THANOS IOANNIS

Ioannis Thanos is Associate Professor of Management at the Athens University of Economics and Business in Greece. Previously, he worked in the UK as Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management and PhD Director at Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University and as Lecturer in Management at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. He holds a BSc in Business Administration from the Athens University of Economics and Business, an MSc in Marketing and Strategy from the University of Warwick, UK, a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice from the University of Glasgow and a PhD in Business Administration from the Athens University of Economics and Business. He has received and been shortlisted for several teaching awards at Lancaster University, University of Glasgow, AUEB, National and Kapodistrian University.
He has substantial experience as trainer for companies and speaker to conferences and events and has delivered several workshops on Management, Strategic Management, Leadership and Change Management for organizations in the following countries: England, Scotland, France, Tunisia, Hungary, Island, Greece, etc. He has taught in Executive MBA, MBA, MSc and PhD programmes at the following universities: Lancaster University (UK), Sheffield University (UK), University of Glasgow (UK), École des Ponts Business School (France), Athens University of Economics and Business (Greece), National and Kapodistrian University (Greece).
His research interests are in the areas of Management, Strategic Decision Making, Mergers and Acquisitions and Internationalization Processes of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). He has published in journals including: British Journal of Management, Journal of World Business, Long Range Planning, Strategic Organization, International Small Business Journal, International Business Review, International Journal of Human Resource Management, European Management Journal, Journal of Strategy and Management, Journal of General Management, Strategic Change, M@n@gement. He has also published several book chapters in edited volumes and books (e.g., Handbook of Decision Making, Wiley; Handbook of Mergers and Acquisitions, Oxford University Press; Advances in M&As, Emerald; Progress in International Business Research, Emerald) and has presented more than 30 papers in top international conferences including the Academy of Management Conference, the Strategic Management Society Conference, the British Academy of Management Conference, the European Academy of Management Conference, European Group for Organizational Studies etc.
He has received several nominations and distinctions for his research activities (e.g., two times nominated for the best conference paper award of the Strategic Management Society conference, and EIBA conference) and is the recipient of the Journal of Strategy and Management best paper award and the Strategic Management Society conference (process group) best paper award.