Mr. Christodoulos Pavlou
Lecturer in Business Management and Strategy
[email protected]
+357 24694104
Qualifications
MSc in Enterprise (University of Leeds, 2016)
BA Public and Business Administration (University of Cyprus, 2015)
Specialization
Strategic Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship Policy
Employment Track
Teaching Assistant, University of Leeds (2021-2022)
Researcher / Consultant, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, (2021)
Adjunct Lecturer, Intercollege Cyprus (2018-2019)
Assistant Consultant, Deloitte Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre (2018-2019)
External Research Collaborator, CARDET (2016-2018)
Memberships (Academic/Professional)
- AOM (Academy of Management)
- BAM (British Academy of Management)
- EERN (Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Research Network)
- RSA (Regional Studies Association)
Research Interests
I am interested in exploring the interactions, interconnections and interrelatedness of actors and factors within an entrepreneurial ecosystem. I am currently examining how University Entrepreneurship Support Programmes affect the social capital, legitimacy, and inclusion of entrepreneurs within an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.
Roles and Responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)
- Module Leader, Entrepreneurship & Small Business Start-up
- Module Leader, Advertising and Marketing Communications
- Tutor, Intro to Business & Management Theory
- Tutor, Management and Organisations
- Tutor, Managing People & Enterprise Skills
- Tutor, Introduction to Business Functions
Selective Conference and Seminar Presentations
“How does the engagement of entrepreneurs with University Business Incubators and Regional Support Programmes affect their social capital, legitimacy, and inclusion within an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem?”, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Winter School, Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University (February 2022)
“Structure and Agency in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems”, R&D Management Conference – Doctoral Colloquium, University of Strathclyde (July 2021)
“How does the engagement of entrepreneurs with University Business Incubators and Regional Support Programmes affect their social capital, legitimacy, and inclusion within an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem?”, Joint Doctoral Seminar Series, organised by Leeds University Business School, the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Antwerp and the School of Management at Xiamen University (April 2021)
Scholarships/Awards
- University ofLeeds Doctoral Scholarship (Full Maintenance and Fees – UKRI) (2019-2022)
- 3rd place in the Cyprus’ Research Promotion Foundation competition (“ΦΟΙΤΩ”) with the study: “Why it is crucial for universities to endorse social entrepreneurship”
- Best Dissertation Award at the Department of Public and Business Administration, University of Cyprus with the study: “Why it is crucial for universities to endorse social entrepreneurship”
- 4th Place at the Cyprus Entrepreneurship Competition (CyEc) with the project “Telexetasis”
- Excellence Scholarship (Pancyprian Examinations) from the Cooperative Society of Civil Servants
Other Scholarly and Outreach Activities
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
- Reviewer, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (2021-Present)
- Organising Committee, Cyprus 2nd Open Data Hackathon (2018)
- Co-founder of Recyward, University of Cyprus (2015-2018)
