nsights E- Monthly e-Newsletter by the Business Administration and Economics Department MARCH 2011—ISSUE 20 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: LATEST NEWS MORE on page 3 2 Editorial The Dark Side of HR 3 The Dark Side of HR Dr. Psychogios and Dr. Szamosi from the Laboratory for Strate- 3 Job Offer in Sofia, Bulgaria gic People Management, CITY College, have collaborated with BAED, the Executive Education Centre and the South-East 4 Business Seminar Series - European Research Centre (SEERC) to organise the 3rd Inter- Success Continued national Strategic People Management Workshop. Focusing on The Dark Side of Human Resource Management, the workshop 5 Conference on Hotel and will offer valuable insight into what the textbooks DON’T tell us. Hospitality Management LATEST NEWS MORE on page 4 5 Enhancing the Students’ Ex- perience 6 Already a Graduate? Still Business Seminar Series - SUCCESS Part of CITY College! CONTINUED 6 8 March - International Business Seminar Series run successfully in Woman’s Day March 2011 , with three enlightening seminars attracting more that 80 attendees each. BAED 6 Follow us on Facebook would like to congratulate the speakers, namely Dr. Michailidis, Mr. Missopoulos, Dr. Psychog- 6 Famous Quote ios and Dr. Nikolaidis, for sharing their knowl- edge and delivering truly insightful presenta- tions . 7 Interview with 3rd Level Stu- dent 8 Social Me LATEST NEWS MORE on page 5 8 Happy Birthday Conference on Hotel and Hospitality Management The recent 1-day conference on hotel and hospital- ity management, organised by BAED on 12 March 2011, was a great success! It was attended by more than 80 CITY students and alumni, who enjoyed a number of interesting and informative presentations. LATEST NEWS MORE on page 3 Job Offer in Sofia, Bulgaria We are currently seeking to recruit an Academic Coordinator , who will be based at VUZF and will work in close collaboration with the Academic Director of BAED. The successful candidate should be an enthusiastic, talented and well qualified individual with a passion for teaching and academic administration. 1 Editorial The University of Sheffield in Top 100 in World Reputation Rankings The University of Sheffield holds a prominent place among the top 100 institutions in the world, according to Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings published in March 2011. This ranking is based exclusively on universities’ standing among experienced aca- demics all over the globe. The University of Sheffield is one of the 12 UK institutions that have managed to be ranked in the top 100. Dr. Nikolaidis, Head of the Business Administration and Economics Department, CITY College, comments: “Being ranked in the top 100 elite institutions of the world demonstrates that the University of Shef- field is recognized globally for academic excellence. It is a great hon- our, and at the same time a challenge, for CITY College to be a faculty of such a renowned university. However, it is certainly a challenge that we can stand up to.” The World Reputation Rankings have been based on the largest and most comprehensive academic reputation evaluation ever undertaken. A total of 13,388 experienced academics from around the world were surveyed in 2010. Average respondents have been working at a higher education institution for more than 16 years and have published more than 50 research papers. Professor Keith Burnett, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, commented: "Being named in the top 100 is a fantastic accolade for the University, and one that is richly deserved. As the World Reputa- tion Rankings are based on the opinion of experienced academics, we particularly value this recognition of our excellence and international standing in the areas of teaching and research." Newsletter Identity: Published monthly by the Business Ad- ministration and Economics Department, CITY College. Editor: Aimi Papanastasiou Editorial Team: Genea Galperin, Lorena Ntonto, Roxana Mihaela Rosca Contributors: Dimitrios Nikolaidis MARCH 2011—ISSUE 20 2 Upcoming Events The Dark Side of HR Dr. Psychogios and Dr. Szamosi from the Laboratory for Strategic People Man- agement, CITY College, have collaborated with BAED, the Executive Education Centre and the South-East European Research Centre (SEERC) to organise the 3rd International Strategic People Management Workshop. Focusing on The Dark Side of Human Resource Management, the workshop will offer valuable insight into what the textbooks DON’T tell us. The key-note speaker will be Prof. Chris Brewster, Henley Business School, Uni- versity of Reading, whereas Prof. Geoffrey Wood, University of Sheffield has been invited to participate in the workshop as coordinator. Following the presentations, a panel discussion with HR experts and general managers will take place. There is a 35€ fee for CITY College students and alumni and a 50€ one for gen- eral participants. Please note that each speaker has donated his/her time to par- ticipate at the workshop and fees are used ONLY to cover workshop expenses. To register for the workshop, please fill in the form found on http:// www.city.academic.gr/docs/ISPM_Workshop_number_3-registration_form.doc . Registration is limited and will be undertaken on a strict ‘first come first served’ basis. Job Offer in Sofia, Bulgaria As you all know, CITY has reached a strategic agreement with VUZF Univer- sity , in Sofia, Bulgaria, and we offer our Master’s and Bachelor’s programmes at their premises. We are currently seeking to recruit an Academic Coordina- tor , who will be based at VUZF and will work in close collaboration with the Academic Director of BAED. The successful candidate should be an enthusi- astic, talented and well qualified individual with a passion for teaching and academic administration. Applicants should hold a Master’s or PhD degree, preferably from a UK or US University, have proven prior academic experience and knowledge of the UK Higher Education system, possess excellent interpersonal skills, be very ef- fective in communicating in English, and be committed to working as part of a team. Research and/or industrial experience would be an advantage. Main Duties and Responsibilities • Ensure the application of the Learning Teaching & Assessment strategies and practices of the University; • Ensure smooth everyday operations; • Monitor individual student performance; • Establish and maintain continuous personalised student contact and pastoral support; • Establish and maintain regular local staff contact and support; • Establish and maintain regular contact with the International Faculty staff; • Organise programme-related activities for students; • Review qualifications of prospective students and interacts with applicants; • Teach courses of the curriculum; • Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. CVs in English should be send to: Prof Petros Kefalas (International Faculty of the University of Sheffield), [email protected] Ms Detelina Smilkova (VUZF), [email protected] MARCH 2011—ISSUE 20 3 Upcoming Events Business Seminar Series - SUCCESS CONTINUED Business Seminar Series run successfully in March 2011 , with three enlightening seminars attracting more that 80 attendees each. BAED would like to congratulate the speakers, namely Dr. Michailidis and Mr. Missopoulos (Addressing Marketing Issues through Innovative Logistics Management Solutions), Dr. Psychogios (Maximise Performance by Energising People) and Dr. Nikolaidis (Creating a Competitive Advan- tage by Upgrading Services), for sharing their knowledge and delivering truly insightful presentations . Cristina Catalina Chirita, MSc in Management, CITY College, com- ments: “I attended the seminar delivered by Dr. Zenon Michaelides and Mr. Fotis Missopoulos. This was a good opportunity not only for current students and alumni, but also for other participants outside CITY Col- lege, to gain insights from two distinctive academics in the field of Logis- tics and Supply Chain Management. Theoretical aspects were pre- sented together with some practical examples that enabled the audi- ence to obtain knowledge about current marketing issues faced by com- panies, to be solved through logistics management solutions. The Series will continue in April and May 2011, with another four semi- nars. The first one, titled “Strategies for Navigating Effectively your Company in a Recession” , will be delivered on 7 April , in English , by Prof. Sanderson, University of Bradford, and Mr. Kehaghias, Senior Lec- turer in Strategic Management, CITY College. The second seminar has been scheduled to take place on 14 April on the topic “Effective Sales Strategies in a Crisis Period” . This seminar will be delivered in Greek by Mr. Bertsimas, Marketing Consultant. In addition, Mr. Kehaghias will deliver a seminar titled “Introducing Inno- vation in Modern Organisations” , on 12 May . This seminar will be delivered in English . On 19 May , Mrs. Papakonstantinou, Lecturer, CITY College, and Dr. Nikolaidis have been invited to deliver a seminar in Greek on “Developing Effective Communication Strategies” . Finally, on 26 May , Dr. Szamosi, Senior Lecturer, CITY College will deliver a seminar titled “Have Organisations Learn Nothing? Why Workers Continue to Resist Change” . To register for the seminars, please e-mail [email protected] or call 2310 536544/528450. MARCH 2011—ISSUE 20 4 Conference on Hotel and Hospitality Management The recent 1-day conference on hotel and hospitality management, organ- ised by BAED on 12 March 2011, was a great success!