Background

• Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) in E-business
• PhD Theoretical Physics
• MEd Practitioner Enquiry
• MA International Studies
• PG Certificate In Academic Practice
• BSc Hons Theoretical Physics

• Member of the British Academy of Management 
• Member of the Academy of Marketing (MAM)
• Member of Institute of Physics (MInstP)
• Member of the UK Academy of Information Systems (UKAIS)
• Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

• Elected member of the British Academy of Management Council
• Co-Vice Chair Special Interest Groups British Academy of Management
• Member of the UKAIS Board

• Head of the Marketing, Operations and Systems Subject Group
• Head of the Innovation and Enterpreneurship and Ebusiness Group
• Research Group Leader for Innovation Systems
• Degree Programme Director of MSc Ebusiness (Emarketing and IS)
• Member of the Alumni Consultative Group and vice-chairman of the NE NUBS Alumni Branch
• Chair of the British Academy of Management Ebusiness & Egovernment SIG & Track Chair
  

Research

My research interests mainly revolve around electronic business and its various sub-domains and how digital technologies can transform organisations and societies alike. More specifically, my research aims to inform our understanding of how e-business technologies affect the social and business environment, organisational strategies and business models, and how these are implemented in terms of functional innovations (especially in emarketing and ecommerce). My work puts strong emphasis on innovation, new value creation and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities, within the context of different industries. Apart from the impact that the Internet and related technologies can have on businesses, I am also very much interested in the impact such technologies can have on individual users. 

I am currently working on a number of e-related papers (e.g. on virtual worlds, political marketing and mobile video). A few of my publications may be also available in the e-print section of University's main web site. 

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0799-491X/print

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Savvas_Papagiannidis

Academia.edu:https://newcastle.academia.edu/SavvasPapagiannidis 

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.gr/citations?user=FxoU_PIAAAAJ

Research Interests

• E-business / E-commerce
• E-marketing / E-retailing
• E-learning / Higher Education
• Social/New media & Virtual Worlds
• Information Systems Management & HCI
• Adoption, Acceptance and Diffusion of Technologies
• Digital innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Digital transformation

Postgraduate Supervision

Apart from postgraduate dissertation supervision, I am supervising a number of doctoral students.

Editorial Boards Participation

I am one of the founding editors of the International Journal of Business Science & Applied Management (www.business-and-management.org) and a member of a number of editorial boards (e.g. the advisory board of Technological Forecasting and Social Change).

Research Funding

Total: £523,734

Teaching

Teaching & Curriculum Development

Following my research, most of the modules I have taught relate to e-business and information systems (e.g. E-business and Business Systems). I have also taught on generic modules, such as Research Methods and Consultancy Projects. I supervise students' research work at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

For many years I was the Degree Programme Director and responsible for the promotion and admission of the multidisciplinary MSc in Ebusiness (Emarketing and Information Systems). 

Pedagogical Research & Teaching Innovation

I am very enthusiastic about my teaching and over the past few years I have worked hard to improve not only my own practice (e.g. I completed an MEd in Practitioner Enquiry and a PG Certificate in Academic Practice), but also to positively influence that of my colleagues. For example, I held a Newcastle University HASS Teaching Fellowship, which examined student assessment patterns across the University using a web application. I also completed two Innovation in Teaching and Learning Projects related to e-learning. Findings from my teaching and learning focused projects have been published in journals such as Studies in Higher Education and the International Journal of Management Education. Moreover, I have been nominated for Newcastle University’s Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Teacher Award. 

Teaching Philosophy Statement

My aim as teacher is to promote a learner-cantered environment that promotes self-sufficient learners. I see teaching as more than just the road to knowledge and understanding. I see teaching as the vehicle to appreciation of one's ability to think for one's self. The vehicle is not a mechanistic transmission and reception of factual information. It is an adventure, full of discoveries and countless opportunities for exploration. At the same time, it is a continuous re-evaluation of one's norms and paradigms. Self-sufficient learners are effectively life-long learners, who are well-equipped to go through the long journey of life constantly expanding their horizons. It is not though the destination that matters, but the journey itself. The destination, i.e. knowledge, is waiting patiently to reward the travellers for their courage to embark on the journey, even if, by the time they reach it, they have been rewarded by the countless experiences gained and skills acquired. The riches of knowledge were what the learners sought after and every moment and every step made them wealthier. The sheer excitement of the discoveries though along their path and the passion for pushing their limits further will keep their spirits high and see them through the journey.