Dr Panagiotis Piperopoulos
Lecturer in Enterprise & Innovation/ DPD BA (Hons) in Marketing & Management

Introduction

Dr. Panos G. Piperopoulos is a Lecturer in Enterprise and Innovation. Prior to joining the Newcastle University Business School he was a Lecturer in Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Department of Marketing and Operations Management of the University of Macedonia in Greece. He also taught in the Department of Business Administration of the Hellenic Open University. Prior to entering academia Dr. Piperopoulos was a Business Consultant and a mentor to several successful start-up companies. Over the past two years he has extensively commented on the Greek financial and political situation and its impact on the EU and the Eurozone on BBC News 24, ITV, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Newcastle.

Roles and Responsibilities

Degree Programme Director for the BA (Honours) in Marketing & Management (NN52)

Qualifications 

• Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Studies in Academic Practice, Newcastle University, UK, 2011.
• Newcastle Teaching Award, Newcastle University, UK, 2011.
• Ph.D. in Management, Kent Business School, The University of Kent, UK, 2005.
• M.Sc. in Management Science, Kent Business School, The University of Kent, UK, 2002.
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Kent Business School, The University of Kent, UK, 2000.

Previous Positions

• Lecturer in Management with emphasis in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Department of Marketing and Operations Management, University of Macedonia, Greece. (04/2008-08/2010)
• Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Marketing and Operations Management and the Department of Technology Management of the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece. (2006-2008)
• Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Business Administration of the Hellenic Open University, Patra, Greece. (2009-2010, 2008–2009, 2006-2007)
• Adjunct Lecturer in the Supreme Joint War College (SJWC), Thessaloniki, Grece. (2009-2010)
• Adjunct Lecturer in the Hellenic Army Command and General Staff College (SDIEP), Thessaloniki, Greece. (2006-2010)
• Business consultant and publisher, Thessaloniki, Greece. (02/2003-04/2008)
• Sergeant in the Hellenic Army, 595th Airborne Battalion and HQ Company of the 71st Airmobile Infantry Brigade. Certificate of good conduct, for exemplary behaviour. (08/11/2004 - 08/11/2005)
• External associate to Nikos Skoulas and Associates SA (NSA) Business Consultant and Publisher, Herakleion, Crete. (09/2003-10/2004)
• Coordinator of the scientific team of the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece and liaison of the University of Macedonia with the Business Development Centre (KEPA), the Region of Central Macedonia and the Urban and Regional Research Unit (URENIO) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Innovative Actions under the ERDF 2000-06, Regional Program of Innovative Actions - European Program “Excellence in Central Macedonia”. Sub-Action: ‘Strengthening of networking and collaboration of SMEs’ (Budget: € 633,000). Scientific coordinator: Professor George Tsiotras, Rector of the University of Macedonia. (11/2002-09/2003)

Memberships

  • Member of the British Academy of Management
  • Member of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of UK
  • Member of the Hellenic Economic Chamber of Commerce (holding a
    professional license as a business consultant)

Languages

  • Greek: native
  • English: fluent
  • German: (basic level)

Research Interests

• Innovation - R&D - Open innovation
• Entrepreneurship/ Entrepreneurship Education
• Forces driving firms' innovation capabilities/activities and performance

Current Work

• The determinants of innovation and business performance in emerging countries (China)
• Entrepreneurship education: Participating in the International Study of Entrepreneurship Education Outcomes (ISEEO): http://iseeo.com/ 

Research Roles

• Staff Member of the Centre for Knowledge, Innovation, Technology and Enterprise (KITE) at the Newcastle University Business School. www.ncl.ac.uk/kite/

Esteem Indicators

Media Appearances

  • BBC Newcastle Radio (95.4): I participated as a guest on Tuesday the 22nd of May 2012 at the Jonathan Miles programme to discuss how that 'collapse' of the Greek economy has affected the day to day living of Greeks.
  • ITV News Tyne Tees: I participated as a guest on Friday the 18th of May 2012 at the 18:00 o' clock ITV News Tynes Tees programme to discuss the possible effects that the economic and political instability in Greece could have on the country's tourism industry.
  • BBC Newcastle Radio (95.4): I participated as a guest on Friday the 18th of May 2012 at the Alfie and Charlie Breakfast Show to discuss the possibility of Greece either voluntarily leaving or being expelled from the Eurozone.
  • BBC News 24 Channel (TV): I participated as a guest on Tuesday the 8th of May 2012 at the 19:00-20:00 BBC News programme to discuss the elections in Greece and how they could affect the economic and political future of the county.
  • BBC Radio 5 Live: I participated as a guest on Tuesday the 8th of May 2012 at the Morning Reports programme to discuss the elections in Greece and how/why they could affect the political and economic future of the country.
  • BBC Newcastle Radio (95.4): I participated as a guest on Wednesday the 2nd of November 2011 at the Alfie and Charlie Breakfast Show to discuss about the Greek Prime Minister's call for a Referendum on the second bailout plan.
  • BBC Newcastle Radio (95.4): I participated as a guest on Monday the 3rd of October 2011 at the Alfie and Charlie Breakfast Show to discuss about the graduate opportunities and the 'brain drain' at the North East of the UK.
  • BBC Newcastle Radio (95.4): I participated as a guest on Wednesday the 22nd of June 2011 at the Alfie and Charlie Breakfast Show to explain the Debt Crisis in Greece and the new austerity package.
  • BBC Newcastle Radio (95.4): I participated as a guest on Wednesday the 17th of November 2010 at the Alfie and Charlie Breakfast Show to explain the current Financial Crisis in Greece, Ireland and the Euro zone in general.
  • 2006-2010: Participated live in many Greek national and local television and radio programmes.
  • 2003-2010: Contributed to Greece’s leading financial and political newspapers, magazines and blogs.

Conferences and Scientific Conventions

  • Invited and participated in the OECD and the European Commission Entrepreneurship Experts meeting on the 12th of April 2012 in Brussels. This three-year programme of co-operation between the European Commission, the Local Economic and Employment Development and OECD is monitoring and reporting on the state, development and impact of entrepreneurial activity in Europe and related public policies and actions.  It focuses on how public policy can create jobs through self-employment and entrepreneurship and provide better access to the labour market for economically and socially disadvantaged groups. Read more on: http://www.oecd.org/document/60/0,3746,en_2649_34417_49308796_1_1_1_1,00.html
  • Lecturer by invitation of the organizing committee on Saturday 18th of June at the convention entitled: ‘International Culture Trade Forum 2011: Cultural Trade and Creative Industry from Global Perspective’, held in the Beijing International Studies University under the auspices of the Bureau of External Cultural Relations of Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing International Studies University, Newcastle University (UK) and the National Institute of Cultural Development, in Beijing, China.
  • Guest speaker by invitation of the Beijing International Studies University on Thursday 16th of June, I presented the MA in Arts, Business and Creativity programme (offered by Newcastle University Business School, UK) to undergraduate, senior and final year, students of the Beijing International Studies University, in Beijing, China.
  • Keynote Speaker by invitation of the organizing committee on Tuesday 11th of May 2010 at the convention entitled: ‘Total Quality Management and Innovation in the Hellenic Military Forces’, held in the Supreme Joint War College (SJWC) in Thessaloniki.
  • Keynote Speaker by invitation of the organizing committee on Monday the 10th of May 2010 at the convention entitled: ‘Green Entrepreneurship: a novel prospective for small and medium sized enterprises’, held in Kalamaria (Thessaloniki) under the auspices of the Centre for Support and Development of Entrepreneurship of the Municipality of Kalamaria.
  • Lecturer in the Open University of the municipality of Thessaloniki at the program of studies ‘Economics and Management’, Tuesday 27th of April 2010, on the topic of: ‘Internationalisation of Competition: The Challenges for the Greek Small and Medium sized enterprises’, held at the city’s Central Library in Thessaloniki.
  • Scientific coordinator, organiser and keynote speaker of the presentation held the 25th of May 2009, in Edessa, where 90 students from the department of Marketing and Operations Management of the University of Macedonia in cooperation with the deputy mayor for education and social policy of the municipality of Edessa presented the results of the empirical research entitled: ‘Public service enterprises of the city of Edessa and the level of consumer satisfaction’, held at the convention centre, Alexander the Great.
  • Lecturer in the Open University of the municipality of Thessaloniki at the program of studies ‘Economics and Management’, Tuesday 7th of April 2009, on the topic of: ‘Entrepreneurship and Innovation’, held at the city’s Central Library in Thessaloniki.
  • Lecturer by invitation of the organising committee on Monday 24th of November 2008 at the convention entitled: ‘Greece & Turkey: Enhancement of Joint Entrepreneurship and the Role of NGOs’ organised under the program of Young Leaders II in Thessaloniki, under the auspices of the Hellenic Leadership Institute, the Association for Liberal Thinking, the Hellenic Aid (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece) and Aephoria, (Sustainability for People and Environment).
  • Lecturer in the Open University of Chalkidiki for the second semester of studies, Friday 30th of May 2008, on the topic of: ‘Entrepreneurship and Innovation’, held at Polygyros city of Chalkidiki.
    Keynote Speaker on Tuesday the 14th of May 2008 at the convention entitled: ‘Innovation and Strategy of Enterprises’, held in Edessa under the auspices of the Department of Marketing and O perations Management of the University of Macedonia.
  • Lecturer by invitation of the organising committee on Saturday 23rd of February 2008 at the educational seminar with the title: ‘Rotary and Entrepreneurship’, held in Serres by the Rotary Club ‘SIRIS’.
    Keynote Speaker by invitation of the organising committee on Wednesday 7th of November 2007 at the educational seminar with the topic: ‘Thessaloniki a laboratory of innovation’ held in Thessaloniki, by the Rotary Club and the Rotaract Club of Eastern Thessaloniki.
  • Keynote Speaker by invitation of the organising committee on Sunday 17th of December 2006 at the convention entitled: ‘Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness – a one-way road to the self-employment of the youth’, organised under the auspices of the minister of Culture, OAED, the Hellenic Youth Development Agency and the Hellenic Organisation of SMEs and handicrafts (EOMMEX), in Thessaloniki.
  • Keynote Speaker by invitation of the organising committee on Friday 8th of December 2006 at the convention with the title: ‘The future of a Marketing Manager: Advertisement and the career prospects of a graduate student of the department of marketing and operations management of the University of Macedonia’ in Edessa.

Member of the Editorial Board

• Service Business: An International Journal (2011-present)

Reviewer for Academic Journals

  • R&D Management
  • International Small Business Journal
  • Industry and Innovation
  • Journal of Education and Work
  • Journal of Small Business & Enterprise Development

Reviewer for Publishing Companies

Text-book Reviewer for Palgrave Macmillan

Reviewer for ESRC 

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) research grant proposals 

Honours & Awards

• 2013: Nominated for a Teaching Excellence Award. These Awards are being run by the Newcastle University Student Union (NUSU) in partnership with Newcastle University to recognise all positive aspects of learning and teaching. The Newcastle TEA's are completely student-led from planning to judging and aim to recognize and reward excellence in teaching and those academics which go 'above and beyond' here at Newcastle.

• 2012: Nominated for the Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Teacher Awards. The Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Teacher awards aim to raise the status of teaching and learning at Newcastle by rewarding those individuals who make a marked impact on enhancing the student learning experience.

• 2012: Nominated for the Learning and Teaching Excellence Awards. These Awards are being run by the Newcastle University Student Union (NUSU) in partnership with Newcastle University to recognise all positive aspects of learning and teaching. The awards are fully student-led from nomination to selection, which means students have the chance to show off the best members of staff to the whole University.

• 2011: Highly Commended Award Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011 [article: Piperopoulos, P. 2010. Ethnic minority businesses and immigrant entrepreneurship in Greece. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 17 (1): 139-158].

• 2011: Shortlisted, as one of the three candidates, for the Rise Up Staff Champion Award, at the Enterprise Challenge 2011, organized by the Careers Service and Rise Up of the Newcastle University,UK. This award seeks to spotlight a member of staff within the University who is actively working with the Careers Service to consider, develop or embed entrepreneurship within the curriculum.

 

Undergraduate Teaching

  • BUS2011: Business Enterprise (module leader)
  • BUS3050: Management of Creativity, Design and Innovation (module leader)
  • BUS3051: Management Studies Dissertation

Postgraduate Teaching 

  • NBS8153: Creativity and Innovation in Organisations (module leader)