George K. Yiapanas │

Ph.D. (cand.), MA, AAT, MAAT, SMEMAB

Lecturer in Strategic Management

Supervision

  • Supervisor to Alexia Yiannaki, Stelios Mateides, Maria Tziepra and Jagroop Singh, MBA students │ University of Roehampton

  • Supervisor to Iacovos Lemesianou, BA in Security Management student │ Global College 

Research

His primary research interests are in the areas of sports strategic management, sports governance, sports consumer behaviour, marketing and sponsorship and sports safety management. He authored a book on Sports Grounds Safety Management and attended numerous local and international conferences, where he had the chance to present papers on sports management and sports grounds safety management. His professional activities and expertise in the field allow him to take part in various projects and discussion panels that pertain to football safety.

Publications

Books authored

Yiapanas, G. (2018). Can the New Football Violence Act Provide the Means for Efficient Safety Management in Football Grounds in Cyprus? München: GRIN Verlag. ISBN 978-3668-816-33-6

Yiapanas, G. (2016). Sports Grounds Safety Management. Nicosia: Armida Publications. ISBN 978-9963-255-41-2

Refereed journal articles

Yiapanas, G. & Thrassou, A. (2019). The football industry of Cyprus: Stakeholders salience and their attributes. Global Business and Economics Review (under review)

Chapters published in books

Yiapanas, G., Thrassou, A. & Vrontis, D. (2019). An integrated, multi-agency, consumer-focused, safety management approach in the sports industry. In: H. Kaufmann and M. Panni (Eds), Handbook of Research on Contemporary Consumerism. IGI Global. pp. 222-241. ISBN 978-1522-582-70-0 │ DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8270-0.ch012

Refereed conference proceedings publications

Yiapanas, G, Thrassou, A., Vrontis, D. & Kartakoullis, N. (2019). Remedies for the hooliganism factor in the football industry: The paradigm of Cyprus. In: D. Vrontis, Y. Weber & E. Tsoukatos (Eds), Business Management Theories and Practices in a Dynamic Competitive Environment: 12th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business, EuroMed Institute. pp. 1508-1519. ISBN 978-9963-711-81-9

Yiapanas, G., Thrassou, A. & Kartakoullis, N. (2018). Stakeholder Analysis of the Football Industry in Cyprus. In: D. Vrontis, Y. Weber & E. Tsoukatos (Eds), Research Advancements in National and Global Business: Theory and Practice: 11th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business, EuroMed Institute. pp. 1429-1439. ISBN 978-9963-711-67-3

Abstracts

Yiapanas, G, Thrassou, A., Vrontis, D. & Kartakoullis, N. (2019). A qualitative value-based club-perspective systemic strategic stakeholder analysis in the football industry of Cyprus. Doctoral Colloquium, University of Nicosia

Conference reviewer, Session chair, Paper discussant

Paper Discussant at the 12th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business. Business Management Theories and Practices in a Dynamic Competitive Environment: Greece – Thessaloniki (September 2019)

Conference speaks and presentations

Remedies for the hooliganism factor in the football industry. The paradigm of Cyprus [EN]

Paper presenter at the 12th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business: Research Management Theories and Practices in a Dynamic Competitive Environment, in Thessaloniki, Greece (September 2019)

A qualitative value-based club-perspective systemic strategic stakeholder analysis in the football industry of Cyprus [EN]

Paper presenter at the PhD Colloquium organised by the School of Business – University of Nicosia, Nicosia (April 2019)

Case studies of Cyprus football games [EN]

Panellist speaker during the joint training for stadium safety and security managers and police commanders in Cyprus – UEFA Stadium and Security Unit, Nicosia (November 2018) 

Stakeholder analysis of the football industry in Cyprus [EN]

Paper presenter at the 11th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business: Research advancements in national and global business theory and practice, in Valletta, Malta (September 2018)

Technology has changed the level and form of services at football grounds [GR]

Panellist speaker during the international football conference “The Business of Football” organised by IMH Business and the University of Nicosia, Nicosia (June 2017)

Sports violence and racism [GR]

Guest speaker during the educational students’ workshop and conference “Under the same sky” organised by Kokkinotrimithia Gymnasium, Nicosia (April 2017)

 Sports grounds safety management | Racism – Sports violence – Discrimination [GR]

Key speaker during the educational conference “Racism and violence in sports“ organised by Latsia Lyceum, Nicosia (March 2017)

 Sports grounds safety management [GR]

Guest speaker during the conference “Sports Grounds Safety Management – Comparison: Cyprus and Greece” organised by Global College, Nicosia (June 2016)