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Ioannis Christodoulou

Associate Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management

CEMS Academic Director

...i.christodoulou@gsom.spbu.ru
Ioannis Christodoulou

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES

  • 2010 - PhD, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece
  • 2003 - MBA, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece
  • 2001 - Bachelor of Marketing and Management, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS

  • Strategic Management
  • Middle management
  • Adoption and implementation of strategic decisions
  • The complexity and randomness
  • Strategy as Practice

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Membership in professional associations 

KEY PUBLICATIONS

Publications in refereed collections of international conferences

INTERNSHIP ABROAD

  • ''Strategy Lessons from Great Leaders '', TEDx Houses of Parliament on Democracy and Representation - Master Class. , London, UK, 27/06/2014
  • "Strategic Advices for Successful Business Transfers of SME's", Transfer of Knowledge - Transfer of Capital EU Programme event in Athens Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises, Athens, Greece, 31/10/2012.
  • 'Managing Strategic Change', Department of Management Science and Marketing, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens - Greece, 20/03/2009
  • "The contribution of Chaos Theory to the Contemporary Strategic Thought - Strategy as a Structured Chaos", Convention: "Chaos, A New Science and the variety of its Applications, 09/07/03 in Springfield Shipments-Onassis Foundation, Athens - Greece.

PAPERS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

  • European Management Review (with 01.2014)
  • Management Decision Journal (from 09.2013)
  • International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal (from 09.2013).
  • The European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2010 Conference (Rome, Italy), 2011 (Tallinn, Estonia), 2012 (Rotterdam, Netherlands), 2013 (Istanbul, Turkey), 2014 (Valencia, Spain).
  • The British Academy of Management (BAM in UK) 2009 Conference (Brighton), 2010 (Sheffield), 2011 (Birmingham), 2012 (Cardiff), 2013 (Liverpool) 2014 (Belfast).
  • Keeping sections: British Academy of Management, track Strategy as Practise, (2011, 2012), track Strategic Management (2012), track Strategy (2013), European Academy of Management, track Dynamic Capabilities (2011, 2012, 2013).

AWARDS AND GRANTS

  • The letter of gratitude from Olga Dergunova, Deputy President and Chairman of VTB Bank Management Board, GSOM SPbU Director, for leadership position in organization and conducting of AACSB accreditation (2021)
  • Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy plus an Award of a £ 2.000 scholarship from the University of Westminster for my contribution to teaching and development.
  • Best Teacher Award and Best Supervisor Award received annually, for the past 3 years, in University of Westminster with record nominations by students amongst all faculties.
  • Athens University of Economics and Business, M.B.A. Programme (2001-2003). Highest Grade of Diplomatic Dissertation - Outstanding 10/10.
  • M.B.A. programme of Budapest University of Economics and Public Administration (2002 - 2003). Bursary for achieving the top mark of the second semester 9.5 / 10.
  • Athens University of Economics and Business, M.B.A. Programme (2001-2003). 'Socrates "European Union scholarship for the 4th Semester (second year of the programme to participate in the M.B.A. of Budapest's University of Economics (Corvinus) in Hungary).
  • Athens University of Economics and Business, M.B.A. Programme (2001-2003). '2nd Higher Grade during the 1st Semester - academic year 2001.
  • Greek State Scholarship's Foundation (1999-2000). Scholarship for top mark in the of the third year of Undergraduate studies in Athens University of Economics and Business, Bachelor Programme of Marketing and Decisions Science (1997-2001).
  • Greek State Scholarship's Foundation (1998-1999). Scholarship for top mark in the second year of Undergraduate studies in Athens University of Economics and Business, Bachelor Programme of Marketing and Decisions Science (1997-2001).
  • Greek Ministry of National Education (school years 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997). Honoured scholar for the top mark in the exams.
  • 1st place in Crete and amongst the first in Greece at the Greek National Examinations entering the Athens University of Economics and Business.
  • 1st place (administrative member), with the Greek Winning Team, in the European Union's competition re "Euro" currency, visiting the European Parliament - Strasbourg 03-10 / 03/1997, Euroschola Project: «Members of the EEC Parliament for one day »(chosen after participating in a national writing competition).

News

24 February 2025 | All news | Благов Юрий Евгеньевич | Conferences
GSOM SPbU launches the second cohort of the Strategy and Consulting educational track of Master  in Management program (MIM)

On February 14, GSOM SPbU hosted a Launch event to kick off the new cohort’s journey in the Strategy and Consulting educational track, implemented by GSOM SPbU in collaboration with Yakov and Partners. Over the course of three semesters, the new group of Master in Management (MiM) students will delve into a comprehensive curriculum designed to meet the current demands of the modern business environment

28 December 2024 | All news | Благов Юрий Евгеньевич
Experts of GSOM SPbU Center for CSR took part in the next annual round of the Leaders of Corporate Philanthropy  project

On November 28, 2024, the results of the next annual round of the Leaders of Corporate Philanthropy project (https://www.donorsforum.ru/projects/lkb/proekt-2024/), implemented by the AGO "Donors Forum" in cooperation with the Kommersant Publishing House and the B1 Group of Companies, were summed up. The project included an analytical report entitled “Corporate Philanthropy Strategies: Key Characteristics” (https://www.donorsforum.ru/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Lider_work-2024-web.pdf), prepared by an expert group of the Center for Corporate Social Responsibility at GSOM SPbU, consisting of the center’s director, associate professor Yury Blagov and third-year undergraduate student Daria Kaledzhi. In addition, Yury Blagov traditionally joined the project jury

28 December 2024 | All news | Master programs | Арай Юлия Николаевна
GSOM SPbU students completed International Consultancy Project with SPIMACO under the mentorship of Yakov and Partners

International Consultancy Project (ICP) for Strategy and Consulting track of Master in Management program started in September 2024 started in September with introducing the task to students, forming the teams and appointing mentors from Yakov and Partners

28 December 2024 | All news | Благов Юрий Евгеньевич
GSOM SPbU has implemented a partnership educational initiative in the field of corporate volunteering

A partnership educational initiative in the field of corporate volunteering has been successfully implemented by the Center for Corporate Social Responsibility of the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University. The initiative is based on the video course "Corporate Volunteering", prepared by the Director of the Center, Yury Blagov, with the support of the National Council on Corporate Volunteering (NCCV)

28 December 2024 | All news | Благов Юрий Евгеньевич | Conferences
Yury Blagov took part in the AEB conference "Corporate Culture — the Basis for Business Sustainability in the Regions of Presence"

On January 12, 2025, Yury Blagov, Director of the CSR Center at GSOM SPbU, took part in the traditional winter conference of the North-West Regional Committee of the Association of European Businesses (AEB) "Corporate Culture — the Basis for Business Sustainability in the Regions of Presence"

17 December 2024 | All news
GSOM SPbU Professor Publishes Article on Revolutionizing Russian Education

Yulia Aray, Associate Professor & Academic Director of the Master in Management Program at the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University (GSOM SPbU), has contributed an article to Silicon India titled "Graduate School of Management SPbU: Taking Holistic Approaches to Revolutionize the Russian Education Landscape."

27 November 2024 | All news
On the Scientific and Technological Development Strategy of the Russian Federation

On 28 February 2024, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin approved new ‘Scientific and Technological Development Strategy of the Russian Federation (Executive Order No 145, dated 28 February 2024). The Strategy determines purposes, main objectives and priorities of the country’s scientific and technological development up to 2030, stipulates areas of the state policy in this area and measures to implement them

13 October 2024 | All news | Благов Юрий Евгеньевич | Наука
Yury Blagov took part in the annual meeting of the Integrated Reporting Committee and the HSE School of Finance

On September 25, 2024, Yury Blagov, Director of the Center for CSR at GSOM SPbU, took part in the annual meeting of the Integrated Reporting Committee and the HSE School of Finance "Integrated Thinking Day 2024. Rethinking Sustainability" as an invited speaker. The annual meeting was traditionally devoted to the issues of integrated thinking in managing an organization and creating value for all stakeholders

23 September 2024 | All news | Алканова Ольга Николаевна
Trends and Skills: GSOM SPbU took part in the Alfa Bank Education Summit

On September 20 in Sochi, heads of universities and representatives of big business held a direct dialogue on the prospects of partnership and discuss the future of Russian education

23 September 2024 | All news
Yury Blagov took part in the fourth Sustainable Development Summit "Siberian Perspective"

September 13-14, 2024. Yury Blagov, Director of the Center for CSR at GSOM SPbU, took part in the fourth Sustainable Development summit "Siberian Perspective" as an invited expert. The event was organized by PJSC MMC “Norilsk Nickel”.

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Andrey Yurievich Panibratov
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Sergey Alexandrovich Starov
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Rafik Smara
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