed the expectations of international students in Cyprus’s hospitality and tourism higher education, identifying early dropout indicators to enhance student retention and satisfaction. Through studies on hospitality and culinary educators, he has analyzed the implications of tacit knowledge utilization, shedding light on its role in improving educational and professional outcomes. In response to the global challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Anastasiou reflected on the aggressive digital transformation in hospitality education in Cyprus, providing insights into teaching adaptations during crises. His work also explores factors influencing students’ perceptions and choices of vocational programs, focusing on the vocational and technical education landscape in Cyprus. Beyond education, Dr. Anastasiou has contributed to understanding workforce diversity management, service quality improvement, and the interplay between cognitive diversity and organizational performance in hospitality. Furthering theoretical contributions, his research delves into the knowledge-based theory of the firm and its application in management, offering a historical review of the role of theory in this domain. His studies also investigate barriers to tacit knowledge utilization among hotel managers and educators, providing actionable recommendations to bridge gaps in knowledge transfer and practice. With a focus on e-marketing, training effectiveness, and workforce diversity, his work not only addresses industry-specific challenges but also proposes innovative solutions to advance hospitality management and education globally.
Publications with links	Mapping international students’ expectations from the CY hospitality and tourism higher education: an early dropout indicator M Anastasiou Tourism and hospitality management 25 (2), 269-290 5 2019 Analysing the implications of hospitality and culinary educators’ tacit knowledge utilization M Anastasiou Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts 11 (1), 34-44 4 2019 Reflecting on teaching and Ecovid-19: An aggressive digital teaching transformation outbreak in higher hospitality education in Cyprus M Anastasiou International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management 3 (2), 344-370 2 2020 Examining the Factors affecting Students’ Perceptions and Vocational Program Choices: A Case Study of the Vocational and Technical Schools of Cyprus M Anastasiou, I Koumi The Cyprus Journal of Sciences 17, 17 – 34 2 2019 Exploring theory application in management research: The knowledgebased theory of the firm M Anastasiou The Larnaca College Review 1, 13-24 2 2017 Is There a Distinctively European Model of Human Resource Management Or Are The Differences within Europe or Differences are Greater than the Similarities? A Petasis, M Anastasiou The Cyprus Journal of Sciences 6, 157 2 2008 Reflecting on hospitality students’ cognitive diversity impact on service quality and organizational performance standards: Α case-study in cy seasonal hotels. M Anastasiou JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ON HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM 6 (2), 1-19 1 2020 Exploring Theory Application in Management Research: The Knowledge-Based Theory of the Firm A Michael The Larnaca College Review 1 (1), 12-16 2017 A Historical Review of the Role of Theory in Management Research M Anastasiou International Journal of Management Issues and Research 2 (2), 69-80 2013 Assessing Training Effectiveness in Larnaca’s Hotels M Anastasiou Journal of Business Administration Online 10 (1), 21 2012 International Marketing Research: Exploring E-Marketing Research and Its Implications M Anastasiou The Cyprus Journal of Sciences 10, 165 2012 Reviewing a Workforce Diversity Management Program in the Hotel Industry Of Cyprus M ANASTASIOU Corporate fraud 1 Elena ANTONIOU How Do Humor and Cartoon Relate To … 169. Exploring the Factors that Prevent Hospitality/Culinary Educators’tacit Knowledge Utilization within an Educational Setting: The Case of Cypriot Hospitality/Culinary Arts … MA Anastasiou TOURMAN 2018, 598
Plans and goals for future research	Dr. Anastasiou plans to advance his research by focusing on two core areas: strategic educational business planning innovation and organizational development. His future work aims to further investigate the critical role and impact of tacit knowledge utilization across individual, team, and organizational levels. He intends to explore how knowledge-based competitive advantages can be leveraged within human resources and organizational learning to achieve academic excellence, improve service quality, elevate performance standards, and promote sustainable development.

Dr Giorgos Louka – RESEARCH WORK
Research interests	Culinary, nutrition and exercise and application of healthy nutrition in combination with exercise for healthy living.
Publications with links	“How to maximize and improve physical and mental health.” Clinical Study conducted in 2023 by Giorgos Louka. Only paper form exists. “Dietary habits of teenagers” Thesis statement completed in 2008 by Giorgos Louka. Only paper form exists.
Plans and goals for future research	Improve society’s physical and mental health through proper nutrition and exercise. Research for new and advanced methods for doing that in a more convenient way.

Dr Pavlidou Veronika – RESEARCH WORK
Research interests	Design, analysis, and application of social information systems e.g. Social Media Analysis, User Behaviour and Engagement, Ethical Concerns (i.e. privacy, trust, and the implications of algorithmic decisions in shaping social interaction)
Publications with links	Pavlidou, V., Otterbacher, J., Kleanthous, S. (2022). User Perception of Algorithmic Digital Marketing in Conditions of Scarcity. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358626520_User_Perception_of_ Algorithmic_Digital_Marketing_in_Conditions_of_Scarcity   Pavlidou, V., Otterbacher, J., Kleanthous, S. (2023). Fairness Issues in Algorithmic Digital Marketing: Marketers’ Perceptions https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370147307_Fairness_Issues_in_Algorithmic_ Digital_Marketing_Marketers’_Perceptions
Plans and goals for future research	Along with tackling ethical and privacy issues, my goals are to model how online social structures have changed over time and how they affect interactions in the real world.

Dr Andreas Karyos – RESEARCH WORK

The Cyprus Question since 1878. Greek Irredentism (19th and 20th centuries). The EOKA Movement. History of the Eastern Mediterranean (19th and 20th centuries). The European Decolonization. The Post-War Military History. History of the Eastern Mediterranean (19th and 20th centuries). Greek-Turkish Relations (19th and 20th centuries) Publications with links: Maria Hadjiathanasiou, Andreas Karyos & Emilios A. Solomou (eds.), Colonial Cyprus: A Cultural History (London: Bloomsbury, expected in December 2024) https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/colonial-cyprus-9780755640652/ Andreas Karyos & Marinos Papaioakeim, “Cyprus in the Commonwealth: Pre-membership Perceptions by Greek Cypriot Elites, 1959-1961”, The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs 111 (2022), pp. 6-18 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00358533.2022.2033023 Andreas Karyos, “The Republic of Cyprus and Its Foreign Policy: a Historical Overview, 1960-2004” in Zenonas Tziarras (ed.), The Foreign Policy of the Republic of Cyprus: Local, Regional and International Dimensions (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022), pp. 19-43 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-91177-5_2 Plans and goals for future research: I am currently preparing a research paper on the drivers behind Ankara’s decision to make use of military power against Cyprus in 1974. Another project I am currently working on investigates the Arbitration Committees established by the EOKA insurgent movement in 1958-1959.

Dr Nikos Karfakis – RESEARCH WORK
Research interests	Work identities, organizational change, leadership, and telework
Publications with links	Karfakis, N., Kopsidas, O., and Moros, M. (2023) The Management of Environment Cost caused by Ballast Water, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, A 12: 176-183. https://www.davidpublisher.com/index.php/Home/Article/index?id=49858.html   Evangelides, P. and Karfakis, N. (2019) Leadership Styles, Effectiveness and Preferences–Empirical Evidence from the Cyprus Banking Sector, Acta Universitatis Danubius, 15(2): 82-92. https://ideas.repec.org/a/dug/actaec/y2019i2p82-92.html   Karfakis, N. and Kokkinidis, G. (2019) On guilt and the depoliticization of downsizing practices, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 39(1-2): 156-180. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/ijssp-06-2018-0100/full/html   Karfakis, N. (2018) The Biopolitics of CFS/ME, Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Studies, 70: 20-28. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369848617300705   Karfakis, N. and Kokkinidis, G. (2011) Rethinking cynicism: Parrhesiastic practices in contemporary workplaces, Culture and Organization, 17(4): 329-345. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14759551.2011.590309
Plans and goals for future research	Along with my long-standing interests in work identities and organizational change, my future work will be geared towards telework and economic inequality.

Dr Thanos Pafitis – RESEARCH WORK
Research interests	Governance of public organizations
Publications with links	N/A
Plans and goals for future research	Currently investigating the governance structure (roles, composition etc) of governmental organizations in USA and their effects on corruption

Dr Kyrillos Nikolaou – RESEARCH WORK
Research interests	Emerging tourist niche destinations, special interest tourism, innovation, tradition Research on the field Tourism in India – Bollywood’s influence and impact on Indian Tourism Industry, Tourism Development in India; Golden Triangle International Tourism, Emerging Tourism Destinations of India: Jodhpur and Pondicherry; a comparative analysisResearch on the field cruise tourism – comparative study Cyprus-MaltaResearch – regional study on innovation and tradition in Massai and Nandi tribes (Kenya)
Publications with links	Kyrillos Nikolaou (2025 expected), Bollywood’s influence and impact on Indian Tourism Industry,  Volume: India New Tourism World Destination, Raj Vaisoha Publisher, New DelhiKyrillos Nikolaou (2025 expected), Emerging Tourism Destinations of India: Jodhpur and Pondicherry; a comparative analysis, Volume: India New Tourism World Destination, Raj Vaisoha, Publisher, New DelhiKyrillos Nikolaou (2025 expected) Cruise tourism effects on Maltas’ and Cyprus’ economy, Volume Cahiers de la Méditerranée, Nice
Plans and goals for future research	My goals are to continue working for the research for the tourism in India, Kenya and other parts of the world, including Cyprus and Malta in a comparative perspective. Furthermore, my plans includes working for the research for the potential of less developed areas as emerging tourist destination.

Angela Marinou – RESEARCH WORK
Research interests	Creative Writing and Literature Analysis by researching literary movements, themes, and classic and modern works, as well as by creating methods to instruct and motivate writing abilities.
Publications with links	Children’s educational books “Η Πόλυ πάει στην πόλη”, Εκδόσεις Οσελότος, 2018 https://issuu.com/ocelotos/docs/i_poly    “Φίλοι”, Εκδόσεις Οσελότος, 2020 https://issuu.com/ocelotos/docs/filoi   Poetry “Του νου και της ψυχής τα μύχια”, Εκδόσεις Οσελότος, 2022 https://issuu.com/ocelotos/docs/tou_nou_kai_tis_psyxis
Plans and goals for future research	Developing innovative teaching methods to inspire creativity and improve writing skills as well as examining how diverse cultural perspectives influence storytelling.