Professor George Lodorfos
Dean of School Leeds Beckett University
- Leeds West Yorkshire
Professor George Lodorfos has extensive practical and academic experience in the field of Strategic Management.
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Biography
He is an electrical and electronic engineer by first degree, he holds Masters degrees in Automation and Control as well as in Innovation and Technology Management, and a PhD in Strategic Management of Research and Development. In addition, he has supervised to completion and he has examined many PhDs both in the UK and Europe and is an external examiner for two UK universities.
He has extensive practical and academic experience in the field of Strategic Management, R&D and Adoption of New Technologies and Innovation. In addition, he has done extensive research and enterprise work in the areas of buyer behaviour with particular interest in online purchasing and the use of technology to enable the sustainable growth of businesses.
Furthermore, he has done extensive research and enterprise work in the areas of Small Businesses Development and Growth.
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Areas of Expertise
Education
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
B.Sc.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering
1997
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
M.Sc.
Automations and Control, Engineering
1998
The University of Manchester
M.Sc.
Strategic Technology and Innovation Management
1999
The University of Manchester
Ph.D.
International Business
2004
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- English
Media Appearances
Calderdale businesswoman supporting the next generation of women leaders
Halifax Courier online
2021-06-18
Professor George Lodorfos, Dean of Leeds Business School, said: “We are delighted to welcome Nicky as chair of the #WECAN steering group. Nicky brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience and, in her role as CEO at the Piece Hall Trust, she will be an excellent role model and source of inspiration for our future leaders who are taking part in the #WECAN project .”
Yorkshire Leadership Awards – winners revealed
The Business Desk online
2018-11-28
Professor George Lodorfos, Dean of Leeds Business School, Leeds Beckett University, said: “The inaugural Yorkshire Leadership Awards are a great way to showcase the depth and variety of talent we have across the county.
What are the top 32 business schools in the UK?
Business Leader online
2021-10-21
Based in the heart of Leeds’s thriving financial and business district, the school offers a range of innovative and varied courses covering subjects across the landscape of business. The school’s aim is to help entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life and provide access to knowledge and funding to develop thriving, sustainable firms. Dean Lodorfos has extensive practical and academic experience in the field of strategic management, R&D and adoption of new technologies and innovation.
Articles
Food and Drink Industry in Europe and Sustainability Issues
The Sustainable Marketing Concept in European SMEs2018
The food and drink industry is one of the world’s largest manufacturing sectors and an integral part of the world’s social, economic and cultural mix. As well as contributing to the economic development of nations, manufacturers have a key strategic role to play in ensuring fair trade between nations and future food security against the combined effects of climate change, higher global demand and increasing pressure on finite resources.
Antecedents of supplier selection decisions in the public sector in Nigeria
Journal of Public Procurement2019
This paper aims to develop and test a conceptual model of supplier selection decisions in the public sector. The study seeks to determine the relative importance of a broad range of non-economic variables in explaining supplier selection decisions during strategic organizational purchases.
Do ethical work climates influence supplier selection decisions in public organizations? The moderating roles of party politics and personal values
International Journal of Public Sector Management2019
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between ethical work climates (EWCs) and supplier selection decisions (SSDs), and the moderating roles of party politics and personal values on this relationship.
Cultural distance and value creation of cross-border M&A: The moderating role of acquirer characteristics
International Review of Financial Analysis2019
This paper examines the effects of culture and the interaction between cultural distance and salient acquirer characteristics on value creation of acquiring firms based on a sample of 209 firms over the period of 1998–2012. The findings indicate that Chinese acquirer experience wealth gains ranging from 0.45%–1.49% over a 10 day event window. We find cultural distance to exert a negative influence on value creation of acquirers in the short-and long-term.
The tripartite partnership between female entrepreneurs, banks and governments in female entrepreneurship-development: a case study of Zambia
International Journal of Organizational Analysis2022
This paper aims to provide insights on the void between the needs and demands of bank finance from female entrepreneurs and the supply, as well as the approaches of banks for that finance. In addition, it creates a conceptual framework recognising a tripartite and dynamic partnership amongst female entrepreneurs, banks and governments as essential to female entrepreneurship-development, based on Zambia as the context.
