Dr Anthi Avloniti
Deputy Head of School of Business & Management, Assistant Professor in Business and Management
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+357 24694029
Qualifications
PhD in Management (Kent Business School, University of Kent, 2014)
MA in Business Management (Kingston Business School, Kingston University, 2010)
BA (Hons) in Business Administration (Athens University of Economics and Business, 2009)
HRDA Certified Instructor, 2019
PGCert of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 2016
Specialization
Business and Management (International Business)
Employment Track
Associate Professor in Business and Management (2022-ongoing)
Lecturer in Business and Management, UCLan Cyprus (2014-2022)
Associate Lecturer in Business and Management, UCLan Cyprus (2013-14)
Associate Lecturer in International Business, University of Kent (2011-2012)
Memberships (Academic/Professional)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
- Fellow of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Development, Alliance, Research (CEDAR), Cyprus
- Fellow of the Finance Governance & Accounting Research (FIGAR) cluster, UCLan Cyprus
- Academy of Management (Member)
- Academy of International Business (Member)
- European International Business Academy (Member)
Research Interests
My main research interests are in the field of International Business focusing on the internationalisation of MNEs and SMEs. At the core of my research lies diversity – i.e. diversity within and outside the company – and its impact on the performance and international expansion of SMEs and MNEs. My research focuses on the diversity within the company by examining the variation in the board of directors and top-management-team, while diversity outside the company is examined by researching cultural and psychic distance, intra-cultural variation and cultural tolerance between the home and host countries.
Roles and Responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)
Teaching and Course Leadership
- Course Leader, MBA Distance-Learning
- Deputy Course Leader, MBA
- List of modules taught: Business Strategy, Business Functions, Business Environment, Work-Placed Learning Project, Enterprise Project, Managing Across Cultures, Management in Context, Managing for Strategic Success in the TH&E, Strategy and International Management, Introduction to Strategic Management, Advanced Strategic Management, Strategic Marketing Management, Contemporary Marketing Communication Issues, International Marketing, Dissertation.
Administrative Roles (current/previous)
- Member, Academic Standards and Quality Assurance Committee
- Member, Research and Innovation Committee
- Member, Student Experience Committee
- Academic Advisor, MBA DL students
- Supervisor, Doctoral Thesis
Selective Publications
- Avloniti, A. and Filippaios, F. (2015), “Unbundling the differences between Psychic and Cultural distance: An empirical examination of the existing measures”, International Business Review, Jun2014, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p660-674.
- Christou, P., Avloniti, A. & Farmaki, A. (2019), “Guests’ perceptions of emotionally expressive and non-expressive service providers within the hospitality context”, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Vol.76, pp.152-62.
- Avloniti, A. and Filippaios, F. (2017) “Evaluating the Effects of Cultural Difference on Corporate Performance: A Meta-Analysis”, Global Business and Economics Review, Vol. 20, Issue 1, pp.54-87.
Selective Conference and Seminar Presentations
- “Introducing and Testing the impact of Cultural Tolerance on Firm Performance: The case of UK Marketing MNEs”, Research Paper presented at the IABPAD Conference in Athens, Greece (22-25 July 2019).
- “Emotional expressions of employees within a cross-cultural context and implications IHRM: Evidence from the Tourism field”, Research paper presented at the European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference in Milan, Italy (14-16 of December 2017).
- “Cross-cultural differences of inner expressions in service delivery: Evidence from the Hospitality and Tourism industry”, Research Paper presented at the EuroCHRIE Conference in Nairobi, Kenya (23-25 of October 2017).
- “The moderating impact of Intra-Cultural Variation on the Relationship between Home-Host Distance and MNE Performance”, Research paper presented at European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference in Uppsala, Sweden (11-13 of December 2014).
- “Board Diversity as a Mediating Factor of the Relationship between National Diversity and MNE Performance”, Research paper presented at Academy of International Business (Journal of International Business Studies Paper Developmental Workshop in Vancouver, Canada June 2014).
- “An examination of the existing measures of cultural difference. Does one size fit all?”, Research paper presented at European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference in Brighton, UK (7-9 of December 2012).
- “Evaluating the Effects of Cultural Difference on Corporate Performance. A Meta-Analysis”: Research paper presented at Academy of International Business (AIB) Conference in Liverpool, UK (29-31 of March 2012).
Selective Research Funding/ Grant Capture
- HEIGHT project, Funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology role: academic team researcher.
Supervision of Projects/PhDs (selective)
Consultancy and CPD Training
- Executive course titled “It’s All about Personality: How to create a Personality for your Brand” targeted for entrepreneurs and managers in Cyprus.
Other Scholarly and Outreach Activities (selective)
- Competition: “IdeaFest” Startup competition co-organizer (2020-2023)
- Competition: “IDEODROMIO” business idea competition, co-organizer (2022-23)
- Competition: “The rise and fall of a giant” (Business room – SoBM Escape the Room Challenge) (2019)
- Erasmus+ traineeship to Vienna University of Economics and Business (2022)
- Erasmus + traineeship to University of Macedonia (2019)
- Workshop: “Speed dating Workshop on Interview Skills”, delivered at UCLan Cyprus (2019)
- Workshops: “Integrated Marketing Communications – Reaching out to Stakeholders in Higher Education” and “Strategic Planning toolkit in Higher Education” delivered to academics of the RANEPA University, Russia (2017)
- Workshop/competition: “Be a Marketing Consultant” organized and delivered at UCLan Cyprus (2016)
- Seminar: “EU Funding promoting youth entrepreneurship” organized at UCLan Cyprus (2015)
- Research Seminar: “The role of Board Diversity in MNEs”, delivered at UCLan Cyprus (2014)
- Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals
